Kraków airport to the city centre: the SKA1 train, the airport taxi, night bus 902 and Katowice airport

💡 The Short Version: The SKA1 train runs from the airport to Kraków Główny in 17 minutes, every 30 minutes at :17 and :47 past the hour, from 04:17 to 23:17, for PLN 20 (£4). Bus 208 no longer runs. Night bus 902 links Dworzec Główny Wschód, the Old Town edge and the airport. The official airport taxi charges fixed prices by distance: about PLN 109 to 129 (£21 to £25) to the Old Town, at any hour. Katowice airport has no train to Kraków: the Matuszek bus is PLN 90 (£17.50) and about 2 hours. Or book ahead: GetYourGuide’s private transfer to or from Kraków airportad is rated 4.9 from 1,501 reviews and includes a driver with a name sign at arrivals; prices vary by group and date (GetYourGuide).

The options, compared

The train

SKA1 · every 30 minutes · 17 minutes · PLN 20

Kraków Lotnisko station stands behind the multi-storey car park and is joined to the terminal by a covered footbridge. Trains run to Kraków Główny, the main station beside the Old Town, every 30 minutes at :17 and :47 past the hour, in 17 minutes. The first leaves the airport at 04:17 and the last regular train at 23:17, with extra trains at 00:07 and, on weekends and public holidays, at 00:57. In the other direction trains leave Główny at :06 and :36, from 03:26 to 23:36 (Kraków Airport; timetable). The current timetable runs 30 August to 24 October 2026.

A Koleje Małopolskie train at Kraków Lotnisko station. Photo: Bahnfrend, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

• The fare. PLN 20 (£4) single to Kraków Główny, PLN 24 to Wieliczka. Luggage is free, and a dog is PLN 3. The 70-minute city ticket is not valid at Kraków Airport station.
• Where to buy. The ticket machine on the train (cash or card), the platform kiosk (08:10 to 19:45), kolejemalopolskie.com.pl, Koleo or Jakdojade.
• Onward. Kraków Główny sits beside the MDA bus station, for the coaches to Zakopane and Oświęcim. Kraków public transport has the tram tickets.

Buses

Bus 300 and 209 by day · night bus 902 · no bus 208

Guides that still list bus 208 are out of date: the line was withdrawn in November 2022. The airport’s page now lists three lines (Kraków Airport; ZTP).

• Bus 300 runs from Os. Podwawelskie through Rondo Grunwaldzkie, Monte Cassino, Zielińskiego, Księcia Józefa, Kryspinów, Budzyń and Balice to the airport. It does not go to the station or the Old Town; the link is a tram to Rondo Grunwaldzkie.
• Bus 209 is a rural line from Salwator to Mników through Balice, and is infrequent.
• Night bus 902 runs from Dworzec Główny Wschód through Lubicz, Basztowa, Dunajewskiego and Podwale, the edge of the Old Town, and Piłsudskiego to the airport.
• Tickets. Agglomeration fares: 15 minutes PLN 4, 30 minutes PLN 6, 60 minutes PLN 8, 90 minutes PLN 9, 24 hours in zone I PLN 20 and in zones I to III PLN 25. Buy at the machine in the terminal on level 0 (arrivals), at the bus stop machine (cash or card) or on board (card).

Taxis and ride-hailing

Fixed prices by distance · every card accepted

Kraków Airport Taxi is the official taxi. Its prices are fixed by distance from the airport, the same at any day or hour (Kraków Airport):

Above 27 km the price is agreed with the driver and never more than PLN 8 a kilometre; waiting is PLN 35 an hour. The Old Town falls in the PLN 109 and 129 bands. Bolt operates in Kraków (Bolt).

The Kraków Airport terminal and the road in front of it. Photo: Bahnfrend, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Private transfers

Rated 4.9 from 1,501 reviews and 399 reviews · 25 minutes

GetYourGuide’s private transfer to or from Kraków airportad (4.9 stars from 1,501 reviews, 25 minutes) includes a driver who meets you at arrivals with a personalised sign; give the flight number, the arrival time and your hotel address. The private transfer to or from the airportad (4.9 stars from 399 reviews, driver speaks English and Polish) and the Kraków airport private transfersad (4.8 stars from 580 reviews) are the same format. The price varies with group size and date; the checkout shows the total.

Katowice airport (Pyrzowice) to Kraków

Matuszek bus PLN 90 · about 2 hours · no train to Kraków

Katowice airport is about 117 km from Kraków, and no train runs from the airport to Kraków. The airport has its own station, Pyrzowice Lotnisko, about 500 m from the terminals, but a rail trip means changing at Katowice.

• Matuszek airport bus. From Kraków MDA (upper deck, stand G7, next to the railway station) to stand 3 or 4 in front of the Katowice terminal: PLN 90 (£17.50) one way, PLN 180 return, and PLN 10 more if you pay on board or at the terminal; children 0 to 12 pay half. It takes about 2 hours. Book online up to 2 hours before departure; a ticket stays valid for the next service after a late flight (matuszek.com.pl).
• FlixBus. From Pyrzowice, ul. Wolności 90, platform 7: a minimum of 1 hour 20 minutes, from £8.49, at least three trips a day (FlixBus).
• Private. GetYourGuide’s private transfer from Kraków to Katowice airportad is rated 4.8 from 18 reviews and takes about 1.5 hours.

After you arrive

• The station. Kraków Główny is a short walk from the Old Town, and Kraków public transport explains the tickets for trams and buses.
• Where to sleep. Where to stay in Kraków compares the areas, and hotels near the Main Market Square lists the Old Town hotels.
• The tourist tax. Kraków charges none in 2026. A law passed by the Sejm in September 2026, with the Senate’s vote pending, would let cities charge up to PLN 5 a night from 2027 (Dziennik Polski, 18 September 2026).

The historic Kraków Główny station building. Photo: Bahnfrend, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

For what to book before you fly, see what to book before you go to Kraków. To plan the days, see 3 days in Kraków and Kraków in one day. Most day trips from Kraków start at the station or the MDA bus station, and the same SKA1 line runs on to the Wieliczka Salt Mine.