Cheap flights from Skopje to Krakow

January is the cheapest month on this route, and the price calendar above lists fares for September, October, November, December, January and March, so you can weigh an autumn trip against a winter one. Autumn and early winter are quieter on this corridor, while the weeks around the winter holidays are the busiest and fill up first. Midweek departures tend to cost less than Friday and Sunday flights, and connections are easier to find on quieter days. If your dates are flexible, start with the calendar and work back to your travel days.

There are no direct flights between Skopje and Krakow, so every ticket is a connection, and the airline decides where you change planes and how long you wait. Wizz Air and Easyjet are the low-cost options, and Pegasus and Sun Express fly in a similar leisure style: the fare covers your seat and a small cabin bag, and everything else is added at booking. Lufthansa, Austrian, Turkish Airlines, Croatia Airlines, Air Baltic and Edelweiss Air are the network carriers, usually with a checked bag included on the longer legs. Compare the total, not just the fare, when a low-cost connection and a full-service one sit side by side.

You land at Balice, the airport that serves Krakow, and it sits close enough to the city that the transfer is a short ride rather than a journey in itself. A train and a few bus lines connect the terminal with the centre, and taxis or ride-hailing apps wait outside arrivals if you would rather go door to door. Late landings are the thing to plan for: check the last departure of the train or bus for your arrival time and have a backup in mind. If your connection is long, you may reach Krakow after midnight, when the public transport timetable thins out.

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 your departure airport is Skopje, since Macedonia's capital has a single airport and no second option to fall back on.
• Read the baggage rules on the low-cost fares, because Wizz Air and Easyjet usually include only a small cabin bag.
• If you build your own connection from two separate tickets, leave plenty of slack in case the first flight lands late.
• Check your passport or ID and the current entry rules for Poland before you pay.
• Test your dates against the price calendar, since January is the cheapest month and the shoulder months around it can come close.
• Decide how long a layover you will accept, and check the minimum connection time your airline allows at its hub.