{"id":1303295,"date":"2026-10-01T12:40:46","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T12:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1303295"},"modified":"2026-10-01T16:34:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T16:34:52","slug":"krakow","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/europe\/poland\/krakow\/","title":{"rendered":"Krak\u00f3w"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":1302666,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-city","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_hero_image":"","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_why_title":"","hw_hub_why_body":"","hw_hub_why_link_label":"","hw_hub_why_link_url":"","hw_hub_why_cards":"","hw_hub_stats":"","hw_hub_countries_title":"","hw_hub_countries_intro":"","hw_hub_featured":"","hw_hub_regions":"","hw_hub_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"","hw_hub_when_intro":"","hw_hub_seasons":"","hw_hub_costs_title":"","hw_hub_costs_body":"","hw_hub_cost_rows":"","hw_hub_cost_note":"","hw_hub_money_reads":"","hw_hub_rail_title":"","hw_hub_rail_body":"","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"","hw_hub_routes":"","hw_hub_events_title":"","hw_hub_events_intro":"","hw_hub_events_source":"","hw_hub_events_continent":"","hw_hub_events_count":"","hw_hub_events_cache":"","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_events":"","hw_hub_events_pills":"","hw_hub_reads_intro":"","hw_hub_article_rows":"","hw_hub_show_read_time":"","hw_hub_all_title":"","hw_hub_all_body":"","hw_hub_all_cta":"","hw_hub_trips_title":"","hw_hub_trips_note":"","hw_hub_trips":"","hw_hub_faq_title":"","hw_hub_faq_note":"","hw_hub_faqs":"","hw_hub_cta_title":"","hw_hub_cta_body":"","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_hub_term":"","hw_hub_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_country_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_country_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_country_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_country_hero_image":"","hw_hub_country_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_country_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_country_stats":"","hw_hub_country_intro_title":"","hw_hub_country_intro_body":"","hw_hub_country_facts":"","hw_hub_country_cities_title":"","hw_hub_country_cities_intro":"","hw_hub_country_cities_live":"","hw_hub_country_cities":"","hw_hub_country_trips_title":"","hw_hub_country_trips_intro":"","hw_hub_country_trip_types":"","hw_hub_country_do_title":"","hw_hub_country_do_body":"","hw_hub_country_do_points":"","hw_hub_country_do_tag":"","hw_hub_country_do_more":"","hw_hub_country_food_title":"","hw_hub_country_food_body":"","hw_hub_country_food_points":"","hw_hub_country_food_tag":"","hw_hub_country_food_more":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_title":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_body":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_points":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_tag":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_more":"","hw_hub_country_transport_title":"","hw_hub_country_transport_body":"","hw_hub_country_transport_points":"","hw_hub_country_transport_tag":"","hw_hub_country_transport_more":"","hw_hub_country_money_title":"","hw_hub_country_money_body":"","hw_hub_country_money_points":"","hw_hub_country_money_tag":"","hw_hub_country_money_more":"","hw_hub_country_safety_title":"","hw_hub_country_safety_body":"","hw_hub_country_safety_points":"","hw_hub_country_safety_tag":"","hw_hub_country_safety_more":"","hw_hub_country_entry_title":"","hw_hub_country_entry_body":"","hw_hub_country_entry_points":"","hw_hub_country_entry_tag":"","hw_hub_country_entry_more":"","hw_hub_country_season_title":"","hw_hub_country_season_intro":"","hw_hub_country_season_note":"","hw_hub_country_season_rows":"","hw_hub_country_budget_title":"","hw_hub_country_budget_intro":"","hw_hub_country_budget_note":"","hw_hub_country_budget_rows":"","hw_hub_country_budget_currency":"","hw_hub_country_events_title":"","hw_hub_country_events_intro":"","hw_hub_country_events_source":"","hw_hub_country_events_country":"","hw_hub_country_events_count":"","hw_hub_country_events_cache":"","hw_hub_country_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_country_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_country_events":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_country_hostels":"","hw_hub_country_faq_title":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city guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Krak\u00f3w","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"A medieval royal capital that came through the war almost untouched: the largest market square in Europe, a castle on a hill, the old Jewish quarter turned bar district, and Auschwitz and the salt mines within reach.