Cheap Flights from Los Angeles to Warsaw

March is the cheapest month on this route, sitting in the quiet stretch after the winter holidays and before the spring school breaks. Summer, from June through August, is peak: school holidays in both countries push fares up and fill the popular connections. December and early January are busy with Christmas and New Year travel, and late November is heavy with Thanksgiving departures from the States. Midweek flights, Tuesday to Thursday, tend to be quieter than Friday and Sunday. Book several months ahead for summer and the Christmas period; for a March trip you can usually leave it later.

The carriers on this route are the European network airlines: Lufthansa, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, British Airways, Iberia, Austrian, Brussels Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines, TAP Portugal and Turkish Airlines, with one further option listed as LL. None fly nonstop, so each sells a connection through its own hub, in Frankfurt, Munich, Amsterdam, London, Madrid, Vienna, Brussels, Copenhagen, Lisbon or Istanbul. A full-service ticket normally includes a checked bag on the long-haul leg and a single booking that protects you if the first flight runs late. Cheaper fare types strip out the bag and seat choice, and separately issued tickets leave the second airline with no duty to rebook you.

Warsaw has two airports, and your ticket will name one of them. F. Chopin is the main one, sitting close to the city with bus, train and taxi links that get you to the centre quickly. Modlin is a secondary airport well outside Warsaw to the north, reached mainly by coach or shuttle, and the transfer takes considerably longer. Check which airport your booking names before you arrange anything, especially on a late arrival, when the coaches thin out and a taxi from Modlin becomes the only realistic option. If you land at F. Chopin, the ride into town is short enough to treat as part of the evening rather than a separate journey.

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 whether your ticket lands at F. Chopin or Modlin, since the two sit on opposite sides of the city and the transfer is completely different.
• If you are comparing a low-cost fare, add the checked bag and seat fees before you decide.
• When the trip is built from separate tickets, leave a generous gap in Europe in case the first flight slips.
• Confirm your passport is valid for the whole journey and check the current entry rules for Poland before you pay.
• Look at the price calendar before you fix dates, because March is the cheapest month and summer is the busiest.