Cheap flights from London to Katowice

November is the cheapest month on this route, so if your plans are flexible, aim for late autumn. Fares climb through the summer school break and again in the run-up to the winter holidays, when both cities fill with people travelling to see family. Midweek departures usually undercut Friday and Sunday flights, and the first or last departure of the day tends to be the quietest. Winter trips can be booked closer in, while summer seats go early.

The route is mostly low-cost. Ryanair, Wizz Air, Wizz Air UK, Wizz Air Malta, Easyjet and Vueling sell unbundled tickets, so the headline fare covers your seat while checked luggage, seat choice and food are usually priced separately. LOT Polish Airlines and ITA Airways are the full-service names in the results, with fares that tend to bundle more from the start. Sun Express and Mokulele Flight Service also appear, so read the fare rules on each ticket instead of comparing headline prices alone.

Katowice is served by Pyrzowice airport, which sits well outside the city rather than at its edge, so plan the last leg of the journey before you land. Buses and shared shuttle services run between the terminal and central Katowice, and taxis wait outside arrivals; the drive takes a while, so allow time if you land late. If you are heading on to another town in the region, check whether a direct bus from the airport beats going into Katowice first. Late-night arrivals need planning, as onward transport thins out after the last flights.

Currency

PLZ (zł)

Power sockets

Type C, E · 230 V

Language

Polish

Emergency number

112, 986, 997

Driving side

right

Calling code

+48

Internet domain

.pl

EU / Schengen

EU member, Schengen area

Population of Katowice

278 k (2024)

Time zone

UTC+01 (Europe/Warsaw)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Which London airport you are actually flying from, since London City, Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton and Stansted are all on this route and are nowhere near each other.
• What your low-cost fare includes, because Ryanair, Wizz Air and Easyjet charge separately for checked bags and seat selection.
• Whether your connection is on one ticket or two, since separate tickets leave you carrying the risk of a missed onward flight.
• That your passport or ID is valid for travel to Poland and meets the entry rules for your nationality.
• Whether you land at Pyrzowice and how you will get from there into Katowice.
• That your dates avoid the school holidays if you are chasing the November fares.