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DET to KRK: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Krakow (Kraków John Paul II International Airport)
4,536 mi
7,300 km · 3,942 nm
9h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,536 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 22m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- KRK — Kraków John Paul II International Airport · Krakow, Poland
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 mi away
Near KRK
- KTW · Katowice International Airport41 mi away
- TAT · Poprad-Tatry Airport72 mi away
- OSR · Ostrava Leos Janáček Airport79 mi away
- ILZ · Žilina Airport79 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DET from KRK?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Krakow (KRK) is 4,536 miles (7,300 km, 3,942 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to KRK?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 22m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from DET to KRK?
Nonstop service on DET–KRK depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 9h 22m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Detroit and Krakow?
Krakow is 6 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to KRK?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DET–KRK that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some DET to KRK fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain DET–KRK tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.