Cheap flights from Krakow to Luang Prabang

September is the cheapest month on this route, and it is the one worth building your trip around. Prices are also listed for October, November, December, January, February, March and August, so you can weigh a winter escape against a late-summer departure on the same calendar. The weeks around the new year and the European school holidays fill the long-haul cabins first, so book well ahead if your dates land there. Departing midweek usually costs less than a weekend flight. If you are flexible, let the calendar choose the month for you.

Nobody flies this route nonstop, so every option is a connection, and the airline decides where you change. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and LOT Polish Airlines feed you through their home hubs, Lufthansa and Swiss through the German-speaking ones, Finnair the northern way, and Turkish Airlines or Fly Dubai through Istanbul and Dubai. Fly Dubai is the low-cost name in the list; the rest are full-service carriers, where a checked bag is more often part of the fare. Nordic Regional Airlines, Helvetic Airways and Braathens Regional Aviation tend to appear on the short first leg out of Krakow. Compare what each ticket actually includes, not just the headline fare.

Luang Prabang has a single airport, also called Luang Prabang, so there is no second gateway to choose between when you land. It sits a short ride from the town centre, and the usual ways in are a taxi or a shared minibus — agree the fare before you set off. Because you change planes at least once, your checked bag is normally tagged all the way through, but confirm that at the first check-in desk in Krakow. Keep your onward boarding pass within reach for the transit airport, and have your entry paperwork ready before touchdown.

Currency

LAK (₭)

Power sockets

Type A, B, C, E, F · 230 V

Language

Lao

Emergency number

190, 191, 195

Driving side

right

Calling code

+856

Internet domain

.la

Population of Luang Prabang

54 k (2012)

Time zone

UTC+07 (Asia/Bangkok)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check that you are flying out of Balice, the airport that serves Krakow on this route.
• Look at the total journey time rather than the first leg, because every option here involves at least one change.
• Confirm whether your fare includes a checked bag, especially on the low-cost options.
• If the trip is split across separate tickets, leave a generous gap between flights in case the first one runs late.
• Check the entry rules for Laos in good time and make sure your passport has the validity you need.
• Book early if your dates fall in the busy winter weeks, and start with September if they are flexible.