Cheap flights from Charleroi to Krakow

October comes out cheapest on this route, and the autumn weeks around it usually stay close behind. Summer is the busy stretch, when families travel and fares climb, and the run-up to Christmas and New Year fills quickly too. If your dates are open, look at Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, which tend to be quieter than Friday evenings and Sunday returns. Booking a few months ahead pays off for summer and the winter holidays; for spring and late autumn you can often leave it later and still find a reasonable fare.

Every carrier on this route is a low-cost airline: Ryanair, Wizz Air and Wizz Air Malta. They all fly non-stop between Brussels South Charleroi Airport and Balice, the airport serving Krakow, so there is no connection to weigh up and no full-service option alongside them. What separates them is the schedule and the fare bundle you choose, because a bare ticket and a ticket with a bag and a chosen seat are not the same purchase. Compare the total for what you actually need to carry, not just the headline fare.

You land at Balice, the airport that serves Krakow, a short ride outside the city. It is compact enough to get through quickly, and the usual ways into town are the train link and the local buses, with taxis and ride-hailing cars waiting outside arrivals. Give yourself time for the transfer if you land late, and check where your accommodation sits before you choose between the train and a car. If you are carrying on to the mountains or another Polish city, the bus and rail stations in the centre are where the next leg starts.

Currency

PLZ (zł)

Power sockets

Type C, E · 230 V

Language

Polish

Emergency number

112, 986, 997

Driving side

right

Calling code

+48

Internet domain

.pl

EU / Schengen

EU member, Schengen area

Population of Krakow

804 k (2023)

Time zone

UTC+02 (Europe/Warsaw)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Make sure you are booking from Brussels South Charleroi Airport and not Brussels Airport, since Charleroi is the departure point for this route.
• Compare what each low-cost fare includes, because adding a bag or a seat can change the total you pay.
• These are non-stop flights, so a search result showing a connection means two separate tickets and you carry the risk of a missed leg.
• Carry a valid passport or identity card for Poland and check the current entry rules before you fly.
• Start with October if your dates are flexible, and with midweek departures if they are not.
• Expect Sunday evening returns to fill early in summer and around the winter holidays.