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Compare train, coach and flight for Kraków to Cologne
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Kraków to Cologne among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the train, with an average ticket price of £56 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 4h 19m. 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 train costs an average of £56, while a flight costs an average of £290.
Distance: 923 km
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Most popular Train | Coach | Flight |
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£56 Average Price Cheapest | £61 Average Price | £290 Average Price |
14h 20m Average total duration 13h 50m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 18h 4m Average total duration 17h 34m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 19m Average total duration Fastest 2h 19m 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 Kraków to Cologne
How to get to Cologne from Kraków by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Kraków to Cologne is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
016:1519h45Kraków12:00Cologne£801One-way0 changes
Cheapest
- 016:1519h45Kraków12:00Cologne£801One-way0 changes
Fastest
- LH1623 · LH198213:253h55John Paul II International Airport Krakow Balice17:20Cologne Bonn Airport£4661One-way1 change
Other options
- IC 134 · IC 2032 · ICE 5529:4513h30Kraków Główny23:15Cologne Hbf£1081One-way2 changes
- EC 58 · S7 · ICE 85211:4512h38Kraków Główny0:23Cologne Hbf£1181One-way2 changes
- EIP 3506 · EC 44 · S7 · ICE 55210:0213h13Kraków Główny23:15Cologne Hbf£1361One-way3 changes
- 016:1520h55Kraków13:10Cologne£801One-way0 changes
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus18:3520h30Krakow, Czyżyny Bus Station15:05Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2)£821One-way2 changes
- FlixBus · FlixBus23:4020h30Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA20:10Köln, Köln Bonn Flughafen (Terminal 2)£831One-way1 change
- LH1623 · LH198413:256h05John Paul II International Airport Krakow Balice19:30Cologne Bonn Airport£4661One-way1 change
- LH1627+
LH19766:006h25John Paul II International Airport Krakow Balice12:25Cologne Bonn Airport£4661One-way1 change 
OS680+
OS891714:506h55John Paul II International Airport Krakow Balice21:45Cologne Bonn Airport£4971One-way1 change
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FAQs: Kraków to Cologne
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This is compared to other travel options from Kraków to Cologne:
A train is £5 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Kraków to Cologne costing on average £61.
A train is £234 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Kraków to Cologne costing on average £290.
Other travel options to Cologne take longer:
Train takes on average 14h 20m.
Coach takes on average 18h 4m.
- Around 20 coaches per day.
- Around 11 trains per day.
- Around 6 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Kraków and Cologne as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from John Paul II International Airport Krakow Balice and arrive in Cologne Bonn Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Kraków Główny and arrive in Cologne Hbf.
- Coaches mostly depart from Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA and arrive in Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen).
- Travel with FlixBus, Sindbad, Infobus to go to Cologne by coach.
- Travel with Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, Eurowings to go to Cologne by flight.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, FlixTrain, PKP Intercity to go to Cologne by train.
- 2 direct coaches per day with FlixBus, Sindbad, Infobus.
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