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Vienna → Kraków

Kraków → Vienna ⇄
3.5 a dayfastest 5h17PKP IntercityIntercityNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 08:10 → 13:34
    IC 206 Intercity
    Wien Hbf → Kraków Główny · via Břeclav, Ostrava
    5h2415 stops
    Runs: Most daysPKP Intercity ↗
  • 12:10 → 17:44
    IC 204 Intercity
    Wien Hbf → Kraków Główny · via Břeclav, Ostrava
    5h3415 stops
    Runs: Most daysPKP Intercity ↗
  • 16:10 → 21:27
    IC 202 Intercity
    Wien Hbf → Kraków Główny · via Břeclav, Ostrava
    5h1715 stops
    Runs: Most daysPKP Intercity ↗
  • 23:19 → 07:19+1
    EN 40416 Night train
    Wien Hbf → Kraków Główny · via Břeclav, Ostrava, Katowice
    8h0015 stops
    Runs: Sun (some weeks)PKP Intercity ↗
  • 23:19 → 07:14+1
    EN 40416 Night train
    Wien Hbf → Kraków Główny · via Břeclav, Ostrava, Katowice
    7h5515 stops
    Runs: Only Mon 28 Sep, Tue 29 Sep, Wed 30 Sep, Thu 1 Oct, Fri 2 Oct…PKP Intercity ↗

Local times at each station. From official open timetable data (de_delfi, de_fv, pl) for 28 Sep – 25 Oct 2026; timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. How we build this.

Door to door vs flying

The plane is faster by 1h54
Train · fastest direct5h32
  • To Wien Hbf1 min
  • Before departure10 min
  • IC 2025h17
  • From Kraków Główny4 min
Plane · nonstop VIE–KRK3h38
  • To Vienna (VIE)18 min
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight VIE–KRK1h10
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From KRK20 min

From city centre to city centre unless you pick otherwise. Getting to stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Airport: check-in & security 1h30 before, 20 min to get out after landing. Flight time is typical for the distance. Nonstop airlines: Austrian Airlines, Ryanair.