# Distance from Kraków (KRK) to Praia (RAI)

> 5,508 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,508 km / 3,423 mi / 2,974 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 241° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 35° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Poland) → Cape Verde
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 02:35 in Kraków, it's 23:35 in Praia)
- **Elevation difference**: 561 ft (RAI is lower than KRK)

## Airports

### [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

### [Praia International Airport (RAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rai-praia-praia-international-airport/1ef266de-e9ba-6dfc-a6a4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Praia, Cape Verde
- ICAO: GVNP
- Timezone: Atlantic/Cape_Verde
- Coordinates: 14.920000, -23.490000
- Elevation: 230 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 02:35 in Kraków, it's 23:35 in Praia.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [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)
- [Praia International Airport (RAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rai-praia-praia-international-airport/1ef266de-e9ba-6dfc-a6a4-06bb2780ed98)
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