Cheap flights from Los Angeles to Krakow

March is the cheapest month on this route, and the price calendar runs from September through July, so August is the one month without a fare to compare. Spring and late autumn are the quiet stretches at both ends, while the run-up to Christmas and the summer school break push fares up. Flying midweek, Tuesday or Wednesday, usually costs less than a Friday or Sunday departure. If you can be flexible, book a few months ahead for spring and summer travel, and watch the calendar for the weeks right after New Year, when demand drops again.

No airline flies Los Angeles to Krakow nonstop, so every itinerary is a connection, and the carriers on this route are full-service and regional names rather than budget specialists. American Airlines, Alaska Airlines and Skywest Airlines cover the US side; Air Canada, British Airways, Air France, Virgin Atlantic, Finnair, Scandinavian Airlines and Brussels Airlines handle the transatlantic and European legs. That mix matters when you compare: one ticket with a single carrier group usually protects you if a leg runs late, while two separate bookings leave you to fix a missed connection yourself. Baggage rules follow the fare you choose, so read what is included before you pay.

You land at Balice, the airport that serves Krakow, and it sits a short ride from the city centre rather than out in the countryside. The usual ways in are the train, which runs to the main station, a bus, or a taxi and ride-hailing pickup outside the arrivals hall. Allow extra time on the way back, since check-in and security at Balice queue in the early morning and on Sunday evenings. If your connection lands late, check the last train and bus times before you count on them, and have a card ready for the ticket machine.

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

• Los Angeles International is the only airport on this route, so check your ticket starts there before booking ground transport.
• Every itinerary connects, so look at the layover length and whether the change happens on one ticket or two.
• On separate tickets you carry the missed-connection risk, so leave a generous gap in Europe.
• Read the baggage allowance on your fare; a checked bag is not automatic on every ticket.
• You are flying to Poland, so check that your passport and entry documents are valid for the whole trip.
• March holds the lowest fares and August is missing from the price calendar, so compare the months either side.