Cheap flights from Warsaw to Beijing

February is usually the cheapest month to fly this route, and the months around it, late winter into early spring, tend to stay quieter than the summer peak. Summer and the big Chinese holidays fill planes fast, so book well ahead if your dates fall then. On weekdays, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday departures are generally lighter than Friday and Sunday, when business travellers and weekenders overlap. Flying out of Warsaw around Christmas, Easter or the long weekends in May pushes fares up, and the same is true at the Chinese end around Lunar New Year and the autumn holiday week.

Nothing flies non-stop between the two cities, so every airline here sells a connecting itinerary. Wizz Air is the low-cost option, and on those tickets the fare buys a seat and a small cabin bag, with checked luggage, seat choice and food charged separately. LOT Polish Airlines, Finnair, Aegean Airlines, Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways, Emirates and China Eastern Airlines are full-service carriers: meals and a checked bag are normally part of the fare, and the price reflects that. Hahn Air and HI Fly Transportes Aereo appear on this route as well, usually as part of a codeshare or a charter-style arrangement rather than a straightforward scheduled ticket.

Beijing has two international airports, and which one you land at shapes the rest of your journey. Beijing Capital International Airport and Beijing Daxing International both sit well outside the city proper, so treat the transfer into town as a real part of the trip rather than an afterthought. Airport express trains, the metro and buses connect both to the centre, and taxis and ride-hailing are easy to find at either terminal. Build in buffer time: immigration and baggage can be slow at peak hours, and if your arrival and departure use different airports, allow a generous gap between them.

Currency

CNY (¥)

Power sockets

Type A, C, I · 220 V

Language

Putonghua

Emergency number

110, 119, 120

Driving side

right

Calling code

+86

Internet domain

.cn, .中国

Population of Beijing

21.9 M (2020)

Time zone

UTC+08 (Asia/Shanghai)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check whether your departure is from F. Chopin or Modlin, because they are on opposite sides of Warsaw and the wrong one costs you the flight.
• Confirm what your low-cost fare includes, since a cabin bag and checked luggage are usually paid extras.
• If your connection is booked as two separate tickets, plan for the case where the first flight is late and the second does not wait.
• Check visa and entry rules for China well before you fly, and make sure your passport has enough validity left.
• Think about the season: February is the cheapest month, while summer and the big Chinese holidays are the busiest.