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Compare coach, train and flight for Cologne to Kraków
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Cologne to Kraków among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £32. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 6h 28m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.3 - 0.8kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £32, and a flight costs an average of £125.
Distance: 923 km
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Most popular Train | Coach | Flight |
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£118 Average Price | £57 Average Price Cheapest | £438 Average Price |
12h 52m Average total duration 12h 22m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 15h 17m Average total duration 14h 47m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 9h 28m Average total duration Fastest 6h 28m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* |
0.3 - 0.8kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.9 - 2.3kg CO2 emissions | 2.8 - 5.5kg CO2 emissions |
 Most popular train company |  Most popular bus company |  Most popular airline |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Cologne to Kraków
How to get to Kraków from Cologne by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Cologne to Kraków is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus7:5018h40Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)2:30Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA£631One-way0 changes
Cheapest
- FlixBus7:5018h40Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)2:30Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA£631One-way0 changes
Fastest
- LH1985 · LH162620:103h20Cologne Bonn Airport23:30John Paul II International Airport Krakow Balice£4171One-way1 change
Other options
- ICE 621 · ICE 930 · ICE 508 · EC 1339:4512h44Cologne Messe/Deutz22:29Kraków Główny£721One-way3 changes
- ICE 121 · ICE 930 · ICE 508 · EC 1339:1813h11Cologne Hbf22:29Kraków Główny£721One-way3 changes
- ICE 555 · IC 2037 · EC 1338:4413h45Cologne Hbf22:29Kraków Główny£811One-way2 changes
- FlixBus · FlixBus17:4519h35Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)13:20Kraków, Airport£721One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus21:0020h10Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)17:10Kraków, Airport£721One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus3:1020h35Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)23:45Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA£761One-way1 change
OS250 · OS67920:4017h25Cologne Bonn Airport14:05John Paul II International Airport Krakow Balice£4171One-way1 change- LH1983 · LH162618:055h25Cologne Bonn Airport23:30John Paul II International Airport Krakow Balice£4171One-way1 change
- LH1626+
LH535018:554h35Cologne Bonn Airport23:30John Paul II International Airport Krakow Balice£4421One-way1 change
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FAQs: Cologne to Kraków
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This is compared to other travel options from Cologne to Kraków:
A coach is £61 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Cologne to Kraków costing on average £118.
A coach is £381 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Cologne to Kraków costing on average £438.
Other travel options to Kraków take longer:
Train takes on average 12h 22m.
Coach takes on average 14h 47m.
- Around 17 coaches per day.
- Around 8 trains per day.
- Around 6 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Cologne and Kraków as scheduled services by coach, train and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Cologne Bonn Airport and arrive in John Paul II International Airport Krakow Balice.
- Trains mostly depart from Cologne Hbf and arrive in Kraków Główny.
- Coaches mostly depart from Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen) and arrive in Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA.
- Travel with FlixBus, Infobus, Sindbad, RVK Regionalverkehr Köln GmbH NL Berg.Gladb, Wupsi to go to Kraków by coach.
- Travel with Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Air Dolomiti to go to Kraków by flight.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) to go to Kraków by train.
- 3 direct coaches per day with FlixBus, Infobus, Sindbad.
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