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There are 13 ways to get from Rotterdam to Kraków by train, plane, bus, car, or shuttle

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  1. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice

    best
    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane AMS - KRK
    5h 28m
    zł 439–1,435

  2. Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport, shuttle

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    2. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane plane EIN - KTW
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Stationshuttle bus
    7h 15m
    zł 277–1,400

  3. Train via Ostrava

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Praha hl.n.train train
    2. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Bohumintrain train Sc / ...
    3. Take the train from Bohumin to Krakow Glownytrain train Ec
    16h 58m
    zł 533–1,434

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus bus N1310
    24h
    zł 550–900

  5. Drive  1,248.8 km

    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Krakówcar car 1,248.8 km
    11h 4m
    zł 992–1,433

  6. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane BRU - KRK
    6h 48m
    zł 395–1,276

  7. Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    2. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane EIN - KRK
    6h 34m
    zł 320–1,428

  8. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane plane AMS - WAW
    3. Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glownytrain train
    7h 4m
    zł 514–1,700

  9. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Wroclaw, train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Wroclaw (WRO)plane plane AMS - WRO
    3. Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain train
    8h 30m
    zł 551–1,657

  10. Train, train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Charleroi-Centraltrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane CRL - KRK
    7h 51m
    zł 467–1,624

  11. Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Alexander to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane DUS - KRK
    8h 16m
    zł 454–1,447

  12. Train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Praha hl.n.train train European Sleeper
    2. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glownytrain train 411 / ...
    17h 27m
    zł 533–1,414

  13. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Blaak to Venlotrain train
    2. Take the train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    3. Take the bus from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station to Krakówbus bus
    33h 16m
    zł 994–1,258

Rotterdam to Kraków by train

Calendar4Weekly Trains
Duration16h 58mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 533Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,141.7 km
  • Duration: 5h 28m

What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Kraków, Poland?

You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Krakow Glowny via Praha hl.n., Praha Hlavni Nadrazi, and Bohumin in around 16h 58m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost zł 550–900 and the journey takes 24h.

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