--- title: "Smoking at Kraków Airport – KRK" canonical: "https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/poland/krk-smoking-at-krakow-airport/" language: "en-us" description: "Yes, Kraków Airport (KRK) has an outdoor smoking area after security for non-Schengen flights, by the corridor to Gates 19–24, plus a landside area." lastmod: "2026-10-16T00:00:00Z" --- # Smoking at Kraków Airport – KRK Yes, you can smoke at **Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK)**: after security in the outdoor smoking area on the non-Schengen side, reached through the corridor to Gates 19–24 beside the Sky Lounge restaurant, and before security at the airport’s designated area in front of the entrance to the VIP Terminal. On the Schengen side, ask staff whether the glass cabin opposite Gate 1 is still open. Flying from Katowice instead? See [where to smoke at Katowice Airport](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/poland/ktw-smoking-at-katowice-airport/). ## After Security: Non-Schengen Zone (Gates 19–24) On the non-Schengen side, after passport control, go through the Sky Lounge restaurant to the corridor leading to Gates 19–24; since May 2026 these gates have their own pre-departure building with an outdoor smoking area, which travellers described in May 2026 as open-air with a little cover. Once through passport control you cannot return to the Schengen zone. ## After Security: Schengen Zone (Gate 1\) On the Schengen side, a glass smoking cabin stands opposite Gate 1; ask staff after security whether it is still open. On 16 July 2026 a reader wrote that the cabin’s doors did not close and the smoke went into the hall. ![Glass smoking cabin branded IQOS on the Schengen side of Kraków Airport, July 2026](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/images/airports/krk/krk-krk-airport-smoking-area-6e1.jpg)*The glass smoking cabin on the Schengen side, photographed by a reader on 16 July 2026* ## Before Security (Landside) Before security, smoking is allowed outside the building only. The airport’s designated smoking area in the public zone is in front of the entrance to the VIP Terminal; ask staff to point you to it. ## Vaping Kraków Airport publishes no vaping rule, so ask staff before you vape in a smoking area or anywhere in the terminal. ## Summary | Area | Smoking | Notes | | --- | --- | --- | | Non-Schengen zone (after passport control) | Yes | Outdoor smoking area, corridor to Gates 19–24, beside the Sky Lounge restaurant | | Schengen zone (after security) | Ask staff | Glass cabin opposite Gate 1; on 16 July 2026 a reader wrote that its doors did not close | | Before security (landside) | Yes | Designated area in front of the VIP Terminal entrance; outside the building only | | Vaping | Ask staff | The airport publishes no vaping rule | For Poland’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our [Poland airport guide](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/poland/). ## Useful Links - [Kraków Airport (official)](https://krakowairport.pl/en) - [Kraków Airport passenger FAQ, including the smoking areas (official)](https://krakowairport.pl/en/passenger/faq-en) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Can you smoke after security at Kraków Airport? Yes, on the non-Schengen side: the smoking area after security is outdoors, reached through the corridor to Gates 19–24 beside the Sky Lounge restaurant, after passport control. On the Schengen side, ask staff whether the glass cabin opposite Gate 1 is still open; on 16 July 2026 a reader wrote that its doors did not close. ### Where is the smoking area at Kraków Airport? After security, in the non-Schengen zone: go through passport control, then through the Sky Lounge restaurant to the corridor leading to Gates 19–24. Before security, the airport’s designated area is in the public zone, in front of the entrance to the VIP Terminal. ### Can you smoke before security at Kraków Airport? Yes — outside the building only; the airport’s designated area in the public zone is in front of the entrance to the VIP Terminal. ### Can you vape at Kraków Airport? Kraków Airport publishes no vaping rule, so ask staff before you vape in a smoking area or anywhere in the terminal. ### Does Kraków Airport have one terminal? One passenger terminal handles both Schengen and non-Schengen flights, and since May 2026 non-Schengen passengers wait for Gates 19–24 in a separate pre-departure building beyond passport control, where the outdoor smoking area is. ### Can I smoke during a layover at Kraków Airport? Yes, if your onward flight is non-Schengen: the outdoor smoking area by Gates 19–24 is past passport control. On a Schengen connection, ask staff whether the glass cabin opposite Gate 1 is still open; once through passport control you cannot return to the Schengen zone.