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Bus APorFlixBus to Kraków?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Bus AP reaches Katowice station and the Rynek, a few streets apart in the middle of the city; the FlixBus to Kraków does not. Runs to Kraków, 117 km away, not into Katowice.

The Bus AP is quicker: 48 min against 1 h 20.

Bus AP: Runs all night. FlixBus to Kraków: hours not recorded.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in PLN. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersBus APFlixBus to KrakówDifference
1PLN 7from PLN 38.99up to PLN 31.99
2PLN 13.80from PLN 77.98up to PLN 64.18
3PLN 13.80from PLN 116.97up to PLN 103.17
4PLN 13.80from PLN 155.96up to PLN 142.16
5PLN 13.80from PLN 194.95up to PLN 181.15
6PLN 20.80from PLN 233.94up to PLN 213.14
7PLN 27.60from PLN 272.93up to PLN 245.33
8PLN 27.60from PLN 311.92up to PLN 284.32

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
AP · Transport GZM (ZTM), operated by PKM KatowiceBus AP
From
Stand 1 of the Pyrzowice Port Lotniczy stop, on car park P1 in front of Terminal A
To
Katowice Dworzec, the stop at the railway station, in 48 minutes — Strefa Kultury by the Spodek in 39, Sokolska in 44, and the Sądowa coach station in 51
Luggage
Free — the tariff charges nothing for luggage or animals. A city bus with no hold.
Runs
All night
Journey
39–51 min

Around the clock, every day: every 30 minutes at :14 and :44 from 05:14 to 00:44, then 01:19, 02:19, 03:19 and 04:19. The longest wait at night is an hour.

Buy the 120-minute ticket, not the 40-minute one: the ride is timed at 48 minutes to the station and 51 to Sądowa, and the ticket's validity is judged by the timetable.

The cheapest fare needs two taps: a bank card on the validator as you board and the same card as you leave, PLN 5.70. Without the second tap the system keeps PLN 6.60.

The driver sells nothing. Machines on the forecourt and in the terminals sell paper tickets; validate on boarding.

From Sądowa it runs back to the airport all night too: at :00 and :30 from 04:00 to 23:30, then hourly at :30.

Bus AP: price for every party size

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FlixBus · FlixBusFlixBus to Kraków
From
Stand 7 on car park P1, in front of Terminal A, beside the AP bus stop
To
Kraków, the MDA coach station at ul. Bosacka 18, beside Kraków Główny station
Luggage
One hold bag and one hand bag free; extra or special luggage is booked as an add-on.
Journey
80 min

At least three departures a day, 1 hour 20 at best. No hours appear here: FlixBus prints generated summary text for this route rather than a timetable — check its list for the day you travel.

The floor is well under Matuszek's PLN 90, but Matuszek's coach waits for a late flight and this one does not.

FlixBus to Kraków: price for every party size

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This compares two of 8 options. See all of them ranked for your party size

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