Cheap flights from Warsaw to Madinah

December is the cheapest month to fly this route, and the fare calendar runs from September through March, so the weeks around the turn of the year are where the savings tend to sit. Midweek departures, Tuesday and Wednesday especially, usually cost less than weekend ones. If your dates are flexible, compare the shoulder weeks rather than the peak ones. Madinah fills up around Ramadan and the Hajj period, when the airport gets crowded and rooms are harder to find, so book well ahead for those windows. For winter travel, start watching fares a few months out and check weekly rather than once.

Ten carriers appear on this route, and they fall into two rough groups. Wizz Air, Pegasus and Air Arabia are the low-cost names, where the fare covers the seat and little else, with checked bags, seat selection and food added at booking. Lufthansa Cityline, Austrian, Air France, Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways and HI Fly Transportes Aereo sit at the full-service end, with a more generous baggage allowance and meals on the longer legs. Because every option here involves a connection, compare where you change planes: a short stop feels very different from a long layover, and the transit airport decides how tiring the trip is.

You land at Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz airport, the gateway to Madinah. It sits outside the city, so plan on a road transfer rather than a walk into town. Taxis and ride-hailing apps are the usual way in, and a hotel shuttle is common if you are staying near the Prophet's Mosque. Agree the fare before you get in, or book through an app so the amount is settled before you ride. The airport gets busy around prayer times and during peak pilgrimage periods, so allow extra time on arrival and keep your documents handy, since entry rules for Saudi Arabia vary by nationality and purpose of visit and are worth checking well before you fly.

Currency

SAR (SR)

Power sockets

Type G · 230 V

Language

Arabic

Emergency number

112, 911, 999

Driving side

right

Calling code

+966

Internet domain

.sa

Population of Madinah

1.4 M (2022)

Time zone

UTC+03 (Asia/Riyadh)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check whether you are leaving from F. Chopin or Modlin, since Warsaw has two airports and they are not interchangeable.
• If you book a low-cost carrier, add checked baggage and seat selection when you book rather than at the airport.
• Make sure a connecting itinerary is on one ticket, or leave a generous buffer if you buy the legs separately.
• Confirm Saudi entry rules for your nationality and purpose of trip before you pay for anything.
• Check the layover airport and the total journey time, not just the departure time, since every option involves a change.