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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 an average ticket price of £57 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 8h 28m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.3 - 0.8kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £57, while a flight costs an average of £277.
Distance: 923 km
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Most popular Train | Coach | Flight |
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£83 Average Price | £57 Average Price Cheapest | £277 Average Price |
12h 53m Average total duration 12h 23m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 15h 19m Average total duration 14h 49m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 8h 28m Average total duration Fastest 6h 28m Onboard + 2h 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 train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- ICE 859 · 3352 · EC 5511:4511h58Cologne Hbf23:43Kraków Główny£541One-way2 changes
Cheapest
- ICE 859 · 3352 · EC 5511:4511h58Cologne Hbf23:43Kraków Główny£541One-way2 changes
Fastest
- LH1985 · LH162619:353h55Cologne Bonn Airport23:30John Paul II International Airport Krakow Balice£5111One-way1 change
Other options
- ICE 621 · ICE 930 · ICE 508 · EC 1339:4712h39Cologne Messe/Deutz22:26Kraków Główny£1081One-way3 changes
- ICE 121 · ICE 930 · ICE 508 · EC 1339:1913h07Cologne Hbf22:26Kraków Główny£1081One-way3 changes
- ICE 555 · IC 2037 · EC 1338:4413h42Cologne Hbf22:26Kraków Główny£1081One-way2 changes
FlixBus · FlixBus+
FlixTrain16:1417h31Cologne Hbf9:45Kraków, Airport£591One-way2 changes- FlixBus · FlixBus12:5518h35Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2)7:30Kraków, Airport£591One-way1 change
- FlixTrain+FlixBus · FlixBus12:1417h56Cologne Hbf6:10Kraków, Airport£591One-way2 changes
- LH1983 · LH162618:255h05Cologne Bonn Airport23:30John Paul II International Airport Krakow Balice£5111One-way1 change
OS8914+
OS6797:007h05Cologne Bonn Airport14:05John Paul II International Airport Krakow Balice£5151One-way1 change- LH1973 · LH16228:304h10Cologne Bonn Airport12:40John Paul II International Airport Krakow Balice£5991One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from Cologne to Kraków:
A coach is £26 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Cologne to Kraków costing on average £83.
A coach is £221 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Cologne to Kraków costing on average £277.
Other travel options to Kraków take longer:
Train takes on average 12h 53m.
Coach takes on average 15h 19m.
- Around 18 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 Infobus, FlixBus, Sindbad, RVK Regionalverkehr Köln GmbH NL Berg.Gladb, Wupsi to go to Kraków by coach.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) to go to Kraków by train.
- Travel with Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Air Dolomiti to go to Kraków by flight.
- 3 direct coaches per day with FlixBus, Sindbad.
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