Prague to Kraków by train
Praha hlavní nádraží → Kraków Główny
Trains link Prague (Praha hlavní nádraží) and Kraków (Kraków Główny) in about 5h 50m at best, with no changes needed.
- Fastest
- ≈ 5h 50m
- Typical
- ≈ 6h 59m
- Direct trains
- Yes
- Fewest changes
- 0
- Operators
- RegioJet, České dráhy, ÖBB, Leo Express
How long does the train from Prague to Kraków take?
The fastest trains cover Prague to Kraków in about 5h 50m; a typical journey takes around 6h 59m.
Is there a direct train from Prague to Kraków?
Yes: direct trains run between Praha hlavní nádraží and Kraków Główny.
Is the train or a flight faster from Prague to Kraków?
A typical flight works out roughly 3h 20m quicker door to door (about 4h against 7h 20m by train, once airport time is counted), but the train emits about 3× less CO₂e, even on conservative official emission factors.
- Train, door to door
- ≈ 7h 20m
- Flight, door to door
- ≈ 4h (est.)
- CO₂e per passenger
- ~17 kg train · ~53 kg plane
Flight time and emissions are transparent estimates, not airline schedules: method, factors and all 109 compared pairs on Train vs plane in Europe.
Legendary routes through Prague or Kraków
- EIP Pendolino Warsaw → Kraków
- Railjet Prague → Vienna
- European Sleeper Brussels → Prague
- RegioJet Night Train Prague → Košice
Sleepers too: night trains from Prague.
More trains from Prague
- Prague → Dresden ≈ 2h 17m · direct
- Prague → Brno ≈ 2h 36m · direct
- Prague → Berlin ≈ 3h 58m · direct
- Prague → Vienna ≈ 4h 12m · direct
- Prague → Bratislava ≈ 4h 34m · direct
- Prague → Munich ≈ 6h 08m
More train routes in Poland · Czechia · Austria.
Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.