Dortmund ▸ Kraków
Kraków ▸ Dortmund ⇄2.6 a dayfastest 15h20☾ 2 overnight busesFlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇵🇱 Poland
Direct buses · no change
DortmundMünsterBremenHamburgBerlinCottbusKraków· 890 km as the crow flies
- 11:00 → 02:20+1FlixBus N1338Dortmund central bus station → Krakow, MDA Bus Station · via Magdeburg, Berlin, Wrocław, Katowice15h207 stopsRuns: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
- 16:20 → 08:25+1FlixBus N1360B ☾ OvernightDortmund central bus station → Krakow, MDA Bus Station · via Kassel, Halle, Berlin, Wrocław…16h0510 stopsRuns: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 16:20 → 07:25+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
- 18:45 → 11:45+1FlixBus N1360A ☾ OvernightDortmund central bus station → Krakow, MDA Bus Station · via Münster, Bremen, Hamburg, Berlin…17h009 stopsRuns: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 18:45 → 10:45+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.
Quick answers
Is there a direct bus from Dortmund to Kraków?
Yes. 2.6 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).
How long is the bus from Dortmund to Kraków?
The fastest takes 15h20; the slowest 17h00, for 890 km as the crow flies.
When do the buses leave?
The earliest leaves at 11:00 and the latest at 18:45, local time in Dortmund. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.
Is there a night bus from Dortmund to Kraków?
Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 16:20 arriving 08:25 the next morning.