Cheap flights from Dublin to Warsaw

September is usually the cheapest month to fly this route, and the shoulder weeks around it tend to stay reasonable. Summer is the busiest stretch, when Polish families head home and Irish holidaymakers fly out, and the weeks around Christmas, New Year and Easter fill up fast in both directions. Midweek departures are generally quieter and cheaper than Friday evenings or Sunday nights. If your dates are flexible, book a few weeks ahead in the low season and considerably earlier for summer, Christmas or the weeks around St Patrick's Day, when Dublin empties out and seats go quickly.

Ryanair and Aer Lingus are the carriers to look at first for a nonstop flight, and both sell a bare fare you build up with bags and seat selection. Emerald Airlines flies regional routes under the Aer Lingus banner, with the same cabin and baggage pattern. Norwegian, Vueling Airlines and Transavia France are low-cost names that usually appear on one-stop itineraries. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, KLM Cityhopper and Scandinavian Airlines are full-service, with a checked bag and a connection through their home hubs in the fare. Norwegian International sits between them. Add bags to the total before you compare, since a low-cost seat with a suitcase can cost more than a full-service one.

Warsaw has two airports and they are not interchangeable. F. Chopin sits close to the city, with a short ride into the centre by bus, tram or taxi, and it handles most of the traffic on this route. Modlin lies well outside Warsaw to the north and is used mainly by low-cost carriers; getting into town means a dedicated coach or a train with a transfer, so check which airport your ticket names before you book. Both have car hire and both are easy enough to navigate, but a late landing at Modlin leaves you with a thin choice of onward transport. Look at your arrival time as well as your airport, since a late landing makes the trip into the centre the part of the day to plan.

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 linked to each other.
• On a low-cost fare, add a cabin bag or a checked bag to the fare before you compare it with a full-service ticket.
• If your trip is stitched together from separate tickets, leave a long buffer in case the first flight runs late.
• Carry a valid passport or national identity card for Poland and check the entry rules that apply to you.
• Book early for summer, Christmas and the weeks around Easter, when seats on this route go quickly.
• Decide whether you want a nonstop flight or a cheaper one-stop routing, and compare total journey times.