The overnight train journey from Prague was quite comfortable and I slept well. A small breakfast box was served around 5:30 AM. Our train stopped at Kraków Płaszów Railway Station a little after 6:00 AM and we were asked to move to other forward compartments because only a part of the train would proceed all the way to Kraków Główny Railway Station.
My cabin mate thought it would be better if we take a tram to the main station from there rather than wait for the train to move. So we got down and walked up to the Estakada Dworzec Płaszów bridge and waited for the tram. We took the tram, but it was going the wrong way and we ended up reaching the last stop. I had time on my hands so I didn’t mind waiting for the tram to go back. But my cabin mate decided to take a taxi to his destination and insisted that he drop me off at Kraków Główny.
After reaching there, I looked for the luggage storage and dropped off my duffel bag there and took my backpack and started my day in Krakow. I walked along the Krakow Planty to the Cross of Katyń and joined the World War II in Kraków tour 🔗 at 10:30 AM.
After finishing the first tour I enjoyed a nice stroll across Krakow Planty and decided to go to Szalone Widelce for lunch.
I ordered Pierogi, filled dumplings cooked in boiling water and then pan-fried before serving and also Zywiec draught beer to go with that.
After a nice meal I joined the Old Town Kraków tour 🔗 at 2:00 PM followed by the Jewish Kraków tour 🔗 at 5:00 PM. I walked back to Kraków Główny and picked up my bag. After walking all day I was quite tired and I decided to get some Polish food for dinner at one of the places at Kraków Główny.
My bus to Budapest was at 10:50 PM from the Kraków Główny bus station which was right next to the train station. It was difficult to figure out where the bus would arrive and even when buses got there it was not easy to find out where they were going. Eventually, my bus arrived, and I boarded and settled in for the overnight journey to Budapest.