Cheap flights from Santiago de Compostela to Krakow

February comes out cheapest on this route, and the winter months around it — January, late November, early December — stay close. Summer, from June to August, is when fares climb, as Spanish school holidays and the Polish holiday season pull in the same direction. Fly midweek where you can: Tuesday and Wednesday departures on connecting itineraries are quieter than Friday or Sunday. Watch the Easter weeks, when both countries travel, and the Christmas run, when seats on the Santiago de Compostela leg go early. Book a few months ahead for summer, and later for winter, when the calendar stays soft.

Nobody flies this route non-stop, so every option is a connection, usually through a hub such as Madrid, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Warsaw or Zurich. Wizz Air Malta and Easyjet are the low-cost names here, with Vueling Airlines and Air Nostrum covering the Spanish links; on those, expect a cabin bag only unless you pay for more. Iberia, Lufthansa, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, Aer Lingus and Edelweiss Air sell the trip as a single ticket, which keeps both legs on one booking. Mixing a low-cost leg with a full-service one on separate tickets can look cheaper, but a delay is yours to sort out.

You land at Balice, the airport that serves Krakow, which sits outside the city rather than beside it. A train and a bus both run into the centre, and taxis and ride-hailing wait outside arrivals. Santiago de Compostela has one airport, so there is no doubt about where you start, but on a connecting ticket check whether your bags are tagged through to Krakow or need collecting at the hub. If you land late, look up the last train or bus into town before you book.

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

• No airline flies this route non-stop, so check where you connect and how long the layover is.
• On low-cost legs from Wizz Air Malta, Easyjet or Vueling Airlines, add bags to the fare before comparing totals.
• Book the two legs on separate tickets only if you can absorb a missed connection.
• Check the entry rules for Poland and carry a document that is valid for your whole trip.
• February is the cheapest month here, so compare the calendar before you fix a summer date.
• Landing late at Balice? Check the last train or bus into Krakow before you book.