Kraków to Padua bus: 1 a day, fastest 16h05

1 a dayfastest 16h05☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇵🇱 Poland → 🇮🇹 Italy

Direct buses · no change

KrakówKatowiceOstravaOlomoucBrnoViennaPadua· 793 km as the crow flies

16:45 → 08:50⁺¹
FlixBus N456 / N456A ☾ Overnight
Krakow, MDA Bus Station → Padua · via Katowice, Ostrava, Olomouc, Brno…
16h0510 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 16:45 → 07:50+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 16:45, arrive 08:50

The plane is 11h46 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct16h46

To Krakow, MDA Bus Station13 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N456 / N456A16h05
From Padua13 min

Plane · nonstop KRK to TSF5h00

To Kraków John Paul II (KRK)35 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight KRK to TSF1h45
Landing to exit20 min
From TSF50 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 Padua in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Kraków goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

2 airlines fly Kraków to Padua nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

Ryanair from 2026-10-27 until 2026-10-24KRK→TSF · KRK→VCEBook direct ↗
Wizz AirKRK→VCEBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Kraków to Padua?

Yes. 1 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Kraków to Padua?

The fastest takes 16h05; the slowest 16h05, for 793 km as the crow flies.

Is there a night bus from Kraków to Padua?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 16:45 arriving 08:50 the next morning.

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