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1304881","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"1978 | UNESCO World Heritage Site\r\nHourly | The hejna\u0142, cut off mid-note\r\n\u20ac3\u20135 | A milk bar meal","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"The royal city","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Krak\u00f3w was the capital of Poland for more than five hundred years, and its kings were crowned and buried in the cathedral on Wawel Hill. When the capital moved to Warsaw in the late sixteenth century, Krak\u00f3w kept its churches, its university and its great market square, and, almost alone among Polish cities, it survived the Second World War with its historic centre intact.\r\n\r\nThe old town, ringed by the Planty park where the walls once stood, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. South of it, Kazimierz, the old Jewish quarter, was emptied by the Holocaust and has come back to life as the most atmospheric bar and caf\u00e9 district in the country.\r\n\r\nKrak\u00f3w is also the base for Auschwitz-Birkenau and the Wieliczka salt mine. Three or four days is right.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in from the airport | Train to Krak\u00f3w G\u0142\u00f3wny, about 20 minutes\r\nGetting around | On foot. Trams for further\r\nLanguage | Polish. English widely spoken\r\nTipping | 10% in restaurants\r\nTap water | Safe to drink\r\nHow long to stay | Three or four days","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"Stay in or near the old town, or in Kazimierz for the nightlife. Everything is walkable.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"14","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"1","hw_hub_city_areas":"Old town | First-timers | Inside the Planty, around the main square. | 50.0614 | 19.9372 |  | \nKazimierz | Nightlife | The old Jewish quarter, now bars, caf\u00e9s and synagogues. | 50.0510 | 19.9450 |  | \nPodg\u00f3rze | A calmer stay | Across the river, with Schindler's Factory. | 50.0440 | 19.9530 |  | \nKleparz | Value | North of the old town, near the station and market. | 50.0680 | 19.9400 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would take, in the order we would take them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Krak\u00f3w","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Start on the Rynek G\u0142\u00f3wny, the main square, one of the largest medieval squares in Europe, with the Cloth Hall in the middle and St Mary's Basilica on the corner. Every hour, a trumpeter plays the hejna\u0142 from its tower and stops mid-note, in memory of a watchman said to have been shot by a Tatar arrow. Inside is Veit Stoss's carved wooden altarpiece.\r\n\r\nWalk up to Wawel Hill for the royal castle and the cathedral where Poland's kings are buried. Below the hill is the Dragon's Den, a cave with a fire-breathing statue at its mouth.\r\n\r\nKazimierz has synagogues, the old Jewish cemetery and Plac Nowy, the round market hall. Across the river in Podg\u00f3rze, Oskar Schindler's enamel factory is now a museum of the city under Nazi occupation, and Ghetto Heroes Square has a memorial of empty chairs.\r\n\r\nAuschwitz-Birkenau, about an hour and a half away, must be booked online in advance: since March 2026 there are no tickets on site. Self-guided entry is free in set slots, and guided tours cost 150 z\u0142oty. The Wieliczka salt mine, with chapels carved out of salt, is half an hour from the city.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Main square | The Cloth Hall and St Mary's\r\nWawel | Castle, cathedral and dragon\r\nKazimierz | Synagogues and Plac Nowy\r\nAuschwitz | Online only since March 2026","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Krak\u00f3w","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Krak\u00f3w","hw_hub_city_free_body":"The main square, the Planty, the old town streets and the courtyards of Wawel Hill are free.\r\n\r\nThe hejna\u0142 is free, every hour, from the square.\r\n\r\nKazimierz, its streets and Plac Nowy are free to wander. Free walking tours leave from the main square every day; tip the guide.\r\n\r\nMany museums have a free day each week; check before you go.