Cheap flights from Warsaw to Santa Cruz de la Palma

November is the cheapest month on this route, and it is also a quiet stretch on La Palma before the winter crowds arrive. The price calendar covers September, October, November, December, January, February, April and July, so you can see how far the summer and Christmas weeks pull away from the autumn dip. Late autumn and early winter are the sweet spot: the island stays mild, the crowds thin out, and rooms in Santa Cruz de la Palma are easy to find. Midweek departures tend to price lower than weekend ones, and Saturday connections through a hub are the busiest. Skip the Christmas and New Year window and the Polish school breaks if you want the calmest fares.

Nobody flies this route non-stop, so every ticket is built from legs. Wizz Air is the low-cost name here and usually charges extra for a cabin bag, a checked bag and a chosen seat. LOT Polish Airlines is the Polish full-service carrier, while Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cityline, Swiss, Austrian, British Airways, Turkish Airlines, Helvetic Airways and Etihad Airways sell the trip as a connection through their own hubs. On those full-service tickets a checked bag and a meal are more often part of the fare, and the airline rebooks you if a leg runs late. Mix a low-cost leg with a full-service one on separate tickets and that protection is gone.

You land at La Palma, the airport serving the Spanish island's capital, a short drive from Santa Cruz de la Palma rather than a long transfer across the island. The terminal is small, so security and baggage are quick, but that also means fewer flights and thin onward options late in the day. Taxis wait outside arrivals, rental cars are the usual way to reach the rest of the island, and local buses run along the main roads but thin out in the evening. If your itinerary puts you on another Canary island or on the Spanish mainland before the final hop, treat that last leg as a separate journey: collect your bag, check in again and leave real time between flights.

Currency

EUR (€)

Power sockets

Type C, F · 230 V

Language

Spanish

Emergency number

112, 061, 091

Driving side

right

Calling code

+34

Internet domain

.es

EU / Schengen

EU member, Schengen area

Population of Santa Cruz de la Palma

16 k (2025)

Time zone

UTC+01 (Atlantic/Canary)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check which Warsaw airport your ticket leaves from: F. Chopin and Modlin sit on opposite sides of the city.
• On low-cost fares, price the cabin bag and the checked bag before you compare totals.
• Work out whether the connection is one ticket or two — on separate bookings you collect your bags and check in again.
• Check your travel documents for Spain; the airline still inspects ID at the gate even inside the Schengen area.
• Fly in November for the lowest fares, and book early if your dates fall near Christmas or New Year.
• Leave a generous gap at the hub — a tight change is the usual way this trip goes wrong.