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How much does a trip to Kraków cost?

What a trip to Kraków costs, worked out for your days and your party, with every price traced to where it comes from. And then the part most budgets skip: how to actually pay once you are there.

Food, getting around and sights in Kraków come to zł 250–310 per person per day. Accommodation, flights and the airport transfer are on top. Prices reviewed: October 2026.

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Your trip

How much money you still need

Days, people and how you like to travel decide almost everything. Flights are left out: they depend on where you start.

6 nights

Counted at the child fares each operator publishes.

Travel style

Set meals and the odd sit-down dinner, and one paid sight a day.

Accommodation

We have no sample of hotel prices for this city yet, so we will not guess one. Type what you have seen and the lodging tax is worked out from it.

Adjust accommodation, food and the rest

In local currency. We do not estimate this: nobody knows what you will buy.

Already paid for

You still need, flights aside

zł 3,600–4,400

≈ $920 – $1,100 · rate of October 6, 2026

zł 260–310 per person per day · 7 days and 2 people

Expected
zł 3,600–4,400
Most trips land in here
Set aside
zł 4,400
With this you are unlikely to run short
Cushion, kept apart
zł 400
10% of the trip
  • Foodzł 2,200–2,700
  • Getting aroundzł 340–670
  • Airport, both wayszł 80.00
  • Sights and activitieszł 280–800
  • Nights outzł 150–260
  • Lodging tax and odds and endszł 140–210

Of that, in cash: zł 170–670

The cash share is our reading of how each kind of place takes payment, not a measurement. Your own bank may charge on top; this page cannot know that.

  • Accommodation is not in this figure. Add your price per night to include it.
  • Flights are not included.
  • You probably will not spend the cushion. Having it to hand covers a night you had not planned, a taxi, or a changed ticket.
Styles

What a day in Kraków costs, by how you travel

Per person per day, two travelling, without accommodation, flights or the airport transfer. A style is not a figure: it is a way of eating, getting around and seeing things, and each one is spelled out below.

Budget

zł 160–230 per person per day

Local food, public transport, the odd paid sight.

FoodLocal and cheap
zł 95–170
Getting aroundPublic transport
zł 24.00–48.00
Sights and activitiesThe odd paid sight
zł 10.00–29.00
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water
zł 6.50–12.00

Mid-range

zł 250–310 per person per day

Set meals and the odd sit-down dinner, and one paid sight a day.

FoodMixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner
zł 160–190
Getting aroundPublic transport
zł 24.00–48.00
Sights and activitiesOne paid sight a day
zł 20.00–57.00
Nights outNow and then
zł 11.00–19.00
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water
zł 10.00–15.00

Comfort

zł 330–430 per person per day

The best food level we can price, public transport, two paid sights a day.

FoodRestaurants most of the time
zł 210–260
Getting aroundPublic transport
zł 24.00–48.00
Sights and activitiesTwo paid sights a day
zł 40–110
Nights outNow and then
zł 11.00–19.00
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water
zł 14.00–21.00

A style's total is not the sum of the extremes of its lines: nobody has a trip where everything comes out cheap, or everything dear. “Sundries” is an assumption of ours, 5% of food, transport and sights, not a measurement.

By length of trip

How much money for 3, 5, 7, 10 and 14 days in Kraków

Per person, two travelling together, without accommodation or flights. It is not the daily figure times the days: airport transfers are paid once, so they weigh less the longer you stay.

DaysBudgetMid-rangeComfort
3zł 510–740
zł 170–250 a day
zł 800–970
zł 270–320 a day
zł 1,000–1,300
zł 350–440 a day
5zł 820–1,200
zł 160–240 a day
zł 1,300–1,500
zł 250–310 a day
zł 1,700–2,100
zł 330–430 a day
7zł 1,100–1,700
zł 160–240 a day
zł 1,800–2,200
zł 260–310 a day
zł 2,400–3,000
zł 340–430 a day
10zł 1,600–2,400
zł 160–240 a day
zł 2,500–3,100
zł 250–310 a day
zł 3,400–4,300
zł 340–430 a day
14zł 2,200–3,300
zł 160–240 a day
zł 3,500–4,300
zł 250–310 a day
zł 4,700–6,000
zł 330–430 a day

Add your accommodation in the calculator above: it is the largest line and the one we cannot source yet.

Prices

What things cost in Kraków

Eating and drinking: no official statistic measures what eating out costs here, so these are prices from the menu each place publishes on its own website, and each row says where it comes from. It is a sample, not an average: there are cheaper and dearer places, and tourist areas cost more.

