Family & Schools
Kraków’s Polish Aviation Museum With Kids: A Visit Plan
Plan a mixed indoor-and-outdoor family visit to Kraków’s aviation museum, including 2026 tickets, winter hours and exhibit rules.
Kraków: articles for expats in Poland
City Life
Top Events in Poland: 2-8 November 2026
Officially listed film, music and performance picks in Warsaw, Kraków, Wrocław, Gdańsk and Poznań, with honest language and booking notes.
Guides
Lost Dog or Cat in Poland: Reports, Shelters and Microchips
A practical missing-pet checklist, Warsaw and Kraków reporting routes, municipal boundaries, chip records and short Polish messages.
Guides
Kraków Library Card for Foreigners: Documents, Borrowing and Legimi
Join Biblioteka Kraków with the right documents, find English books, avoid return mistakes and understand limited monthly Legimi codes.
Guides
Nowa Huta, Kraków: A Guide to the Socialist Realist New Town
Kraków's Nowa Huta district: the planned socialist realist new town, the Lord's Ark church, Mogiła Abbey and the lagoon, verified October 2026.
Guides
Kraków's Mounds: Kościuszko, Krakus, Wanda and Piłsudski
Tickets, hours, heights and history for Kraków's four great mounds: Kościuszko, Krakus, Wanda and Piłsudski, plus how to pair them into one sightseeing day.
City Life
Zalipie Day Trip From Kraków: Poland's Painted Village
Zalipie, 100 km from Kraków: a village painted in flowers, a folk-art museum for 12 PLN (free Wednesdays), and lanes made for wandering with children.
City Life
Warsaw vs Kraków for LGBTQ+ Expats: Community and Nightlife
Warsaw’s big anonymous scene or Kraków’s compact warm one? Nightlife, parades, dating pools, rent and everyday acceptance compared with 2026 data.
City Life
How to Meet Other Singles in Kraków, Wrocław and Gdańsk
The offline singles scene beyond Warsaw: speed dating venues and prices, language exchanges and expat clubs in Kraków, Wrocław and Gdańsk.
Guides
Warsaw vs Kraków for Expat Families: A Data-Driven Comparison (2026)
Warsaw or Kraków for your family? We compare official data on salaries, rents, air quality, schools and students - plus the verdict by family profile.
City Life
The Two Essential Day Trips From Kraków: Wieliczka and Auschwitz
The essential day trips from Kraków: the Wieliczka Salt Mine and the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial, with official visiting rules, prices and booking advice.
City Life
Kraków National Museum: free Tuesdays, prices and discounts
MNK in Kraków: permanent exhibitions are free on Tuesdays. Ticket prices for the Main Building, Sukiennice and Czartoryski, and who gets discounts.
City Life
Kraków Airport to the city: train and bus fares and tickets 2026
How to get between Kraków Airport and the city: train SKA1 to Kraków Główny for 20 zł, buses 209, 300 and night 902, with fares.
Housing
Coal and wood boilers in Poland: 2026-2028 anti-smog deadlines
Class 3 and 4 solid-fuel boilers are banned in Małopolska from 1 Jan 2027. Deadlines by region, fines and what tenants should ask.
Housing
Flat prices per m² in Poland, Q2 2026: NBP data for six cities
NBP data for Q2 2026: transaction prices per m² in Warsaw, Kraków, Gdańsk, Wrocław, Poznań and Łódź, and how to read them.
Poland News
Poland News in English, 15 October 2026 | Expats Poland
TK judge sworn in without the president, Kongsberg's Polish anti-drone factory, Kraków mayor-elect drops march patronage - news in English, 15 October 2026.
City Life
Kraków paid parking 2026: zones, hours, fines and permits
Kraków's paid parking zone changed in 2026: longer hours, Sunday charges in subzone A and a 400 zl penalty. Hours, fines, permits and how to pay.
Family & Schools
International schools in Kraków: ISK and CIS fees and curriculum
ISK and Cracow International School compared: American and IB vs British Cambridge pathway, tuition fees, enrolment and questions to ask before applying.
City Life
Kraków public transport tickets and prices from March 2026
Kraków ticket prices since 2 March 2026: 60-minute 8 zł, 24-hour 20 zł in zone I, resident monthly 99 zł, metropolitan tickets and group fares.