Cheapest€13.93
- FlixBus FB268418:363h 32m22:08Warszawa ZachodniaKrakow Dworzec Autobusowy
Door to door 4h 16mCO2 6.8 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Warsaw to Krakow bus
Buses from Warsaw to Krakow start at €15.58 and take 4h 14m at their fastest.
The Buses from Warsaw to Krakow starts at €15.58 and takes 4h 14m door to door, run by 1 operator over 252 km, with around 4 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 4h 14mDoor to door
- 3h 30mMoving
- €15.58From
- 6.8 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Bus operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 FlixBus | €13.93 | 4h 4m | 72 km/h | Changeable | Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi |
The bus gets you into Krakow. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to stay in Krakow
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When to book Warsaw to Krakow
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €15.5890 days
- €11.1860 days
- €12.8345 days
- €11.7330 days
- €15.0321 days
- €16.6814 days
- €18.887 days
- €19.433 days
- €24.931 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €11.18.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 123 percent. The most expensive point is €24.93, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 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.
- €18.33Sun
- €17.23Mon
- €15.58Tue
- €17.78Wed
- €20.53Thu
- €18.33Fri
- €16.68Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Warsaw
Bus
- Warszawa Zachodnia
- Winnica
Kraków
Bus
- Krakow Dworzec Autobusowy
- Pleszów
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 252 km against 252 km in a straight line, a detour of 0 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Warsaw at 06:50 and the last at 18:36, across 4 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Buses against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 2h 31m | 1h 47m | 44m | €32.79 | 8.3 kg | 24 |
| Flight | 3h 55m | 45m | 3h 10m | €33.77 | 64.0 kg | 3 |
| Coach | 4h 14m | 3h 30m | 44m | €15.58 | 6.8 kg | 4 |
Questions about Warsaw to Krakow
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Coach from Warsaw to Krakow take?
The Coach from Warsaw to Krakow takes 4h 14m door to door, of which 3h 30m is spent moving. The route runs 252 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 Coach from Warsaw to Krakow cost?
The Coach from Warsaw to Krakow starts at €15.58 for one passenger, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare is €15.31. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Coach from Warsaw to Krakow?
1 operators run the Coach from Warsaw to Krakow: FlixBus. Between them they file around 4 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 Coach from Warsaw to Krakow use?
The Coach from Warsaw to Krakow leaves from Warszawa Zachodnia and arrives at Krakow Dworzec Autobusowy. 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 Coach the best way from Warsaw to Krakow?
Traveling from Warsaw to Krakow by Train costs €32.79 and takes 2h 31m door to door, against 4h 14m by Coach. 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 Coach from Warsaw to Krakow?
Fares for the Coach from Warsaw to Krakow bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €11.18. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 123 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Coach from Warsaw to Krakow produce?
The Coach from Warsaw to Krakow produces about 6.8 kg of CO2 per passenger over 252 km, which works out at roughly 27 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Coach from Warsaw to Krakow?
Operators on the Coach from Warsaw to Krakow publish Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 4h 14m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Warsaw to Krakow on September 12, 2026: 252 km of route against 252 km in a straight line, 4 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €15.58, and 4h 14m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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Things to do in Krakow
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
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