Cheap flights from Krakow to Podgorica

October is the cheapest month on this route, and it is also the comfortable stretch: the Montenegrin coast is still mild while the summer crowds have gone. September and November sit close behind on price, and the calendar runs all year, so winter and early spring fares are worth a look if you only care about getting there. Summer is the expensive part — July and August are peak on the Adriatic, and school holidays push fares up in both countries. Fly midweek where you can, since Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday departures usually undercut Friday and Sunday. Book a few weeks ahead for spring and autumn, and earlier for the summer months.

The airline mix here splits fairly cleanly. Ryanair and Wizz Air are the low-cost names, with stripped-down fares where the seat is the product and bags, seat choice and priority boarding cost extra. Air Serbia, Aegean Airlines, Austrian, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, Sun Express and Braathens Regional Aviation sit at the full-service end, where a checked bag is often part of the ticket, though not on every fare class. Which of them flies non-stop varies by season, so read the itinerary rather than the airline name: a Lufthansa or Austrian ticket may mean a change in a hub, while a low-cost booking is usually one flight. Compare the total, not the headline fare.

Golubovci is Podgorica's airport and the only one serving the capital, a short ride from the city centre. Taxis wait outside arrivals, a local bus runs into town, and plenty of travellers book a transfer in advance, which is worth doing if you land late in the evening. Check whether your accommodation sits in the centre or further out before you pick a transfer, and keep a little local currency for the first leg of the journey. On the Krakow side, Balice is the single airport for the city, so there is no risk of turning up at the wrong one.

Currency

EUR (€)

Power sockets

Type C, F · 230 V

Language

Montenegrin

Emergency number

112, 122, 123

Driving side

right

Calling code

+382

Internet domain

.me

Population of Podgorica

151 k (2011)

Time zone

UTC+01 (Europe/Belgrade)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check that you are leaving from Balice, the only airport serving Krakow, so there is no airport mix-up.
• On Ryanair and Wizz Air fares, price the cabin bag and any checked bag before you compare totals.
• If a full-service itinerary routes through a hub, make sure both legs sit on one ticket so a delay is covered.
• Carry a passport or identity card valid for Montenegro and check the entry rules for your nationality before you fly.
• Book early for July and August, when the Montenegrin coast fills up, and look at October if your dates are flexible.
• Weigh a non-stop seat against a connecting one on the same dates, because the cheaper total is not always the shorter trip.