Kraków airport to Kraków
by train.

One train from John Paul II Airport into Kraków, priced for your whole party, with the other ways in for comparison.

Kraków by train

How do I get from Kraków airport to Kraków city center by train?

One train reaches the Old Town around Rynek Główny: the SKA1 train, PLN 20 for one traveler, 17 min, to Kraków Główny in 17 minutes. It is not the cheapest way in: the Bus 300 at PLN 6 is.

1 train from John Paul II Airport

One way · 2 adults · All service hours · Totals for your whole group

Lowest listed total · shortest ride

SKA1 train

regional · Koleje Małopolskie

17 min rideEvery 30 min04:17–01:47

Kraków Lotnisko stationKraków Główny in 17 minutes

Non-stop

PLN 40total for 2 adultsPLN 20 each2 × PLN 20 adult fareBuy ticketOn Koleje Małopolskie

Hours, tickets & luggage

PLN 20 to any station named Kraków — Kraków Główny, Łobzów, Bronowice, Grzegórzki, Zabłocie, Płaszów; a return is PLN 40. Children under four travel free; PLN 12.60 for a child from four until school age; pupils and students pay PLN 10.20. The ordinary distance table would price this ride at PLN 7.50, and the PLN 10 joint 70-minute KMK+KMŁ ticket is void at this station. Wieliczka Salt Mine is PLN 24 on the same train, about 45 minutes. Buy from the machine on the train, the KMŁ desk on the airport platform 08:10 to 19:45, kolejemalopolskie.com.pl or the KOLEO and Jakdojade apps; the ticket is valid three hours.

Luggage. Free — "przewóz bagażu: bezpłatnie" on the airport's page. A dog is PLN 3.

Hours. Every day: 04:17, 05:17, 06:17, then at :17 and :47 to 22:17, then 23:17, 00:07, 00:57 and 01:47 — 39 departures, 17 minutes to Kraków Główny on every one. On 24 September the three post-midnight trains run via Kraków Mydlniki and take 37 minutes.

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Where each train leaves you

SKA1 train

From Kraków Lotnisko station to Kraków Główny in 17 minutes — Kraków Bronowice in 10 and Kraków Łobzów in 13 for the west of the city — then on across the river to Grzegórzki, Zabłocie and Płaszów, and to Wieliczka. 17 min

Before you travel

How much is the train from Kraków airport to Kraków city center?

SKA1 train: PLN 20 for one traveler, PLN 40 for two.

How long does the train take from Kraków airport to Kraków?

SKA1 train: 17 min, to Kraków Główny in 17 minutes.

What time does the train run from Kraków airport?

SKA1 train: 04:17–01:47.

Is the train cheaper than a taxi from Kraków airport?

For one traveler, yes: PLN 20 against from PLN 89 for the Kraków Airport Taxi. The taxi fare is per vehicle, so it gains on the train with every extra traveler.