Day trip to Krakow.
From London Gatwick, back by 21:10.
Time in the city
6.1 hours
after transfersAfter transfers and airport time
Airport distance
12km
to the centreFrom Krakow centre (KRK)
Daylight
8.1 hours
07:32 to 15:39Sunrise 07:32, sunset 15:39
06:30
Leave London Gatwick
easyJet, direct
10:47
In the city
Lands 10:00, 30min immigration, 17min from the airport. First EU trip since 2025? Allow 30min more
16:53
Leave the city
17min back, 135min at the airport incl. immigration
21:10
Back in London Gatwick
Flies 19:25
- Leave London GatwickeasyJet, direct06:30
- Land in Krakow2h 30min10:00
- In the city30min immigration, 17min from the airport10:47
- Leave the city17min back, 135min at the airport incl. immigration16:53
- Fly home2h 30min19:25
- Back in London Gatwick21:10
Last bus or train to the airport leaves at 23:36, at the airport 23:53.
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Getting to Gatwick
Per person. Not in the total above. Prices checked 21 Oct 2026.
Free
- Free drop-offFree
Long Stay car park, free for 0-2 hours, with a free shuttle bus (10-12 min) to the terminal. Source
Taxi
- From London£100-£160 one way~30 miles
Estimate, not a quote.
Krakow on a budgetShowHide
Getting about costs £8.00, that is agglomeration bus 209 or 300 to the city, there and back at £4.00 and local transport at £4.00. Buy tickets before you board, as fines for riding without one are steep.
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What a day in Krakow costs
Flights and on-the-ground spend, per person.
£155.50/ all in, per person
Prices checked 3 Oct 2026
Google Flights price. Checked 17 Oct, 10:10.
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Day Trip Flight Details
Return flights are about 350 kg CO2e per person (UK government 2026 factors), about the same as driving 1,330 miles in an average UK car. How we work this out
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Costs people forget
Not in the total above. Worth a minute before you go.
- Phone data. EE, Vodafone and Three charge about £2.75 a day to use your allowance in Europe. O2, Tesco Mobile and giffgaff include it free.
- Card fees. Many cards add a foreign-exchange fee to every payment abroad. Check yours before you go, or take one that doesn't charge it.
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