Poland's second largest airport is located about 13 km from Krakow and is named after Pope John Paul II. Among locals, however, the airport is better known as Krakow-Balice, after the village near which it is located.
The airport is open 24 hours a day.
Nearby airports Katowice KTW offers alternative and often cheaper connections, especially via Wizz Air and Ryanair.
Tickets from Krakow can be purchased to many destinations across Europe. Most connections can be purchased with the following airlines:
- LOT (lot.com): direct flights to Chicago, Gdansk, New York and Warsaw, where you can connect to dozens of other flights around the world.
- Ryanair: direct flights to more than 60 destinations in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East
- Wizz Air: direct flights to around 25 destinations across Europe
Other airlines flying to Krakow include British Airways, KLM, Lufthansa, Swiss and easyJet.
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