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"The hejna\u0142 | Every hour from St Mary's\r\nPlanty | The park ring\r\nKazimierz | Free to wander\r\nWalking tours | Tip the guide","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Krak\u00f3w","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Krak\u00f3w","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Krak\u00f3w is cheap and full of good food. Milk bars, the subsidised canteens from communist times, serve pierogi, soups and cutlets for \u20ac3 to \u20ac5. Point at what you want.\r\n\r\nObwarzanek, the ring-shaped bread sold from carts on every corner, is a Krak\u00f3w speciality and costs well under a euro. Zapiekanka, a long open sandwich of mushrooms and cheese, is sold from the windows of the round market hall on Plac Nowy, late into the night.\r\n\r\nLunch specials, the zestaw obiadowy, cost \u20ac5 to \u20ac8 in most restaurants. The Stary Kleparz market is the place for produce.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Milk bars | \u20ac3\u20135 a meal\r\nObwarzanek | Krak\u00f3w's bread ring\r\nZapiekanka | Plac Nowy, late\r\nLunch specials | \u20ac5\u20138","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Krak\u00f3w","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Krak\u00f3w","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Kazimierz is the best night out in Poland: bars in old courtyards, candlelit cellars and dimly lit caf\u00e9s around Plac Nowy and Szeroka street.\r\n\r\nThe old town has hundreds of cellar bars and clubs. Avoid anyone handing out flyers for strip clubs on the main square; the bills are the scam.\r\n\r\nA beer is \u20ac2.50 to \u20ac4, a shot of vodka about the same.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Kazimierz | Courtyard bars\r\nCellar bars | Under the old town\r\nTouts | Ignore them\r\nA beer | \u20ac2.50\u20134","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Krak\u00f3w","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Krak\u00f3w","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"The old town and Kazimierz are walkable. Trams cover the rest; tickets cost about a euro and are bought from machines, on board or through an app. Validate on board.\r\n\r\nFrom Krak\u00f3w Airport, trains run to Krak\u00f3w G\u0142\u00f3wny in about twenty minutes.\r\n\r\nTrains reach Warsaw in about two and a half hours and Wroc\u0142aw in about three. Buses to Zakopane take about two hours, and minibuses go to Wieliczka.\r\n\r\nFor Auschwitz, buses and trains run to O\u015bwi\u0119cim, or join a tour.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Trams | About \u20ac1 a ticket\r\nAirport | Train, about 20 minutes\r\nTo Warsaw | About 2.5 hours\r\nTo Zakopane | About 2 hours by bus","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Krak\u00f3w","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Krak\u00f3w costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Krak\u00f3w is cheap by European standards. Dorms start around \u20ac10, a milk bar meal is \u20ac3 to \u20ac5, and a beer \u20ac2.50 to \u20ac4. A careful day is \u20ac35 to \u20ac45.\r\n\r\nThe costs that add up are the day trips: guided tours of Auschwitz and tickets to the salt mine.\r\n\r\nThe currency is the z\u0142oty, not the euro. Cards are accepted almost everywhere; use a bank ATM and decline the machine's currency conversion.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | From about \u20ac10\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac35\u201345\r\nDay trips | The main extra\r\nZ\u0142oty | Decline conversion","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Krak\u00f3w","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Krak\u00f3w","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Krak\u00f3w is safe, with low violent crime.\r\n\r\nOn the main square, ignore strip-club touts and anyone handing out flyers: they lead people to venues with enormous bills. Use Bolt or Uber rather than taxis waiting outside bars.\r\n\r\nVodka is poured larger than you think; pace it.\r\n\r\nEmergency number is 112.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Strip-club touts | The bills are the scam\r\nTaxis | Use Bolt or Uber\r\nVodka | Pace it\r\nEmergency | 112","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Krak\u00f3w","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Krak\u00f3w","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"Two of the most important sites in Europe are within an hour and a half.