There are 8 ways to get from Romania to Kraków by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly from Cluj-Napoca
best- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane CLJ - KRK
6h 45mzł 313–916Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane BBU - KRK
5h 40mzł 145–915Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platzbus
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Krakow Glownytrain Ec
18h 44mTrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbftrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Krakow Glownytrain Ec
27h 29mzł 868–1,096Drive 1,000.3 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Krakówcar 1,000.3 km
14h 6mzł 620–895Fly from Bucharest Otopeni
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane OTP - KRK
7h 49mzł 282–1,012Train, train to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Arad to Szolnoktrain
- Take the train from Szolnok to Ferihegytrain
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane BUD - KRK
8h 11mzł 264–878Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N1382
24h 42mzł 474–754
Romania to Kraków by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Romania to Kraków is to fly which costs 140 zł - 950 zł and takes 5h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Romania to Kraków is to fly which takes 5h 40m and costs 140 zł - 950 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Romania to Kraków station. However, there are services departing from Piata 21 Decembrie 1989 and arriving at Krakow, MDA Bus Station via București, Autogara Militari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 42m.
No, there is no direct train from Romania to Kraków. However, there are services departing from Universitate and arriving at Krakow Glowny via Bucuresti Nord, Budapest-Keleti and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 29m.
The distance between Romania and Kraków is 487 km. The road distance is 1000.3 km.
The best way to get from Romania to Kraków without a car is to bus and train which takes 18h 44m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 45m to get from Romania to Kraków, including transfers.
Romania to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
Romania to Kraków train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Romania to Kraków is to fly which takes 6h 45m and costs 310 zł - 950 zł. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 850 zł - 1 100 zł and takes 27h 29m, you could also bus, which costs 470 zł - 800 zł and takes 24h 42m.
What companies run services between Romania and Kraków, Poland?
LOT, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Universitate to Krakow Glowny via Gara de Nord, Bucuresti Nord, Budapest-Keleti, and Wien Hbf in around 27h 29m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,100
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 250–800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 440–1,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 240–950
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 150–950
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 140–650
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 250–1,400
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 260–1,100
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 110–800
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 80–600
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 330–950
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 430–550
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 430–550
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 260–290
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Arad to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 58–63
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 50–65
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szolnok to Ferihegy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 18–21
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Szolnok to Ferihegy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 70–130
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 470–750
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Romania to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Kraków is 1h behind Romania. It is currently 4:24 PM in Romania and 3:24 PM in Kraków.
Romania to Kraków train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Romania to Kraków is 1000 km. It takes approximately 14h 6m to drive from Romania to Kraków.
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