- the identity card specified in the order,
- birth certificate when flying with children,
- printed itinerary receipt (optional).
What you can take with you on the plane
Carry-on baggage is items that you take with you on board the aircraft. Weight norm hand luggage can vary from 5 to 10 kg, and its size most often should not exceed the sum of three dimensions (length, width and height) from 115 to 203 cm (depending on the airline). Ladies' bag is not carry-on baggage and can be carried freely.
The bag that you take with you on the plane should not contain knives, scissors, medicines, aerosols, or cosmetics. Alcohol from shops duty free can only be carried in sealed bags.
How to pay for baggage at the airport
If the weight of baggage exceeds the norms established by the airline (most often - 20-23 kg), you need to pay for each kilogram of excess weight. In addition, many Russian and foreign airlines, as well as low-cost airlines, have tariffs that do not include free transportation baggage and must be paid for separately as an additional service.
In this case, baggage must be checked in at the airport at a separate Drop-off check-in counter. If you are unable to print boarding pass, you can get it at the regular check-in counter of the airline, and check in and drop off your baggage there.
Where to find out the time of arrival if you are a greeter
You can find out the time of arrival of the aircraft on the airport's online scoreboard. The Tutu.ru website has an online scoreboard of the main Russian and foreign airports.
You can find out the number of the exit (gate) on the arrival board at the airport. This number is located next to the inbound flight information.
What to do if your flight is canceled
If the flight is canceled more than 24 hours before departure, then passengers are transferred to similar flights of the airline. The costs are borne by the carrier, the service is free for the passenger. If none of the options offered by the airline suits you, most airlines can issue a "forced return". After confirmation by the airline, the money will be returned to your account. It can sometimes take several weeks.
How to check in at the airport
Online check-in is available on the websites of most airlines. Most often it opens 23 hours before the start of the flight. You can pass it no later than 1 hour before the departure of the plane.
To check in at the airport you will need:
In total, Poland has 12 large airports, more or less covering the area of the entire country. Not all of them are the same in importance and can boast of a large passenger turnover, for example, the youngest airport in Lublin serves only a few international flights and in 2012 served only 5371 people. Below I will try to give brief description each of the airports, and over time, more detailed articles about each of them will be posted on the site.
Bydgoszcz - IATA airport code BZG, full name: International Airport. Ignacy Jan Paderewski Bydgoszcz-Švederovo
The airport is located in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, just 3.5 km from the center of Bydgoszcz. The airport website is located at http://plb.pl/. You can get to the airport from the city by bus, route number 80, which runs every half hour. You can also take a taxi to the airport at a fairly low price, only PLN 30. Today there are two airlines operating at the airport: LOT and Ryanair.
Warsaw-Modlin – IATA airport code WMI, full name: Warsaw-Modlin International Airport
The airport is located 40 km from the center of Warsaw, mainly departures from charter flights and low-cost airlines. The airport website is located at www.modlinairport.pl. There are several ways to get to the airport from the city: by bus, train, or with a friend by car. Taxis are not recommended due to the long distance and high price- from 119 to 250 zlotys.
By car from the center of Warsaw, the journey will take from 45 minutes to an hour, personally I would recommend planning for 1.5 hours - sometimes you can run into repair work, because of which a traffic jam can arise as early as 6:30 in the morning. Plus, you will have more free time to park your car and look around. You can park your car in a private parking 5 kilometers from the airport or directly near the airport, in the first case you will save a little money, but spend time - you will be taken to the airport for free, in the second case you will pay more, but it will be much more convenient, usually I I choose parking near the airport.
By bus Warsaw Modlin Airport can be reached from the Central Station and the Młociny metro station, the cost of a one-way ticket is about PLN 30. Remember, the only official carrier is ModlinBus, on the carrier's website http://www.modlinbus.pl you can buy tickets online and plan your journey. Beware of “fakes”, take pity on your wallet and nerves.
By train from Warsaw you will get to the train station in Modlin within 45 minutes, a special bus runs from the train station in Modlin to the airport, the total cost of a one-way trip will be no more than 18 zlotys. 42 trains run between railway stations, of which 14 are special dedicated trains.
