Cheap flights from Heraklion to Krakow

June is the cheapest month on this route, and it lands before the Greek summer peak, when Crete is warm but the coast is not yet at its busiest. Fares are listed for every month except March, so you have plenty of dates to compare. Summer is the busy stretch, with holiday traffic running in both directions, while late spring and early autumn are quieter and often better value than July and August. Midweek departures usually cost less than weekend ones. For June and for the run-up to Christmas, when Krakow's markets fill the city, book well ahead; in the shoulder weeks you can often leave it later.

Several carriers sell seats between Crete and southern Poland. Wizz Air, Wizz Air Malta, Buzz and Volotea are the low-cost names, where what the fare includes is deliberately minimal and a checked suitcase, a chosen seat or food are usually added at checkout. Enter Air flies holiday programmes, where the baggage and transfer tend to come as part of the package. Aegean Airlines, KLM, Swiss, Edelweiss Air and Eurowings Discover are the full-service side of the list; they route you through their hubs and fold more into the ticket, which matters if you are checking a bag or want one through-ticket. Compare the total, not the headline fare.

Krakow's airport is Balice, on the western edge of the city, and getting into the centre is straightforward: a train and a bus both run between the terminal and the city, and taxis or ride-hailing apps are the easy option if you land late. Agree the fare before you set off, or book through an app, and ignore drivers who approach you inside the arrivals hall. The terminal is small enough to walk in a few minutes. If you arrive on a connection, leave room for the transfer, and remember that on separate tickets a missed onward flight is yours to fix, not the airline's.

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+01 (Europe/Warsaw)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Heraklion has one airport, Nikos Kazantzakis, so there is no second gateway to check before you book.
• Low-cost fares on this route usually exclude checked baggage, so add a suitcase to the total before you compare.
• Some connections are sold as separate tickets, which means a delay on the first leg is not the airline's problem.
• Poland is in the Schengen area, so check your passport and any entry rules well before departure.
• June is the cheapest month here, so start your search there if your dates can move.
• Krakow's Balice airport sits outside the city, so plan your transfer into town before you land rather than at the taxi rank.