Travel Information from Budapest to Kraków
| 181 miles | |
| Coach, train or flight | |
| £15 - £181 | |
| Coach • £15 • 6 h 15 min | |
| Flight • £181 • 3 h | |
| FlixBus, Austrian Airlines or Regiojet |
Travel 181 miles by coach, train or flight from Budapest to Kraków. The most popular travel providers which serve this route are FlixBus, Austrian Airlines or Regiojet among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach, flight or train from Budapest to Kraków.
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How to get to Kraków from Budapest by train, bus, flight or ferry.
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The best way to travel from Budapest to Kraków is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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FAQs: Budapest to Kraków
Travel to Kraków easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Budapest to Kraków.

There are 3 travel options from Budapest to Kraków: coach, train or flight.
The cheapest way to go to Kraków from Budapest is by taking a coach, which costs on average £15.
This is compared to other ways of getting from Budapest to Kraków:
Taking a coach costs £167 less than taking a flight, which costs on average £181 for the same trip.
A coach is £12 less than a train for this trip with tickets for a train from Budapest to Kraków costing on average £27.
The quickest way to travel between Budapest and Kraków is by flight, which takes on average 3 h compared to other travel options that take longer:
Coach takes on average 6 h 15 min.
Getting to Kraków by train takes 13 h 37 min on average.
The distance from Budapest to Kraków is approximately 181 miles.
The average frequency per day from Budapest to Kraków is:
- 36 coaches a day.
- 28 flights a day.
- Around 4 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey to Kraków from Budapest as scheduled services by coach, train or flight can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points when travelling from Budapest to Kraków:
- Most travellers catch their coach from Budapest, Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér and arrive in Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA.
Omio works with many trusted partners that can help you travel the best way from Budapest to Kraków:
- You can go to Kraków from Budapest by coach with FlixBus. You'll see cheap coach tickets for £15 with FlixBus from Budapest to Kraków on Omio.
- You can travel between Budapest and Kraków by flight with Austrian Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Norwegian Air, Eurowings, Air Baltic, Lufthansa Cityline (2) or SWISS. You can find cheap tickets on Omio for £181 with Lufthansa from Budapest to Kraków.
- You can travel by train from Budapest to Kraków with Regiojet, and you can find Regiojet Budapest to Kraków tickets for £27 on Omio.
Yes, there are direct routes from Budapest to Kraków with the following travel companies:
- You can find 15 direct coaches per day to Kraków with FlixBus.
Direct services to Kraków tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your journey.
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