How do I get from Kraków airport to Kraków Główny?

Q: How do I get from Kraków airport to Kraków Główny?

SKA1 train: PLN 20 for one traveler, 17 min. It leaves you at 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. This is the one place the train earns its PLN 20: 17 minutes from the platform behind the car park to the platforms under the station, every 30 minutes, 04:17 to 01:47. Bus 300 does not come here; it ends across the Old Town at Os. Podwawelskie. Between 01:47 and 04:17 the 902 night bus runs to Dworzec Główny Wschód, on the station's east side, in 35 minutes for PLN 6.

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Airport to destination · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours

2 ways to Kraków Główny

For Kraków generally we recommend the Bus 300; for Kraków Główny the answer changes.

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SKA1 train

SKA1 · Koleje Małopolskie

17 min rideEvery 30 min04:17–01:47

Kraków Lotnisko stationKraków Główny in 17 minutes

Non-stop

PLN 20total for 1 adultPLN 20 eachBuy ticketOn Koleje Małopolskie

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Kraków Lotnisko station, behind the multi-storey car park P1 and joined to the terminal by a covered footbridge

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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Night only

Night bus 902

902 · Komunikacja Miejska w Krakowie (ZTP), operated by MPK

32 min rideEvery 60 min23:21–04:51

Stop "Kraków Airport" by the passenger terminalDworzec Główny Wschód

Non-stopLuggage space

PLN 6total for 1 adultPLN 6 eachBuy ticketOn Komunikacja Miejska w Krakowie, operated by MPK

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Stop "Kraków Airport" by the passenger terminal, the same stop as the 300

The same PLN 6 single-ride ticket; the fare rules make it valid on day and night lines alike, with no night supplement.

Luggage. Free; a city bus with no hold.

Hours. Every night: 23:21, 00:16, 01:16, 02:16, 03:16, 03:51 and 04:51 — seven departures, identical on every date in ZTP's timetable dated 7 September 2026.

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This is the one place the train earns its PLN 20: 17 minutes from the platform behind the car park to the platforms under the station, every 30 minutes, 04:17 to 01:47. Bus 300 does not come here; it ends across the Old Town at Os. Podwawelskie. Between 01:47 and 04:17 the 902 night bus runs to Dworzec Główny Wschód, on the station's east side, in 35 minutes for PLN 6.

Ride times exclude walking and waiting. Every way from John Paul II Airport into Kraków

Your destination

Straight there.

The main station, on the north-east corner of the Old Town: onward trains, the coach station behind it, and the hotels around Galeria Krakowska.

Kraków John Paul II Airport

Follow the signs

Kraków Lotnisko station

SKA1 train · 17 min

Kraków Główny

SKA1 train serves Kraków Główny. Bus 300 does not.

Arriving late?

Not everything runs around the clock, but between them they cover it: the SKA1 train runs 04:17–01:47, and the Night bus 902 runs 23:21–04:51. and the board keeps only what is running.

From arrivals to Kraków Główny

Find the stop

Kraków Lotnisko station. Follow the signs from arrivals.

Choose SKA1 train

Check the destination and departure board before boarding.

Arrive at Kraków Główny

17 min. Continue to your accommodation or follow signs for onward transport.

Rather go door to door?

A private car into Kraków: €35 for four

Four pay PLN 24 on the cheapest way to Kraków Główny on this page. The car meets you in arrivals and drives to your door. €35 is what Welcome Pickups charges to the centre of Kraków; it quotes the fare for your own address when you book ahead.

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Continuing by public transport?

Follow the station signs for your onward connection.

Walking to your stay?

Check the address and choose the nearest exit.

Before you travel

Does the Bus 300 stop at Kraków Główny?

No. It runs to Muzeum Narodowe at the western edge of the Old Town in 19 minutes.

What if my flight arrives late?

Not everything runs around the clock, but between them they cover it: the SKA1 train runs 04:17–01:47, and the Night bus 902 runs 23:21–04:51.

How far is Kraków Główny from the centre?