Milan to Kraków bus: 1 a day, fastest 18h55

1 a dayfastest 18h55☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇮🇹 Italy → 🇵🇱 Poland

Direct buses · no change

MilanPeschiera del GardaPaduaMestreVillachKlagenfurtKraków· 951 km as the crow flies

18:35 → 13:30⁺¹
FlixBus N456 / N456A ☾ Overnight
Milan (Lampugnano bus station) → Krakow, MDA Bus Station · via Peschiera del Garda, Padua, Mestre, Villach…
18h5512 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 18:35 → 12:30+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 18:35, arrive 13:30

The plane is 14h20 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct19h45

To Milan (Lampugnano bus station)22 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N456 / N456A18h55
From Krakow, MDA Bus Station13 min

Plane · nonstop MXP to KRK5h25

To Milan Malpensa (MXP)55 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight MXP to KRK2h05
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 Milan to Kraków in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

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Flying instead?

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

RyanairMXP→KRK · BGY→KRKBook direct ↗
Wizz AirMXP→KRKBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Milan to Kraków?

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

How long is the bus from Milan to Kraków?

The fastest takes 18h55; the slowest 18h55, for 951 km as the crow flies.

Is there a night bus from Milan to Kraków?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 18:35 arriving 13:30 the next morning.

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