Airports in Poland: List, Guide and Description
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Poland is quite a big country (it’s 9th in Europe looking at the land area), so obviously, it has more international airports. To be exact, at the moment in Poland there are 15 airports with passenger services.
A few of them are bigger, with many different airlines and connections; others are very regional, with very limited connections. In this blog post, we will cover all of them.
Out of 15 airports, 3 are in and around Warsaw, the capital city. Other major airports with a larger number of connections are Kraków, Katowice, Gdańsk, Wrocław, and Poznań.
There are also local airports in Rzeszów, Lublin, and Olsztyn (in the east of Poland); in Szczecin and Zielona Góra (cities in the west of Poland), and in Łódź and Bydgoszcz.
At all airports, you can find low-cost connections, for example, to the UK, charters during the summer months, and domestic flights with LOT Polish Airlines.
At the biggest ones, you can find many connections with low-cost and standard airlines to European, and not only European, cities. When it comes to connections outside Europe, it’s mostly the airport in Warsaw.
There were plans to build a new, big, and modern airport a bit further from Warsaw. It was quite a controversial idea, treated partially as political. As there was a government change in Poland over a year ago, the project seems to be undergoing some changes. Anyway, it will still be many years to work on it and finish, so for now, let’s focus on the existing airports described below.
Warsaw Frederic Chopin: Main Airport
Okęcie, Warsaw Chopin Airport, with the code WAW, is the largest and busiest Polish airport. It has many international connections with many different airlines, including KLM, British Airways, and Qatar. If you are flying to Poland from non-European destinations, most likely you will land in Warsaw. It’s also a hub for Polish Airlines, and you can get from there to almost all other domestic airports.
In 2024, the airport had reached over 21 million passengers.
I have to admit, I’m not the biggest fan of Warsaw Airport, maybe because it’s just quite crowded. From the other side, I shouldn’t complain. The airport has many connections, and it’s easily reachable from the city centre. You can take a train, which leaves almost from the terminal, or a public bus (number 175 takes you to the Central Station and the old town).
If you have a very early or late flight, you can stay in hotels at the airport: Renaissance Warsaw Airport or Courtyard by Marriott.
Other airports around Warsaw
There are two more airports in proximity to the Polish capital. The first one, Warsaw-Radom, is probably not the airport you would be interested in. It’s mostly used for charters for now; it’s also pretty far from Warsaw city. The second airport, called Warsaw Modlin Airport (WMI), is a ‘typical low-cost airlines airport’. It’s small and not comfortable. It’s also a bit further and with less comfortable transport from Warsaw than Chopin. To get there, you need to take private shuttle buses or the train. The train goes to Modlin town station, and from there it is a short bus ride to the airport. You may be interested in this airport if you are planning to fly Ryanair. Ryanair is the main airline that flies to Modlin at the moment, and it has quite a few destinations on the list. Also Wizz Air is starting a few connections from this airport in December 2025.
Kraków Airport
The second busiest airport in Poland (with over 11 million passengers in 2024) is the airport in Kraków. Its code is KRK, and its full name is Kraków John Paul II International Airport.
It’s a good destination airport for visiting Kraków itself and important places around, like Auschwitz or Wieliczka Salt Mine, but also the Tatra Mountains with Zakopane. Apart from European destinations, you can fly to Kraków directly from Chicago, Abu Dhabi, or Dubai.
Krakow Airport has a quite good location in the village of Balice. When there is no traffic, it takes around 20 minutes by car to get from the airport to the city centre. You can also take the train to Kraków Główny station or a public bus.
For early or late flights, you can stay just opposite the terminal in the Hilton Garden Inn or in Hampton by Hilton, which is around a 10-minute walk from the terminal and cheaper.
Airport in Katowice
Not so far from Kraków is another busy airport, Katowice. It’s usually in fourth place on the list of the busiest airports in Poland, sometimes exchanging with Gdańsk. It’s rather not the first airport and area about which you are thinking if you are coming to Poland touristically, though.
There are mostly European Ryanair and Wizz Air flights, but there are also quite many touristic charter flights outside Europe.
The airport is at least 30 minutes by car and around 45 minutes by bus from the centre. There is a train close to the terminal, but it goes mostly to other cities in the area.
Check out Hotel Moxy Katowice Airport if you want to stay close to the airport.
Gdańsk Airport
Let’s move to the north of Poland to my favourite airport, Gdańsk. I’m not really objective, as I live close by and fly from here often, but well, I really think it’s a very nice airport. After all, where else can you find toilets with seaside pics and sounds?
