# Distance from Chelyabinsk (CEK) to Kraków (KRK)

> 2,826 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,826 km / 1,756 mi / 1,526 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 276° (west)
- **Return heading**: 62° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Russia) → Poland
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 23:03 in Chelyabinsk, it's 20:03 in Kraków)
- **Elevation difference**: 22 ft (KRK is higher than CEK)

## Airports

### [Chelyabinsk Balandino Airport (CEK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cek-chelyabinsk-chelyabinsk-balandino-airport/1ef266df-e9d8-6270-8339-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chelyabinsk, Russia
- ICAO: USCC
- Timezone: Asia/Yekaterinburg
- Coordinates: 55.310000, 61.500000
- Elevation: 769 ft

### [John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice Airport (KRK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/krk-krakow-john-paul-ii-international-airport-krakow-balice-airport/1ef266de-ca51-6db2-83e4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kraków, Poland
- ICAO: EPKK
- Timezone: Europe/Warsaw
- Coordinates: 50.080000, 19.780000
- Elevation: 791 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 23:03 in Chelyabinsk, it's 20:03 in Kraków.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Chelyabinsk Balandino Airport (CEK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cek-chelyabinsk-chelyabinsk-balandino-airport/1ef266df-e9d8-6270-8339-06bb2780ed98)
- [John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice Airport (KRK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/krk-krakow-john-paul-ii-international-airport-krakow-balice-airport/1ef266de-ca51-6db2-83e4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)