There are 10 ways to get from Mainz to Zakopane by plane, train, bus, car, shuttle, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane FRA - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
8h 10mzł 635–1,278Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Mainz central train station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N1310
- Take the bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDAbus K1
18h 45mzł 309–506Train
- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 50
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhoftrain Re1
- Take the train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glownytrain Os
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain Eip / ...
16h 47mDrive 1,032.2 km
- Drive from Mainz to Zakopanecar 1,032.2 km
10h 50mzł 608–878Fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane FRA - BUD
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest to Zakopane
10h 40mzł 570–1,193Fly to Košice International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane FRA - KSC
- Take the train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatrytrain
- Take the bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolnebus
11h 12mzł 497–1,537Fly to Katowice International Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane FRA - KTW
- Take the train from Katowice to Krakow Glownytrain
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
9h 21mzł 461–1,036Fly to Wroclaw, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Wroclaw (WRO)plane FRA - WRO
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
11h 24mzł 460–1,153Night train, train, bus
- Take the night train from Frankfurt(Main)Sued to Praha Hlavni Nadrazinighttrain En
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Poprad-Tatrytrain Ic
- Take the bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolnebus A15
21h 8mzł 704–1,135Bus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Krakówbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Kraków Jubilat to Zakopane ZDAbus K1
29h 55m
Frankfurt (FRA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mainz to Zakopane is to bus which costs 300 zł - 550 zł and takes 18h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Mainz to Zakopane is to fly and train which takes 8h 10m and costs 600 zł - 1 300 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 45m.
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 16h 47m.
The distance between Mainz and Zakopane is 974 km. The road distance is 1032.2 km.
The best way to get from Mainz to Zakopane without a car is to train which takes 16h 47m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 10m 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 16h 47m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 300 zł - 550 zł and takes 18h 45m.
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 16h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Mainz central train station to Zakopane ZDA via MDA dworzec autobusowy in around 18h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 390–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 390–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 350–800
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 350–800
Flights from Frankfurt to Košice International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 400–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 420–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Wroclaw via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 430–1,200
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 390–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,300
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 380–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 420–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Katowice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 390–850
Flights from Frankfurt to Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Wroclaw via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 340–950
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 280–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 260–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Košice International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 400–1,600
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 420–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 360–650
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 260–800
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Košice International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 250–1,200
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 35–65
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 35–50
- 1st Class
- zł 50–65
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 35–70
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 35–55
- 1st Class
- zł 55–70
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 45–85
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 45–70
- 1st Class
- zł 65–85
Train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 29–60
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 29–45
- 1st Class
- zł 45–60
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- zł 40–50
- Website
- https://kolejemalopolskie.com.pl/en/home-page
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 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 3 hours
- 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 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 35–45
- Website
- https://kolejedolnoslaskie.pl/
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 20–40
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 30–55
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 2nd Class
- zł 30–45
- 1st Class
- zł 35–55
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 100–290
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 2nd Class
- zł 100–150
- 1st Class
- zł 210–290
- Phone
- +48 32 428 88 88
- bok@kolejeslaskie.com
- Website
- kolejeslaskie.com
Train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 21–29
- Website
- https://www.kolejeslaskie.com/en/
Night train from Frankfurt(Main)Sued to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 500–750
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- info@le.cz
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 160–280
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
- Economy
- zł 160–230
- Business
- zł 190–270
- Economy Plus
- zł 190–280
- Premium
- zł 210–280
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 150–310
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- zł 150–210
- 1st Class
- zł 230–310
- Business
- zł 250–280
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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 280–480
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +48 669 060 060
- biuro@majerbus.pl
- Website
- majerbus.pl
Bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 27–31
- Website
- https://www.majerbus.pl/en/
Bus from Kraków Jubilat to Zakopane ZDA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 25–35
- Website
- https://www.majerbus.pl/en/
- 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 Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 13–18
- Website
- https://kolejemalopolskie.com.pl/en/home-page
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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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 1032 km. It takes approximately 10h 50m to drive from Mainz to Zakopane.
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