There are 8 ways to get from Riesa to Kraków by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Wrocław
best- Take the train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhoftrain Re1
- Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain Os
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain Ic / ...
8h 52mzł 324–876Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N20 / ...
9h 57mzł 237–456Drive 550.4 km
- Drive from Riesa to Krakówcar 550.4 km
5h 15mzł 353–509Train to Dresden Airport, fly
- Take the train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane DRS - KRK
7h 25mzł 649–1,974Train, bus via Kraków
- Take the train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
- Take the bus from Dresden to Krakówbus Ivano-Frankivsk
11h 25mzł 367–506Train
- Take the train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Kraków Głównytrain Drf
11h 53mTrain to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane LEJ - KRK
7h 45mzł 472–1,744Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Elsterwerda, Bahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane BER - KRK
9h 15mzł 392–1,226
Riesa to Kraków by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Riesa to Kraków is to train and bus which costs 230 zł - 460 zł and takes 9h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Riesa to Kraków is to drive which takes 5h 15m and costs 350 zł - 550 zł.
No, there is no direct train from Riesa to Kraków. However, there are services departing from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof and arriving at Krakow Glowny via Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt, Zgorzelec and Wroclaw Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 52m.
The distance between Riesa and Kraków is 570 km. The road distance is 550.4 km.
The best way to get from Riesa to Kraków without a car is to train via Wrocław which takes 8h 52m and costs 320 zł - 900 zł.
It takes approximately 8h 52m to get from Riesa to Kraków, including transfers.
Riesa to Kraków train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof station.
Riesa to Kraków train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riesa to Kraków is 550 km. It takes approximately 5h 15m to drive from Riesa to Kraków.
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What companies run services between Riesa, Germany and Kraków, Poland?
You can take a train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Krakow Glowny via Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt, Zgorzelec Bahnhof, Zgorzelec, and Wroclaw Glowny in around 8h 52m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 500–1,900
Flights from Dresden Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 500–1,900
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 550–1,200
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 400–1,500
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 390–1,400
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 470–1,100
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,500
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 330–1,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 490–1,500
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 300–1,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 490–2,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- zł 500–1,200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- zł 600–1,100
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Elsterwerda, Bahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 85–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 35–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 35–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 45–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 89 548889725
- [email protected]
- Website
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 170–230
- Schedules at
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 95–170
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- Phone
- +48 76 742 11 12
- [email protected]
- Website
- Koleje Dolnośląskie
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 180–280
- Website
- Koleje Dolnośląskie
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 75–150
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 120–230
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 30–60
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 60–75
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 200–310
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Dresden to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 330–360
- Website
- Grand Bus
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