Fastest€26.74
- Deutsche Bahn DB740210:351h 47m12:22Krakow GlownyWarszawa Centralna
Door to door 2h 31mCO2 8.3 kgChanges 0Refundable
Krakow to Warsaw train
Trains from Krakow to Warsaw start at €27.84 and take 2h 31m at their fastest.
Check dates and fares
Fares and seats move by the day. Price Krakow to Warsaw on the date you actually want, rather than on the date this page was built.
The Trains from Krakow to Warsaw starts at €27.84 and takes 2h 31m door to door, run by 6 operators over 252 km, with around 24 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 21 days before departure.
- 2h 31mDoor to door
- 1h 47mMoving
- €27.84 to €54.79From
- 06:02 to 18:51First and last departure
- 24Per day
- 8.3 kgCO2
First and last are taken from the services we sell on October 5, 2026. The return direction keeps its own timetable and is not these times reversed.
€27.84 to €54.79 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 €50.94Tue15
- about €53.14Wed16
- about €54.79Thu17
- about €49.29Fri18
- about €52.59Sat19
- about €47.64Sun20
- about €35.54Mon21
- about €32.79Tue22
- about €34.99Wed23
- about €43.24Thu24
- about €41.59Fri25
- about €42.14Sat26
- about €38.29Sun27
- about €27.84Mon28
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 October 5, 2026
Rail operators
| Operator | From | Fastest |
|---|---|---|
 ČD | €27.84 | 2h 31m |
| Deutsche Bahn | €26.74 | 2h 30m |
 PKP | €28.39 | 2h 30m |
| Polish Trains | €27.84 | 2h 30m |
 Polregio | €28.39 | 2h 30m |
 RegioJet | €26.19 | 2h 30m |
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A room in Warsaw for the night the train gets in
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When to book Krakow to Warsaw
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €14.4890 days
- €13.3860 days
- €13.9345 days
- €13.3830 days
- €12.8321 days
- €13.9314 days
- €17.237 days
- €24.383 days
- €22.731 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 21 days ahead, at €12.83.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 90 percent. The most expensive point is €24.38, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 21 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.
- €17.78Sun
- €13.93Mon
- €15.58Tue
- €17.78Wed
- €20.53Thu
- €18.33Fri
- €19.43Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
Kraków
Rail
- Krakow Glowny
- Kraków Lotnisko
- Kraków Mydlniki
Warsaw
Rail
- Warszawa Centralna
- Warszawa-Centralna
- Vienna Station in Warsaw
What the journey actually looks like
- 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 Krakow at 06:02 and the last at 18:51, 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 31m | 1h 47m | 44m | €27.84 | 8.3 kg | 24 |
| Flight | 3h 55m | 45m | 3h 10m | €31.41 | 64.0 kg | 3 |
| Coach | 4h 7m | 3h 23m | 44m | €13.93 | 6.8 kg | 4 |
Questions about Krakow to Warsaw
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 Train from Krakow to Warsaw take?
The Train from Krakow to Warsaw takes 2h 31m door to door, of which 1h 47m 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 Train from Krakow to Warsaw cost?
The Train from Krakow to Warsaw starts at €27.84 for one passenger, as of September 14, 2026. A typical fare is €32.24. 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 Krakow to Warsaw?
6 operators run the Train from Krakow to Warsaw: 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 Krakow to Warsaw use?
The Train from Krakow to Warsaw leaves from Krakow Glowny and arrives at Warszawa Centralna. 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 Krakow to Warsaw?
Traveling from Krakow to Warsaw by Coach costs €13.93 and takes 4h 7m door to door, against 2h 31m 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 Krakow to Warsaw?
Fares for the Train from Krakow to Warsaw bottom out around 21 days ahead, at €12.83. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 90 percent, measured on September 14, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Krakow to Warsaw produce?
The Train from Krakow to Warsaw produces about 8.3 kg of CO2 per passenger over 252 km, which works out at roughly 33 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 Train from Krakow to Warsaw?
Operators on the Train from Krakow to Warsaw publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 6 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 2h 31m 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.
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
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 Krakow to Warsaw on September 14, 2026: 252 km of route against 252 km in a straight line, 24 services a day, 6 operators a cheapest fare of €27.84, and 2h 31m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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