Cheap flights from Oviedo to Krakow

Fares on this route follow the season more than the day of the week. November is the cheapest month in the data here, with the autumn and winter months around it close behind, while the calendar thins out in spring and high summer. If your dates are fixed, book early for the run-up to Christmas and for school holidays, when seats to Krakow fill from both ends. If you can shift by a day, midweek departures from Asturias tend to price lower than weekend returns. Watch the price calendar rather than a single quote, because a connecting itinerary is often cheaper a week later.

Nobody flies this route non-stop, so the airline list is really a list of connections. Wizz Air Malta, Volotea and Vueling Airlines are the low-cost names: the fare buys a seat and a small personal item, with cabin and checked bags added at a price. Iberia, Air Europa, Lufthansa, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines and Aer Lingus are full-service, so a cabin bag usually comes with the ticket and the change happens inside their own networks. Air Europa express feeds the same system on shorter legs. On a connecting trip a cheap fare can mean a long layover, so weigh total travel time against the ticket.

Krakow's airport is Balice, the international gateway for the region, and it sits outside the city rather than in it. The usual ways into town are the train, the bus and a taxi or ride-hailing car, and the train is the easy option if you land during the day. Leave time on the way out too: the airport serving Oviedo is Asturias, which handles the whole region, so the trip to the terminal is part of the journey. If you are connecting, find out whether your bags are checked through to Balice or whether you collect them at the transfer airport, because on separate tickets it is always you who collects them.

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

• Confirm that Asturias is your departure airport, since that is the one serving Oviedo.
• Check what the low-cost fare includes, as Wizz Air Malta and Volotea charge separately for cabin and checked bags.
• If your itinerary is stitched together from separate tickets, leave a generous gap between flights, because a missed connection is yours to solve.
• Carry a valid passport or identity card for Poland and check the entry rules for your nationality before you pay.
• Look at the price calendar around November, the cheapest month here, before you lock in your dates.
• Remember that every option on this route involves a change of plane, so compare total travel time and not just the fare.