Cheap flights from Rome to Krakow

December is the cheapest month on this route, which matters if your dates can move. Winter travel outside the holiday peak is quieter, while spring and summer fill up with city-break demand and fares climb. Midweek departures are usually calmer than Friday evenings and Sunday returns, when weekend traffic pushes seats up. Book a few weeks ahead for the winter months, and earlier for spring and summer if your dates are fixed.

Several carriers sell this route, and they are not the same product. Wizz Air, Wizz Air Malta, Ryanair, Easyjet and Vueling Airlines are the low-cost names, where the fare buys a seat and a small bag and everything else is an add-on. LOT Polish Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Air Serbia and Norwegian International are the full-service options, usually with a checked bag and a connection through a hub. Mokulele Flight Service also appears among the carriers here. Some itineraries are direct and some are not, so check the routing before you compare prices.

Krakow is served by Balice, and the airport sits outside the city rather than in it, so the trip into the centre is a separate step. The usual options are the train, a shuttle or public bus, or a taxi and a ride-hailing car from outside arrivals. Allow time for that transfer if you land late in the evening, and check when the last connection runs before you commit to a late arrival. If you are heading onward by rail or coach, those leave from the centre, so build the transfer in.

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 whether your flight leaves from Ciampino or Fiumicino, because Rome uses both airports and they are on opposite sides of the city.
• Confirm what your low-cost fare includes, since hand baggage rules differ between Wizz Air, Ryanair and Easyjet.
• If you are booking a connection on two separate tickets, leave a long gap in case the first flight is delayed.
• Carry a valid passport or identity card for Poland, and check which one your nationality needs before you pay.
• Look at fares a month or two either side of your dates, since December usually comes out cheapest on this route.
• Decide how you will get from Balice into Krakow before you land, so you are not sorting it out on arrival.