Düsseldorf to Kraków bus: 1.9 a day, fastest 17h31

1.9 a dayfastest 17h31☾ 2 overnight busesFlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇵🇱 Poland

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DüsseldorfLeverkusenBergisch GladbachSiegenGießenChemnitzKraków· 935 km as the crow flies

14:00 → 08:25⁺¹
FlixBus N1360B ☾ Overnight
Düsseldorf central bus station → Krakow, MDA Bus Station · via Essen, Dortmund, Kassel, Halle…
18h2512 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 14:00 → 07:25+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
23:59 → 17:30⁺¹
FlixBus N20 ☾ Overnight
Düsseldorf central bus station → Krakow, MDA Bus Station · via Leverkusen, Bergisch Gladbach, Siegen, Gießen…
17h3110 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:59 → 16:30+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.

Bus, train or plane

☾ Overnight: leave 23:59, arrive 17:30

The plane is 13h21 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct18h11

To Düsseldorf central bus station12 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N2017h31
From Krakow, MDA Bus Station13 min

Plane · nonstop DUS to KRK4h50

To Düsseldorf (DUS)25 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight DUS to KRK2h00
Landing to exit20 min
From KRK35 min

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance.

Train instead?

No direct train from Düsseldorf to Kraków in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Düsseldorf goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

1 airline fly Düsseldorf to Kraków nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Düsseldorf to Kraków?

Yes. 1.9 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Düsseldorf to Kraków?

The fastest takes 17h31; the slowest 18h25, for 935 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 14:00 and the latest at 23:59, local time in Düsseldorf. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Düsseldorf to Kraków?

Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 14:00 arriving 08:25 the next morning.

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