Cheap flights from Warsaw to Mahe Island

October is the cheapest month for this route, and the price calendar lists fares for every month from September through to August, so you can see how the rest of the year compares before you commit. Midweek departures from Warsaw usually price lower than Friday or weekend ones, and Polish school holidays push fares up. The islands are tropical, so the weather stays warm whenever you go, and October falls in the calmer half of the year. Book a few months ahead for October, and earlier still for the Christmas and New Year stretch.

Every carrier flying this route from Warsaw is a full-service airline, so there is no budget option to fall back on. Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways, Ethiopian Airlines and Kenya Airways handle the connections through the Gulf and Africa, while LOT Polish Airlines, Austrian and Aegean Airlines tend to keep the first leg inside Europe. HI Fly Transportes Aereo, Hahn Air and Braathens Regional Aviation also appear in the mix. Check what each ticket includes, because on a long connecting journey a checked bag and a meal can change the real cost more than the headline fare.

Seychelles International is the only airport serving Mahe Island, and it is also the gateway to the rest of the country, so almost every visitor lands here. The airport sits on Mahe itself, a short drive from Victoria, the capital, which keeps the transfer to an island hotel quick. Taxis and hotel shuttles wait outside arrivals, and local buses run into town during the day. If your trip continues to another island, check whether the onward hop leaves from the airport or from the harbour, and leave yourself room after a long connecting flight.

Currency

SCR (SRe)

Power sockets

Type G · 240 V

Language

Seychellois Creole, English, French

Emergency number

112, 133, 151

Calling code

+248

Internet domain

.sc

Population of Mahe Island

25 k (2014)

Time zone

UTC+04 (Indian/Mahe)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check whether your ticket leaves from F. Chopin or Modlin, because Warsaw has two airports and they are not interchangeable.
• Confirm what baggage is included, since a connecting itinerary can mix the rules of several carriers.
• If your connection is booked on a separate ticket, leave a generous gap in case the first flight runs late.
• Check the entry rules and any travel authorisation for the Seychelles Islands before you fly.
• Compare October fares with the rest of the year on the price calendar before you commit.
• Look at total journey time, not just the fare, because every option here involves a change of plane.