Kraków to Cologne bus: 1.7 a day, fastest 17h55

1.7 a dayfastest 17h55☾ 2 overnight busesFlixBus🇵🇱 Poland → 🇩🇪 Germany

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KrakówKatowiceWrocławCottbusBerlinHamburgCologne· 922 km as the crow flies

02:15 → 20:10
FlixBus N1338 ☾ Overnight
Krakow, MDA Bus Station → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Katowice, Wrocław, Berlin, Magdeburg…
17h5510 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:15 → 19:10)Book on FlixBus ↗
17:25 → 13:20⁺¹
FlixBus N1360A ☾ Overnight
Krakow, MDA Bus Station → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Katowice, Wrocław, Cottbus, Berlin…
19h5513 stops
Runs: Wed to Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 17:25 → 12:20+1)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

☾ Overnight: leave 02:15, arrive 20:10

The plane is 13h42 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct19h02

To Krakow, MDA Bus Station13 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N133817h55
From Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2)39 min

Plane · nonstop KRK to DUS5h20

To Kraków John Paul II (KRK)35 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight KRK to DUS2h00
Landing to exit20 min
From DUS55 min

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance.

Train instead?

No direct train from Kraków to Cologne in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Kraków goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

1 airline fly Kraków to Cologne nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

EurowingsKRK→DUSBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Kraków to Cologne?

Yes. 1.7 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Kraków to Cologne?

The fastest takes 17h55; the slowest 19h55, for 922 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 02:15 and the latest at 17:25, local time in Kraków. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Kraków to Cologne?

Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 02:15 arriving 20:10.

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