Getting to Krakow

By Plain

Krakow Airport is the main airport serving the city. Alternatively you can fly to Katowice airport (located about 100 km from Krakow), or fly to Warsaw for a connecting flight. All of these airports are served by both regular carriers and low-cost companies. If you are coming to Krakow from EU countries, we recommend RyanAir flights to Krakow since they provide the lowest fares.

If you are coming to Krakow from CEE countries, there are several options. Czech Airlines operate direct flights from Prague, Aeroflot Russian Airlines operate direct flights from Moscow, and RyanAir operates direct flights from Budapest. Eurolot operates direct flights from Vilnius, L'viv and Dubrovnik. You can always use Lufthansa, Austrian or LOT Polish Airlines and book a connecting flight through Munich, Vienna or Warsaw. On the other hand, if you prefer more affordable options, low-cost carrier WizzAir operates flight from Kiev to above mentioned Katowice Airport (shuttle service to Krakow is frequent). Latvian Air Baltic operate flights to Warsaw - from Warsaw you can take a plain, a train, or a low-cost bus (more on that later). LOT Polish Airlines often has very good promotions, so it would be wise to check their web-site from time to time.

By Train

Getting to Krakow by train is probably one of the most expensive options - if you buy any international train ticket, the prices are for some reason always substantially higher than buying separate tickets for every country you are travelling through. If you still prefer trains, direct connections to Krakow exist from Ukraine, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary (via Bratislava), Austria and Germany. Connections from Russia and Baltic countries mean changing trains in Warsaw, while coming from South-east Europe requires changing in Budapest, Bratislava, Prague or Vienna. All international train timetables can be checked here.

By Bus

There are numerous options to reach Krakow by bus, and for that reason here we are listing only low-cost bus companies - and low price does not mean bad quality! So, here are some of our recommendations. Hungarian company Orange Ways provides direct connection to Krakow from Budapest - option also convenient for participants from Balkan countries. Polish PolskiBus operates direct connections from Berlin (to Poznań), Prague (to Wrocław) and Bratislava (to Katowice), and has a well-developed network inside Poland (in case that you are arriving to Warsaw first). Estonian Simple Express operates connections to Warsaw from St. Petersburg, Tallinn, Tartu, Riga, Kaunas and Vilnius. Many of this tickets can be bought for just a few euros if you book them on time.