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Compare train, bus, and flight for Basel to Kraków
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Basel to Kraków among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $65. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 2h 7m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $65, and a train costs an average of $75.
Distance: 587 miles (946 km)
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$113 Average price | $165 Average price | $99 Average price Cheapest | $347 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
5h 7m Average total duration Fastest 2h 7m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 16h 11m Average total duration 15h 41m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 21h 24m Average total duration 20h 54m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 11h 32m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
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This is compared to other travel options from Basel to Kraków:
A bus is $14 (€11) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Basel to Kraków costing on average $113 (€90).
A bus is $66 (€53) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Basel to Kraków costing on average $165 (€132).
Other travel options to Kraków take longer:
Train takes on average 15h 41m.
Bus takes on average 20h 54m.
Travel optionsfrom Basel to Kraków
How to get from Basel to Kraków by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Basel to Kraków is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus · FlixBus1:55 PM20h40Basel, Bahnhof10:35 AMKraków, Airport$1231One-way1 transfer
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus1:55 PM20h40Basel, Bahnhof10:35 AMKraków, Airport$1231One-way1 transfer
Fastest
U258539:00 AM1h50EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg10:50 AMJohn Paul II International Airport Krakow Balice$3571One-way0 transfers
Other options
- ICE 372 · EC 249 · TLK 5317010:16 AM17h25Basel SBB3:41 AMKraków Główny$2411One-way2 transfers
- ICE 200 · ICE 690 · EC 559:16 AM14h28Basel SBB11:44 PMKraków Główny$2731One-way2 transfers
- ICE 374 · EC 558:16 AM15h28Basel SBB11:44 PMKraków Główny$2731One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus · FlixBus1:55 PM21h10Basel, Bahnhof11:05 AMKraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA$1411One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus · FlixBus1:55 PM21h30Basel, Bahnhof11:25 AMKrakow, Czyżyny Bus Station$1411One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus · FlixBus8:05 AM23h15Basel, Bahnhof7:20 AMKraków, Airport$1401One-way1 transfer
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This is compared to other travel options from Basel to Kraków:
A bus is $14 (€11) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Basel to Kraków costing on average $113 (€90).
A bus is $66 (€53) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Basel to Kraków costing on average $165 (€132).
Other travel options to Kraków take longer:
Train takes on average 15h 41m.
Bus takes on average 20h 54m.
- Around 18 flights per day.
- Around 9 buses per day.
- Around 5 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Basel and Kraków as scheduled services by train, bus, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg and arrive in John Paul II International Airport Krakow Balice.
- Trains mostly depart from Basel Bad Bhf and arrive in Kraków Główny.
- Buses mostly depart from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) and arrive in Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA.
- Travel with FlixBus, Infobus to go to Kraków by bus.
- Travel with Wizz Air, easyJet, Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines to go to Kraków by flight.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) to go to Kraków by train.
- 1 direct buses per day with Infobus.
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