There are 9 ways to get from Mainz to Zakopane by plane, bus, train, night train, shuttle, or car
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Fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, bus
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)FRA - KRK
- Take the bus from Jubilat to Zakopane ZDA
6h 58mzł 415–993Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Mainz central train station to Krakow, MDA Bus StationN1310
- Take the bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDAK1
18h 24mzł 255–526Train
- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt50
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec BahnhofRe1
- Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw GlownyOs
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow GlownyIc / ...
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to ZakopaneIc / ...
17h 45mzł 842–975Night train, train
- Take the night train from Mainz Hbf to Praha Hlavni NadraziEn
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Czechowice-DziedziceIc
- Take the train from Czechowice-Dziedzice to ZakopaneIc
19h 42mzł 663–1,262Fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)FRA - BUD
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest to Zakopane
10h 40mzł 620–1,193Fly to Katowice International Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)FRA - KTW
- Take the train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
10h 15mzł 518–1,119Fly to Košice International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Košice International Airport (KSC)FRA - KSC
- Take the train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatry
- Take the bus from Vysoké Tatry Starý Smokovec aut.st. to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolne
11h 41mzł 613–1,555Train, bus
- Take the train from Mainz, Römisches Theater to Mannheim, HauptbahnhofS5 / ...
- Take the bus from Mannheim to Poprad
- Take the bus from Vysoké Tatry Starý Smokovec aut.st. to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja DolneA15
23h 59mzł 290–434Drive 998.5 km
- Drive from Mainz to Zakopane998.5 km
11h 42mzł 598–864
Mainz to Zakopane by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mainz to Zakopane is to bus which costs 250 zł - 550 zł and takes 18h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Mainz to Zakopane is to fly and bus which takes 6h 58m and costs 410 zł - 1 000 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Mainz station to Zakopane. However, there are services departing from Mainz central train station and arriving at Zakopane ZDA via MDA dworzec autobusowy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 24m.
No, there is no direct train from Mainz to Zakopane. However, there are services departing from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Zakopane via Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt, Zgorzelec, Wroclaw Glowny and Krakow Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 45m.
The distance between Mainz and Zakopane is 949 km. The road distance is 998.5 km.
The best way to get from Mainz to Zakopane without a car is to train which takes 17h 45m and costs 800 zł - 1 000 zł.
It takes approximately 6h 58m to get from Mainz to Zakopane, including transfers.
Mainz to Zakopane bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Mainz central train station.
Mainz to Zakopane train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Mainz to Zakopane is to train which takes 17h 45m and costs 800 zł - 1 000 zł. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 250 zł - 550 zł and takes 18h 24m.
What companies run services between Mainz, Germany and Zakopane, Poland?
You can take a train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Zakopane via Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt, Zgorzelec Bahnhof, Zgorzelec, Wroclaw Glowny, and Krakow Glowny in around 17h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Mainz central train station to Zakopane ZDA via MDA dworzec autobusowy in around 18h 24m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 500–950
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 500–950
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 320–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 320–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 450–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Košice International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 420–1,800
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 500–950
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 350–950
Flights from Frankfurt to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 450–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Katowice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 490–850
Flights from Frankfurt to Košice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 480–1,900
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 280–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 260–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Košice International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 420–1,800
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 450–1,500
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 270–750
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 340–390
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 89 548889725
- info@trilex.de
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 159–163
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 133
- Website
- https://kolejedolnoslaskie.pl/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 133
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 176
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 115
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Czechowice-Dziedzice to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 45–80
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 45–65
- 1st Class
- zł 60–80
Train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 88
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- bilety@polregio.pl
- Website
- polregio.pl
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 25–35
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
Train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 17–25
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 40–50
- Website
- https://kolejemalopolskie.com.pl/en/home-page
Night train from Mainz Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- zł 550–800
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Czechowice-Dziedzice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 50–130
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 16–23
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Czechowice-Dziedzice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 310–400
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +48 32 428 88 88
- bok@kolejeslaskie.com
- Website
- kolejeslaskie.com
Train from Czechowice-Dziedzice to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 50–75
- Website
- https://www.kolejeslaskie.com/en/
Train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 21–29
- Website
- https://www.kolejeslaskie.com/en/
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 20–40
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- booking@uz.gov.ua
- Website
- uz.gov.ua
Train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 120–170
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://gd.tickets.ua/en?refid=6578
- 2nd class
- zł 120–170
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mainz, Römisches Theater to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 55–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Mainz, Römisches Theater to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 60–85
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +48 669 060 060
- biuro@majerbus.pl
- Website
- majerbus.pl
Bus from Jubilat to Zakopane ZDA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 22–35
- Website
- https://www.majerbus.pl/en/
Bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 22–35
- Website
- https://www.majerbus.pl/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Mainz central train station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 230–500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- info@eurobusways.com
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 220–310
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
Bus from Vysoké Tatry Starý Smokovec aut.st. to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 11–16
- Website
- https://kolejemalopolskie.com.pl/en/home-page
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Mannheim to Poprad
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 220–330
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
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More Questions & Answers
Mainz to Zakopane bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Mainz to Zakopane train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mainz to Zakopane is 998 km. It takes approximately 11h 42m to drive from Mainz to Zakopane.
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