Cheap flights from Toronto to Gdansk

January is the cheapest month on this route, and fares stay low through the colder half of the year — the price calendar covers September to April. Summer and the winter holiday stretch are the expensive part, when Polish families fly home and Canadian travellers head the other way. Midweek departures tend to cost less than Friday and Sunday ones, and Tuesday and Wednesday are the calmest days to cross the Atlantic. Book a few months ahead if you are travelling in the busy season, and watch school breaks in both countries, which push fares up on both sides.

No airline flies this route non-stop, so every option is a connection — and the carrier you pick decides where you change planes. LOT Polish Airlines is the Polish flag carrier and the most natural single-connection choice; Icelandair routes you through Reykjavik, British Airways through London, Iberia through Madrid. Delta Air Lines and American Airlines sell the trip over their American hubs, with Envoy Air and Endeavor Air flying some of the shorter regional legs for them. Air Transat and EuroAtlantic Airways sit on the leisure and charter side. Baggage and seat rules follow the fare you choose, not the airline name, so read the fare conditions before you pay.

On the Polish side there is only one airport to aim for: Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport, which serves the whole Tricity area, so you never have to guess which arrival point is right. It is the calmer end of the journey compared with Toronto Pearson, and the terminal is easy to navigate after a long connection. Transfers into the city centre run by taxi, bus and rail, so you are not dependent on a single option. If you land late in the evening, check the last connection before you book, and remember that a delay on the Toronto side can push your arrival into the next day.

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 Gdansk

488 k (2024)

Time zone

UTC+01 (Europe/Warsaw)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Decide which Toronto airport you leave from — Billy Bishop City A/P and Pearson International are not interchangeable.
• Check whether your connection is on one ticket or two, because on separate tickets a missed leg is yours to fix.
• Read the baggage rules for the exact fare you are buying, since a low fare often excludes a checked bag.
• Confirm the entry rules for Poland and your passport validity before you pay.
• Compare January with the shoulder months on the price calendar — that is usually where the gap shows.
• Leave a generous buffer at the transfer airport, as every itinerary here includes a change of plane.