(Yes, I’m not joking; in toilets at the airport you can hear waves and seagulls).
People from Tricity used to complain about airport connections, as these were mostly UK and Scandinavian destinations (they are available until today) that were more ‘work-orientated’ and not typical holiday destinations. Since some time, the number of destinations has increased, and you can reach many, also sunny, cities. In 2024, the airport reached over 6.7 million passengers, making it the 3rd busiest airport in Poland.
You will not have troubles reaching Gdańsk airport from many destinations.
Its exact code is GDN, and its full name is Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport. It’s quite easy to reach the airport from the centres of Gdańsk and Gdynia. You can use taxi, private transfer, bus, or train directly from the terminal. Check out details of how to get from Gdańsk Airport to Gdańsk City Centre here.
If you need to stay close to the airport, check out the Hampton by Hilton Hotel.
Gdańsk is a beautiful city worth a visit. I wrote more blog posts about Gdańsk and the whole Tricity, including Christmas market. Lech Wałęsa Airport is also a gateway to the Polish seaside with the Hel Peninsula and the Kashubian region with lakes.
Wrocław Airport
Now let’s move to two airports in the western part of Poland. Wrocław is a beautiful city in the southwest with the 5th busiest airport in the country, reaching a new record in number of passengers, 4.5 million in October 2025. From October 26th to December 4th 2025, the airport is closed due to a big investment.
The airport has many Ryanair and Wizz Air connections, but also LOT, Lufthansa, or Swiss. You can also get to Warsaw or Gdańsk from Wrocław Airport.
There is no train from the airport to the city centre; you need to take a bus, which takes around 40-50 minutes.
There is Hotel Hampton by Hilton just 200 m from the terminal.
Poznań Airport
And the last one, from these most known airports, is Poznań-Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport. For 5 years during my studies (I studied in Poznań), I lived really close to this airport. It wasn’t problematic at all; there were flights, but really not so many. Since then, the airport has developed quite a lot. Again, it’s mostly European destinations, but there are also flights to Dubai and charters.
It’s not some really big airport; it’s quite compact. It’s easy to reach it from the city centre (a stop called Bałtyk or just Train Station); it’s actually a straightforward road. It takes around 20-25 minutes by bus and 15 by car (if there is no traffic jam).
So it’s quite easy to reach the airport from the centre even if you have an early flight, but if you prefer to stay close to the airport, look at the Moxy Airport.
Other airports in Poland
Other Poland airports have a significantly smaller number of passengers, although almost all are developing and increasing flights. They have charters to typical holiday destinations like Turkey or Greece. They also have low-cost airlines, and you can get to them from London and sometimes other UK and Ireland airports.
All of them also have domestic LOT connections to Warsaw.
From them, I very much recommend looking at the city of Bydgoszcz with a regional airport as a weekend trip destination; here you can find details on why.
You could also hear somewhere the name Rzeszów Jasionka Airport. It’s a city in the southeast of Poland, and the airport has an increasing role because of its proximity to the border with Ukraine, so it has welcomed many world leaders since the war started.
Here you can find the list of all the airports and information on what you can visit in the proximity:
Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport
A lesser-known city, but really worth a visit, with a nice Christmas market; you may be even surprised after you see it. Here I wrote more about it.
Choose this airport also if you wish to see Toruń or Tuchola and the Bory Tucholskie forests (for this destination, Gdańsk airport is also fine).
Olsztyn-Mazury Airport, which is the gateway to the Masurian Lake District, the sailing paradise with almost 3000 lakes.
Szczecin Goleniów Airport is in the west part of Poland, not far from Berlin. Choose it for visiting the city and region with pretty Baltic Sea beaches.
Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport is in another city in the west of Poland, known for its wine traditions. You can find here some accommodations in wineries.
Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport is in central Poland (not far from Warsaw). It’s known for industrial traditions and architecture (especially textiles) and as a UNESCO City of Film.
Lublin Airport is in the city in the east of Poland, known as another hidden gem, with interesting and multicultural history and cuisine. Great for visiting the city but also the eastern side of Poland.
Rzeszów Jasionka Airport is a good airport not only for visiting the city but also for travelling to a mountain region called Bieszczady.
As you can see, there are many options for where you could fly in Poland. If you are looking at domestic connections, it’s LOT and Ryanair that offer them.
In this blog post, you can read more about getting around Poland (with a lot of information about trains).
Here you will find more tips regarding your travel to Poland.
