There are 8 ways to get from Sofia to Kraków by plane, bus, car, shuttle, or train
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Fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane SOF - KRK
5h 21mzł 123–724Bus via Budapest
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N911 / ...
18h 15mzł 339–578Drive 1,148.2 km
- Drive from Sofia to Krakówcar 1,148.2 km
12h 43mzł 738–1,066Fly to Katowice International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane SOF - KTW
- Take a shuttle bus from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
10h 7mzł 321–844Fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane SOF - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glownytrain
7h 25mzł 166–1,069Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bratislavabus
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Breclavtrain Rj
- Take the train from Breclav to Bohumintrain Ec
- Take the train from Bohumin to Krakow Glownytrain Ec
19h 58mzł 275–754Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Brnobus
- Take the bus from Brno to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus 916A / ...
20h 28mzł 279–455Bus #2
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš Hotal Ambasador to Krosnobus
- Take the bus from Krosno to Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDAbus
22h 53mzł 418–632
Sofia Airport (SOF) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Kraków is to fly which costs 120 zł - 750 zł and takes 5h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Kraków is to fly which takes 5h 21m and costs 120 zł - 750 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Kraków station. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Krakow, MDA Bus Station via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 15m.
The distance between Sofia and Kraków is 893 km. The road distance is 1148.2 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Kraków without a car is to bus via Budapest which takes 18h 15m and costs 330 zł - 600 zł.
It takes approximately 5h 21m to get from Sofia to Kraków, including transfers.
Sofia to Kraków bus services, operated by Karat-S, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Kraków is to fly which takes 5h 21m and costs 120 zł - 750 zł. Alternatively, you can bus via Budapest, which costs 330 zł - 600 zł and takes 18h 15m.
Sofia to Kraków bus services, operated by Karat-S, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Kraków is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 2:40 PM in Sofia and 1:40 PM in Kraków.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Kraków, Poland?
Wizz Air, Ryanair, and LOT fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar in around 18h 15m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 390–1,300
Flights from Sofia Airport to Katowice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 280–1,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- zł 330–1,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 150–650
Flights from Sofia Airport to Katowice International Airport via Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- zł 350–600
Flights from Sofia Airport to Katowice International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 280–800
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 90–750
Flights from Sofia Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 85–650
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 140–260
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 50–80
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Breclav
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 14–23
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Bohumin to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 29–45
- Website
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Breclav
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 18–21
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Breclav to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 40–50
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Breclav
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 17–30
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Breclav
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 17–35
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Breclav to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 215
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bohumin to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 186
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Breclav to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 75–120
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Bohumin to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 65–100
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Breclav to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 90–170
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 210–340
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 180–250
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 150–240
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brno to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 130–200
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +48 32 236 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Matuszek
Shuttle from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 25–80
- Website
- Matuszek
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- zł 150–230
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Brno
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- zł 170–260
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Brno to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 100–160
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 85–120
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 65–95
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
- Phone
- +30 2108219900
- [email protected]
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Niš Hotal Ambasador to Krosno
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- zł 300–460
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- 605 935 521
- [email protected]
- Website
- sanbus.pl
Bus from Krosno to Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 50–60
- Schedules at
- sanbus.pl
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