Cheap flights from Guangzhou to Warsaw

March is the cheapest month on this route, and the weeks around it, from late winter into spring, usually stay reasonable. Summer and the run-up to Christmas are the priciest, when Polish families fly home and Chinese travellers head out on holiday. Flying midweek, on a Tuesday or Wednesday, tends to cost less than a weekend departure. Watch out for Chinese New Year and the autumn national holiday week, when seats out of Guangzhou fill up early, and for the Christmas and Easter periods in Poland, which push fares up in both directions. Booking a couple of months ahead is usually enough, but for those peak weeks it pays to book further out.

No airline flies this route non-stop, so every carrier here sells a connecting itinerary. Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways route you through their Gulf hubs, Turkish Airlines goes through Istanbul, and Kuwait Airways through Kuwait. Air China, China Southern Airlines and Juneyao Airlines cover the first leg out of Guangzhou and hand you over to a partner for the rest; Eva Air and Kenya Airways offer less obvious routings that sometimes come up cheaper. All of these are full-service carriers, so a checked bag usually comes with the fare, though the allowance depends on the fare family, and on a long connection it is worth confirming that your bags are checked through to Warsaw.

Warsaw has two airports, and which one you land at depends on the airline. F. Chopin is the main one and sits close to the city, with buses and a rail link into the centre and taxis at the rank outside arrivals. Modlin is well outside Warsaw to the north and mostly handles low-cost traffic; getting in means a shuttle bus or a train from the nearby station, and the transfer takes noticeably longer, so build that into your plans if you land late. Check your ticket carefully before you fly, because a connection that looks convenient into Chopin can leave you with a long ride if you actually arrive at Modlin.

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 that your booking shows Baiyun as the departure airport and the correct terminal.
• Look at the total journey time, not the first leg, since every itinerary here connects somewhere.
• If the legs are on separate tickets, leave a generous buffer, because a missed connection is then yours to fix.
• Check the baggage allowance on each leg separately, particularly if a low-cost carrier appears on one of them.
• Have your passport and any Polish entry documents ready, and check your passport's remaining validity.
• Book early for Chinese New Year or the Christmas period, when this route fills up.