Cheap flights from Poznan to New York

January is the cheapest month on this route, and the deep winter weeks that follow the New Year rush stay quiet and inexpensive, because few people pick New York in the cold. Summer and the run-up to Christmas are the opposite: school holidays and the American Thanksgiving weekend push fares up, so book well ahead if those are your dates. Flying out of Lawica midweek is usually cheaper than a Friday or Sunday departure, and the same holds for the return leg from the American airports. Spring holiday weekends in Poland and the long weekends in the States fill seats fast, so decide early.

Nobody flies this route nonstop, so every option is a connection, and the airline you pick decides where you change. LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa Cityline, Swiss and Scandinavian Airlines are full-service, with checked baggage and meals normally inside the fare and a protected connection if a leg runs late. TAP Portugal routes you through Lisbon, Air Canada and United Airlines through their own hubs, and Air Baltic, Helvetic Airways and Braathens Regional Aviation mostly cover the shorter European legs. On mixed or separately sold tickets you often get hand baggage only, and a delay on one leg is yours to sort out.

Which New York airport you land at shapes the last hour of the trip. John F Kennedy sits out in Queens, the furthest of the three from Manhattan, and the usual ways in are the train link to the rail network, a taxi or a shared shuttle. Newark Liberty International is across the river in New Jersey — a train into Manhattan is often the quickest option, though a taxi means tolls and tunnel traffic. La Guardia is the closest to midtown but has no direct rail link, so buses and taxis do the work. Check which airport your ticket really uses: a cheap fare into Newark can cost you more time than you saved.

Currency

USD ($)

Power sockets

Type A, B · 120 V

Language

Samoan, Hawaiian, Chamorro, Carolinian, Spanish

Emergency number

911

Driving side

right

Calling code

+1

Internet domain

.us

Population of New York

8.8 M (2020)

Time zone

UTC-04 (America/New_York)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check whether your connection is on one ticket or two, because separate bookings mean you carry the risk of a missed leg.
• Confirm the baggage allowance on every leg, since the shorter European hops often include hand luggage only.
• Poznan has a single airport, Lawica, so make sure the departure code matches before you pay.
• Have your passport and US entry authorisation in order well before departure, as they are checked at the gate.
• Book early for summer and the Christmas period, and look at January if you are flexible on dates.
• Compare total journey time, not just the fare — a long layover can wipe out the saving.