- Choosing wings
- How to get to Krakow by train
- By bus from Moscow to Krakow
- The car is not a luxury
The capital of Poland in the old days and one of the most beautiful cities in the Old World, Krakow attracts tourists with its unique atmosphere of medieval streets, ancient castles and many architectural monuments protected by UNESCO lists as a cultural heritage of mankind. If you are studying the question of how to get to Krakow, pay attention not only to flights, but also to ground transport. In Europe, both buses and trains are particularly comfortable for passengers.
Choosing wings
There are no direct flights from Moscow or other Russian cities to Krakow, but it is quite possible to get to the old Polish capital with transfers.
If you immediately fill in the Moscow - Krakow route in the search for air tickets on specialized resources on the Internet, the system usually gives out not too cheap options. For example, a combined flight on the wings of Aeroflot and LOT Polish Airlines with a docking in Warsaw or a flight on the wings of S7 and Lufthansa via Munich will cost you 250 euros. Therefore, look for tickets separately for each of the segments. In this case, you will see, for example, tickets for 110 euros for a flight Moscow - Warsaw via Riga on the wings of Air Baltic, or for 135 euros - for the same segment of the route on a LOT Polish Airlines plane and for 30 euros - for the second segment Warsaw - Krakow all the same Polish airlines. Agree, almost double the cost savings justify the additional docking in the capital of Latvia?
Krakow Airport is named after John Paul II and is located 11 km from the city. After landing, do not rush to take a taxi. The bus route 292 will help you to get to the city, the stop of which is located to the right of the exit from Terminal 1. Tickets are purchased from the machine at the stop. You need coins to buy. A little further there is a railway station, from where the Balice Express trains leave for Krakow. Tickets are sold by the conductor. The fare is 1 and 3 euros, respectively.
If you land after 11 pm, take the 902 overnight bus service.
For details of the transfer, ticket prices and other useful information about the operation of the airport in Krakow, see the website - www.krakowairport.pl.
How to get to Krakow by train
If the sky is not your element and you are ready to overcome any distances under the measured sound of wheels, the railways will help you get from Moscow to Krakow:
- On the first stage of the journey, buy a ticket for the Moscow - Warsaw train, departing from the Belorussky railway station in the Russian capital. The train is called "Polonaise" and the fare for a 2nd class compartment starts from 125 euros. Passengers spend about 19 hours on the way and arrive in Warsaw in the early morning. You can book a ticket and find out detailed information about the composition and services offered to passengers on the website of the Russian Railways - www.rzd.ru.
- At the central station of the Polish capital, you should change to a direct train to Krakow. The issue price is about 30 euros. Schedule details and ticket reservations are available on the website - www. bilet.intercity.pl.
Krakow Central Railway Station is located in the old part of the city and offers easy access to most hotels and attractions.
By bus from Moscow to Krakow
This type of transport is rightfully considered the most popular among budget travelers, because tickets from European carriers can be bought very inexpensively. If you are not embarrassed that you will have to spend at least 30 hours on the way from the Russian capital to the ancient Polish city, pay attention to the services of several companies:
- Buses through Minsk leave from the Air Terminal in Moscow. Passengers make transfers in the Belarusian and Lithuanian capitals and arrive in Krakow 31 hours after the start of the journey. The issue price is about 70 euros. You can check the schedule and purchase tickets for all segments of the route on the websites www.minsktrans.by and www.ticket.luxexpress.eu.
- Passengers of the Intercars Europe bus travel even longer. The route starts from the Teply Stan metro station in Moscow. Buses go to Krakow via Warsaw. Timetables and fares can be found at www.intercars-tickets.com and www.globtourist.com.
The long journey on the buses will help to brighten up the modern multimedia system, with the help of which passengers can watch movies, listen to music or play computer games. A spacious cargo compartment will allow you to conveniently place your luggage, and a coffee machine will make hot drinks on the road. All buses are equipped with air conditioning systems, dry closets and individual power outlets for telephones and electronic equipment.
The car is not a luxury
The Russian capital and Krakow are separated by more than one and a half thousand kilometers and it will take you at least 18 hours to travel by car.
The cheapest gasoline after crossing the Russian border can be found at gas stations in Belarus - 0.60 euros per liter. In Poland, the price of fuel is around 1.10 euros. It is most profitable to refuel a car at a gas station near large shopping centers, where the cost of a liter of gasoline is usually 10% cheaper than at a gas station on the highway.
Some sections of Poland's motorways are subject to a toll, which depends on the road and the type of vehicle. A lot of useful information on this topic is collected on the site www.autotraveller.ru.
Do not forget about observance of traffic rules in European countries. For their violation, very high fines are provided.
All prices in the material are approximate and given as of February 2017. It is better to check the exact fare on the official websites of the carriers.
