How to travel from warsaw to krakow

Trains from Warsaw to Krakow can take from 2 hours with the fastest option, and 4 hours and 41 minutes with the slowest train. On average the train journey lasts 2 hours and 44 minutes.

All Warsaw to Krakow trains are run by PKP Intercity. All trains are direct, depart from either Warsaw Centralna or Wschodnia train station and arrive at either Krakow Główny or Płaszów train station. Journey Time: The Warsaw to Krakow train journey takes 2 hours to arrive in Krakow.

The distance between Warsaw and Kraków is 252 km. The road distance is 294.3 km.

Get your ticket

All major stations have ticket offices, and you can make your purchase there. You can also purchase a ticket from the conductor on the train (except on EIP-category trains). There is a surcharge for this if the station you left from had an open ticket office.

the monthly and 3-monthly tickets are available only on the Warsaw City Card which you may apply for if you live in Warsaw(electronic). Where to buy? You can buy tickets in digital machines or in kiosks and stores. The ticket machines accept cash and credit cards.

validating tickets

In Warsaw, Gdańsk, and Łódź city centre (excluding the surrounding aglomeration and towns), the tickets you buy in ticket machines must be validated using a ticket validation machine already at the platform/station or as soon as you enter the train.

The easiest way to book a train in Poland is to go the website. There you can see a search box (which for some mysterious reasons disapear on the English version of the site). You type station from which you want to start your train trip (Stacja Początkowa) and the finish station (Stacja Końcowa) and choose the date.

Regional trains operating in Poland’s Tricity area (Gdańsk, Sopot and Gdynia).

The main train types in Poland are: Express InterCity (EIC, ExpressIC) – domestic standard trains with optional reservation. Express InterCity Premium – domestic high-speed train with mandatory reservation and supplement. EuroCity (EC) – international high standard trains, reservation mandatory on domestic routes.

Is it safe to travel by train in Poland? Travelling on a train in Poland is generally as safe as walking down the street. In recent years patrols of railway police have been stepped up, and they’re often visible on platforms or on the trains themselves.

At present, only international services allow customers to order wine or pint on trains. However, nationwide routes on Polish State Railways (PKP) are now set to open the bar. The sale of alcohol at train stations remains prohibited, although PKP is striving to change that too.

Kraków Główny, in English Kraków Main, is the largest and the most centrally located railway station in Kraków, Poland.