Cheap flights from Warsaw to Milan

October is the cheapest month on this route, and the shoulder weeks around it, late September and early November, usually stay calm as well. Summer is the busiest and most expensive stretch, especially around the Italian holiday weeks in August, when locals travel and the city quiets down. Winter brings a spike around Christmas, New Year and Easter, so those dates reward booking well ahead. Midweek departures from Tuesday to Thursday generally cost less than Friday or Sunday flights. For most of the year a few weeks of lead time is enough; for peak summer and the holidays, start looking a couple of months out.

Ryanair, Wizz Air and Wizz Air Malta fly this route on low-cost fares, where the ticket covers a seat and a small cabin bag, with checked luggage, seat choice and priority boarding added on top. LOT Polish Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Air France, Scandinavian Airlines and Norwegian sell full-service tickets, which typically include a checked bag and often mean a change of aircraft along the way. The nonstop options are mostly the low-cost carriers, while full-service tickets frequently involve one stop. If you build the trip from two separate tickets to save money, remember the second leg is not protected when the first one runs late.

Milan has three airports and they are not interchangeable. Linate is the closest to the centre, a short ride by bus or taxi. Malpensa sits far out to the northwest and is linked by train and bus, with the transfer taking a good while. Bergamo/Orio al Serio lies in the opposite direction, northeast of the city, and is normally reached by shuttle bus from the station. Check which airport your ticket actually names before arranging ground transport, and allow extra time if you land late in the evening, when buses thin out.

Currency

EUR (€)

Power sockets

Type C, F, L · 230 V

Language

Italian

Emergency number

112, 113, 115

Driving side

right

Calling code

+39

Internet domain

.it

EU / Schengen

EU member, Schengen area

Population of Milan

1.4 M (2023)

Time zone

UTC+01 (Europe/Rome)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check whether you are leaving from F. Chopin or Modlin, because the two Warsaw airports sit on opposite sides of the city.
• Confirm the baggage allowance on a low-cost ticket, where usually only a small cabin bag is included.
• Decide whether a connection on separate tickets is worth it, since a missed onward leg is not covered.
• Make sure your travel documents are valid for Italy and check the current entry rules before you fly.
• Book early for summer, Christmas and Easter, and look at October if your dates are flexible.
• Check which Milan airport you land at, because the transfer into the centre differs a lot between them.