Car hire and driving in Kraków
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Poland traffic drives on the right. Picking up at KRK means 11 km (7 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648827 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648832.
Drives from Kraków
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kraków to Dąbrowa Górnicza | Poland | 60 km (37 mi) | about 55 min |
| Kraków to Sosnowiec | Poland | 64 km (40 mi) | about 59 min |
| Kraków to Katowice | Poland | 69 km (43 mi) | about 1 h 3 min |
| Kraków to Bielsko-Biala | Poland | 69 km (43 mi) | about 1 h 3 min |
| Kraków to Tychy | Poland | 70 km (43 mi) | about 1 h 4 min |
| Kraków to Chorzów | Poland | 74 km (46 mi) | about 1 h 7 min |
| Kraków to Tarnów | Poland | 75 km (47 mi) | about 1 h 9 min |
| Kraków to Bytom | Poland | 78 km (49 mi) | about 1 h 12 min |
| Kraków to Ruda Śląska | Poland | 80 km (50 mi) | about 1 h 13 min |
| Kraków to Zabrze | Poland | 87 km (54 mi) | about 1 h 20 min |
| Kraków to Gliwice | Poland | 93 km (58 mi) | about 1 h 26 min |
| Kraków to Rybnik | Poland | 100 km (62 mi) | about 1 h 31 min |
| Kraków to Istanbul | Turkey | 1,225 km (761 mi) | about 18 h 41 min |
| Kraków to Moscow | Russia | 1,339 km (832 mi) | about 20 h 25 min |
| Kraków to London | United Kingdom | 1,415 km (879 mi) | about 21 h 35 min |
| Kraków to Saint Petersburg | Russia | 1,279 km (795 mi) | about 19 h 30 min |
| Kraków to Ankara | Turkey | 1,513 km (940 mi) | about 23 h 5 min |
| Kraków to Berlin | Germany | 530 km (329 mi) | about 8 h 5 min |
| Kraków to Bursa | Turkey | 1,308 km (813 mi) | about 19 h 57 min |
| Kraków to Kyiv | Ukraine | 753 km (468 mi) | about 11 h 29 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Kraków?
The right, as everywhere in Poland.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.