Cheap flights from London to Kosice

October is the cheapest month on this route, and the page carries dated fares for every month from September through August, so you can compare before you commit. Late September and November are worth a look if your dates are flexible, while summer and the Christmas and New Year weeks are when fares climb, because that is when Slovak families in the UK and holidaymakers both travel. Midweek departures on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday tend to cost less than Friday and Sunday flights, which are the ones people book for a weekend away. For spring and autumn trips, booking a few weeks ahead is usually enough; for summer and the holidays, start earlier.

Ryanair, Wizz Air UK, Wizz Air Malta and Easyjet are the low-cost names you will see most on this route, and they are the ones behind the direct flights. On fares like these the seat is the product: cabin bag, checked bag and seat choice may all cost extra, so read the fare rules before you compare totals. The full-service carriers in the results, among them LOT Polish Airlines, Swiss, Austrian, Air Dolomiti and Helvetic Airways, come with a different shape of ticket: more included, and often a connection through a hub instead of a single flight. Mokulele Flight Service also appears. Decide first whether you want the direct flight or a through ticket, then compare like with like.

Kosice is served by one airport, Barca, and it sits close to the city rather than out in the countryside, so the transfer after landing is short. Buses and taxis both run from the terminal into the centre; if you land late in the evening, check the bus timetable before you fly and treat a taxi as the fallback. Renting a car at the airport makes sense if Slovakia is the point of the trip and you plan to move on to the mountains or across the border into Hungary or Poland. The terminal is compact, so passport control and bag reclaim move quickly, and it is worth having a card or some local cash ready for the ride into town.

Currency

EUR (€)

Power sockets

Type C, E · 230 V

Language

Slovak

Emergency number

112, 150, 155

Driving side

right

Calling code

+421

Internet domain

.sk

EU / Schengen

EU member, Schengen area

Population of Kosice

222 k (2025)

Time zone

UTC+01 (Europe/Bratislava)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check which London airport your fare leaves from, because the city has several and they are not interchangeable.
• On a low-cost ticket, confirm what the fare includes for cabin and checked baggage before you pay.
• If your trip is two separate tickets rather than one, leave a long gap in case the first flight slips.
• Make sure your passport and any entry documents are valid for Slovakia before you book.
• Look at the price calendar for your month, since October is the cheapest and summer and the holidays cost more.
• Compare the direct flight with a through ticket, because the total is what matters, not the headline fare.