3 Days in Kraków Solo for Under £200 (Flights Included) – Full Cost Breakdown

What does 3 days solo in Kraków really cost? £188, including return flights from London, two hostel nights, a 72-hour transport ticket, Wawel Castle, Schindler's Factory, the Wieliczka Salt Mine and three days of food. All prices checked on 21 October 2026 and converted at £1 = 5.21 zł. In this video: ✈️ Cheapest flights from the UK and how to get from the airport for almost nothing 🛏️ Where to stay solo (hostel prices) 🏰 A day-by-day itinerary: Old Town, Wawel, Kazimierz, Schindler's Factory, Wieliczka 🕯️ How to visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial respectfully (book only at visit.auschwitz.org) ⚠️ 5 mistakes that can double your budget, plus solo safety tips 💷 Full cost breakdown CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro: what 3 days really cost 0:22 Why Kraków is great for solo travel 0:49 Getting there from the UK (flights + transport) 1:33 Where to stay solo (hostel prices) 2:05 Day 1: Old Town & Wawel Castle 3:11 Day 2: Kazimierz & Schindler's Factory 4:04 Day 3: Wieliczka Salt Mine 4:43 A note on visiting Auschwitz-Birkenau 5:26 Free & cheap extras 6:10 Mistakes to avoid & solo safety 7:07 Full cost breakdown (£188) 7:53 Final thoughts PRICES USED (checked 21 Oct 2026) Return flight STN–KRK (Ryanair, 14–16 Nov): £56 Hostel dorm, 2 nights (€12.71/night): £21 72-hour transport ticket: 55 zł (£11) Wawel Castle, State Rooms: 57 zł (£11) Schindler's Factory: 60 zł (£12) Wieliczka Salt Mine, English guide, low season: 143 zł (£27) Food & drink, 87 zł/day × 3: £50 TOTAL: £188 Prices change, especially flights. Always check the official sites before you book. CREDITS Voiceover: Microsoft Edge neural text-to-speech (en-GB-RyanNeural) Music: Mixkit (Mixkit Stock Music Free License): "Just Keep Walking", "Tears of Joy", "That's the Way of Life", "Serene View", "Music and Life", "Magical moment", "Harp Relax" Stock footage: Pexels (Pexels License) Photos (Wikimedia Commons): "Last Supper, St Kinga's Chapel, Wielickza - Alessandro Caproni" by Alessandro Caproni from Munich, Deutschland (CC BY 2.0), Wikimedia Commons "Saint Kinga (3869601170)" by Klearchos Kapoutsis from Santorini, Greece (CC BY 2.0), Wikimedia Commons "Wieliczka, St Kingas Chapel (6467348331)" by Arian Zwegers (CC BY 2.0), Wikimedia Commons "2025, Kraków, Sukiennice, Rynek Główny (15)" by Igor123121 (CC BY 4.0), Wikimedia Commons "Sukiennice and Main Market Square Krakow Poland" by Jorge Lascar (CC BY 2.0), Wikimedia Commons "Kraków - Endzior (Zapiekanki)" by Fred Romero from Paris, France (CC BY 2.0), Wikimedia Commons "PlacNowy-Okrąglak-POL, Kraków" by Mach240390 (CC BY 4.0), Wikimedia Commons "Les Couleurs, Kazimierz (310431434)" by Derek Rankine from Glasgow, Scotland (CC BY 2.0), Wikimedia Commons "Schindler’s factory, Kraków, 2011" by Jennifer Boyer (CC BY 2.0), Wikimedia Commons "Tenement House, 18 Szeroka Street, Kazimierz, Kraków, Poland" by Igor123121 (CC BY 4.0), Wikimedia Commons "Tenement house, 13 Szeroka street, Kazimierz, Kraków, Poland" by Igor123121 (CC BY 4.0), Wikimedia Commons "Zapiekanka Warszawa" by Аимаина хикари (CC0), Wikimedia Commons "Wawel Cathedral-katedra wawelska - panoramio" by T. Thielemans (CC BY 3.0), Wikimedia Commons "Wawel castle" by FotoCavallo (CC BY 3.0), Wikimedia Commons "Kraków Główny train station, aerial view 2025. Kraków, Poland" by Igor123121 (CC BY 4.0), Wikimedia Commons "Kraków - Plac Mariacki" by Fred Romero from Paris, France (CC BY 2.0), Wikimedia Commons "Plac Mariacki, Kraków (50547926578)" by Andrew Milligan sumo (CC BY 2.0), Wikimedia Commons "Kraków - Rynek Główny" by Fred Romero from Paris, France (CC BY 2.0), Wikimedia Commons "Kraków - Rynek Główny (3)" by Fred Romero from Paris, France (CC BY 2.0), Wikimedia Commons "Main Square, Rynek Główny, Kraków (50556110523)" by Andrew Milligan sumo (CC BY 2.0), Wikimedia Commons "Main Square, Rynek Główny, Kraków (50557120126)" by Andrew Milligan sumo (CC BY 2.0), Wikimedia Commons "Trams in Krakow 08" by HJ Mitchell (CC BY 4.0), Wikimedia Commons "Düwag GT8S 3063, tram line 19, Kraków, 2012" by Casa Queijos (CC BY 2.0), Wikimedia Commons "Poland (Krakow) Arcaded courtyard of Wawel Royal Castle (37087042994)" by Güldem Üstün from Istanbul, TURKEY (CC BY 2.0), Wikimedia Commons "Kraków Old Town (9159192118)" by Jorge Láscar from Australia (CC BY 2.0), Wikimedia Commons "Kraków Old Town at dusk (9159202954)" by Jorge Láscar from Australia (CC BY 2.0), Wikimedia Commons #Krakow #SoloTravel #BudgetTravel