Cheap flights from Xiamen to Warsaw

November is the cheapest month for this route, and the quiet window usually runs from late autumn into early winter, before the Lunar New Year rush out of China and before the Christmas market season fills Warsaw. September and October still carry late-summer traffic, while February and April sit in the shoulder. Midweek departures from Xiamen are calmer than Friday and Sunday, when students and business travellers move at the same time. Book a few months ahead for the autumn window and check the calendar for the exact dates, because the difference between a quiet day and a busy one on this route is wide.

No airline flies this route nonstop, so every itinerary connects somewhere, usually through a hub in the Gulf, in Southeast Asia or in northern Europe. Qatar Airways and Singapore Airlines route you through their home hubs, Cathay Pacific through Hong Kong, and Finnair through Helsinki, which keeps the European leg short. Lufthansa and the Chinese carriers also appear on connections: Shandong Airlines, Juneyao Airlines, China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines and Sichuan Airlines. These are network airlines rather than budget carriers, so what is included depends on the ticket you choose; check baggage and change rules for each leg.

Warsaw has two airports, F. Chopin and Modlin, and your ticket decides which one you land at. F. Chopin is the main gateway and sits close to the centre, with rail and bus links that get you in quickly. Modlin is smaller and further out, so allow more time for the transfer and check the last connection of the day if you arrive late. If your itinerary changes planes in another European city, make sure both legs use the same Warsaw airport, and keep your passport and any entry document for Poland within reach.

Currency

PLZ (zł)

Power sockets

Type C, E · 230 V

Language

Polish

Emergency number

112, 986, 997

Driving side

right

Calling code

+48

Internet domain

.pl

EU / Schengen

EU member, Schengen area

Population of Warsaw

1.9 M (2024)

Time zone

UTC+01 (Europe/Warsaw)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check which Warsaw airport your itinerary lands at, F. Chopin or Modlin, because the transfer into the city differs.
• Confirm what baggage is included on each leg, since a connection can be two separate tickets with two sets of rules.
• Look at the layover length: a tight change in a large hub is risky, a long one can mean a night in the terminal.
• Make sure your passport and any entry document for Poland are valid before you pay.
• Aim for November if you want the quiet window, and avoid the Lunar New Year and Christmas market peaks.
• Compare total journey time from Xiamen rather than the departure hour alone.