Cheap flights from Krakow to Washington

March is the cheapest month on this route, and the price calendar runs from September through June, so the savings sit in the shoulder seasons rather than high summer. Late autumn and early winter are quiet on the Krakow side, while the run-up to Thanksgiving and Christmas pushes fares up on anything landing in Washington. Midweek departures, Tuesday and Wednesday especially, tend to undercut Friday and Sunday flights. Book a few months ahead for spring trips, and watch Easter, when Polish and American school breaks overlap.

There is no direct service, so every option here is a connection, and the airline mix reflects that. Easyjet is the low-cost name in the list, with the usual stripped-back fare: a cabin bag only, everything else paid for separately. The rest are full-service or regional carriers — Lufthansa and its feeders Lufthansa Cityline, Air Dolomiti and Brussels Airlines, plus Turkish Airlines, Air Baltic, Helvetic Airways, Nordic Regional Airlines and Braathens Regional Aviation — where checked baggage and meals are normally part of the ticket. If you book legs separately to save money, remember that a missed connection on separate tickets is your problem, not the airline's.

Washington is served by three airports, and they are not interchangeable. Reagan National is the closest to the centre, on the Virginia side of the Potomac, with metro and bus links that make it the easiest arrival. Dulles International sits further out in Virginia and is usually reached by airport bus or rail, so allow extra time. Baltimore is the furthest away and doubles as the gateway for its own city, with train and bus connections into Washington. Check which airport your connection actually lands at before you book the onward leg — a fare into Baltimore can eat the difference in transfer time.

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 Washington

690 k (2020)

Time zone

UTC-05 (America/New_York)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check that your ticket leaves from Balice, since Krakow has no second airport to fall back on.
• Confirm whether checked baggage is included, as Easyjet and other low-cost fares often sell it separately.
• Look at the connection time and the airport pair, because a change in Europe before a long flight needs a comfortable buffer.
• Make sure your passport and any United States entry authorisation are valid well before departure.
• Compare your travel month against the price calendar, since March is the cheapest and summer is not listed.
• Avoid separate tickets unless you are ready to absorb the cost of a missed connection.