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Compare coach and flight for Budapest to Kraków
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Budapest to Kraków among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £16. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 2h 59m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the coach is your best bet as it emits only 0.3 - 0.7kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £16, and a flight costs an average of £180.
Distance: 292 km
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£29 Average Price Cheapest | £280 Average Price |
8h 7m Average total duration 7h 37m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 59m Average total duration Fastest 2h 59m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* |
0.3 - 0.7kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.9 - 1.8kg CO2 emissions |
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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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This is compared to other travel options from Budapest to Kraków:
A coach is £163 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Budapest to Kraków costing on average £180.
Other travel options to Kraków take longer:
Coach takes on average 6h 15m.
- Around 34 coaches per day.
- Around 32 flights per day.
- Around 3 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Budapest and Kraków as scheduled services by coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport and arrive in John Paul II International Airport Krakow Balice.
- Trains mostly depart from Budapest-Kelenfoeld and arrive in Kraków Główny.
- Coaches mostly depart from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar and arrive in Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Kraków by coach.
- Travel with Austrian Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, Ryanair, Lufthansa, Eurowings , Lufthansa Cityline, Air Baltic, SWISS, Avion Express Malta, Norwegian Air to go to Kraków by flight.
- Travel with ÖBB | Euro City (EC), Regiojet, ÖBB | InterCity, EuroNight to go to Kraków by train.
- 15 direct coaches per day with FlixBus.
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