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Bus APorMatuszek coach 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 Matuszek coach to Kraków does not. Runs to Kraków, 117 km away, calling at Katowice Sądowa on the way; the Katowice leg is the option above.

The Bus AP is quicker: 48 min against 2 h.

Bus AP: Runs all night. Matuszek coach to Kraków: 07:15–23:30.

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 APMatuszek coach to KrakówDifference
1PLN 7PLN 90PLN 83
2PLN 13.80PLN 180PLN 166.20
3PLN 13.80PLN 270PLN 256.20
4PLN 13.80PLN 360PLN 346.20
5PLN 13.80PLN 450PLN 436.20
6PLN 20.80PLN 540PLN 519.20
7PLN 27.60PLN 630PLN 602.40
8PLN 27.60PLN 720PLN 692.40

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

Check the fare with Transport GZM
Matuszek · Matuszek (Airport Bus Service)Matuszek coach to Kraków
From
Stand 3 or 4 in front of Terminal C, about 10 m from the exit, marked Airport Bus Service / Matuszek
To
Kraków, the MDA coach station beside Kraków Główny station, upper level, stand G7, calling at Katowice Sądowa on the way
Luggage
One bag of up to 32 kg and 55 × 80 × 30 cm in the hold free, plus a 10 kg hand bag; each further piece PLN 25, and only if there is room.
Runs
07:15–23:30
Journey
120 min

Every seat is reserved: book online up to two hours before, or by phone. Without bookings the coach skips a stand.

The printed departure is a guide: the coach may wait up to two hours for booked passengers off a late flight, or leave early once everyone booked is aboard. A late flight keeps your ticket valid for the next coach with a seat.

About two hours to Kraków. FlixBus runs the same road from PLN 38.99, a floor, at least three times a day.

Going back, the coaches leave the MDA between 02:00 and 23:30, each timed to a group of flights — book the one for yours.

Matuszek coach to Kraków: price for every party size

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