Warsaw-Okecie – IATA airport code WAW, full name: International Airport. Fryderyk Chopin Warsaw-Okiencie
Most major airport Poland is located in Warsaw itself, 8 kilometers from the center in the Włochy region (Italy). The airport website is located at www.lotnisko-chopina.pl. There are four parking lots near the airport: P1 and P2 are for short-term parking, and P3 and P4 are for long-term parking from 1 day or more. The driveways to the car parks are well marked, so you shouldn't have any problems finding the one you want.
By car travel will not cause big problems, use the navigator in the car, and additional signs on all the main streets will simplify the task. Ride on Taxi from the city center to the airport will cost you approx. 40 PLN, I can recommend SAWA TAXI, tel. +48 22 644 44 44 - they will definitely not cheat you there. For your economic security, I do not recommend using gray taxis.
By bus you can easily get there from almost any area of the city. Lines 148, 175, 188 and 331 run during the day. At night, one line N32 is available from the Central Station, the ticket price is PLN 3.60. In addition, Warsaw Airport Transfer is available from 8:43 to 18:00, operating between the Airport - Hotel Gromada / Airport Hotel - Hotel Novotel / Business Garden - Hotel Sobieski / Hotel Golden Tulip - Hotel Marriott Holiday Inn / Intercontinental - Hotel Polonia Palace / Hotel Novotel Centrum - Central Station / st. m. Centrum, the fare will be 3 zlotys.
Wroclaw – IATA airport code WRO, full name: International Airport. Nicolaus Copernicus Wroclaw-Strachowice
The young airport, located in the Lower Silesia Voivodeship, ranks 5th in terms of passenger traffic. Located 10km. from the center of Wroclaw, the airport website is located at http://airport.wroclaw.pl/.
By car travel will not cause big problems, use the navigator in the car, and additional signs on all the main streets will simplify the task.
By bus You can easily get from the main bus and railway stations by line 406, the bus runs every 20 minutes. At night, you can take route 249 heading towards Jarnołtowa.
Gdansk – IATA airport code GDN, full name: International Airport. Lech Walesa Gdansk-Rembechovo
The airport is located between Gdansk, Gdynia and Sopot, mainly serving the Pomeranian Voivodeship. Almost half of the voivodeship's residents live in the immediate vicinity of the airport, thanks to this favorable position, in 2012 it served 2.9 million passengers. An interesting fact is that the airport in Gdansk is a backup airport for Warsaw Okęcie. The airport website can be found at www.airport.gdansk.pl.
By car- you should leave well in advance, as there is a great chance of getting stuck in a traffic jam near the airport, especially during the “hot” hours. Taxi from the main railway station of Gdansk to the airport in the daily rate will cost you about 50 zlotys.
By train- from Gdynia and Sopot to Gdansk you can take SKM (fast city Railway) to the main railway station, and from there take a direct bus to the airport.
By bus- you can take line 110, which runs from the railway station Gdańsk Wrzeszcz, the fare is only 3.50 zlotys, if you have an early flight, then you can take the night bus N3. From Gdynia Glavna (meaning the station) you can take a bus line 510, of the minuses, they come only for arrivals / departures of WizzAir.
Rzeszow – IATA airport code RZE, full name: International Airport Rzeszow-Jasenki
The airport is located in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship, just 7 km from the center of Rzeszow. The airport website is located at www.rzeszowairport.pl. You can get to the airport from the city on a special bus line L, which runs from the railway station to the airport and arrives at arrivals / departures of flights. The trip takes about 40 minutes, the ticket price is PLN 8. You can also get on MKS (city vehicles) by the yellow line no. 224, the bus runs from the bus station, the ticket price is PLN 3.70.
A taxi ride from the city center will cost 40-50 PLN.
