There are 9 ways to get from Stuttgart to Kraków by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Stuttgart Airport
best- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane STR - KRK
5h 11mzł 341–1,160Train
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain 963 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Krakow Glownytrain Ec
13h 24mzł 872–1,666Bus via Kornwestheim
- Take the bus from Kornwestheim to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N1315 / ...
16h 57mzł 367–579Train, night train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 11 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Muenchen Hbf to Krakow Glownynighttrain En
15h 56mzł 564–1,230Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane FRA - KRK
6h 8mzł 474–1,296Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane MUC - KRK
7h 25mzł 649–1,706Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane ZRH - KRK
8h 27mzł 644–1,515Bus
- Take the bus from Stuttgart to Krakówbus Ivano-Frankivsk
18h 18mzł 570–620Drive 945.7 km
- Drive from Stuttgart to Krakówcar 945.7 km
9h 35mzł 606–875
Stuttgart to Kraków by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Stuttgart to Kraków is to bus via Kornwestheim which costs 360 zł - 600 zł and takes 16h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart to Kraków is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs 340 zł - 1 200 zł.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Stuttgart and arriving at Kraków. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 18h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Stuttgart to Kraków. However, there are services departing from Stuttgart Hbf and arriving at Krakow Glowny via Salzburg Hbf and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 24m.
The distance between Stuttgart and Kraków is 815 km. The road distance is 945.7 km.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Kraków without a car is to train which takes 13h 24m and costs 850 zł - 1 700 zł.
It takes approximately 5h 11m to get from Stuttgart to Kraków, including transfers.
Stuttgart to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kornwestheim station.
Stuttgart to Kraków train services, operated by WESTbahn Gmbh, depart from Stuttgart Hbf station.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Kraków is to fly which takes 5h 11m and costs 340 zł - 1 200 zł. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 850 zł - 1 700 zł and takes 13h 24m, you could also bus via Kornwestheim, which costs 360 zł - 600 zł and takes 16h 57m.
What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Kraków, Poland?
Eurowings, Lufthansa City, and four other airlines fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Stuttgart Hbf to Krakow Glowny via Salzburg Hbf and Wien Hbf in around 13h 24m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 400–2,200
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 500–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 500–1,200
Flights from Munich International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,900
Flights from Munich International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 350–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,300
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 320–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 500–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 450–1,200
Flights from Munich International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,900
Flights from Munich International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 310–1,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,400
Flights from Munich International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,200
Flights from Munich International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- zł 350–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 310–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 350–1,300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 320–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 310–1,300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 320–850
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 600–1,900
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 340–550
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 200–320
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 300–650
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 240–500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 180–380
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 140–290
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 180–370
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 140–300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 140–270
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 300–360
- 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
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 110–230
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 85–170
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 200–310
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Night train from Muenchen Hbf to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 450–850
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 30–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 70–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kornwestheim to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 360–550
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Stuttgart to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 570–620
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Stuttgart to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Stuttgart to Kraków train services, operated by WESTbahn Gmbh, arrive at Salzburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stuttgart to Kraków is 946 km. It takes approximately 9h 35m to drive from Stuttgart to Kraków.
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