Cheap flights from Krakow to Ontario

Fares on this route are listed for September through June, and April comes out cheapest, so a spring trip is the obvious place to start. July and August are not in the calendar, which tells you what summer demand does here. Flying out midweek and coming back midweek usually costs less than a weekend departure. Easter and the run-up to Christmas are the periods when seats go early, and US Thanksgiving travel pushes late-November fares up. Book a few months ahead for spring; for the quiet weeks in late autumn and January you can leave it later.

Nothing flies nonstop between Krakow and Ontario, so every itinerary connects, usually through a European hub. LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines with KLM Cityhopper, British Airways, Swiss, Finnair and Air Dolomiti cover the European legs; American Airlines and Delta Air Lines handle much of the transatlantic and onward US flying. All are full-service carriers, so there is no low-cost option to weigh up here. The real difference is in the fare families: a hand-baggage-only fare and a standard fare on the same airline can look alike until you add a checked bag, so read what each includes before comparing totals.

LA/Ontario International is where you land, on the eastern side of the Los Angeles basin, serving the city of Ontario and the wider Inland Empire. It is a small, manageable airport, which usually makes clearing immigration and collecting bags calmer than at the biggest LA hubs. The centre of Ontario is a short drive away; rideshare, taxi, hotel shuttles and rental cars are the usual ways in, and public transport is thin, so plan your onward leg before you land. If your final stop is further into California, check whether a connecting flight into Ontario beats a long drive.

Currency

USD ($)

Power sockets

Type A, B · 120 V

Language

Samoan, Hawaiian, Chamorro, Carolinian, Spanish

Emergency number

911

Driving side

right

Calling code

+1

Internet domain

.us

Population of Ontario

175 k (2020)

Time zone

UTC-08 (America/Los_Angeles)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check that you are flying out of Balice, the only Krakow airport, and allow time for the run from the city.
• Every itinerary on this route has at least one connection, so look at the layover length before you pick a fare.
• If your booking is split across two separate tickets, a missed connection is yours to fix, not the airline's.
• Baggage rules can differ between the airline flying you to the hub and the one flying you onward, so check both legs.
• Make sure your passport and your US entry authorisation are valid for the whole trip before you pay.
• April is the cheapest month here and spring seats sell out early, so book that window first.