Scenic route
Kraków–Zakopane
Kraków → Zakopane · Poland
Climbs from Kraków into the Tatra Mountains on the rebuilt line to Zakopane, Poland’s highest town and winter-sports capital.
- Distance
- 147 km
- Fastest time
- 2 h 45 min
- Average speed
- 53 km/h
- Top speed
- 100 km/h
Stations
- 0 kmKraków Główny +5
- 39 kmKalwaria Zebrzydowska Lanckorona
- 61 kmSucha Beskidzka Zamek
- 67 kmMaków Podhalański
- 93 kmChabówka Stadion
- 114 kmNowy Targ
- 129 kmPoronin
- 134 kmZakopane
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 20708079: the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 7 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: PKP Intercity · Koleje Małopolskie, a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Kraków–Zakopane?
The Kraków–Zakopane runs 147 km from Kraków to Zakopane.
How long does the Kraków–Zakopane take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 45 min for the 147 km. That is an average of 53 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 100 km/h.
Who runs the Kraków–Zakopane?
PKP Intercity and Koleje Małopolskie, with EN76 Elf / IC coaches.
How old is the Kraków–Zakopane?
The line has been in service since 1899. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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