Cheap flights from London to Krakow

October is the cheapest month on this route, and it is also when the summer crowds have gone and fares settle down. Prices are tracked right across the year, from September through to August, so you can weigh a spring break against a winter one before you commit. Midweek departures usually undercut Friday and Sunday flights, when weekend demand pushes fares up. Christmas and New Year, the school holidays and the summer peak are the stretches to avoid if your dates are flexible. Booking well ahead matters most for October and the holiday periods, since genuine last-minute bargains are rarer on a route this busy.

The route is mostly low-cost. Ryanair, Easyjet and Wizz Air, along with Wizz Air UK and Wizz Air Malta, fly it alongside Vueling Airlines, Norwegian and Norwegian International. Malta Airlines and Mokulele Flight Service also appear in the schedules. Because the flights are direct, you rarely need a connection, but the fare you see is not always the fare you pay. On the low-cost carriers the ticket covers your seat and a small personal bag; cabin bags, checked luggage and seat selection are added at checkout. Full-service fares tend to bundle more in, so compare the total rather than the headline figure.

Flights land at Balice, the airport that serves Krakow. It sits outside the city, so treat the transfer into town as part of the trip rather than an afterthought. Trains, buses and taxis all cover the run into the centre, and the terminal is small enough to cross on foot. If you land in the evening, check the times of the last train or bus before you rely on them, and keep a taxi as your fallback. Agree a meeting point in advance if someone is collecting you, because a single arrivals hall fills up quickly when a few flights land close together.

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 Krakow

804 k (2023)

Time zone

UTC+01 (Europe/Warsaw)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Decide which London airport you are leaving from, since City, Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton and Stansted all serve the route and crossing town can cost more than the fare difference.
• Check what your low-cost fare includes before you add anything, because Ryanair, Easyjet and Wizz Air charge separately for cabin and checked bags.
• If you are connecting on separate tickets, leave a generous gap in case the first flight runs late.
• Make sure your passport or ID card meets the current entry rules for Poland before you book.
• Compare midweek departures with weekend ones, and look at October if your dates are flexible.