The cheapest and fastest buses from Kraków to Cologne
Cheapest price
$58
Average price
$111
Fastest journey
12 h 10 m
Average duration
15 h 22 m
Buses per day
19
Distance
923 km
The best way to find a cheap bus ticket from Kraków to Cologne is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Kraków to Cologne will cost around $111 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only $58.
Of the 19 buses that leave Kraków for Cologne on Tue, Dec 16, 4 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
On Tue, Dec 16 the direct buses cover the 923 km distance in an average of 15 h 22 m but if you time it right, some buses will get you there in just 12 h 10 m .
On Tue, Dec 16 the slowest buses will take 18 h 10 m and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.


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Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Kraków to Cologne among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from €44. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 2h 19m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.3 - 0.8kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €44, and a flight costs an average of €165.
Distance: 573 miles (923 km)
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| Bus | Most popular Train | Flight |
|---|---|---|
€74 Average price Cheapest | €105 Average price | €471 Average price |
19h 21m Average total duration 18h 51m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 14h 7m Average total duration 13h 37m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 19m Average total duration Fastest 2h 19m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* |
0.9 - 2.3kg CO2 emissions | 0.3 - 0.8kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 2.8 - 5.5kg CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Kraków to Cologne Bus Timetables
| Operator | Departure Time | Arrival Time | Duration | Departure days | Cheapest price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:05AM | Arrival Time 08:20PM | Duration 20h15 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $128 |
Operator FlixTrain | Departure Time 12:05AM | Arrival Time 05:43PM | Duration 17h38 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $127 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:10AM | Arrival Time 08:20PM | Duration 20h10 | Departure days Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $124 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 01:50AM | Arrival Time 08:20PM | Duration 18h30 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $83 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 02:10AM | Arrival Time 09:43PM | Duration 19h33 | Departure days Thu, Sat | Cheapest price $114 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 03:40AM | Arrival Time 09:43PM | Duration 18h03 | Departure days Mon, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $123 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 05:40AM | Arrival Time 09:43PM | Duration 16h03 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $119 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 06:40AM | Arrival Time 02:55AM | Duration 20h15 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $103 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:40AM | Arrival Time 07:00PM | Duration 11h20 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $64 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 07:45AM | Arrival Time 06:20AM | Duration 22h35 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $160 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:00AM | Arrival Time 08:05AM | Duration 23h05 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $154 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:35AM | Arrival Time 08:10AM | Duration 22h35 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $145 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 10:40AM | Arrival Time 10:50PM | Duration 12h10 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $89 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:25AM | Arrival Time 06:20AM | Duration 18h55 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $109 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:55AM | Arrival Time 06:20AM | Duration 18h25 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $105 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:00PM | Arrival Time 11:40AM | Duration 23h40 | Departure days Mon, Tue | Cheapest price $111 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:10PM | Arrival Time 09:05AM | Duration 20h55 | Departure days Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $104 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:35PM | Arrival Time 09:05AM | Duration 20h30 | Departure days Thu, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $104 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 01:20PM | Arrival Time 09:05AM | Duration 19h45 | Departure days Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $99 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 03:05PM | Arrival Time 11:40AM | Duration 20h35 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $128 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 03:20PM | Arrival Time 12:56PM | Duration 21h36 | Departure days Thu, Sun | Cheapest price $109 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 03:45PM | Arrival Time 11:40AM | Duration 19h55 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $116 |
