Cheap flights from Guilin to Warsaw

December is the cheapest month on this route, and the price calendar shows fares for September, November, December, January, February, March and August, so the shoulder weeks either side of the winter holidays are worth watching. Late summer and early autumn are busy with students and families, and the weeks around Chinese New Year and the Western Christmas and New Year break fill up early in both directions. Midweek departures, Tuesday to Thursday, tend to be quieter than weekend ones. Book a few months ahead for winter travel, earlier if you need a specific connection, and keep an eye on fares as your dates get closer.

No airline flies this route nonstop, so you will connect, and the carriers selling it are all Chinese: Juneyao Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Air China, China Southern Airlines, Shandong Airlines and Sichuan Airlines. Most itineraries route you through a mainland hub before the long leg into Europe, and some pair two of these carriers on a single ticket. These are full-service airlines rather than budget ones, but what a ticket includes still varies by fare family: on the cheapest fares checked baggage and seat selection are often extras, while flexible fares fold them in. Check what is included and whether the connection is on one ticket or two.

Warsaw has two airports, F. Chopin and Modlin, and your ticket will name only one of them, so check it before you arrange a lift. Chopin is the main gateway and the closer of the two to the centre, with buses and trains running into town and a steady stream of taxis outside arrivals. Modlin sits well to the north of the city, and the transfer from there is longer. Both airports have currency exchange and car hire desks, but the rates at the airport are rarely the ones you want, so change a small amount for the first hours and use a card or a city-centre exchange later.

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; F. Chopin and Modlin are separate airports.
• Guilin has one airport, so departures are simple, but allow time for the transfer into the city.
• On the cheapest fares, checked baggage is often an extra, so price the bag before comparing.
• If your trip is split across two tickets, a missed connection is yours to fix; leave a long buffer.
• Poland sits in the Schengen area, so check your visa or entry rules and passport validity.
• December is the cheapest month, but the Christmas and New Year weeks fill early.