There are 8 ways to get from Pilsen to Kraków by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Ostrava
best- Take the train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Bohumintrain Sc / ...
- Take the train from Bohumin to Krakow Glownytrain Ec
7h 59mzł 144–716Train
cheapest- Take the train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glownytrain 411 / ...
8h 26mzł 134–706Bus via Kraków Airport
- Take the bus from Plzeň to Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airportbus N899
9h 10mzł 230–345Drive 558.4 km
- Drive from Pilsen to Krakówcar 558.4 km
6h 22mzł 386–557Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Take the bus from Plzeň to Praguebus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane PRG - KRK
5h 38mzł 191–857Bus
- Take the bus from Plzeň to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N1315 / ...
9h 50mzł 170–260Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
- Take the bus from Plzeň to Praguebus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane PRG - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glownytrain
7h 19mzł 401–1,172Train to Munich International Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Take the train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Freisingtrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane MUC - KRK
8h 49mzł 644–1,555
Pilsen to Kraków by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Pilsen to Kraków is to bus which costs 170 zł - 260 zł and takes 9h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Pilsen to Kraków is to bus and fly which takes 5h 38m and costs 190 zł - 900 zł.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Plzeň and arriving at Krakow, MDA Bus Station station. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Pilsen to Kraków. However, there are services departing from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi and arriving at Krakow Glowny via Praha Hlavni Nadrazi and Bohumin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 59m.
The distance between Pilsen and Kraków is 624 km. The road distance is 558.4 km.
The best way to get from Pilsen to Kraków without a car is to train via Ostrava which takes 7h 59m and costs 140 zł - 750 zł.
It takes approximately 7h 59m to get from Pilsen to Kraków, including transfers.
Pilsen to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Plzeň station.
Pilsen to Kraków train services, operated by České dráhy (ČD), depart from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi station.
The best way to get from Pilsen to Kraków is to train via Ostrava which takes 7h 59m and costs 140 zł - 750 zł. Alternatively, you can bus via Kraków Airport, which costs 230 zł - 350 zł and takes 9h 10m.
What companies run services between Pilsen, Czechia and Kraków, Poland?
You can take a train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glowny via Praha Hlavni Nadrazi and Bohumin in around 7h 59m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Plzeň to Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport 5 times a week. Tickets cost zł 220–340 and the journey takes 8h 45m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–750
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 300–850
Flights from Munich International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 450–1,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,900
Flights from Munich International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 290–1,200
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 300–1,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 130–700
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 600–1,900
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 35
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 124
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Bohumin to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 58
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 35
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 90–160
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 90–160
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 65–110
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 240–380
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bohumin to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 110–180
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 65–110
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 340–550
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 190–310
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- info@le.cz
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 80–120
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Bohumin to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 35–55
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 110–160
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 65–95
- Website
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 75–130
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 100–170
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Plzeň to Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 220–340
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Plzeň to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 28–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Plzeň to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 200–320
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Plzeň to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 28–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- TransTempo
Bus from Plzeň to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 170–200
- Website
- TransTempo
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Plzeň to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 230–260
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Pilsen to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport station.
Pilsen to Kraków train services, operated by České dráhy (ČD), arrive at Praha Hlavni Nadrazi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pilsen to Kraków is 558 km. It takes approximately 6h 22m to drive from Pilsen to Kraków.
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