Cheap flights from San Jose to Warsaw

February is the cheapest month on this route, and the weeks around it in late winter often stay reasonable. Summer and the run-up to Christmas are the busiest stretches, when business travel and visiting-family traffic both pick up, and fares follow. Flying midweek usually means quieter airports and more seat choice than a Friday or Sunday departure. Watch the holiday periods on both sides: Thanksgiving and the winter holidays in the United States, and Christmas, New Year and Easter in Poland. For summer travel, book a few months ahead, and keep an eye on the price calendar for late-winter fares.

The carriers that appear on this route are American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, Alaska Airlines and Skywest Airlines from the United States side, plus Lufthansa, Air France, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Virgin Atlantic and Finnair from Europe. None of them is a low-cost airline, so the fare structure is the traditional kind, with fare families deciding what comes with your ticket, and the regional feeder legs on the US side can follow their own rules. Since there are no direct flights, expect at least one connection, and some itineraries pair two airlines, which can mean two sets of baggage rules.

Warsaw has two airports: F. Chopin and Modlin. F. Chopin sits close to the city, a short ride from the centre by taxi, ride-hailing app or train. Modlin lies well outside Warsaw, and the transfer into town takes noticeably longer, usually by coach or rail, so allow for that when you plan your first day. Check which airport your ticket actually names before you arrange ground transport, because the two are not interchangeable and a transfer between them eats a lot of time.

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

• Confirm your departure airport, since San Jose Municipal is the one your ticket will name.
• Check the length of each connection, as a tight transfer in winter can cost you the trip.
• If two airlines appear on one ticket, find out whether bags are checked through to Warsaw.
• Read the fare rules to see what baggage is included, because the fare family decides it.
• Check your passport validity and the current entry rules for Poland before you book.
• Book late winter rather than summer or the Christmas peak if the fare matters most.