There are 8 ways to get from Bern to Kraków by train, plane, bus, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane ZRH - KRK
6h 6mzł 594–1,346Train to Basel, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane BSL - KRK
6h 22mzł 251–1,051Train
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Flughafen to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Krakow Glownytrain Ec
17h 35mzł 936–1,408Bus via Zurich
- Take the bus from Bern to Zurich Bus Stationbus 3909
- Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Krakówbus Ivano-Frankivsk
23h 1mzł 672–765Train, night train
- Take the train from Bern to Romanshorntrain Ic8
- Take the train from Romanshorn to Lindau-Reutintrain
- Take the train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbftrain 88
- Take the nighttrain from Muenchen Hbf to Krakow Glownynighttrain En
21h 2mzł 879–1,936Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane GVA - KRK
7h 38mzł 551–1,413Bus
- Take the bus from Bern to Mulhousebus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Mulhouse to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N1315
23h 40mzł 487–761Drive 1,228.5 km
- Drive from Bern to Krakówcar 1,228.5 km
12h 38mzł 965–1,393
Bern to Kraków by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Kraków is to train and fly which costs 250 zł - 1 100 zł and takes 6h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Kraków is to train and fly which takes 6h 6m and costs 550 zł - 1 400 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Bern to Kraków. However, there are services departing from Bern and arriving at Kraków via Zürich Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 1m.
No, there is no direct train from Bern to Kraków. However, there are services departing from Bern and arriving at Krakow Glowny via Zuerich Flughafen and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 35m.
The distance between Bern and Kraków is 1014 km. The road distance is 1228.5 km.
The best way to get from Bern to Kraków without a car is to train which takes 17h 35m and costs 900 zł - 1 500 zł.
It takes approximately 6h 6m to get from Bern to Kraków, including transfers.
Bern to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bern station.
Bern to Kraków train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Bern station.
The best way to get from Bern to Kraków is to train which takes 17h 35m and costs 900 zł - 1 500 zł. Alternatively, you can bus via Zurich, which costs 650 zł - 800 zł and takes 23h 1m.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Kraków, Poland?
You can take a train from Bern to Krakow Glowny via Zürich Flughafen, Zuerich Flughafen, and Wien Hbf in around 17h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bern to Kraków via Zürich Bus Station in around 23h 1m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 390–1,400
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 450–1,100
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 450–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 420–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 430–1,500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 330–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 420–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Sunday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 330–1,300
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 130–700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 280–1,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 100–700
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 160–240
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 160–240
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Romanshorn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 250–380
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 130–190
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 210–310
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 300–470
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- Thurbo
Train from Romanshorn to Lindau-Reutin
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 30–65
- Schedules at
- Thurbo
- 2nd Class Ticket
- zł 30–45
- 1st Class Ticket
- zł 55–65
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 160–320
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- servus@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 140–650
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Night train from Muenchen Hbf to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 450–850
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bern to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Mulhouse to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 450–700
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Bern to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 30–55
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 640–700
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bern to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 35–65
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Bern to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Bern to Kraków train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich Flughafen station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bern to Kraków is 1229 km. It takes approximately 12h 38m to drive from Bern to Kraków.
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