Cheap flights from Krakow to Chisinau

October is the cheapest month on this route, and the price calendar carries fares from September through the winter and spring months and again into July. Late autumn and the first half of winter tend to be quieter, while the weeks around Christmas and New Year fill up fast in both Krakow and Chisinau. If your dates can move, compare a midweek departure with a weekend one — on a connecting itinerary the saving usually comes from the longer leg, not the short hop. Booking a few weeks ahead gives you more choice of connection times, and the closer you get to the travel date the fewer sensible options remain.

No airline flies Krakow to Chisinau nonstop, so every option here is a connecting itinerary. Wizz Air and Wizz Air Malta sell the low-cost version, with a small cabin bag in the basic fare and everything else added at a price. Pegasus and Sun Express work the same way. Lufthansa, Austrian, LOT Polish Airlines and Air Dolomiti are the full-service names, where a checked bag and a meal are usually part of the ticket and the change of plane is protected. El Al Israel Airlines and Braathens Regional Aviation also appear on some connections. The practical difference is what happens if a leg is delayed: on one ticket the airline rebooks you, on separate tickets it does not.

Krakow flies from Balice, the airport that serves the city, so there is no second airport to pick between on this route. In Moldova you land at Chisinau, the capital's airport and the country's main gateway. Arrivals there are compact enough to cross quickly; taxis and ride-hailing cars wait outside the terminal, and it is worth agreeing the fare or checking the app price before you get in rather than after. Because every itinerary here involves a change of plane, ask at the first check-in desk whether your bag is tagged through to Chisinau or whether you collect it at the connecting airport and check it in again. Keep your onward boarding pass handy either way.

Currency

MDL (L)

Power sockets

Type C, F · 220 V

Language

Romanian

Emergency number

112

Driving side

right

Calling code

+373

Internet domain

.md

Population of Chisinau

567 k (2024)

Time zone

UTC+02 (Europe/Chisinau)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Confirm your departure airport is Balice, the only Krakow airport used on this route.
• On Wizz Air, Wizz Air Malta, Pegasus and Sun Express, decide whether the basic cabin bag is enough or whether you need to pay for a checked one.
• Check the connection: on separate tickets a delay on the first flight is your problem, not the airline's.
• Check your passport's validity and Moldova's entry rules, since the destination sits outside the European Union.
• Book early if you travel around Christmas or New Year, when both cities empty and fill again.
• Compare October with your own dates — it is the cheapest month on this route.