There are 8 ways to get from Budapest-Nyugati to Kraków by bus, train, rideshare, plane, car, or shuttle
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Budapest Mexikói út to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N911 / ...
7h 41mzł 142–222Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Budapest to Krakow382.5 km
7h 8mzł 64Train via Břeclav
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Breclavtrain Rj
- Take the train from Breclav to Bohumintrain Ec
- Take the train from Bohumin to Krakow Glownytrain Ec
8h 54mzł 131–310Train, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Ferihegytrain
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane BUD - KRK
4h 56mzł 140–690Train
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Katowicetrain Ec
- Take the train from Katowice to Krakow Glownytrain Ic / ...
9h 33mzł 138–164Drive 379.3 km
- Drive from Budapest-Nyugati to Krakówcar 379.3 km
5h 50mzł 258–372Fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane BUD - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glownytrain
6h 37mzł 180–905Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest to ZakopaneEurobusways
- Take the bus from Zakopane ZDA to Jubilatbus K1
8h 36mzł 247–370
Budapest-Nyugati to Kraków by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Budapest-Nyugati to Kraków is to rideshare which costs 64 zł and takes 7h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest-Nyugati to Kraków is to train and fly which takes 4h 56m and costs 140 zł - 700 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Budapest-Nyugati to Kraków station. However, there are services departing from Budapest Mexikói út and arriving at Krakow, MDA Bus Station via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 41m.
No, there is no direct train from Budapest-Nyugati to Kraków. However, there are services departing from Budapest-Nyugati and arriving at Krakow Glowny via Breclav and Bohumin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 54m.
The distance between Budapest-Nyugati and Kraków is 397 km. The road distance is 379.3 km.
The best way to get from Budapest-Nyugati to Kraków without a car is to bus which takes 7h 41m and costs 140 zł - 230 zł.
It takes approximately 7h 41m to get from Budapest-Nyugati to Kraków, including transfers.
Budapest-Nyugati to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Budapest Mexikói út station.
Budapest-Nyugati to Kraków train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Budapest-Nyugati station.
The best way to get from Budapest-Nyugati to Kraków is to bus which takes 7h 41m and costs 140 zł - 230 zł. Alternatively, you can train via Břeclav, which costs 130 zł - 310 zł and takes 8h 54m.
What companies run services between Budapest-Nyugati, Hungary and Kraków, Poland?
FlixBus operates a bus from Budapest Mexikói út to Krakow, MDA Bus Station twice daily. Tickets cost zł 140–220 and the journey takes 6h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Budapest-Nyugati to Krakow Glowny via Breclav and Bohumin in around 8h 54m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 290–900
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 470–700
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 85–600
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 85–550
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 260–1,100
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 300–1,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 140–650
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Breclav
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 60–70
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Breclav to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 40–50
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Ferihegy
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 4–6
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 110–140
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Breclav to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 213
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bohumin to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 184
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Breclav to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 66
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Bohumin to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 57
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- info@le.cz
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Bohumin to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 30–55
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 60–90
- Website
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 35–70
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 140–260
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 19–23
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
- Phone
- +48 32 428 88 88
- bok@kolejeslaskie.com
- Website
- Koleje Śląskie
Train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 20–28
- Website
- Koleje Śląskie
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Budapest Mexikói út to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- info@eurobusways.com
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 220–320
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +48 669 060 060
- biuro@majerbus.pl
- Website
- majerbus.pl
Bus from Zakopane ZDA to Jubilat
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 22–45
- Schedules at
- majerbus.pl
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Budapest to Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 64
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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Budapest-Nyugati to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Budapest-Nyugati to Kraków train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Breclav station.
Yes, the driving distance between Budapest-Nyugati to Kraków is 379 km. It takes approximately 5h 50m to drive from Budapest-Nyugati to Kraków.
There are 5465+ hotels available in Kraków.
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Budapest-Nyugati and Kraków. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.