Zielona Gora – IATA airport code IEG, full name: Zielona Gora Babimost International Airport
The airport is located in the Lubuskie Voivodeship (not to be confused with the Lublin Voivodeship) 34 kilometers from the town of Zielona Gora. It does not really matter and is designed to serve only 150 thousand people a year. Today, only three flights are available from Zielona Gora: to Warsaw, Gdansk and Dresden.
The airport can be reached from the center by the Airport Bus PKS, the journey takes only 45 minutes.
Katowice – IATA airport code KTW, full name: International Airport Katowice-Pyrzowice
The airport is located in the central part of the Silesian Voivodeship, 30 km north of Katowice. The airport has two passenger terminals A and B, which can handle up to 4 million passengers a year. Due to its location, the airport is used not only by residents of Poland, but also by the Czech Republic. The airport's website is located at www.katowice-airport.com, oddly enough, the Ukrainian version of the site is available, but not the Russian one.
By car the airport can be easily reached due to its close proximity to the S1 express road, A4 motorway and national road no.
By bus from Katowice you can take the Lotnisko Airport Bus, a ticket for adults costs PLN 23 per trip, for children from 4 to 10 years old - PLN 12.
Krakow – IATA airport code KRK, full name: International Airport. John Paul II Krakow-Balice
The airport is located in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship near Krakow. About 8 million people live within a radius of 100 kilometers from the airport, due to its location and technical specifications Krakow airport ranks second in terms of passenger traffic in Poland. The airport website is available at http://www.krakowairport.pl/.
By car the airport can be reached without any problems as the airport is located close to the A4 motorway. Near the airport there is a parking lot for 70 places for short-term stay and two parking lots for long-term stay (prices are quite biting: in a multi-storey parking lot 1 and 2 days cost 40 zlotys, 3 and 4 - 20 zlotys, every next day 5 zlotys). To save money on parking, you should periodically visit the airport website - there are often promotions on it, or use parking on the territory of the airport - 1-3 days cost PLN 30, each subsequent day - PLN 10.
By train- there is a railway station 200 meters from the airport, the journey from the center of Krakow takes 18-20 minutes. A free bus runs between the station and the airport, the fare is PLN 10, and you can pay for a ticket only in cash.
By bus- Lines 208 and 292 run from the Main Station Wschód during the day, 902 at night.
Lodz- IATA airport code LCJ, full name: International Airport. Wladyslaw Reymont Lodz-Lublinek
The airport is located in the ód Voivodeship, just 6 km from the center of ód. The official website is located at www.lotnisko.lodz.pl. The airport is very well located - just 10 km from the junction of the trans-European A1 and A2 motorways.
From railway stations In Lodz, there is a line L bus to the airport, the journey takes up to 30 minutes. There is a bus stop right next to the airport public transport- bus lines 55 and 65.
Lublin–IATA airport code LUZ, full name: Lublin-Swidnik International Airport
The airport is located in the Lublin Voivodeship, 15 kilometers from the center of Lublin. The youngest airport in Poland, was commissioned in December 2012. Today it serves only a few regular flights and charter flights. The airport website is located at http://www.airport.lublin.pl/, the Ukrainian version of the website is available, the Russian version is not.
By car the airport can be easily reached via the new S17 motorway.
By train- a bus runs from the main railway station of Lublin to the airport, the fare when purchased at the ticket office is PLN 5.30, when purchased from the conductor at 13.30.
Poznan–IATA airport code POZ, full name: International Airport. Henryk Wieniawski Poznan-Lawica
The airport in Poznan is one of the oldest operating airports in Poland, it began to function as early as 1913 as a German military airfield. The airport is located just 7 km from the center of Poznan. The official website is located at www.airport-poznan.com.pl.
By car the airport can be reached without any problems - it lies at the intersection of the main transport arteries, between the Poznań International Fair and the main railway station, the Berlin-Warsaw highway is also nearby. There are two parking lots near the airport: awica - quite expensive, 1 day will cost 50 zlotys, 3 days - 120 zlotys, so you should leave the car at the Apcoa parking lot, located just 80 meters from the terminal - for 120 zlotys you can leave the car for 8 days ...
By bus can be reached by lines L, 48 and 59. At night, line 242 runs.
