Cheap flights from Dresden to Krakow

The cheapest month for this route is November, and the price calendar runs through September, October, November, December, January and March — enough to compare late autumn against the winter holidays and the first spring dates. December and January are the busy ones, with Christmas and New Year travel on both sides of the border, so if you need those days, book well ahead. If your dates are open, compare a midweek departure with a Friday or Sunday one; the total for two legs moves more than you would expect. November is where the value sits, but check the calendar before you commit, because connecting fares shift from week to week.

Every airline selling this route sells it as a connecting itinerary — there is no nonstop option. The full-service names are Lufthansa, Lufthansa City Airlines, Lufthansa Cityline, Swiss, Air Dolomiti and Helvetic Airways; their fares tend to be higher, and in exchange you get one ticket covering both legs and one check-in. Eurowings, Pegasus and Sun Express sit at the lighter end of the fare scale, with Air Baltic somewhere between the two. On the lighter fares, read what the ticket includes before you pay — a cabin bag or a checked bag can change the total more than the base fare suggests. For a single booking and a protected connection, the network carriers are the simpler choice.

Your flight lands at Balice, the airport that serves Krakow, and it is the only one, so there is no second airport to mix up at this end. Dresden also has a single airport, which keeps the departure side simple. Balice sits outside the city, and the usual ways in are the train, a bus, a taxi or a ride-hailing car — compare them before you land rather than deciding at the kerb. If you arrive on a late connection, arrange your transfer in advance; the handiest option is not always the one still running at that hour. Because every itinerary here has at least one change, check where your bag is tagged to and whether you need to collect it if the legs were booked separately.

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

• Confirm the connection airport and how long the layover is before you book, because every itinerary on this route has at least one change.
• If the two legs come on separate tickets, plan to collect your bag and check in again, and leave a generous gap in case the first flight slips.
• Read the baggage rules on the lighter fares — Eurowings, Pegasus and Sun Express tickets often charge extra for a cabin bag.
• Check the entry rules for Poland for your nationality, and make sure your passport or ID card stays valid for the whole trip.
• Compare November with the other months on the price calendar before you fix your dates.