Cheap flights from Warsaw to Newcastle

November is the cheapest month on this route, and the months around it — September, October, December, January and March — all appear in the price calendar, so it pays to compare them instead of fixing on one date. Late autumn and winter are quieter outside the Christmas and New Year rush, while the summer school holidays push connecting fares up at both ends of the route. Midweek departures tend to give you more connection choices than Friday or Sunday travel. Book a few weeks ahead for winter trips and earlier for summer or the holidays, when the convenient connections go first.

Nobody flies this route nonstop, so every option here involves a change of plane, and the airline you choose decides where that change happens. Wizz Air, Wizz Air Malta, Eurowings and Sun Express sit at the low-cost end: the ticket covers your seat and a small cabin bag, with checked luggage, seat selection and food charged on top. British Airways, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Aer Lingus, Air France, LOT Polish Airlines and Austrian are full-service, so fares usually include a checked bag and a meal, and connections are protected when they are on one ticket. Mixing a low-cost leg with a full-service one means separate tickets and no help if the first flight runs late.

Newcastle is served by one airport, Newcastle, which sits a short ride from the city centre and is linked to town by the Metro as well as by bus and taxi. Once you land you clear border control before collecting your bags, and the United Kingdom is outside the Schengen area, so bring your passport and expect a queue at busy arrival times. If your itinerary changes planes at a hub in Europe, you may clear immigration there or on arrival, depending on how the ticket is put together. Allow time on the way back as well: check-in and security at Newcastle can be slow on early departures, and the Metro does not run all night.

Currency

GBP (£)

Power sockets

Type G · 230 V

Language

English

Emergency number

112, 999

Calling code

+44

Internet domain

.uk

Population of Newcastle

1.1 M (2022)

Time zone

UTC+00 (Europe/London)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Warsaw has two airports, so confirm whether you leave from F. Chopin or Modlin before you arrange your transfer.
• On Wizz Air, Wizz Air Malta, Eurowings and Sun Express, add the cabin and checked baggage you actually need before you pay.
• If your trip is built from separate tickets, leave a generous gap between flights, because a missed connection is yours to sort out.
• Carry a passport that stays valid for the whole trip, since the United Kingdom is outside the Schengen area.
• Compare November against the other months in the price calendar before you commit to a date.
• Book early for summer and the Christmas period, when the workable connections fill up first.