Szczecin–IATA airport code SZZ, full name: International Airport Solidarity Szczecin-Goleniow
The airport is located in Western Pomerania, 45 km from Szczecin. The airport website is located at www.airport.com.pl.
By car you can easily get to the airport thanks to the good road signs. The cost of parking is quite low - PLN 31 for the first day, up to 7 days - PLN 15 / day.
By minibus with LOT, you can easily get from Szczecin (the minibus leaves the LOT office at 17 Wyzwolenia Street 80 minutes before the domestic flight to Warsaw, or even 2.20 hours in the case of international flights, information is available on the website) to the airport and back.
I tried to briefly provide information about every more or less significant airport in Poland. Due to the fact that the data may change, I recommend that you go to the website of the desired airport before starting to plan your trip - this will save time, money and nerves. I am not responsible for the accuracy of the information, but I did my best to keep it as current as possible. On the right, in the column, you can see the current promotions of airlines, thanks to wonderful discounts, you can travel around Europe (and not only) with minimal costs.
Enjoy your travels.
Poland, like any European country, has its own air gate international class. They are able to receive flights from other states, as well as provide air communication between Polish cities. Which airports in Poland are considered international?
Polish air terminals
- Airport named after Ignaz Jan in Bydgoszcz;
- Warsaw-Modlin in the capital of Poland;
- Chopin Airport in Warsaw-Okecie;
- Copernicus Airport in Wroclaw;
- Air terminal in Gdansk;
- Katowice-Pyrzowice in Katowice;
- John Paul II Airport in Krakow;
- Lublin-Svidnik in Lublin;
- Airport named after Wieniawski in the city of Poznan.
These terminals are considered suitable for international flights. The larger the city in Poland, the larger its airport.
Airport in Bydgoszcz
The eleventh largest airport in Poland. Located 3 kilometers from the city. It has one terminal and four runways. It cooperates with such major carriers as Lufthansa and Ryanair.
Modlin Airport in Warsaw
Civil air facility located 49 km from the capital. It is considered an additional terminal in relation to Chopin Airport.
Modlin cooperates with Ryanair, less often with other airlines.
The necessary infrastructure is well developed near the airport. Modlin was granted civil status in 2012, until that time only military aircraft were sent there.
Chopin Airport in Warsaw
The main airport terminal of the capital amazes with its excellent organization of space. There is good parking near these air gates, well-developed transport links, cafes and restaurants.
Since 1927, the airfield of the terminal has been used for its intended purpose. After the destruction of the object during the Second World War, it was rebuilt. Now the airport has 2 terminals, it works with charter and international flights from all over the world.
Copernicus Terminal in Wroclaw
The airport is located 10 km from the center of Wroclaw. In 2005, the object was named after Nicolaus Copernicus. This terminal works with all major airlines.
This place not only receives passengers, but also trains pilots and flight personnel..
The airport has two terminals and is famous for its good transport links and nice infrastructure.
Airport in Gdansk
The air terminal in Gdansk bears the proud name of the former Polish President Lech Walesa. The building with the take-off field is located 10 km from the city. This airport can serve over 4 million passengers per year.
The main flow of passengers arrives at the airport with Ryanair, the terminal also operates with other international airlines.
Air terminal in Katowice
The large airport, located 30 km from the city of Katowice, is capable of handling more than 3 million passengers a year. Lufthansa, Bristol and Kiev airlines are frequent guests of this terminal. Developed near the building and the takeoff field transport infrastructure, the airport has only one large customer terminal.
Airport in Krakow
Krakow is famous not only for its excellent sausages and sights. At a distance of 11 km from the city center is the airport named after John Paul II.
The air gate in Krakow is used to receive military and civil flights. V this place highly accurate aircraft landing tracking system.
John II Airport is recognized as the second after the large Warsaw airport. More than 8 million people live around its location, who are considered as potential clients of the flight institution.
Air terminal in Lublin
A small air gateway to the city of Lublin serves local and regional flights, but sometimes this airport also receives international flights.
