Cheap flights from Chennai to Warsaw

November is the cheapest month on this route, sitting between the tail of the monsoon in Chennai and the run-up to the Polish holiday season. Fares rise through December and January, when Christmas and New Year travel peaks in both directions, and again around April, so book well ahead for those months. September and October are quieter and often better value. Midweek departures tend to cost less than weekend ones. In Warsaw, summer is the busy visitor season, while winter is cold and dark but cheaper outside the holidays.

Every airline listed here flies this route with at least one stop, so compare the whole journey rather than the headline fare. IndiGo, Akasa Air and Air Arabia are the low-cost options, which usually means a paid meal and checked bags as an extra. Emirates, Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways, Oman Air, Kuwait Airways, Air India and Lufthansa are full-service, with baggage and meals included in most fares. The Gulf carriers route you through their hubs, while Lufthansa goes through Germany. Check whether the connection is on one ticket, since that decides who rebooks you if a leg is delayed.

Warsaw has two airports, F. Chopin and Modlin, and your ticket decides which one you land at, so check it before you arrange anything on the ground. F. Chopin handles most long-haul and connecting arrivals, while Modlin is the smaller airport used mainly by low-cost carriers. Both sit outside the centre, so plan a transfer into town by bus, train, taxi or ride-hailing app. Allow time after landing for immigration and baggage, and have a payment card or some local cash ready for the journey in.

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 Warsaw

1.9 M (2024)

Time zone

UTC+02 (Europe/Warsaw)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check which Warsaw airport your flight lands at, because F. Chopin and Modlin are not interchangeable for onward transfers.
• Confirm the baggage allowance on low-cost carriers such as IndiGo, Akasa Air and Air Arabia, where checked bags are usually an add-on.
• If your connection is on separate tickets, leave a generous buffer, since a missed leg becomes your own problem.
• Make sure your passport and any visa or entry documents for Poland are valid well before departure.
• Book early for December, January and April travel, when fares on this route climb.
• Compare total journey time and stopover, not just the fare, because every option here involves a change.