Getting around by air is good for those with little time on their hands and interest in the bigger cities and their immediate surroundings.

National airlines, as well as a number of low-cost airlines cover some parts of Central Europe:

Tyrolean Airlines (subsidiary carriers of Austrian Airlines): domestic flights within Austria

Austrian Arrow (subsidiary carriers of Austrian Airlines) : domestic flights within Austria

FlyNiki: domestic flights within Austria and flights within the region

Czech Airlines: operates domestic flights between Prague and Ostrava, Brno and Karlovy Vary. Coming soon, Czech Airlines will connect Sliac and Zilina on its flights from Prague.

Airberlin: offers domestic flights throughout Germany and to many neighboring Central European countries.

Lufthansa: offers domestic flights throughout Germany and to many neighboring Central European countries.

LOT: operates scheduled air service from Warsaw to Krakow, Gdansk, Poznan, Szczecin and Wroclaw.

Skyeurope: Scheduled domestic flights between Bratislava and Kosice

Ryanair: low cost airline

Easyjet: low cost airline

Wizz Air: serves Poland and other European countries

Central Wings: serves Poland and other European countries