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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 coach with prices starting from £49. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 2h 19m. 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 £49, and a flight costs an average of £118.
Distance: 923 km
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Most popular Train | Coach | Flight |
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£80 Average Price | £72 Average Price Cheapest | £461 Average Price |
14h 19m Average total duration 13h 49m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 17h 58m Average total duration 17h 28m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 19m Average total duration Fastest 2h 19m 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 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.
- FlixBus1:5018h30Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA20:20Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)£551One-way0 changes
Cheapest
- FlixBus1:5018h30Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA20:20Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)£551One-way0 changes
Fastest
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FlixTrain7:0014h40Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA21:40Cologne Hbf£741One-way1 change
Other options
- FlixBus17:2519h55Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA13:20Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)£611One-way0 changes
- FlixBus · FlixBus11:5518h25Kraków, Airport6:20Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)£661One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus15:2022h00Kraków, Airport13:20Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)£661One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from Kraków to Cologne:
A coach is £7 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Kraków to Cologne costing on average £80.
A coach is £388 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Kraków to Cologne costing on average £461.
Other travel options to Cologne take longer:
Train takes on average 13h 49m.
Coach takes on average 17h 28m.
- Around 20 coaches per day.
- Around 10 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 Deutsche Bahn, FlixTrain, PKP Intercity to go to Cologne by train.
- 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.
- 2 direct coaches per day with FlixBus, Sindbad, Infobus.
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