Operator Sindbad | Departure Time 04:15PM | Arrival Time 12:00PM | Duration 19h45 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $86 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:30PM | Arrival Time 06:30AM | Duration 13h00 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $58 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 06:05PM | Arrival Time 12:56PM | Duration 18h51 | Departure days Thu, Sun | Cheapest price $119 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 06:35PM | Arrival Time 03:05PM | Duration 20h30 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $109 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 07:35PM | Arrival Time 01:41PM | Duration 18h06 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $197 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:25PM | Arrival Time 03:05PM | Duration 18h40 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $106 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:55PM | Arrival Time 03:05PM | Duration 18h10 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $103 |
Operator FlixTrain | Departure Time 08:55PM | Arrival Time 01:41PM | Duration 16h46 | Departure days Thu, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $134 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:00PM | Arrival Time 05:43PM | Duration 19h43 | Departure days Tue, Thu, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $117 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:25PM | Arrival Time 05:43PM | Duration 19h18 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $98 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:25PM | Arrival Time 08:20PM | Duration 20h55 | Departure days Tue, Fri | Cheapest price $116 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:30PM | Arrival Time 08:20PM | Duration 20h50 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $101 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:40PM | Arrival Time 08:20PM | Duration 20h40 | Departure days Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $119 |
Operator FlixTrain | Departure Time 11:40PM | Arrival Time 05:43PM | Duration 18h03 | Departure days Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $119 |
Live departures
Kraków to Cologne bus times
The table below shows live departures for Kraków to Cologne buses for today, Monday, December 15. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated bus journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
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FlixBus · FlixBus | 9:25 PM Kraków, Airport | 21h55 | 7:20 PM Köln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus+ FlixTrain | 9:25 PM Kraków, Airport | 19h18 | 4:43 PM Cologne Hbf | 2 transfers | |
FlixBus · FlixBus+ FlixTrain | 10:40 PM Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA | 18h03 | 4:43 PM Cologne Hbf | 2 transfers | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 10:40 PM Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA | 20h40 | 7:20 PM Köln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus+ FlixTrain | 11:05 PM Kraków, Airport | 17h38 | 4:43 PM Cologne Hbf | 2 transfers | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 11:05 PM Kraków, Airport | 20h15 | 7:20 PM Köln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen) | 1 transfer | |
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FlixBus+ FlixTrain | 12:50 AM Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA | 15h53 | 4:43 PM Cologne Hbf | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus | 12:50 AM Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA | 18h30 | 7:20 PM Köln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 5:40 AM Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA | 20h15 | 1:55 AM Köln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 10:25 AM Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA | 18h55 | 5:20 AM Köln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 10:55 AM Kraków, Airport | 18h25 | 5:20 AM Köln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus | 11:00 AM Kraków, Airport | 23h40 | 10:40 AM Köln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen) | 2 transfers | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 2:45 PM Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA | 19h55 | 10:40 AM Köln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen) | 1 transfer | |
0 | 3:15 PM Kraków, Main Train Station | 19h45 | 11:00 AM Köln, ZOB | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus | 5:35 PM Krakow, Czyżyny Bus Station | 20h30 | 2:05 PM Köln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen) | 2 transfers | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 7:25 PM Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA | 18h40 | 2:05 PM Köln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 7:55 PM Kraków, Airport | 18h10 | 2:05 PM Köln, Kennedystraße (Bonn Flughafen) | 1 transfer | |
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Journey information
Overview: Bus from Kraków to Cologne
Buses from Kraków to Cologne run on average 19 times per day, taking around 18h 51m. Cheap bus tickets for this journey start at $56 (€44) if you book in advance.
There are 3 buses per day. The earliest bus runs at 00:05, the last at 23:55. The fastest bus covers the 573 miles (923 km) distance in 17h 35m.
Distance 573 miles (923 km) |
Average bus duration 18h 51m |
Cheapest ticket price $56 (€44) |
Buses per day 19 |
Direct buses 3 |
Fastest bus 17h 35m |
First bus 00:05 |
Last bus 23:55 |
Bus providers: Sindbad, FlixBus, Infobus from Kraków to CologneYou can travel by bus between Kraków to Cologne with Sindbad, FlixBus, Infobus for as low as $56 (€44). When you search for schedules and tickets, Omio will show you the best journey
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FAQs: Bus from Kraków to Cologne
Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from Kraków to Cologne by bus. From journey times and ticket prices to direct connections, first and last departures, and even whether the route is scenic, our FAQs cover everything you need to plan your trip. Whether you’re looking for the fastest bus, the cheapest option, or tips for making the most of your visit at Cologne, this guide helps you travel smarter and with confidence.

