Cheap flights from Amsterdam to Rzeszow

Fares on this route are at their lowest in February, the cheapest month on the calendar, so if your plans are loose, aim for late winter. The price calendar runs from September to February, covering the autumn term, the festive season and the deep winter months, and the weeks around Christmas and New Year are the busiest for family visits, so book those early. Midweek departures usually cost less than Friday or Sunday flights, and early morning or late evening connections are often quieter. Give yourself a few weeks of lead time rather than booking at the last minute, and if you can shift your dates by a day, compare both sides of the weekend.

Nothing flies nonstop between Amsterdam and Rzeszow, so every carrier here sells a connecting itinerary, and your choice of airline usually decides where you change planes. The mix is full-service rather than budget: LOT Polish Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Lufthansa, its group carriers Air Dolomiti and Lufthansa City Airlines, Austrian, Air Baltic, TAP Portugal, Turkish Airlines and El Al Israel Airlines. What you get depends on the fare family you pick, not on the airline's name, and hand-baggage-only tickets sit next to fares that include a checked bag, so read the small print before you choose. Booking both legs on one ticket keeps you protected if the first flight runs late.

Rzeszow's airport is Jasionka, and it sits outside the city, so the last stretch of your journey is a road transfer rather than a train ride. Taxis wait at the terminal, and a pre-booked transfer or a hire car is the practical choice if you are heading further into the Podkarpackie region. Because you will arrive on a connection, make sure you know whether your bag was checked through to Jasionka or only as far as the airport where you changed planes; if it was only to the transfer point, you need to collect it and check in again. Leave yourself some slack between landing and any onward plans, especially on an evening arrival.

Currency

PLZ (zł)

Power sockets

Type C, E · 230 V

Language

Polish

Emergency number

112, 986, 997

Driving side

right

Calling code

+48

Internet domain

.pl

EU / Schengen

EU member, Schengen area

Population of Rzeszow

196 k (2021)

Time zone

UTC+02 (Europe/Warsaw)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Every Amsterdam departure leaves from Schiphol, so there is no airport choice on the Dutch side.
• Nothing flies nonstop, so check where you change planes and how long the layover is before you pick a fare.
• If the legs are on separate tickets, your bag usually will not be checked through and a missed connection is yours to sort out.
• Read the baggage allowance on the fare you are eyeing. Full-service airlines still sell hand-baggage-only tickets.
• Both the Netherlands and Poland are in the Schengen area, so a valid passport or national ID card is what you need at the gate.
• February is the cheapest month on this route, so if your dates are flexible, start there.