There are 7 ways to get from Winterthur 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 Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane ZRH - KRK
5h 16mzł 401–1,101Train to Basel, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane BSL - KRK
7h 22mzł 302–1,290Train
- Take the train from Winterthur to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Krakow Glownytrain Ec
14h 51mzł 874–1,414Bus via Stuttgart
- Take the bus from Winterthur to Kornwestheimbus FlixBus 024
- Take the bus from Kornwestheim to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N1316 / ...
18h 10mzł 435–774Train, night train
- Take the train from Winterthur to St. Margrethen Sgtrain Ec
- Take the train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbftrain 88
- Take the night train from Muenchen Hbf to Krakow Glownynighttrain En
18h 19mzł 804–3,438Bus
- Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Krakówbus Ivano-Frankivsk
21h 57mDrive 1,084.2 km
- Drive from Winterthur to Krakówcar 1,084.2 km
11h 12mzł 815–1,176
Winterthur to Kraków by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Winterthur to Kraków is to bus via Stuttgart which costs 430 zł - 800 zł and takes 18h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Winterthur to Kraków is to fly which takes 5h 16m and costs 400 zł - 1 100 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Winterthur to Kraków station. However, there are services departing from Winterthur and arriving at Krakow, MDA Bus Station via Kornwestheim. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Winterthur to Kraków. However, there are services departing from Winterthur and arriving at Krakow Glowny via Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 51m.
The distance between Winterthur and Kraków is 907 km. The road distance is 1084.2 km.
The best way to get from Winterthur to Kraków without a car is to train which takes 14h 51m and costs 850 zł - 1 500 zł.
It takes approximately 5h 16m to get from Winterthur to Kraków, including transfers.
Winterthur to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Winterthur station.
Winterthur to Kraków train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Winterthur station.
The best way to get from Winterthur to Kraków is to fly which takes 5h 16m and costs 400 zł - 1 100 zł. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 850 zł - 1 500 zł and takes 14h 51m, you could also bus via Stuttgart, which costs 430 zł - 800 zł and takes 18h 10m.
What companies run services between Winterthur, Switzerland and Kraków, Poland?
Swiss, Lufthansa, and Austrian Airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Winterthur to Krakow Glowny via Wien Hbf in around 14h 51m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 390–1,400
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 430–950
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 430–950
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,300
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 470–700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 140–700
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 100–700
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Winterthur to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 450–700
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- zł 450–700
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 420–750
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Winterthur to St. Margrethen Sg
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 130–400
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 130–420
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Winterthur to St. Margrethen Sg
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 35–45
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from Winterthur to St. Margrethen Sg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 45–95
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- zł 45–65
- 1st Class Ticket
- zł 75–95
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 150–700
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 200–360
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Night train from Muenchen Hbf to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 600–2,300
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Winterthur to Kornwestheim
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kornwestheim to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 360–650
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
Winterthur to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Kornwestheim station.
Winterthur to Kraków train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Winterthur to Kraków is 1084 km. It takes approximately 11h 12m to drive from Winterthur to Kraków.
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