- Sindbad
- Assistance
- Priority boarding
- Accessible restrooms.
- FlixBus
- Assistance
- Priority boarding
- Wheelchair-accessible buses.
- Infobus
- Assistance
- Priority seating
- Transport for wheelchairs and mobility aids.
- Cologne Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and iconic Gothic masterpiece with twin spires
- Museum Ludwig, renowned for its extensive collection of modern art including works by Picasso and Warhol
- Hohenzollern Bridge, famous for its thousands of love locks and panoramic views of the Rhine River
- Old Town (Altstadt), a charming area with narrow streets, historic buildings, and traditional beer halls
- Cologne Zoo, one of the oldest and most diverse zoos in Germany, home to a wide variety of animal species.
- Cologne Chocolate Museum, an interactive museum dedicated to the history and production of chocolate
- Rhine River Cruise, a scenic boat tour offering views of Cologne's skyline and iconic landmarks
- Visit the Botanical Gardens Flora, a beautiful park with diverse plant species and stunning floral displays
- Explore the Belgian Quarter, known for its trendy boutiques, cafes, and vibrant street art
- Attend a concert at the Cologne Philharmonic Hall, renowned for its exceptional acoustics and diverse musical performances.
- Sindbad
- You can cancel your ticket up to 24 hours before departure for a partial refund. Changes allowed for a fee.
- FlixBus
- You can cancel your ticket up to 15 minutes before departure and receive a voucher for future travel. Refund requests for delays over 120 minutes are possible.
- Infobus
- You can cancel your ticket up to 24 hours before departure for a partial refund. Cancellations within 24 hours may incur a fee.
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- Sindbad
- One carry-on bag up to 5kg and one checked bag up to 25kg.
- FlixBus
- One carry-on bag up to 7kg (42x30x18 cm) and one checked bag up to 20kg (80x50x30 cm).
- Infobus
- One carry-on bag up to 5kg (40x20x25) and one checked bag up to 20kg (50x30x80).
- Sindbad
- Additional luggage can be purchased for a fee.
- FlixBus
- Additional luggage can be purchased for a fee.
- Infobus
- 10€ per additional bag.
- Sindbad
- Small pets allowed in carriers
- Larger pets may require prior arrangement.
- FlixBus
- Small pets in carriers allowed
- Guide dogs travel for free.
- Infobus
- Small pets allowed in carriers
- Larger pets may require a separate ticket.
popular bus stations
Popular bus stations from Kraków to Cologne
- 06:00-22:00
- Free Wi-Fi
- Polish Bistro (in the station)
- Fast Food Outlet (in the station)
- Available outside the main entrance.
- Elevators, ramps
- Available in the station.
- Bus: 124, 152, 192, 208, 292, 304 Trams: 3, 19, 50 Train: Kraków Główny
- 00:00-23:59
- Free Wi-Fi
- Café Kraków (in the station)
- Fast Food Express (in the station).
- Available outside the terminal.
- Elevators, ramps
- Available in the station.
- Bus: 208, 252, 902 Train: SKA1
- Free Wi-Fi
- Elevators, ramps
- Available in the station.
- 00:00-23:59
- Free Wi-Fi
- Available outside Terminal 2 arrivals area.
- Elevators, ramps
- Available in the station.
- Bus: SB60 Train: S13, S19
- 06:00-22:00
- Free Wi-Fi
- Cafeteria im ZOB (in the station)
- McDonald's (0.2 km)
- Vapiano (0.5 km).
- Available outside the main entrance.
- Elevators, ramps
- Available in the station.
- Bus: 132, 133, 250 Metro: U5, U18 Train: S6, S11, S12
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