Flights around Katowice run in season (April–October). The voucher is valid for 12 months — buy now, pick a date once the operator opens the calendar.
We show flights launching within 50 km of Katowice.
No operator has declared coverage of śląskie yet. You can buy a voucher from any verified operator — you will agree the date and launch site with them. Every operator on the platform has passed verification of the CAA (ULC) pilot licence, balloon technical certificates and liability policy, and you redeem the voucher directly with the operator you choose.
Buy a voucherYou buy the voucher online, receive it by e-mail right after purchase, and it stays valid for 12 months. You agree the date and launch site with the operator once their season calendar opens; at booking you enter the voucher code.
Katowice and its surroundings are a popular destination for balloon flights in Górny Śląsk (Upper Silesia) — open land to the south and north of the city. Balloons do not launch from the centre: dense urban development rules out a launch in town, so launch sites usually sit within a 20–50 km radius of the centre — around Pszczyna, Tarnowskie Góry and the edge of the Jura upland near Zawiercie. The operator confirms the exact meeting point closer to the date, because it depends on wind direction on the day.
Flights take place at sunrise and before sunset, when the air is calmest. The flight itself usually lasts 45–60 minutes, but plan for 2.5–3 hours in total: balloon preparation, the flight, landing in a field, and the bus ride back to the launch site. In good visibility you will see the Silesian conurbation skyline from a distance, the Beskidy range to the south, and the Jura rock formations to the north.
In Górny Śląsk, where launch sites sit outside the dense conurbation, it's especially worth checking who's flying — which is why every operator on the platform has a verified pilot licence (CAA/ULC), balloon certificates and third-party liability insurance. The season runs from April to October, prices start from 730 PLN per person with insurance included, and outside the season you buy a voucher valid for 12 months and wait for the calendar to open.
Over Górny Śląsk the pilot assesses conditions twice — the day before and again on the morning of launch — because wind and rain can change the plan overnight. If the limits are exceeded, the flight moves to the next date, and your booking and voucher stay valid; that's a normal part of balloon flying, not an exception. So when planning a flight near Katowice, expect the date might change.
From open land outside the city, most often around Pszczyna, Tarnowskie Góry and the edge of the Jura upland near Zawiercie, 20–50 km from the centre. The operator gives you the exact meeting point in the confirmation, since it depends on the wind forecast.
The season over Górny Śląsk runs from April to October. If you are buying outside that window, choose a voucher valid for 12 months — you'll pick a date once operators resume flying.
You're in the air for 45–60 minutes, and the whole meeting with balloon preparation and the bus ride back takes 2.5–3 hours.
730 PLN per person is the starting price, with the operator's third-party liability insurance included. Check the exact price for your chosen date on the flight page.
The flight is cancelled by the pilot, and you and the operator agree on the next date. Your booking and voucher remain valid, unchanged.
Yes. You buy a voucher that's valid for 12 months and arrives by email right away — picking a date and redeeming the code at booking is then up to the recipient.