Fastest€33.34
- ČD D850606:281h 35m08:03Lodz FabrycznaKrakow Glowny
Door to door 2h 19mCO2 7.3 kgChanges 0Refundable
Lodz to Krakow train
Trains from Lodz to Krakow start at €29.49 and take 2h 19m at their fastest.
Check dates and fares
Fares and seats move by the day. Price Lodz to Krakow on the date you actually want, rather than on the date this page was built.
The Trains from Lodz to Krakow starts at €29.49 and takes 2h 19m door to door, run by 6 operators over 222 km, with around 24 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 30 days before departure.
- 2h 19mDoor to door
- 1h 35mMoving
- €29.49 to €51.49From
- 06:12 to 18:53First and last departure
- 24Per day
- 7.3 kgCO2
First and last are taken from the services we sell on 29 September 2026. The return direction keeps its own timetable and is not these times reversed.
€29.49 to €51.49 for one passenger across the 14 departure dates priced here. The low end is one day, not every day. Worked out from this corridor rather than held for anybody. The operator sets the price on the day.
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €51.49Mon14
- about €43.79Tue15
- about €47.64Wed16
- about €47.64Thu17
- about €44.34Fri18
- about €45.99Sat19
- about €42.14Sun20
- about €29.49Mon21
- about €29.49Tue22
- about €31.69Wed23
- about €38.84Thu24
- about €35.54Fri25
- about €37.74Sat26
- about €34.99Sun27
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The cheapest and the fastest on 29 September 2026
Train operators
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
 ČD | €26.19 |
| Deutsche Bahn | €26.19 |
 PKP | €25.09 |
| Polish Trains | €25.64 |
 Polregio | €26.74 |
 RegioJet | €26.74 |
The train gets you into Krakow. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
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When to book Lodz to Krakow
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €16.6890 days
- €12.2860 days
- €11.1845 days
- €10.6330 days
- €13.3821 days
- €16.1314 days
- €21.637 days
- €21.083 days
- €23.281 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €10.63.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 119 percent. The dearest point is €23.28, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €16.13Sun
- €18.33Mon
- €14.48Tue
- €17.23Wed
- €17.78Thu
- €19.43Fri
- €17.23Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
Łódź
Rail
- Lodz Fabryczna
- Łódź Kaliska
- Łódź Olechów
Kraków
Rail
- Krakow Glowny
- Kraków Lotnisko
- Kraków Mydlniki
What the journey actually looks like
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 222 km against 193 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Lodz at 06:12 and the last at 18:53, across 24 departures The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Trains against the other ways to make this journey
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 2h 19m | 1h 35m | 44m | €29.49 | 7.3 kg | 24 |
| Coach | 3h 42m | 2h 58m | 44m | €14.48 | 6.0 kg | 4 |
Questions about Lodz to Krakow
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Train from Lodz to Krakow take?
The Train from Lodz to Krakow takes 2h 19m door to door, of which 1h 35m is spent moving. The route runs 222 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Train from Lodz to Krakow cost?
The Train from Lodz to Krakow starts at €29.49 for one passenger, as of 13 September 2026. A typical fare is €30.59. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Lodz to Krakow?
6 operators run the Train from Lodz to Krakow: ČD, Deutsche Bahn, PKP, Polish Trains, Polregio. Between them they file around 24 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Train from Lodz to Krakow use?
The Train from Lodz to Krakow leaves from Lodz Fabryczna and arrives at Krakow Glowny. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Train the best way from Lodz to Krakow?
Travelling from Lodz to Krakow by Coach costs €14.48 and takes 3h 42m door to door, against 2h 19m by Train. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Train from Lodz to Krakow?
Fares for the Train from Lodz to Krakow bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €10.63. The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time across the window is 119 percent, measured on 13 September 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Lodz to Krakow produce?
The Train from Lodz to Krakow produces about 7.3 kg of CO2 per passenger over 222 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometre. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveller, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Train from Lodz to Krakow?
Operators on the Train from Lodz to Krakow publish Power sockets, Wi-Fi. That is what 6 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 2h 19m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Lodz to Krakow on 13 September 2026: 222 km of route against 193 km in a straight line, 24 services a day, 6 operators a cheapest fare of €29.49, and 2h 19m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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