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Compare train, coach and flight for Zurich to Kraków
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Zurich to Kraków 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 20m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the coach is your best bet as it emits only 0.9 - 2.2kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £49, and a train costs an average of £60.
Distance: 886 km
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Most popular Flight | Train | Coach |
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£143 Average Price | £150 Average Price | £73 Average Price Cheapest |
5h 20m Average total duration Fastest 2h 20m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 14h 29m Average total duration 13h 59m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 18h 46m Average total duration 18h 16m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
2.7 - 5.3kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions | 0.9 - 2.2kg CO2 emissions Lowest |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Zurich to Kraków
How to get to Kraków from Zurich by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Zurich to Kraków is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- IC 1180 · RE 52384 · 88617 · ICE 15087:3716h09Zurich HB23:46Kraków Główny£761One-way6 changes
Cheapest
- IC 1180 · RE 52384 · 88617 · ICE 15087:3716h09Zurich HB23:46Kraków Główny£761One-way6 changes
Fastest
LO50627:051h40Zurich Airport8:45John Paul II International Airport Krakow Balice£4351One-way0 changes
Other options
- ICE 200 · ICE 2590 · S42 · 337757:5915h47Zurich HB23:46Kraków Główny£821One-way4 changes
- IC 1180 · IC 2384 · 88617 · ICE 5067:3719h58Zurich HB3:35Kraków Główny£1001One-way7 changes
- EC 95 · ICE 508 · EC 1335:3516h54Zurich HB22:29Kraków Główny£1621One-way2 changes
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus18:2023h25Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)17:45Kraków, Airport£1041One-way2 changes
- FlixBus · FlixBus15:5018h45Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)10:35Kraków, Airport£1091One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus11:0520h25Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)7:30Kraków, Airport£1111One-way2 changes
- W6203016:151h50EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg18:05John Paul II International Airport Krakow Balice£1191One-way0 changes
U2126118:101h50EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg20:00John Paul II International Airport Krakow Balice£1621One-way0 changes
KL1918 · KL13259:204h15Zurich Airport13:35John Paul II International Airport Krakow Balice£2341One-way1 change
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FAQs: Zurich to Kraków
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This is compared to other travel options from Zurich to Kraków:
A coach is £70 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Zurich to Kraków costing on average £143.
A coach is £77 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Zurich to Kraków costing on average £150.
Other travel options to Kraków take longer:
Train takes on average 13h 59m.
Coach takes on average 18h 16m.
- Around 56 flights per day.
- Around 6 coaches per day.
- Around 2 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Zurich and Kraków as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Zurich Airport and arrive in John Paul II International Airport Krakow Balice.
- Trains mostly depart from Zurich HB and arrive in Kraków Główny.
- Coaches mostly depart from Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof) and arrive in Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA.
- Travel with Wizz Air, easyJet, KLM Cityhopper, Helvetic Airways, Lot Polish Airlines, Swiss, Air Baltic, Eurowings, Lufthansa, Air Serbia, Edelweiss Air to go to Kraków by flight.
- Travel with FlixBus, Sindbad to go to Kraków by coach.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, ÖBB, ÖBB | Euro City (EC), ÖBB | Railjet to go to Kraków by train.
- 3 direct flights per day with Wizz Air, easyJet, Helvetic Airways, Lot Polish Airlines, Swiss, Air Baltic, Edelweiss Air.
- 0 direct coaches per day with FlixBus, Sindbad.
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