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Auschwitz-Birkenau | About 1.5 hours | Bus, train or tour to O\u015bwi\u0119cim | The former Nazi concentration and extermination camp. Book online in advance; free self-guided slots or guided tours at 150 z\u0142oty. Allow the whole day. |  | 1304659\nWieliczka Salt Mine | About 30 minutes | Train or minibus | Chambers, lakes and chapels carved from salt, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. |  | 1304660\nZakopane | About 2 hours | Bus | The Tatra mountains. |  | 1304661\nOjc\u00f3w National Park | About 45 minutes | Bus | Limestone valleys, caves and a castle, close to the city. |  | 1304662","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Krak\u00f3w","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"May, June and September are best. December has one of the best Christmas markets in Europe.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. Winters are cold, and summers can be hot and stormy.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 1 | 2 | Cold and cheap\r\nFebruary | 2 | 1 | The quietest month\r\nMarch | 8 | 2 | Thawing\r\nApril | 14 | 3 | Easter\r\nMay | 20 | 4 | The best month\r\nJune | 23 | 4 | Wianki and the Jewish Culture Festival\r\nJuly | 25 | 5 | Peak\r\nAugust | 24 | 5 | Still peak\r\nSeptember | 19 | 3 | Excellent\r\nOctober | 13 | 2 | Cool and golden\r\nNovember | 6 | 1 | Grey. Market opens late in the month\r\nDecember | 2 | 3 | Christmas market and szopki","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"The nativity-scene competition in December is on UNESCO's intangible heritage list.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Krak\u00f3w","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/poland\/krakow\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Wianki | June | Vistula riverbank | Midsummer wreaths on the river, with concerts and fireworks. |  | \nJewish Culture Festival | Late June to early July | Kazimierz | One of the largest festivals of Jewish culture in the world. |  | \nChristmas market | Late November to December | Main square | One of the best Christmas markets in Europe. |  | \nSzopki | Early December | Main square | A competition of glittering nativity scenes, on UNESCO's intangible heritage list. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Prices are in z\u0142oty locally; these are euro equivalents. Excludes Auschwitz guided tours and the salt mine.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 11 | 10 | 2 | 5\r\nMiddle of the road | 18 | 20 | 3 | 12\r\nComfortable | 32 | 34 | 6 | 20","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Krak\u00f3w","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"The top-rated places to stay in Krak\u00f3w right now, live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Krak\u00f3w","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/poland\/krakow\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Krak\u00f3w travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"How do I visit Auschwitz from Krak\u00f3w? | By bus, train or tour to O\u015bwi\u0119cim, about an hour and a half. Since March 2026, every visit must be booked online in advance; there are no tickets on site. Self-guided entry is free in set slots, and guided tours cost 150 z\u0142oty.\r\nHow many days do you need in Krak\u00f3w? | Three or four, including a day for Auschwitz and half a day for the salt mine.\r\nIs Kazimierz worth visiting? | Yes. It is the old Jewish quarter, with synagogues and memorials, and the best bar district in Poland.\r\nWhat is the hejna\u0142? | A trumpet call played every hour from St Mary's tower, cut off mid-note in memory of a watchman said to have been shot while sounding the alarm.\r\nHow do I get from the airport? | By train to Krak\u00f3w G\u0142\u00f3wny, about twenty minutes.\r\nIs Krak\u00f3w safe? | Yes. Avoid strip-club touts on the main square and use ride-hailing apps rather than street taxis at night.\r\nWhen is the best time to visit? | May, June and September, or December for the Christmas market.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Krak\u00f3w hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. Then meet the people already there in the app.","hw_hub_city_cta_buttons":"Find hostels in Krak\u00f3w | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/poland\/krakow\/\r\nGet the app | https:\/\/hostelworld.onelink.me\/IdiK\/f5a50nhd","hw_hub_city_newsletter_title":"Get the good stuff monthly","hw_hub_city_newsletter_body":"New city guides, deals and route ideas. 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