Cheap flights from Warsaw to Rijeka

June is the cheapest month on this route, and it is also the month when the Adriatic starts to warm up without the crush of high summer. The price calendar covers September, October, November, March, April and June, so spring and autumn are the windows worth comparing first. Late spring and early autumn sail close to June on price and give you quieter airports. Midweek departures usually undercut weekend ones, so shifting your trip by a day or two often helps. Book well ahead for the summer months and for any date that lines up with Polish or Croatian public holidays, when seats fill from both ends of the route.

There is no nonstop service between Warsaw and Rijeka, so every itinerary is a connecting one. The airline mix is wide: LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cityline, Eurowings, Austrian, Swiss, Helvetic Airways, Air Dolomiti, Aegean Airlines and Scandinavian Airlines all appear on this route. Your trip is assembled from two legs, so layover length matters as much as the fare. Most of these are full-service carriers, and what is included depends on the fare family rather than the airline name: hand baggage only, a checked bag, or a flexible ticket. Check the baggage line before you compare totals, because a low fare with a bag added later rarely stays low.

Rijeka Airport is the only airport serving the city, and it sits outside the centre, so leave room in your plan for the transfer. The usual ways in are the bus and a taxi; buses are timed around arrivals, and a taxi is easier if you land late or travel with a lot of luggage. Because every flight from Warsaw involves a connection, your arrival time depends on the layover, not only on the departure slot, so look at the whole journey before you commit. If the legs are on separate tickets, you collect your bag and check in again. Confirm which Warsaw airport you leave from, since F. Chopin and Modlin sit on opposite sides of the city.

Currency

EUR (€)

Power sockets

Type C, F · 230 V

Language

Croatian

Emergency number

112, 93, 94

Driving side

right

Calling code

+385

Internet domain

.hr

EU / Schengen

EU member, Schengen area

Population of Rijeka

108 k (2021)

Time zone

UTC+02 (Europe/Zagreb)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check whether you leave from F. Chopin or Modlin, since Warsaw's two airports are far apart.
• Look at the layover, because no airline flies Warsaw to Rijeka nonstop and a tight change can break the trip.
• Read the baggage allowance for your fare, as full-service carriers also sell hand-baggage-only tickets on this route.
• Find out whether both legs are on one ticket or separate ones, and if separate, plan to collect your bag and check in again.
• Check the entry rules for Croatia and make sure your documents are valid for the whole trip.
• Compare June with the spring and autumn months in the price calendar, since June is the cheapest month here.