Why go
- City in Poland.
- Served by Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK).
History
Kraków, officially the Royal Capital City of Kraków, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city has a population of 816,614 (2025), with 1,428,363 people living in the Kraków metropolitan area. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 and has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish economic, academic, cultural, and artistic life. Its Old Town was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978, one of the world's first sites granted the status.
Restaurants & places to go
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Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 12 airlines, 52 direct destinations
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 28 routes: Alicante, Beauvais, Bergamo, Birmingham, Bologna, Cagliari, Charleroi, Dortmund, Dublin, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Eindhoven, Gerona, Kos, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Madrid, Malaga, Malta, Manchester, Paphos, Pisa, Rome, Rygge, Shannon, Stockholm, Trapani
- easyJet U2 (A319, A320) · 8 routes: Belfast, Bristol, Edinburgh, Liverpool, London, Mulhouse, Paris, Southend
- Norwegian Air Shuttle DY (737-800) · 6 routes: Bergen, Copenhagen, Oslo, Stavanger, Stockholm, Trondheim
- LOT Polish Airlines LO (A319, Dash 8-400, Fokker 100, A320, A321, 737-300…) · 4 routes: Frankfurt*, Munich*, Vienna*, Warsaw
- Eurolot K2 (Dash 8-400) · 3 routes: Amsterdam, Gdansk, Zurich
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A319, A320, A321, 737-300, 735, A320…) · 2 routes: Frankfurt, Munich*
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (SU9) · 1 route: Moscow
- Air Berlin AB (A319, Dash 8-400, 737-700) · 1 route: Berlin
- Austrian Airlines OS (F70, Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Vienna*
- Finnair AY (A319, A321, A321) · 1 route: Helsinki
- Germanwings 4U (CRJ) · 1 route: Stuttgart
- Jet2.com LS (737-300) · 1 route: Newcastle
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Regional airports
Further out, but often the cheapest way in — the airports the low-cost carriers use. Each links to its own town's guide for getting from there into the city.
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 6 airlines, 27 direct destinations
- Wizz Air W6 (A320) · 18 routes: Barcelona, Beauvais, Bergamo, Bergen, Cologne, Doncaster, Sheffield, Dortmund, Eindhoven, Hahn, Kutaisi, London, Malmoe, Naples, Rome, Sandefjord, Stavanger, Stockholm, Tel-aviv
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 5 routes: Alicante, Birmingham, Chania, Dublin, London
- LOT Polish Airlines LO (737-300, 735, CRJ-700, Embraer 170, Dash 8-400) · 2 routes: Frankfurt*, Warsaw
- Germanwings 4U (CRJ) · 1 route: Duesseldorf
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (737-300, 735, CRJ-700) · 1 route: Frankfurt*
- Wizz Air Ukraine WU (A320) · 1 route: Kiev
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Where things are
Photographs
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When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK); 3 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: KRK has direct flights to 52 destinations on 12 airlines (incl. Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Liverpool, Munich, Vienna…). By water: 3 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Most Kotlarski, 0.7 km).
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Krakow. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Local transit
Trains & rail
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.