WhatPriceSource
Eating and drinking
Espresso, Starkazł 12.00From the source Oct 2026
Cappuccino, Starkazł 16.00From the source Oct 2026
Espresso, Morskie Okozł 16.00From the source Oct 2026
Cappuccino, Morskie Okozł 19.00From the source Oct 2026
Classic burger (200 g beef), no fries, Moaburgerzł 36.00From the source Oct 2026
Side of fries, Moaburgerzł 17.00From the source Oct 2026
Soft drink (Coca-Cola, Fanta, Sprite), Moaburgerzł 12.00From the source Oct 2026
Pierogi ruskie (potato and cheese dumplings), five, Starkazł 35.00From the source Oct 2026
Pierogi with beef cheeks, five, Starkazł 39.00From the source Oct 2026
Pierogi ruskie (potato and cheese dumplings), Morskie Okozł 44.00From the source Oct 2026
Pierogi with meat, Morskie Okozł 46.00From the source Oct 2026
Rosół (clear broth) with homemade noodles, Morskie Okozł 31.00From the source Oct 2026
Żurek (sour rye soup) with egg and sausage, in a bread bowl, Morskie Okozł 43.00From the source Oct 2026
Roast duck and beef broth with a large duck dumpling, Starkazł 44.00From the source Oct 2026
Zalewajka (sour soup), Kraków style, in a bread bowl, Starkazł 45.00From the source Oct 2026
Potato pancakes, plain, Morskie Okozł 37.00From the source Oct 2026
Bigos (cabbage stew) with mushrooms and game, bread, Morskie Okozł 48.00From the source Oct 2026
Kotlet schabowy (breaded pork chop), Morskie Okozł 50.00From the source Oct 2026
Maczanka (slow-roasted pork in a steamed bun), Starkazł 62.00From the source Oct 2026
Golonka (crispy pork knuckle), half, with sides, Starkazł 69.00From the source Oct 2026
Żywiec beer, 0.3 l, Starkazł 19.00From the source Oct 2026
Żywiec beer, 0.5 l, Starkazł 22.00From the source Oct 2026
Getting around
Single-ride (one vehicle) or 30-minute ticket, KMKzł 6.00From the source Oct 2026
60-minute ticket, KMK (with transfers)zł 8.00From the source Oct 2026
15-minute ticket, KMKzł 4.00From the source Oct 2026
90-minute ticket, KMKzł 9.00From the source Oct 2026
24-hour ticket, Kraków (zone I, the city)zł 20.00From the source Oct 2026
48-hour ticket, Kraków (zones I–III)zł 40.00From the source Oct 2026
72-hour ticket, Kraków (zones I–III)zł 55.00From the source Oct 2026
7-day ticket, Kraków (zone I)zł 65.00From the source Oct 2026
Train from the airport to Kraków Główny (main station)zł 20.00From the source Oct 2026
Sights
St Mary's Basilica (visitor entrance)zł 20.00From the source Oct 2026
Rynek Underground (museum under the Main Square)zł 45.00From the source Oct 2026
Wawel Castle, second floor (State Rooms)zł 57.00From the source Oct 2026

From the source means we read it where it is set: the operator, the bank, the city or the statistics office. Reported means a guide or the press says so and we have not seen the original. Where sources disagree we show both figures and leave the price out of every sum.

What each food level is made of

A food level is not a number we chose. It is two lists of dishes from the table above, a cheap day and a dear one, and the price is the sum.

Bare minimum: convenience stores and counters
From Pierogi ruskie (potato and cheese dumplings), five, Starka + Classic burger (200 g beef), no fries, Moaburger (zł 71.00) to Pierogi ruskie (potato and cheese dumplings), Morskie Oko + Classic burger (200 g beef), no fries, Moaburger + Side of fries, Moaburger (zł 97.00).
Local and cheap
From Espresso, Starka + Pierogi ruskie (potato and cheese dumplings), five, Starka + Classic burger (200 g beef), no fries, Moaburger + Soft drink (Coca-Cola, Fanta, Sprite), Moaburger (zł 95.00) to Cappuccino, Starka + Rosół (clear broth) with homemade noodles, Morskie Oko + Pierogi with meat, Morskie Oko + Classic burger (200 g beef), no fries, Moaburger + Side of fries, Moaburger + Żywiec beer, 0.3 l, Starka (zł 165).
Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner
From Espresso, Starka + Pierogi ruskie (potato and cheese dumplings), five, Starka + Żurek (sour rye soup) with egg and sausage, in a bread bowl, Morskie Oko + Kotlet schabowy (breaded pork chop), Morskie Oko + Żywiec beer, 0.3 l, Starka (zł 159) to Cappuccino, Morskie Oko + Pierogi with meat, Morskie Oko + Roast duck and beef broth with a large duck dumpling, Starka + Maczanka (slow-roasted pork in a steamed bun), Starka + Żywiec beer, 0.5 l, Starka (zł 193).
Restaurants most of the time
From Cappuccino, Starka + Żurek (sour rye soup) with egg and sausage, in a bread bowl, Morskie Oko + Pierogi ruskie (potato and cheese dumplings), Morskie Oko + Rosół (clear broth) with homemade noodles, Morskie Oko + Kotlet schabowy (breaded pork chop), Morskie Oko + Żywiec beer, 0.5 l, Starka (zł 206) to Cappuccino, Morskie Oko + Roast duck and beef broth with a large duck dumpling, Starka + Pierogi with beef cheeks, five, Starka + Zalewajka (sour soup), Kraków style, in a bread bowl, Starka + Golonka (crispy pork knuckle), half, with sides, Starka + Żywiec beer, 0.5 l, Starka × 2 (zł 260).
Getting around

Which ticket pays off

A pass is only cheaper past a certain number of rides. This is that number, worked out from the published fares.

