There are 9 ways to get from Zakopane to Europe by train, bus, car, plane, or shuttle
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Train via Wrocław
best- Take the train from Zakopane to Krakow Glownytrain Eip / ...
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Wroclaw Glownytrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Riesatrain Ic
- Take the train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Eisenach Hbftrain 50
14h 34m$169–676Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zakopane ZDA to MDA dworzec autobusowybus K1
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Wroclaw, Bus Stationbus N20
- Take the bus from Wroclaw, Bus Station to Eisenach central bus stationbus
16h 45m$76–182Drive 909.1 km
- Drive from Zakopane to Europecar 909.1 km
8h 9m$150–217Train to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Zakopane to Krakow Glownytrain
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane KRK - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
11h 15m$154–458Train
- Take the train from Zakopane to Krakow Glownytrain Eip / ...
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Berlin Gesundbrunnentrain Ic
- Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Eisenach Hbftrain 12 / ...
18h$214–856Train #2
- Take the train from Zakopane to Czechowice-Dziedzicetrain Ic
- Take the train from Czechowice-Dziedzice to Bohumintrain Ic
- Take the train from Bohumin to Fulda Bahnhoftrain Drf
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain Rb5
23h 30mBus, train
- Take the bus from Zakopane Równia Krupowa to Poprad ASbus A15
- Take the bus from Poprad to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
27h 24mShuttle to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Zakopane to Budapest
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BUD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
14h 9m$184–391Train to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Zakopane to Krakow Glownytrain
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane KRK - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
13h 21m$183–673
Zakopane to Europe by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zakopane to Europe is to bus which costs $75 - $190 and takes 16h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Zakopane to Europe is to drive which takes 8h 9m and costs $150 - $220.
No, there is no direct bus from Zakopane to Europe. However, there are services departing from Zakopane ZDA and arriving at Sontra-Ulfen Mitte via Krakow, MDA Bus Station, Wroclaw, Bus Station and Herleshausen Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Zakopane to Europe. However, there are services departing from Zakopane and arriving at Herleshausen Bahnhof via Krakow Glowny, Wroclaw Glowny, Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof and Eisenach Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 34m.
The distance between Zakopane and Europe is 958 km. The road distance is 909.1 km.
The best way to get from Zakopane to Europe without a car is to train via Wrocław which takes 14h 34m and costs $160 - $700.
It takes approximately 14h 34m to get from Zakopane to Europe, including transfers.
Zakopane to Europe bus services, operated by MajerBus, depart from Zakopane ZDA station.
Zakopane to Europe train services, operated by PKP Intercity, depart from Zakopane station.
The best way to get from Zakopane to Europe is to train via Wrocław which takes 14h 34m and costs $160 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $75 - $190 and takes 16h 45m.
What companies run services between Zakopane, Poland and Europe?
You can take a train from Zakopane to Sontra-Ulfen Mitte via Krakow Glowny, Wroclaw Glowny, Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof, Eisenach Hbf, Herleshausen Bahnhof, and Herleshausen Bahnhof in around 14h 34m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zakopane ZDA to Sontra-Ulfen Mitte via Krakow, MDA Bus Station, Wroclaw, Bus Station, Eisenach central bus station, Eisenach Hbf, Herleshausen Bahnhof, and Herleshausen Bahnhof in around 16h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–170
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–160
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–160
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–330
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–330
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–170
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Frankfurt via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–260
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–310
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–290
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–270
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–330
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Zakopane to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–90
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–170
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Riesa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–190
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Zakopane to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–90
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Zakopane to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–90
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Berlin Gesundbrunnen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–450
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Zakopane to Czechowice-Dziedzice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–110
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Czechowice-Dziedzice to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Zakopane to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–90
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–320
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–260
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Czechowice-Dziedzice to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Bohumin to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Frankfurt to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +48 32 428 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- Koleje Śląskie
Train from Zakopane to Czechowice-Dziedzice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- Koleje Śląskie
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +48 669 060 060
- [email protected]
- Website
- majerbus.pl
Bus from Zakopane ZDA to MDA dworzec autobusowy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- majerbus.pl
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Wroclaw, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Wroclaw, Bus Station to Eisenach central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Wroclaw, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +48 17 277 30 95
- [email protected]
- Website
- neobus.pl
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Wroclaw, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–90
- Schedules at
- neobus.pl
- Phone
- +48 (12) 30 71 714
- [email protected]
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Bus from Zakopane Równia Krupowa to Poprad AS
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
- Phone
- +421 55 72 896 16
- [email protected]
- Website
- interbus.sk
Bus from Poprad to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- interbus.sk
- Book at
- interbus.sk
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Zakopane to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
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More Questions & Answers
Zakopane to Europe bus services, operated by MajerBus, arrive at MDA dworzec autobusowy station.
Zakopane to Europe train services, operated by PKP Intercity, arrive at Krakow Glowny station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zakopane to Europe is 909 km. It takes approximately 8h 9m to drive from Zakopane to Europe.
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