There are 8 ways to get from Kraków to Madrid by plane, train, bus, car or car train
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Recommended option
Fly from Krakow • 6h 28m
7 alternative options
Train to Katowice, fly • 9h 42m
Train • 28h 14m
Bus, train • 32h 38m
Bus • 38h 35m
Bus via Milan • 47h 5m
Drive • 25h 9m
Drive, car train • 33h 54m
Kraków to Madrid by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kraków to Madrid is to fly which costs 240 zł - 1 300 zł and takes 6h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Kraków to Madrid is to fly which takes 6h 28m and costs 240 zł - 1 300 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Kraków to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Kraków and arriving at Madrid Estacion Sur via Rivne. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Kraków to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Krakow Glowny and arriving at Madrid-Puerta De Atocha via S Ostbahnhof, Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 14m.
The distance between Kraków and Madrid is 2126 km. The road distance is 2797.5 km.
The best way to get from Kraków to Madrid without a car is to train which takes 28h 14m and costs 1 600 zł - 2 600 zł.
It takes approximately 6h 28m to get from Kraków to Madrid, including transfers.
Kraków to Madrid bus services, operated by Gunsel Group, depart from Kraków station.
Kraków to Madrid train services, operated by PKP Intercity, depart from Krakow Glowny station.
The best way to get from Kraków to Madrid is to fly which takes 6h 28m and costs 240 zł - 1 300 zł. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 1 600 zł - 2 600 zł and takes 28h 14m, you could also bus, which costs 1 200 zł - 1 800 zł and takes 38h 35m.
- Distance: 2125.7 km
- Duration: 6h 28m
What companies run services between Kraków, Poland and Madrid, Spain?
Ryanair, Lufthansa and seven other airlines fly from Kraków to Madrid hourly. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kraków to Madrid via S Ostbahnhof, Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 28h 14m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Krakow to Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45 - €320
Flights from Krakow to Madrid via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45 - €320
Flights from Krakow to Madrid via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45 - €320
Flights from Krakow to Madrid via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45 - €320
Flights from Krakow to Madrid via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45 - €320
Flights from Krakow to Madrid via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45 - €320
Flights from Krakow to Madrid via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45 - €320
Flights from Katowice to Madrid via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70 - €750
Flights from Katowice to Madrid via Dortmund, Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70 - €750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Krakow to Madrid via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170 - €950
Flights from Krakow to Madrid via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170 - €950
Flights from Katowice to Madrid via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240 - €480
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Krakow to Madrid via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170 - €950
Flights from Krakow to Madrid via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150 - €700
Flights from Katowice to Madrid via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €440
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Krakow to Madrid via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140 - €850
Flights from Katowice to Madrid via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40 - €250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Krakow to Madrid via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140 - €850
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Krakow to Madrid via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210 - €1500
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Katowice to Madrid via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50 - €290
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Katowice to Madrid via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40 - €240
The rail network in Poland is conveniently organised, with many connections between cities, making it an effective method of travelling around the country. Tickets for regional and express trains are affordable, with children, students, pensioners, people with disability and large families entitled to discounts. Trains have standard 1st and 2nd class reserved seating, and many overnight trains also offer sleepers and couchettes.
Contact Details
- Phone
- 703 200 200
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8 - €13
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Book at
- Poland Rail Pass
- 2nd Class
- €8 - €10
- 1st Class
- €10 - €13
Train from Krakow Glowny to Berlin Ostbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12 - €24
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Book at
- Poland Rail Pass
- 2nd Class
- €12 - €16
- 1st Class
- €19 - €24
- Phone
- (+48) 22 439 6052
- info@p-r.com.pl
- Website
- polregio.pl
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €2 - €4
- Website
- Polregio
- Phone
- +48 32 428 88 88
- bok@kolejeslaskie.com
- Website
- kolejeslaskie.com
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Kolśląsk
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- info@le.cz
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €2 - €9
- Website
- LEO Express
- Economy
- €2 - €4
- Economy Plus
- €4 - €6
- Business
- €4 - €6
- Premium
- €6 - €9
German rail company Deutsche Bahn is known for its efficient and comfortable service. It offers many different types of rail transportation, including ICE or Intercity-Express for high-speed services between major cities and regions, IC (InterCity) for long-distance trains, RE (Regional Express) trains that connect regions and cities, and the S-Bahn rapid transit service. There are two main tickets on offer: the Flexpreis that has full flexibility, and the Sparpreis which is the cheaper, advanced fare (bookings usually open 6 months in advance for domestic tickets).
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from S Ostbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110 - €170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100 - €140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70 - €100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
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- Phone
- +34 902 320 320
- comunicacion@renfe.es
- Website
- renfe-sncf.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60 - €85
- Website
- renfe-sncf.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta De Atocha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55 - €85
- Website
- renfe-sncf.com
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Rome2rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- comunicacion@renfe.es
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta De Atocha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60 - €120
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Promo
- €60 - €80
- Promo+
- €68 - €73
- Flexible
- €90 - €120
France’s high-speed TGV train network runs at speeds of up to 320km/h connecting major cities across France and into neighbouring countries. All TGV tickets include a seat reservation; seating is 1+2 in 1st class, 2+2 in 2nd class. Popular routes include Paris to Marseille and Paris to Strasbourg. Most TGVs have a cafe area, power points at each seat and WiFi.
Contact Details
- Phone
- 0033 892 353535
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65 - €85
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- 2nd Class
- €65 - €80
- 1st Class
- €70 - €85
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Altona to Lörrach Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100 - €120
- Book at
- Urlaubs-Express
One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves 2000+ destinations in 29 countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and Croatia and into Scandinavia and eastern Europe, as well as some US cities. Coaches have toilets, free WiFi and power outlets, plus snacks and drinks for purchase on board. Flixbus is a good choice for the budget-conscious traveller; purchase tickets in advance for the cheapest fares (note: there is no option to reserve a seat in advance).
Rome2rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55 - €70
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60 - €75
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
- Phone
- 0 800 30 30 10
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Kraków to Rivne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11 - €17
- Schedules at
- lines.gunsel.ua
- Book at
- ticket.gunsel.ua
A Spanish subsidiary of National Express, ALSA provides bus and coach services across Spain and neighbouring countries including Portugal, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Poland and Malta. Founded in 1923, ALSA values service and the customer experience. Buses are equipped with communal TV screens showing movies, individual behind-seat screens, ALSA radio, app for books and music, and free WiFi. ALSA services are accessible to people with disabilities, and guide dogs are welcome on all journeys. There are three types of tickets on offer (Frequent Traveller Pass, Share Pass and ALSA Pass), along with discounts for senior citizens, students and children.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 902 42 22 42
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Rivne to Madrid Estacion Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €250 - €350
- Website
- alsa.com
- Phone
- 48/796 473 308
- biuro@autokarpolska.com.pl
- Website
- autokarpolska.com.pl
Bus from Krakow to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45 - €65
- Schedules at
- autokarpolska.com.pl
- Phone
- 02/989 0000
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Milan Lampugnano M1 to Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55 - €75
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
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The quickest flight from Krakow Airport to Madrid Airport is the direct flight which takes 3h 30m.
Kraków to Madrid bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Madrid Estacion Sur station.
Kraków to Madrid train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Madrid-Puerta De Atocha station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kraków to Madrid is 2797 km. It takes approximately 25h 9m to drive from Kraków to Madrid.
KLM, LOT, British Airways and two other airlines offer flights from Krakow Airport to Madrid Airport.
There are 3135+ hotels available in Madrid. Prices start at €100 per night.
The best way to get from Kraków to Krakow Airport is to train which takes 18 min and costs .