Cheap flights from Warsaw to Ankara

January is usually the cheapest month on this route, and the quiet stretch from late autumn into early spring tends to stay gentle on fares. Summer pushes prices up, with July and the weeks leading into it the busiest, so book well ahead if that is when you travel. Midweek departures are generally calmer than Friday and Sunday, when business travellers and weekenders fill the cabins. Keep an eye on the Polish holidays around Christmas and Easter, and on Turkish public holidays in spring and autumn, when demand from the other direction spikes. Booking a few months out helps, but the softest fares often turn up in the lull after the new year.

Low-cost carriers do much of the work here: Pegasus, Wizz Air and Sun Express sell seat-only fares, so a cabin bag is typically included while a checked bag, a seat choice and food cost extra. The network carriers — LOT Polish Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa, Swiss, Brussels Airlines, Air Baltic and Helvetic Airways — fold a checked bag and a meal into the fare and are easier to change if plans move. Direct flights exist on the route, but plenty of itineraries on those carriers connect through a hub, which adds travel time and a transfer. If you travel with luggage, compare the total rather than the headline fare.

Ankara is served by Esenboga, the city's main airport, which sits well outside the centre — plan on a drive or a shuttle ride rather than a quick hop into town. Buses and the metro link the terminal with the city, and taxis wait outside arrivals; the metro tends to be the steadier choice once traffic builds. Arriving late is worth planning around, since onward connections thin out overnight. Before you set off, check which Warsaw airport your flight leaves from, because the city has two and they are not close together.

Currency

TRY (₺)

Power sockets

Type C, F · 230 V

Language

Turkish

Emergency number

112, 177

Driving side

right

Calling code

+36

Internet domain

.tr

Population of Ankara

5.8 M (2023)

Time zone

UTC+03 (Europe/Istanbul)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Confirm whether you leave from F. Chopin or Modlin, since Warsaw's two airports are far apart and the wrong one costs you the flight.
• On low-cost tickets, check what the fare includes — a cabin bag is often the only luggage covered and a checked bag is added at booking.
• If a connection is booked on separate tickets, leave a generous buffer, because a missed leg is not the airline's problem.
• Check that your passport or ID is valid for entry to Turkey well before departure.
• Book early for summer and holiday travel, and look at January if you want the quietest fares.