Cheap flights from Krakow to Gdansk

January is the cheapest month on this route, and the weeks after the New Year break are when fares settle at their lowest. Summer and the run-up to Christmas are the busy stretches, so book those further ahead. Midweek departures usually cost less than Friday evenings and Sunday returns, which is when weekend trips fill up. If your dates are flexible, let the price calendar pick the day for you rather than guessing.

Ryanair and Wizz Air are the low-cost carriers on this city pair: the headline fare covers a seat and a small bag, and everything else is an add-on you choose at booking, so compare the total with the bags you need rather than the seat price alone. LOT Polish Airlines is the full-service name here and worth pricing alongside them if you would rather have more bundled into the fare. Norwegian, Norwegian International, Eurowings, Scandinavian Airlines, KLM Cityhopper, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Nordic Regional Airlines also show up on this route — when one of them appears, check whether the itinerary is nonstop or built from two legs, and whether both legs sit on a single ticket.

You land at Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport, the only airport serving the city, so there is no second-airport guess at the far end. It sits outside the centre, and the transfer is short by the standards of a big-city airport — a taxi or ride-hailing car suits a group or a late landing, while the airport bus is the usual budget way in. Check the last public transport of the evening against your arrival time if you fly late, and confirm the pickup point before you walk out of arrivals. If you are heading beyond the city, arrange that leg in advance rather than at the kerb.

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 Gdansk

488 k (2024)

Time zone

UTC+01 (Europe/Warsaw)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Krakow departures leave from Balice, so check the airport on your booking before you set out.
• On Ryanair and Wizz Air, add the bag you actually need and compare the total, not the seat price.
• If a connection is involved, make sure both legs sit on one ticket so a delay does not leave you stranded.
• This is a domestic Polish route, so bring the photo ID you would use for any journey inside the country.
• Book summer and Christmas travel early; January dates are the ones that drop lowest.
• Check your arrival time against the last bus from Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport if you land in the evening.