Kraków to Lyon bus: 1.7 a day, fastest 23h50

1.7 a dayfastest 23h50☾ 2 overnight busesFlixBus🇵🇱 Poland → 🇫🇷 France

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KrakówKatowiceZabrzeGliwiceNysaKłodzkoLyon· 1,220 km as the crow flies

06:40 → 08:15⁺¹
FlixBus N1315 ☾ Overnight
Krakow, MDA Bus Station → Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) · via Katowice, Zabrze, Gliwice, Nysa…
25h3525 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 06:40 → 07:15+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
23:25 → 23:15⁺¹
FlixBus N1316 ☾ Overnight
Krakow, MDA Bus Station → Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) · via Katowice, Prague, Beroun, Nuremberg…
23h5014 stops
Runs: Wed to SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:25 → 22:15+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 23:25, arrive 23:15

The plane is 18h55 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct24h35

To Krakow, MDA Bus Station13 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N131623h50
From Lyon (Gerland Bus Station)17 min

Plane · nonstop KRK to LYS5h40

To Kraków John Paul II (KRK)35 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight KRK to LYS2h25
Landing to exit20 min
From LYS50 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 Lyon in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

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Flying instead?

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

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Kraków to Lyon?

Yes. 1.7 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Kraków to Lyon?

The fastest takes 23h50; the slowest 25h35, for 1,220 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 06:40 and the latest at 23:25, local time in Kraków. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Kraków to Lyon?

Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 06:40 arriving 08:15 the next morning.

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