Cheap flights from Madrid to Krakow

December is the cheapest month on this route, so it is the one to watch if your dates are flexible. Fares climb through the summer months and around the big holiday periods, when everyone else is flying too. Midweek departures usually cost less than Friday and Sunday flights, so shifting your trip by a day or two often helps. Book winter travel early enough to have a choice of times, and summer travel earlier still, when the direct seats go first. If you can travel outside school breaks, you will usually find more choice in the cabin and in your budget.

Several carriers sell this route and the mix is wide. Low-cost seats come from Ryanair, Wizz Air and Wizz Air Malta, Easyjet, Vueling Airlines and Volotea, where the fare covers the flight and little else, with cabin bags, checked bags and chosen seats usually costing extra. Iberia and Air Serbia are the full-service names, and Air Nostrum and Norwegian International also appear on the route. Direct flights exist here, so filter for them if a stop would cost you a day, and check whether a connecting fare is one ticket or two. Baggage rules differ by airline and by fare type, so read the inclusions before you pay.

You land at Balice, the airport that serves Krakow. It sits outside the city rather than in it, so plan the last leg: a taxi or a ride-hailing car is the simplest way in, and public transport links the terminal with the centre. Leave room in your plans if you are meeting someone or catching a train onward. On the Madrid side there is only Barajas, so you will not be choosing between two airports on departure. The thing to watch is your check-in time and your terminal.

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+02 (Europe/Warsaw)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check that you are flying out of Barajas, the only Madrid airport on this route.
• Read the baggage rules for your fare, because low-cost tickets often include only a small personal item.
• Decide between a direct flight and a cheaper connection, and if you book two separate tickets, leave a generous gap between them.
• Check the entry rules for Poland for your nationality, and make sure your passport or ID is valid for the trip.
• Book early if you are travelling in summer, and check December, the cheapest month on this route.
• Compare the price calendar across the whole year rather than only your first-choice dates.