Cheap flights from Krakow to Phoenix

December is the cheapest month on this route, and the price calendar also covers September, October, November, January, March and May, so you can see how the fare moves between autumn, winter and spring. Late spring and the summer school holidays are the expensive stretch, and the days right around Christmas and New Year break the December rule. Midweek departures usually cost less than weekend ones, and flying early in the week often means quieter transfer airports too. Book a few months ahead for winter travel, and earlier still if your dates fall in summer.

Nobody flies Krakow to Phoenix non-stop, so every itinerary is a connection, usually through a European hub. LOT Polish Airlines is the home carrier out of Balice; Lufthansa and Lufthansa Cityline, Austrian, Finnair with Nordic Regional Airlines, KLM Cityhopper, Air Serbia and Cityjet all feed the long-haul legs from their own bases. Easyjet is the low-cost name in the mix, and its fares are the ones to read closely — a low headline price often means no checked bag and no seat choice. Full-service tickets usually bundle more, but on a connecting trip the first carrier's baggage rules can follow you the whole way, so check what is included before comparing totals.

Phoenix Sky Harbor International is the airport you land at, and it sits close to downtown — a short ride rather than the long trek out to the desert edge that some American cities make you do. Taxis, rideshares and hotel shuttles are the usual ways into town, and the airport has several terminals, so check which one your flight arrives at before you arrange a pickup. If your itinerary touches another US city before Phoenix, you clear immigration there and collect your bags again, so build in time for that. On the Krakow end, everything starts at Balice, so there is no second airport to weigh up before you book.

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 Phoenix

1.6 M (2020)

Time zone

UTC-07 (America/Phoenix)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Krakow flies out of one airport, Balice, so the choice that matters is where you change planes and how long the layover is.
• If Easyjet shows up on the first leg, add a checked bag to the fare before you compare it with a full-service ticket.
• Watch for itineraries stitched together from separate tickets, where a missed connection is yours to fix rather than the airline's.
• Check your passport and any US visa or travel authorisation well before departure.
• Use the price calendar: December is the cheapest month, but the days around Christmas and New Year are the exception.
• If connections out of Balice look thin on your dates, price a short hop to a bigger hub and compare totals.