There are 12 ways to get from Manchester to Zakopane by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, shuttle, or car ferry
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Fly Manchester Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane MAN - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
8h 41mzł 303–875Train to Liverpool, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
cheapest- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane LPL - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
9h 11mzł 221–1,105Train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurttrain 79
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kraków Głównytrain Drf
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain Eip / ...
30h 30mBus, train
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 541 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Wilsonova Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glownytrain 411 / ...
- Take the bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDAbus K1
34h 42mzł 643–1,519Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Zakopanecar
20h 9mzł 1,946–2,693Fly Manchester Airport to Katowice International Airport, shuttle, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane MAN - KTW
- Take a shuttle bus from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
9h 17mzł 410–997Fly Manchester Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane MAN - BUD
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest to Zakopane
11h 37mzł 509–1,085Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane BHX - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
10h 11mzł 397–1,246Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane LBA - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
10h 39mzł 366–1,068Train, train to East Midlands Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to East Midlands Parkwaytrain
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane EMA - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
11h 5mzł 399–1,204Bus
- Take the bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Zakopane, Bus stationbus
36h 10mzł 799–1,236Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Zakopanecar
21h 16mzł 1,474–2,478
Manchester Airport (MAN) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Zakopane is to fly and train which costs 300 zł - 900 zł and takes 8h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Zakopane is to fly and train which takes 8h 41m and costs 300 zł - 900 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Zakopane station. However, there are services departing from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange and arriving at Zakopane, Bus station via London Victoria and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Manchester to Zakopane. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Zakopane via London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles Midi, Frankfurt and Krakow Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 30m.
The distance between Manchester and Zakopane is 1721 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Zakopane without a car is to train which takes 30h 30m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 41m to get from Manchester to Zakopane, including transfers.
Manchester to Zakopane bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange station.
Manchester to Zakopane train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
The best way to get from Manchester to Zakopane is to train which takes 30h 30m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 800 zł - 1 300 zł and takes 36h 10m.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Zakopane, Poland?
You can take a train from Manchester Piccadilly to Zakopane via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Brussels-Midi, Bruxelles Midi, Frankfurt, Kraków Główny, and Krakow Glowny in around 30h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to Zakopane, Bus station via London Victoria and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 36h 10m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 240–650
Flights from Liverpool to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 130–850
Flights from Manchester Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 300–650
Flights from Manchester Airport to Katowice International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 300–650
Flights from Manchester Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 200–650
Flights from Birmingham Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 200–750
Flights from Birmingham Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 200–750
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 270–750
Flights from East Midlands Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 180–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 290–1,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 270–1,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 390–1,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 400–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 280–1,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 270–1,400
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 330–1,700
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 390–900
Flights from Liverpool to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 330–1,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 370–700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 150–800
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 250–1,000
Flights from East Midlands Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 230–1,000
Flights from Liverpool to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 380–750
Flights from Birmingham Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 230–1,000
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 270–1,100
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 65–130
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 65–130
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 65–130
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 65–130
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 65–130
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 65–130
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 65–130
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 29–35
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 29–35
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 29–35
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 29–35
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 29–35
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 29–35
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 29–35
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 320–550
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 160–250
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 600–1,000
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 290–650
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 310–470
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 100–150
- Website
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 100–180
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 490–600
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 614
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- zł 614
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 40–75
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 65–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 65–100
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 100–150
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Sheffield to East Midlands Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 110–160
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 200–310
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Victoria to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 65–130
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 70–140
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 160–280
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Wilsonova Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 350–600
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +48 669 060 060
- biuro@majerbus.pl
- Website
- majerbus.pl
Bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 30–45
- Schedules at
- majerbus.pl
- Phone
- +48 32 236 11 11
- matuszek@matuszek.com.pl
- Website
- Matuszek
Shuttle from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 25–80
- Website
- Matuszek
- 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 230–320
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 110–180
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 410–650
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Zakopane, Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 270–410
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 130–380
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Manchester to Zakopane bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Zakopane is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 1:57 AM in Manchester and 2:57 AM in Zakopane.
Manchester to Zakopane train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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