4-Day Kraków Old Town City Break

Medieval squares, pierogi and Wawel Castle in Poland's royal city.

Day-by-day plan

Day 1: Arrive and Rynek Główny

Stay central to walk everywhere.

Morning: Fly in and take the airport train to the Old Town.

Afternoon: Walk the Rynek Główny square and the Cloth Hall.

Evening: Pierogi dinner in a cellar restaurant.

Day 2: Wawel Hill and Kazimierz

Wawel was the seat of Polish kings for 500 years.

Morning: Climb Wawel Hill for the castle and cathedral.

Afternoon: Explore the Kazimierz Jewish quarter.

Evening: Zapiekanka street food and a Kazimierz bar.

Day 3: Museums and Planty park

Book Schindler's Factory ahead; slots sell out.

Morning: Schindler's Factory museum or the National Museum.

Afternoon: Stroll the Planty park ring and Florianska street.

Evening: Milk-bar dinner for the full budget experience.

Day 4: Last obwarzanek and fly home

The airport train takes about 20 minutes.

Morning: Coffee and an obwarzanek pretzel on the square.

Afternoon: Souvenir amber and Boleslawiec pottery browsing.

Evening: Fly home.

Budget

  • Flights — Fare anchors: KAYAK lists London-Krakow flights from about £55 one way and Skyscanner's London-Krakow route page shows round trips from about USD40 (~£32) (kayak.co.uk, skyscanner.net, checked 27 Oct 2026); 'from' fares are lead-in prices and do not guarantee availability on specific dates. — 80 GBP
  • Accommodation — 3 nights sole occupancy at about £40 a night. Anchors: booking.com's Stare Miasto (Old Town) district page lists apartments from about USD92 (~£73) a night for 2 adults and TripAdvisor shows Krakow hotel prices from about USD36 (booking.com/district/pl/krakow/staremiasto.html, tripadvisor.com Krakow hotels page, checked 27 Oct 2026). — 120 GBP
  • Food & drink — Milk-bar lunches, pierogi dinners and coffee on the square. — 80 GBP
  • Activities — Wawel Castle, Cloth Hall, Kazimierz quarter and a museum or two. — 60 GBP
  • Local transport — Airport train and trams; the centre is walkable. — 40 GBP

Tips

  • Rynek Główny: One of Europe's largest medieval squares, alive day and night.
  • Wawel Castle: Royal castle and cathedral above the Vistula.
  • Kazimierz: The historic Jewish quarter, now full of cafes and bars.
  • Cloth Hall: The Renaissance market hall at the centre of the square.