How to travel from Kraków to Zakopane

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Travel Information between Kraków and Zakopane

Distance84 km
Available travel modesTrain or coach
Ticket price range€5 - €24
Cheapest modeCoach • €5 • 2 h
Fastest modeCoach • €5 • 2 h
Popular travel companiesEuroticket or Deutsche Bahn

Take a train or coach to travel 84 km to Zakopane from Kraków. The most popular travel providers which serve this trip are Euroticket or Deutsche Bahn among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach or train from Kraków to Zakopane.

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from Kraków to Zakopane

How to get from Kraków to Zakopane by train, bus or flight.

Our recommendation

bus

The best way to travel from Kraków to Zakopane is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

FlixBusFlixBus
04:10PM2h05
Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA
06:15PMZakopane
121One-way
0 transfers

Cheapest

FlixBusFlixBus
04:10PM2h05
Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA
06:15PMZakopane
121One-way
0 transfers

Fastest

FlixBusFlixBus
11:10AM1h55
Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA
01:05PMZakopane
251One-way
0 transfers

Other options

Deutsche BahnEIC 1350
10:10AM2h05
Kraków Główny
12:15PMZakopane
361One-way
0 transfers
Deutsche BahnIC 1312
08:46AM2h25
Kraków Główny
11:11AMZakopane
361One-way
0 transfers
Deutsche BahnIC 5334
11:59AM2h05
Kraków Główny
02:04PMZakopane
361One-way
0 transfers
FlixBusFlixBus
02:30PM2h20
Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA
04:50PMZakopane
131One-way
0 transfers
FlixBusFlixBus
05:00PM2h00
Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA
07:00PMZakopane
131One-way
0 transfers
FlixBusFlixBus
10:35AM2h30
Kraków, Airport
01:05PMZakopane
241One-way
0 transfers

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FAQs: Travel from Kraków to Zakopane

Travel to Zakopane easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Kraków to Zakopane.

FAQs

There are 2 travel options from Kraków to Zakopane. You can take a train or coach.

The cheapest way to travel from Kraków to Zakopane is a coach with an average price of €5.

This is compared to other travel options from Kraków to Zakopane:

Taking a coach costs €19 less than taking a train, which average ticket prices of €24.

The quickest way to travel between Kraków and Zakopane is by coach, which takes on average 2 h   compared to other travel options that take longer:

Getting to Zakopane by train takes 2 h 8 min on average.

Zakopane is approximately 84 km away from Kraków.

The average frequency per day from Kraków to Zakopane is:

  • 16 coaches per day.
  • 10 trains a day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route to Zakopane from Kraków as scheduled services by train or coach can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points when travelling from Kraków to Zakopane:

  • Most travellers catch their coach from Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA and arrive in Zakopane.
  • Most travellers board their train from Kraków Główny and arrive in Zakopane, Plac PKP, przy ul. Chramcówki.

Omio works with many trusted partners that can help you travel the best way from Kraków to Zakopane:

  • You can go to Zakopane from Kraków by coach with Euroticket, Infobus, FlixBus or MajerBus. You'll see cheap coach tickets for €5 with FlixBus from Kraków to Zakopane on Omio.
  • You can take a train from Kraków to Zakopane with Deutsche Bahn, PKP Intercity or Polregio. Cheap tickets can be found for €6 with Polregio from Kraków to Zakopane.

Yes, there are direct services available from Kraków to Zakopane with the following travel companies:

  • Direct coaches with Euroticket, Infobus, FlixBus or MajerBus with 16 direct coaches per day.
  • 10 direct trains per day with Deutsche Bahn, PKP Intercity or Polregio.

Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Zakopane as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets between Kraków and Zakopane.

Your journey from Kraków to Zakopane doesn't have to end in Zakopane. Many of our customers like to extend their holidays to explore other popular destinations like Warsaw, Kielce, Katowice or Wrocław. If you’d like to add Warsaw, Kielce, Katowice or Wrocław to your Kraków to Zakopane trip, check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel to any of these top destinations from Zakopane today!

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