How to get from Lviv to Krakow

Checked 2026-09-05

This is a board, not an offer: it says what runs on this route at all. Nothing here is booked, and no price was checked for a particular day — the ranges are what a ticket usually costs.

No flights exist on this route (Ukrainian airspace closed since 2022), so the direct FlixBus coach is the simplest no-transfer option; the train is comparable in time but requires a change at the border.

By train

Train with transfer at the border · Ukrzaliznytsia, PKP Intercity

8 hdaily€19 — €60

No through train — change at Przemyśl due to the rail gauge break; roughly 3 connections a day; most of the time variance comes from border wait, not the ride itself.

By bus

Direct coach · FlixBus

7 hdaily€25 — €45

One-seat ride, several departures daily each way (first ~04:00, last ~21:30-22:00); scheduled time is 5-7h depending on direction, border queue can add more.

By car

Self-drive or private transfer

7 h 30 mindaily

About 350km via Krakivets or Medyka-Shehyni; driving itself is 4-6h, border crossing can add anywhere from under an hour to several hours.

Could not find out: Exact live border-crossing wait times are unpredictable and change day to day, so total durations are approximate; private transfer/taxi pricing wasn't verified.

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