Cheap flights from Turku to Warsaw

March is the cheapest month on this route. Prices are shown for September, October, November, December, January, March, April and June, so the winter and early-spring dates are the ones to watch if you are flexible. Tuesday and Wednesday departures tend to be calmer and cheaper than Friday or Sunday, when the weekend rush runs in both directions. Finnish and Polish public holidays, plus the Christmas and New Year weeks, fill seats early, so book well ahead for those. For winter travel a few weeks of lead time is usually enough; for June, start looking a couple of months out.

No airline flies Turku to Warsaw non-stop, so every option is a connection, and the layover matters as much as the flying time. The carriers serving the route are Finnair, Scandinavian Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Air France, LOT Polish Airlines, Air Baltic, Cityjet, Nordic Regional Airlines and Braathens Regional Aviation, a mix of full-service airlines and smaller regional operators. What differs most is what the ticket covers: full-service fares generally include a checked bag and a snack, while lighter fares charge for them separately. On one ticket your bag travels through and the airline rebooks you if a leg is late; on separate tickets, neither holds.

Warsaw has two airports, and they are not interchangeable. F. Chopin is the closer of the two, sitting within the city with a short ride to the centre by train, bus or taxi, and it handles the bulk of the traffic. Modlin lies well outside the city to the north, so getting in takes noticeably longer and usually involves a bus or a rail link rather than a quick hop. Check which airport your ticket names before you arrange transport at either end, and check it again for the return leg, because a change between the two can undo an otherwise simple trip. If you land late, have your onward plan settled before you fly.

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+02 (Europe/Warsaw)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Confirm which Warsaw airport your ticket names, since F. Chopin and Modlin sit far apart and the transfer between them is not quick.
• Check whether both legs are on one ticket, because on separate tickets a missed connection is your problem, not the airline's.
• Look at what the lighter fares include, especially a checked bag, since the total changes once you add one.
• Check the current entry rules for Poland and make sure your passport or ID card covers the whole trip.
• Book early for June and the Christmas weeks, when the cheapest seats on this route go first.
• Leave a comfortable gap between flights, since every option on this route is a connection.