  • 1-day pass at zł 20.00: it pays off from 4 rides a day at zł 6.00 each.
  • 2-day pass at zł 40.00: it pays off from 4 rides a day at zł 6.00 each.
  • 3-day pass at zł 55.00: it pays off from 4 rides a day at zł 6.00 each.
  • 7-day pass at zł 65.00: it pays off from 2 rides a day at zł 6.00 each.

A pass only counts on the lines it covers. Check which ones before you buy.

Accommodation

What the night costs, and the tax on top

There is no open source of hotel prices, and we have not sampled this city yet. So the calculator asks you for the price you have seen instead of printing one that looks plausible.

Lodging tax

No lodging tax is charged here. From the source Oct 2026

Saving

What saves money in Kraków, and what does not

Each line is a subtraction done with the prices on this page. No tricks: just the sum.

What saves

  • Eating “Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner” instead of “Restaurants most of the time”: zł 47.00–67.00 less per person per day.
  • Eating “Local and cheap” instead of “Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner”: zł 28.00–64.00 less per person per day.
  • Eating “Bare minimum: convenience stores and counters” instead of “Local and cheap”: zł 24.00–68.00 less per person per day.
  • “Pierogi ruskie (potato and cheese dumplings), five, Starka” (zł 35.00) instead of “Pierogi ruskie (potato and cheese dumplings), Morskie Oko” (zł 44.00): zł 9.00 less each time.
  • “Espresso, Starka” (zł 12.00) instead of “Espresso, Morskie Oko” (zł 16.00): zł 4.00 less each time.

What does not

  • The 1-day pass (zł 20.00) on fewer than 4 rides of zł 6.00 a day: it costs more than paying for each ticket.
Paying

Paying in Poland

What holds for the whole country: where a card is enough, where to change money, and the taxes.

Where a card is enough

Only the places a source speaks about. Where it says nothing, neither do we.

WhereHow you pay
In generalCard From the source

From the source means we read it where it is set: the operator, the bank, the city or the statistics office. Reported means a guide or the press says so and we have not seen the original. Where sources disagree we show both figures and leave the price out of every sum.

Where to change money

The cheapest route is usually an ATM and a card that does not charge for converting; whether yours does is up to your bank. These are the places that change cash.

  • Airports
  • Banks
  • Exchange counters
  • Some hotels

Taxes and charges

  • Consumption tax: 23%.

If something goes wrong

The numbers and where to go, as the official source publishes them.

Any emergency, single number
112
Police
997
Fire brigade
998
Ambulance
999

What applies to any trip: before you go, and if you lose your card

Questions

Questions about money in Kraków

How much money do you need for a week in Kraków?

For seven days, zł 1,800–2,200 per person on the “Mid-range” style with two travelling. Accommodation and flights are not included. The airport transfer, there and back, is included.

How much money do you need for 3 days in Kraków?

For 3 days, zł 800–970 per person on the “Mid-range” style with two travelling. Accommodation and flights are not included. The airport transfer, there and back, is included.

What is a realistic daily budget in Kraków?

Per person per day, without accommodation or flights: zł 160–230 on the “Budget” style, zł 250–310 on the “Mid-range” style, and zł 330–430 on the “Comfort” style.

Can you travel to Kraków on a budget?

The cheapest style we work out is “Budget”: zł 160–230 per person per day, without accommodation or flights. Local food, public transport, the odd paid sight.

How much does food cost in Kraków?

From zł 71.00 per person per day (“Bare minimum: convenience stores and counters”) to zł 260 (“Restaurants most of the time”). The price table has what each dish costs.

How much does transport cost in Kraków?

A ride on public transport costs zł 6.00–8.00. The 1-day pass costs zł 20.00 and pays off from 4 rides a day at zł 6.00 each.

Is there a lodging tax in Kraków?

None on record as of October 2026.

How much cash should you carry in Kraków?

For a week on the “Mid-range” style, about zł 85–330 per person, two travelling. It is our reading of how each kind of place takes payment, not a measurement.

Is it better to use cash or card in Kraków?

By card: in general.

Sources

Where every figure comes from

Each price on this page carries its source. These are all of them. Prices reviewed: October 2026.

The rest of Kraków

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