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Compare train, coach and flight for Madrid to Kraków
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Madrid to Kraków among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £83. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 4h 4m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the coach is your best bet as it emits only 2.1 - 5.3kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £83, and a train costs an average of £433.
Distance: 2126 km
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Most popular Flight | Coach | Train |
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£161 Average Price | £138 Average Price Cheapest | £436 Average Price |
7h 4m Average total duration Fastest 4h 4m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 43h 9m Average total duration 42h 39m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 51h 36m Average total duration 51h 6m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
6.4 - 12.8kg CO2 emissions | 2.1 - 5.3kg CO2 emissions Lowest | - 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 Madrid to Kraków
How to get to Kraków from Madrid by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Madrid to Kraków is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus22:5541h35Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid)16:30Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA£1651One-way2 changes
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus22:5541h35Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid)16:30Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA£1651One-way2 changes
Fastest
LO216212:303h20Madrid Barajas Airport15:50John Paul II International Airport Krakow Balice£1761One-way0 changes
Other options
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus22:3541h55Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses16:30Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA£1681One-way2 changes
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus16:4044h40Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses13:20Kraków, Airport£1711One-way2 changes
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus15:5551h32Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses19:27Krakow, Czyżyny Bus Station£1721One-way3 changes
- FR 834521:403h20Madrid Barajas Airport1:00John Paul II International Airport Krakow Balice£1821One-way0 changes
LX2033+
LX137019:3013h25Madrid Barajas Airport8:55John Paul II International Airport Krakow Balice£2011One-way1 change
LH4165+
LH16227:005h40Madrid Barajas Airport12:40John Paul II International Airport Krakow Balice£2021One-way1 change
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FAQs: Madrid to Kraków
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This is compared to other travel options from Madrid to Kraków:
A coach is £24 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Madrid to Kraków costing on average £161.
A coach is £298 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Madrid to Kraków costing on average £436.
Other travel options to Kraków take longer:
Coach takes on average 42h 39m.
Train takes on average 51h 6m.
- Around 41 flights per day.
- Around 13 coaches per day.
- Around 1 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Madrid and Kraków as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Madrid Barajas Airport and arrive in John Paul II International Airport Krakow Balice.
- Coaches mostly depart from Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses and arrive in Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA.
- Travel with iryo to go to Kraków by train.
- Travel with FlixBus, Infobus, Euroticket to go to Kraków by coach.
- Travel with Buzz, Ryanair, Lufthansa, Lot Polish Airlines, KLM, Lufthansa City Airlines, Air Europa, Brussels Airlines, Pascan Aviation, Air France, Swiss, Helvetic Airways, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Air Baltic to go to Kraków by flight.
- 0 direct coaches per day with Infobus, Euroticket.
- 1 direct flights per day with Buzz, Ryanair.
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