Flights to Krakow

Flights to Krakow from the UK

A lot of people think that flights to Krakow from the UK must take hours, after all, Poland is practically in the Arctic Circle isn’t it? Isn’t that where polar bears come from e.g. POLand….POLar bears?

Wrong, wrong wrong!

These are actually genuine questions we have been asked over the years and it has made us almost evangelical in our desire to correct the perceptions that many people have of this beautiful country.

Flights to Krakow from the UK take between 2 hours 15 mins upto 2 hours 30 mins so that is roughly the same amount of time as a rail journey between Manchester and London.

Krakow is approximately as close to the Arctic Circle as London is and we hope that you already knew that polar bears do not live in Poland……right? Please say “yes”!

If you’re thinking of experiencing the Krakow Christmas market then you’re in luck as there are several airlines that operate flights to Krakow with some UK airports having a better selection than others.

We know this may seem obvious but when booking your flights to Krakow please ensure you are booking a direct flight and not ones that involves connecting flights as part of the journey.

At the bottom of this page we have included information on flights to Katowice from the UK.

Katowice is a two hour bus drive away from the centre of Krakow and is a handy option to have if you cannot find flight dates for flights to Krakow. Katowice airport lays on shuttle buses direct from the airport to Krakow.

Flights to Krakow from London

Stansted, Luton and Gatwick all operate budget flights to Krakow. Flight times are usually between 2h 15mins and 2hrs 30 mins.

EasyJet operate flights to Krakow from London Gatwick and London Luton. 

Ryanair operate flights to Krakow from London Luton and London Stansted.

Wizzair operate flights to Krakow from London Gatwick, London Luton and London Southend. 

Flights to Krakow from Manchester

Flights to Krakow from Manchester take around 2 hours 30 mins.

Ryanair, Easyjet and Jet2.com all operate direct flights from Manchester to Krakow. 

Flights to Krakow from Liverpool

Flights to Krakow from Liverpool take around 2 hours 30 mins.

Ryanair and Easyjet both operate direct flights from Liverpool John Lennon airport to Krakow. 

Flights to Krakow from Edinburgh

Flights to Krakow from Edinburgh take around 2 hours 35 minutes.

Ryanair are the only airline that operate direct flights from Edinburgh to Krakow.

Flights to Krakow from Birmingham

Flights to Krakow from Birmingham take around 2 hours and 25 minutes.

Ryanair, Jet2.com and Wizzair all operate direct flights to Krakow. 

Flights to Krakow from Bristol

Flights to Krakow from Bristol take around 2 hours 30 minutes. 

Both Ryanair and Easyjet operate direct flights to Krakow.

Flights to Katowice from UK airports

Flights to Katowice from UK airports are approximately 2 hours 25 mins so is very similar to Krakow flight times. 

Please check your local airports to see if they fly to Katowice but as a general rule London Stansted, London Luton,Edinburgh, Liverpool, Doncaster-Sheffield, Bristol all operate direct flights to Katowice airport.