Krakow Airport (airport code KRK) is otherwise known as the John Paul II International Airport Krakow Balice. That is because it is named after a pope as Poland is a strongly Catholic country.
Having car hire from Krakow Airport makes sense as the airport is actually located a little ways outside of the city centre in Balice village and you have to make a short 11 kilometre journey to Krakow itself. Although there is public transport available, having a hire car from Krakow Airport is much more comfortable in a country which gets as cold as Poland.
Krakow Airport Mini Guide
Krakow Airport is also known as John Paul II International Airport or Krakow Balice Airport. The second name came about as John Paul II from Poland became the first ever Slavic pope. Krakow Airport is the second busiest airport in Poland and it serves three million people annually, though the catchment area to which it caters is nearly three times that size. Passengers go from Krakow Airport to cities in America, Europe, the Middle East and other worldwide destinations.
LOT Polish airlines has a hub there and you can also get no frills flights with companies such as Ryanair and easyJet. The ease of flying to Krakow has meant that there has been a massive tourism boom there recently. There are two terminals at Krakow Airport with Terminal 1 serving international destinations and Terminal 2 mainly being used for domestic flights. Terminal 2 is actually a recent addition to the airport having only been built in 2007 due to increased demand from passengers using Krakow Airport.
In a hire car from the airport it takes about 20 minutes to drive to Krakow city centre. This is much cheaper than getting a taxi which would cost you at least 20 euros. Remember that if you are not flying into Krakow Airport then you can hire cars directly from Krakow. The international airport code for Krakow Airport is KRK. If you prefer to take public transport the airport is well connected by both bus and train services, though these are infrequent and unreliable if your plane comes in late.
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