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Compare train, coach and flight for Hamburg to Kraków
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Hamburg to Kraków among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £39. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 2h 42m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the coach is your best bet as it emits only 0.8 - 2.0kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £39, and a flight costs an average of £97.
Distance: 785 km
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Most popular Train | Coach | Flight |
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£97 Average Price | £56 Average Price Cheapest | £240 Average Price |
10h 7m Average total duration 9h 37m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 12h 55m Average total duration 12h 25m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 42m Average total duration Fastest 2h 42m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* |
- CO2 emissions | 0.8 - 2.0kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 2.4 - 4.7kg CO2 emissions |
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Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Hamburg to Kraków
How to get to Kraków from Hamburg by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Hamburg to Kraków is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- ICE 505 · EC 595:4910h17Hamburg Hbf16:06Kraków Główny£411One-way1 change
Cheapest
- ICE 505 · EC 595:4910h17Hamburg Hbf16:06Kraków Główny£411One-way1 change
Fastest
SK648 · SK17356:153h10Hamburg Airport9:25John Paul II International Airport Krakow Balice£5071One-way1 change
Other options
- ICE 609 · 3358 · Bus RB66 · IC 833119:4915h35Hamburg Hbf11:24Kraków Główny£441One-way3 changes
- ICE 607 · 18270 · EC 43117:5012h46Hamburg Hbf6:36Kraków Główny£491One-way2 changes
- RJ 387 · EC 43 · IC 83124:4810h45Hamburg Hbf15:33Kraków Główny£551One-way2 changes
- FlixBus23:4512h00Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof11:45Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA£471One-way0 changes
FlixTrain+FlixBus · FlixBus13:1114h24Hamburg Hbf3:35Kraków, Airport£521One-way2 changes- FlixTrain+FlixBus · FlixBus17:1117h19Hamburg Hbf10:30Kraków, Airport£521One-way2 changes
AF1611 · AF1740+
AF82556:0012h30Hamburg Airport18:30John Paul II International Airport Krakow Balice£2101One-way2 changes- AF1611 · AF1640+AF82556:0012h30Hamburg Airport18:30John Paul II International Airport Krakow Balice£2101One-way2 changes
- AF1611+
AF5476+AF82556:0012h30Hamburg Airport18:30John Paul II International Airport Krakow Balice£2111One-way2 changes
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FAQs: Hamburg to Kraków
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This is compared to other travel options from Hamburg to Kraków:
A coach is £41 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Hamburg to Kraków costing on average £97.
A coach is £183 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Hamburg to Kraków costing on average £240.
Other travel options to Kraków take longer:
Train takes on average 9h 37m.
Coach takes on average 12h 25m.
- Around 52 flights per day.
- Around 16 coaches per day.
- Around 8 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Hamburg and Kraków as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Hamburg Airport and arrive in John Paul II International Airport Krakow Balice.
- Trains mostly depart from Hamburg Hbf and arrive in Kraków Główny.
- Coaches mostly depart from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and arrive in Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) to go to Kraków by train.
- Travel with Lufthansa, Lot Polish Airlines, Eurowings, KLM Cityhopper, Sas Airways, Avion Express Malta, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, Air Baltic, Norwegian Air Shuttle to go to Kraków by flight.
- Travel with FlixBus, Sindbad, Infobus, BlaBlaCar to go to Kraków by coach.
- 4 direct coaches per day with FlixBus, Sindbad, Infobus, BlaBlaCar.
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