Cheap flights from Wroclaw to Lima

January is the cheapest month for this route, and the price calendar runs from September through June, so the fares you can compare cover most of the year. Late autumn and the first weeks of the new year tend to be quieter on the Poland to Peru run, while the European summer holidays push demand up. Flying out midweek, and coming back midweek too, usually costs less than a weekend departure. Book a few months ahead for January travel, and expect the connecting legs to fill earlier around Christmas, New Year and the main Peruvian holidays.

Wizz Air is the low-cost option out of Wroclaw, so expect a bare fare, strict cabin baggage rules and a checked bag charged separately. Everything else on this route is full-service: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and its regional partner KLM Cityhopper, Air France, Lufthansa and Lufthansa Cityline, Air Dolomiti, Swiss, Helvetic Airways and United Airlines. None of them fly you straight to Lima, so the European carriers hand you over at a hub, and United Airlines comes into play if your itinerary crosses the United States. On full-service tickets a checked bag is usually included, and one ticket for the whole journey keeps you covered if a connection is missed.

J Chavez International is the only airport serving Lima, so there is no second airport to choose between when you land. It sits on the coastal side of the city, a drive away from the centre and the main hotel districts, and traffic in Lima is heavy for much of the day, so allow more time than you expect for the transfer. Official taxis and ride-hailing apps are the usual ways into town; agree the fare before you get in and skip the unmarked cars touting for rides in the arrivals hall. On the way home, remember that your flight out of Lima is only the first leg of the journey, so check that the connection sits on one ticket and leave a generous buffer between flights.

Currency

PEN (S/)

Power sockets

Type A, B, C · 220 V

Language

Quechua, Aymara, Spanish

Emergency number

105, 106, 111

Driving side

right

Calling code

+51

Internet domain

.pe

Population of Lima

9.9 M (2022)

Time zone

UTC-05 (America/Lima)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check whether your fare includes a checked bag, especially on Wizz Air, where the basic ticket usually does not.
• Keep the whole trip on one ticket where you can, so a missed connection at the hub is the airline's problem, not yours.
• Compare connection airports before you book: a European hub and a route through the United States price and time out very differently.
• Check your passport and Peru's entry rules early, and make sure it stays valid well beyond your return date.
• Check the price calendar before you fix dates: January is the cheapest month, and nearby weeks move a lot.
• Allow a long buffer between landing in Lima and the hop back to Wroclaw if you book the legs separately.