Cheap flights from Helsinki to Krakow

April is the cheapest month on this route, sitting between the grey end of winter and the busy summer season. Late spring and early autumn fares stay reasonable too, while the weeks around Christmas, New Year and the spring holiday weekends push prices up. Midweek departures, especially early in the week, tend to cost less than Friday or Sunday flights. Book a few weeks ahead for spring and summer travel, and let the price calendar tell you when a date drops.

Flights between Helsinki and Krakow come from a mixed group of carriers, so the ticket you buy depends as much on the airline as on the day. Finnair and Norwegian are the familiar Nordic names, while Scandinavian Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Lufthansa sit in the full-service camp, where fares usually bundle more. Braathens Regional Aviation, Nordic Regional Airlines and Cityjet mostly operate regional legs, and Luxair is a rarer sight on this pair of cities. Low-cost tickets keep the headline fare down but often charge separately for a checked bag and a seat, so compare the total rather than the first number.

You land at Balice, the airport that serves Krakow, and it sits outside the city rather than in the middle of it. The usual ways into town are the train, a local bus or a taxi, so pick whichever suits your arrival time and how much luggage you are carrying. Balice is a compact airport, which makes the walk from the gate to the exit quick. On the way home, leave a buffer if your flight to Vantaa departs early, since an early start gives you less room to recover from a delay.

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

• Check that your departure is from Vantaa, the only commercial airport serving Helsinki.
• On a low-cost ticket, add a checked bag and a seat before you compare the total.
• If your connection is booked on a separate ticket, leave a long buffer and expect to collect and re-check your bag.
• Carry a passport or an ID card accepted for travel inside the European Union and check Poland's current entry rules.
• Aim for April or the shoulder weeks if you want the lowest fares of the year.
• Compare the return leg in the same search so the full fare is visible.