City to city
Kraków to Budapest by train
Kraków Główny → Budapest-Keleti
- Fastest
- ≈ 9h 12m
- Typical
- ≈ 11h 16m
- Direct trains
- No
- Fewest changes
- 1
- Operators
- OEBB Personenverkehr AG Kundenservice, PKP Intercity, Koleje Śląskie, RegioJet a.s.
Trains link Kraków (Kraków Główny) and Budapest (Budapest-Keleti) in about 9h 12m at best, with at least 1 change along the way.
How long does the train from Kraków to Budapest take?
The fastest trains cover Kraków to Budapest in about 9h 12m; a typical journey takes around 11h 16m.
Is there a direct train from Kraków to Budapest?
Usually not; expect at least 1 change on this journey.
Legendary routes through Kraków or Budapest
- EIP Pendolino Warsaw → Kraków
- Railjet Vienna → Budapest
- EN Ister Budapest → Bucharest
- Kraków–Zakopane Kraków → Zakopane
More trains from Kraków
- Kraków → Katowice ≈ 52 min · direct
- Kraków → Warsaw ≈ 2h 46m · direct
- Kraków → Wrocław ≈ 2h 55m · direct
- Kraków → Prague ≈ 6h 01m · direct
More train routes in Poland · Austria · Hungary.
Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.