Cheap flights from Dresden to Warsaw

December is the cheapest month on this route, and it is also a popular month for Christmas market trips, so book early if those dates matter to you. Prices are published for September, October, November, March, April and June, covering spring city breaks and the calmer weeks on either side of summer. Midweek departures are usually quieter than Friday evenings and Sunday returns, when weekend travellers fill the cabins. Keep an eye on school holidays, Easter and the New Year period, when demand on both ends of the route rises.

Airlines on this route include Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cityline, Lufthansa City Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, Air Dolomiti, Swiss, Helvetic Airways, Eurowings, Sun Express and Air Baltic. None fly it nonstop, so every itinerary involves a change of plane, often on one ticket with a full-service carrier. Lufthansa, Swiss, LOT and their regional partners sit at the full-service end, where a cabin bag and seat are usually part of the fare and checked luggage is included on many tickets. Eurowings, Sun Express and Air Baltic are the low-cost options, where the base fare covers little beyond a small personal item and everything else is added at a price.

Warsaw has two airports, and your ticket will name one of them: F. Chopin or Modlin. F. Chopin sits close to the city, with a train and several bus lines running into the centre and a ride that stays short. Modlin lies well outside town to the north and is served mainly by coach shuttles timed to flight arrivals, so a late landing can leave you waiting. Check the airport code on your booking before you arrange a pickup or a hotel, and remember that the two are far enough apart that switching between them is not a quick fix.

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+01 (Europe/Warsaw)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check which Warsaw airport your ticket names, because F. Chopin and Modlin are far apart and not interchangeable.
• If you are stitching together separate tickets, leave a generous gap between flights, since this route is never nonstop.
• On low-cost fares, add a checked bag and a seat to the fare before you compare the totals.
• Make sure your passport or identity card is valid for travel to Poland and stays valid for the whole trip.
• Book early for December and the Christmas market weeks, when seats on this route fill quickly.
• Compare the months with published prices before you lock in your dates.