Kraków to Košice bus: 3.7 a day, fastest 4h30

3.7 a dayfastest 4h30FlixBus🇵🇱 Poland → 🇸🇰 Slovakia

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KrakówZakopaneBukowina TatrzanskaŽdiarVysoké TatryPopradKošice· 178 km as the crow flies

06:15 → 12:00
FlixBus N1365
Krakow, MDA Bus Station → Košice (bus station) · via Zakopane, Bukowina Tatrzanska, Ždiar, Vysoké Tatry…
5h457 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 05:15 → 11:00)Book on FlixBus ↗
10:25 → 15:20
FlixBus 986
Krakow, MDA Bus Station → Košice (bus station) · via Bialka Tatrzanska, Ždiar, Vysoké Tatry, Poprad…
4h556 stops
Runs: Daily except WedBook on FlixBus ↗
15:50 → 20:20
FlixBus 1262
Krakow, MDA Bus Station → Košice (bus station) · via Czchow, Nowy Sącz, Krynica-Zdrój, Tylicz…
4h306 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
21:50 → 02:20⁺¹
FlixBus N986
Krakow, MDA Bus Station → Košice (bus station) · via Nowy Targ, Bialka Tatrzanska, Ždiar, Vysoké Tatry…
4h307 stops
Runs: Daily except TueBook 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

No direct train and no nonstop flight: the bus is the only no-change way

Bus · fastest direct5h10

To Krakow, MDA Bus Station13 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus 12624h30
From Košice (bus station)12 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 Kraków to Košice in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

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Flying instead?

Nothing flies Kraków to Košice nonstop in picktheflight's airline data.

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Kraków to Košice?

Yes. 3.7 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Kraków to Košice?

The fastest takes 4h30; the slowest 5h45, for 178 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 06:15 and the latest at 21:50, local time in Kraków. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Kraków to Košice?

Not an overnight one: every bus here travels by day or evening.

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