FLEXTRIP CHEAT SHEET

Krakow, sorted.

Cheap, beautiful, two hours from the mountains. Here is all you need.

  1. 1
    Stay in KrakowDo Auschwitz as a day trip. Krakow is way cooler than the towns closer to it.
  2. 2
    Book Auschwitz earlyWeekend tours sell out about a month out. Tickets are in your name, so bring a passport.
  3. 3
    It's cheapAbout 4 zloty to the dollar. Dinner for under $10.
  4. 4
    Getting aroundThe train from KRK to the center is about 20 minutes. Uber and Bolt are cheap.
  5. 5
    How to do the weekendFriday night out. Saturday Auschwitz. Sunday the salt mine or the shooting range.

Tickets

Auschwitz Birkenau tourLicensed guide, hotel pickup★ 4.5 (41,985)FROM$45 to $90BookWieliczka Salt MineChapels and lakes carved from salt, hotel pickup★ 4.6 (14,522)FROM$31BookZakopane day tripMountains, cable car, then thermal baths★ 4.8 (11,267)FROM$100BookExtreme shooting rangePick your guns, hotel transfers in★ 4.8 (2,633)FROM$77BookPub crawl1 hour open bar, every night at 9NightlyFROM$33BookAuschwitz + salt mineBoth in one day, one pickup★ 4.7 (10,289)FROM$125Book

Beds

Venetian House AparthotelApartments by the Main Square~$45 pp/night★ 4.7Stradonia ApartmentsBetween Old Town and Kazimierz~$55 pp/night★ 4.9Hotel ColumbusBudget pick by the Kazimierz bars~$40 pp/night★ 4.7

Eat

Endzior$Zapiekanka at Plac Nowy, the 3am snack. Cash only.Map
Przystanek Pierogarnia$Tiny pierogi spot locals line up forInstagram
Bar Mleczny Pod Temida$Old school milk bar, a full Polish mealMap
Stara Zajezdnia$$Brewery in an old tram depot, good for big groupsInstagram
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