The PKP connection between Gliwice and Kraków Główny is operated by EC. The first direct train departs at 05:03 from Gliwice station on Bohaterow Getta Warszawskiego, 44-100 Gliwice. The last train to Kraków Główny leaves at 22:31. The fastest train without transfers is SKARBEK. The journey on this train takes 00:08. Other trains operate on the Gliwice – Kraków Główny route: EN, TLK, IC Intercity - offer a lower ticket price and usually a longer journey time. The train finishes at Kraków Główny in Plac im. Jana Nowaka-Jeziorańskiego 1. 31-154 Kraków.
How much exactly do you need to pay for a ticket from Gliwice to Kraków Główny and what does this amount depend on? Below you will find the travel time, price ranges and information about connections on this route. We also show how ticket sales from Gliwice station look throughout the year and which station is worth considering for a connection.
The journey from Gliwice to Kraków Główny takes just over an hour at the shortest, and the range of services spans from just over an hour to over four hours. Some services run without a connection, others go via a connection station.
A passenger who chooses a route with a change of train most often changes train at [Zawiercie](##BRAK## Passengers changing at Zawiercie can select a specific seat for each leg of the journey when purchasing on the PolishTrains website.
For a ticket without reductions, passengers usually pay from around PLN 10 to around PLN 35. The final price mainly depends on when you buy – the closer to departure, the smaller the choice of cheaper seats.
You can arrange a seat reservation in a TLK train and a statutory discount requiring a valid ID card when purchasing on PolishTrains, and you can download the invoice for your ticket from your account on the website. A return ticket for the Gliwice - Kraków Główny route can be purchased on PolishTrains by selecting the return service and date separately.
Among passengers departing from [Gliwice](##BRAK## 40 per cent buy their ticket one to three days before travel. August is the peak sales period from Gliwice station. BLIK payment is available on PolishTrains alongside card payments and deferred payments.
The route from Gliwice to [Kraków Główny](##BRAK## runs through Silesia towards the Dąbrowa Basin, before turning into Małopolska. Trains serving this route operate in the EC, EN, TLK and IC categories.
The Kraków direction accounts for 24.4 per cent of ticket sales from Gliwice station, making it one of the main travel destinations for passengers from there. Among services from Gliwice station, IC Intercity trains dominate with a share of 77 per cent.