There are 8 ways to get from Zwickau to Kraków by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Wrocław
best- Take the train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Dresden Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Zgorzelectrain Re
- Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain Os
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain Ic / ...
10h 4mzł 397–833Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zwickau central train station to Chemnitz central bus stationbus 039 / ...
- Take the bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N20 / ...
11h 30mzł 236–364Drive 621.1 km
- Drive from Zwickau to Krakówcar 621.1 km
5h 40mzł 398–574Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig/Halle Flughafentrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane LEJ - KRK
8h 28mzł 440–1,692Train, bus
- Take the train from Zwickau-Poelbitz to Dresden Hbftrain Rb
- Take the bus from Dresden to Krakówbus Ivano-Frankivsk
12h 56mzł 430–500Train
- Take the train from Zwickau-Poelbitz to Dresden Hbftrain Rb
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Kraków Głównytrain Drf
13h 14mTrain to Dresden Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Dresden Hbftrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane DRS - KRK
8h 36mzł 720–1,996Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
- Take the train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Chemnitz Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Praguebus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane PRG - KRK
9h 25mzł 275–987
Zwickau to Kraków by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zwickau to Kraków is to bus which costs 230 zł - 370 zł and takes 11h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Zwickau to Kraków is to drive which takes 5h 40m and costs 390 zł - 600 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Zwickau station to Kraków station. However, there are services departing from Zwickau central train station and arriving at Krakow, MDA Bus Station via Chemnitz central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Zwickau to Kraków. However, there are services departing from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf and arriving at Krakow Glowny via Dresden Hbf, Zgorzelec and Wroclaw Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 4m.
The distance between Zwickau and Kraków is 650 km. The road distance is 621.1 km.
The best way to get from Zwickau to Kraków without a car is to train via Wrocław which takes 10h 4m and costs 390 zł - 850 zł.
It takes approximately 10h 4m to get from Zwickau to Kraków, including transfers.
Zwickau to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zwickau central train station.
Zwickau to Kraków train services, operated by Transdev GmbH, depart from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf station.
The best way to get from Zwickau to Kraków is to train via Wrocław which takes 10h 4m and costs 390 zł - 850 zł. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 230 zł - 370 zł and takes 11h 30m.
What companies run services between Zwickau, Germany and Kraków, Poland?
You can take a train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Krakow Glowny via Dresden Hbf, Zgorzelec, and Wroclaw Glowny in around 10h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zwickau central train station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station via Chemnitz central bus station in around 11h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 550–2,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 500–1,800
Flights from Dresden Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 500–1,800
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 450–1,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 350–1,400
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
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- zł 500–1,700
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
- lot.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–750
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 100–150
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Zwickau-Poelbitz to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 95–140
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Zwickau-Poelbitz to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 95–140
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 100–150
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Chemnitz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 40–60
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Dresden Hbf to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 100–170
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- Phone
- +48 76 742 11 12
- informacja@kolejedolnoslaskie.eu
- Website
- Koleje Dolnośląskie
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 180–290
- Website
- Koleje Dolnośląskie
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 75–150
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 120–230
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig/Halle Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 70–290
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zwickau central train station to Chemnitz central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 16–25
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 220–340
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Dresden to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 330–360
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Zwickau to Kraków bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Chemnitz central bus station.
Zwickau to Kraków train services, operated by Transdev GmbH, arrive at Dresden Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zwickau to Kraków is 621 km. It takes approximately 5h 40m to drive from Zwickau to Kraków.
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