Cheap flights from Warsaw to Karpathos

March is the cheapest month on this route, and the price calendar carries fares for September, October, March, May and June — the shoulder weeks either side of the Greek summer are where the value sits. The island's season runs from late spring into early autumn, when rooms and ferries fill first, and Greek Easter plus the summer school holidays push fares up on every leg. Weekday departures are usually calmer than Friday and Sunday, when the hub airports where you change planes are busiest. Book well ahead for June and September travel; for March and October you can often watch the calendar a while longer before committing.

No airline flies Warsaw to Karpathos non-stop, so every itinerary is a connection. Aegean Airlines and Sky Express are the Greek carriers on the final leg into Karpathos, with Aegean feeding the island through Athens. LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Austrian and Air France are the full-service options from Warsaw; their fares usually include a checked bag and a protected connection on one ticket. Wizz Air and Wizz Air Malta, plus Eurowings, sell the low-cost version: hand luggage only unless you pay for more, and a change of plane that is your own problem when the legs are booked separately. HI Fly Transportes Aereo turns up on some seasonal seats.

Karpathos has one airport, so wherever you connect, you land in the same place, and the transfer into town is by road. The island is long and narrow, so how long that drive takes depends on where you are staying — ask your accommodation to arrange a pick-up, because buses meet only some flights and taxis are few, especially late in the evening. Shops and car hire desks at the airport keep island hours, so collect keys and a hire car on arrival rather than counting on a late-night counter. If your connection lands you on Karpathos after dark, sort the transfer before you fly.

Currency

EUR (€)

Power sockets

Type C, F · 230 V

Language

Greek

Emergency number

112, 100, 166

Driving side

right

Calling code

+30

Internet domain

.gr, .ελ

EU / Schengen

EU member, Schengen area

Population of Karpathos

6,778 (2021)

Time zone

UTC+02 (Europe/Athens)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check whether you leave from F. Chopin or Modlin — Warsaw's two airports are far apart and the wrong one costs you the flight.
• On Wizz Air, Wizz Air Malta and Eurowings, price a checked bag into the fare before comparing it with a full-service ticket.
• Book the whole trip on one ticket where you can, so a missed connection is the airline's problem and not yours.
• Carry a passport or ID valid for Greece, plus whatever your nationality needs for a Schengen arrival.
• Fly in March or October if the fare matters more than the sea temperature, and book June and September early.
• Allow a generous connection — few flights a day serve Karpathos, so a tight change can strand you overnight.