Food destinations within easy reach of Kraków. worth the train, the rental car or the early start.

Worth the trip

Wieliczka ★ 4.4

20 min by trainTrain from Kraków Główny to Wieliczka Rynek-Kopalnia

Famous for: Salt mine tour and Małopolska pierogi lunch

Wieliczka, 20 minutes from Kraków by train, holds the UNESCO-listed 13th-century salt mine. Reservations advised. A neighbourhood favourite.

Wieliczka

Zakopane ★ 4.5

2 hr by busBus from Kraków MDA to Zakopane bus station

Famous for: Highlander food: oscypek, kwaśnica, lamb

Zakopane in the Tatra Mountains, 2 hours from Kraków, is highlander Polish country: smoked oscypek sheep cheese, kwaśnica cabbage soup, slow-roasted.

Zakopane

Oświęcim (Auschwitz) ★ 4.0

1 hr 30 min by busBus from Kraków MDA to Oświęcim

Famous for: Polish-Jewish memorial sites and a Galician lunch

Oświęcim, the town adjacent to Auschwitz-Birkenau, is a 90-minute bus from Kraków. Booking recommended. Reservations advised. Cash and card accepted.

Oświęcim (Auschwitz)

Tarnów ★ 4.2

1 hr 20 min by trainTrain from Kraków Główny to Tarnów

Famous for: Galician Polish-Jewish food and an Old Town wine bar

Tarnów, 80 minutes east of Kraków by train, is a Galician-Polish Renaissance town with a preserved Jewish quarter, town-hall museum and bistros around Rynek.

Tarnów

Ojców National Park ★ 4.3

45 min by carBus from Kraków MDA to Ojców, or rent a car

Famous for: Trout-farm lunches in the limestone valley

Ojców National Park north of Kraków, 45 minutes by car, is the limestone valley with castle ruins and a string of fish-farm restaurants serving smoked.

Ojców National Park
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