There are 9 ways to get from Paris to Kraków by plane, train (TGV), bus, car, shuttle, or train
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Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
best- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane CDG - KRK
6h 1mzł 303–956Bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
cheapest- Take the bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvaisbus
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane BVA - KRK
6h 54mzł 261–1,169Train
- Take the train from Paris Est to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 50
- Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelectrain Re
- Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain Os
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain Ic / ...
16h 51mzł 1,298–5,555Bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N1309
21h 55mzł 600–1,000Drive 1,493 km
- Drive from Paris to Krakówcar 1,493 km
14h 21mzł 996–1,439Fly Paris Orly Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane ORY - KRK
5h 59mzł 364–1,075Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Katowice International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane CDG - KTW
- Take a shuttle bus from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
8h 47mzł 494–1,329Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane CDG - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glownytrain
7h 41mzł 527–1,912Train, bus
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbftrain Thalys
- Take the bus from Köln to Krakówbus Ivano-Frankivsk
31h 42m
Paris to Kraków by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paris to Kraków is to bus and fly which costs 260 zł - 1 200 zł and takes 6h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Paris to Kraków is to fly which takes 5h 59m and costs 360 zł - 1 100 zł.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and arriving at Krakow, MDA Bus Station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 21h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Paris to Kraków. However, there are services departing from Paris Est and arriving at Krakow Glowny via Frankfurt, Dresden-Neustadt, Zgorzelec and Wroclaw Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 51m.
The distance between Paris and Kraków is 1289 km. The road distance is 1493 km.
The best way to get from Paris to Kraków without a car is to train which takes 16h 51m and costs 1 300 zł - 6 000 zł.
It takes approximately 6h 1m to get from Paris to Kraków, including transfers.
Paris to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Paris to Kraków train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Paris Est station.
The best way to get from Paris to Kraków is to fly which takes 6h 1m and costs 300 zł - 1 000 zł. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 1 300 zł - 6 000 zł and takes 16h 51m, you could also bus, which costs 600 zł - 1 000 zł and takes 21h 55m.
What companies run services between Paris, France and Kraków, Poland?
easyJet, Air France, and four other airlines fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Paris Est to Krakow Glowny via Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, Dresden-Neustadt, Zgorzelec, and Wroclaw Glowny in around 16h 51m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 650–1,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 290–1,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 420–1,200
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 320–1,100
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Katowice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,800
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 470–1,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 210–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 220–800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 280–1,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 320–1,600
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Katowice International Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- zł 410–1,100
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 500–2,200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,700
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 550–950
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 130–600
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- +49 89 548889725
- [email protected]
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 160–490
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- +48 76 742 11 12
- [email protected]
- Website
- kolejedolnoslaskie.pl
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 170–340
- Website
- https://kolejedolnoslaskie.pl/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 100–400
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 170–650
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 190–750
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 75–120
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 650–1,200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 600–1,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +33 (0) 9 77 40 24 20
- [email protected].
- Website
- aerobus.fr
Bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Aéroport Paris Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 27–65
- Schedules at
- aerobus.fr
- Phone
- +48 32 236 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- matuszek.com.pl
Shuttle from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 25–80
- Website
- https://www.matuszek.com.pl/a_index.php?lang=en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Köln to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
Paris to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Paris to Kraków train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt(Main)Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Paris to Kraków is 1493 km. It takes approximately 14h 21m to drive from Paris to Kraków.
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