Pendolino Gdańsk Wrzeszcz - Kraków Main

Travellers travelling from Gdańsk to Kraków for a longer trip, holiday or family gathering at the other end of Poland can choose from Pendolino, TLK and Intercity services. Each of these train types operates on this route, so the choice depends on whether journey time or ticket cost is more important.

A traveller planning a longer journey from Gdańsk will usually plan to buy a ticket several days before departure, rather than at the last minute. Among passengers departing from Gdańsk Wrzeszcz station, 31 per cent buy their ticket 1–3 days before departure, while 16 per cent do so on the day of travel. You can buy a return ticket for this route in PolishTrains in a single order by setting the return date together with the departure date. The journey to Kraków takes over five hours, and some services reach their destination without changing trains—others require a change.

PolishTrains shows the price for this route, without any additional commission, already when you choose a service. Travelling during the August holiday period can be more expensive than travelling at a quieter time. A standard-fare ticket usually costs from about PLN 110 to about PLN 230, with the main difference being the train category: Pendolino costs more, while Intercity is cheaper—the search engine on PolishTrains provides the exact price for the selected day.