Airport in Poznan
An old and convenient airport can be found 5 km from the city center. Previously, the air gate was used by the military, now the facility has become a civilian air base.
Comic situations are associated with the airport in Poznan, when military pilots confused it with their own base located nearby.
The facility serves about 1.5 million passengers per year. Despite its small size, the terminal has comfortable transport links and a good seating area.
Polish beauty, also ample opportunities for business, shopping and transit country status attracts many travelers. In terms of transport, Poland's international airports play an extremely important role, which confirms the importance of this European state.
The extent to which the "air gates" are developed, connecting any independent country with the outside world, to a large extent speaks of its attractiveness both for tourists and for other categories of travelers who come there. Well-developed communication, including by air, coupled with modern infrastructure are the basic conditions for the attractiveness of a particular destination for foreigners.
There are many airports in Poland, but only a few of them have international status and serve flights to other countries. According to which airlines they work with and what is the seasonality of arrivals / departures by months of the year, there are 3 main categories of Polish airports:
- Serving both traditional and low-cost airlines on a year-round basis.
- Those that work exclusively with low cost airlines (Ryanair, Wizz air, Easy Jet, Norwegian and others).
- Having a seasonal schedule and receiving charter flights.
With the integration into European structures, Poland became an increasingly open and developed country in terms of foreign transport links. Today, there are 16 airports in the country (see the map below) that receive and send foreign flights on a regular or seasonal basis. Let us dwell on the main, largest "air harbors" in a little more detail.
Warsaw-Okecie
This capital airport, named after the composer Frederic Chopin, is the main airport in Warsaw today. It is here that flights from Russia, Belarus and other CIS countries arrive and depart from here.
Good to know! Among the airlines that fly to Lotnisko Chopina from the CIS countries, we should mention Aeroflot, Belavia, Polish Lot.
If at the time of its construction "Okecie" was located outside the city, today it is located within the city limits, however, located on the outskirts of the city center. You can get there not only by taxi, but also by public transport, taking buses 175 or 188 in the very center, near Warszawa Centralna. In addition, for the additional convenience of passengers, a night route 611. From the railway station you can get to Okecie and by train. Important information:
- Address: st. Żwirki i Wigury, 1.
- Site: lotnisko-chopina.pl.
Warsaw-Modlin
While Okęcie serves mainly aircraft of "traditional" airlines, this Warsaw airport is relatively new and serves mainly low cost airlines. It was opened in 2012, especially before the European Football Championship. The distance to it from the city center is over 40 km. You can get there by train and other means of transport. By the way, both metropolitan airports are connected by shuttle routes, along which both buses and electric trains run. The ticket price is quite affordable and is only a few dollars, in terms of US currency.
Interesting to know! Civil airport Modlin was built on the site of a former military airfield.
The terminal is noticeably simple, but it has everything you need. In short, a typical secondary air node big city, which mainly serves low-cost airlines, in this case. Information for travelers:
- Address: Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, Generała Wiktora Thommée, 1a.
- Site: http://modlinairport.pl.
Gdansk
This is an important economic, cultural, commercial and tourist center, located in the north of the country, on the Baltic coast. Gdansk Airport, located near the city (just over 10 km.) Was named after former president country, Lech Walesa. As of today (2017), it serves aircraft airlines such as LOT, Finnair, Lufthansa, KLM, Wizz Air, SAS, Ryanair and Norwegian Air Shuttle operate scheduled flights to various international destinations.
Getting to the city is not a problem, since both electric trains and buses run between the terminal and the Gdansk railway station. In addition, the air harbor is connected by regular transport links to numerous nearby resorts located on the shores of the Baltic Sea.
- Address: Gdańsk, st. Juliusza Słowackiego, 200.
- Web site: http://www.airport.gdansk.pl(there is a version in Russian).
Krakow
Kraków-Balice International Airport is ranked 2nd in Poland in terms of annual passenger traffic. Also known by the name Jana Pawła II (John Paul II). This major transport hub serves most of the major airlines, both standard and low-cost.
Among the directions of flights are the states of Western and Southern Europe, Asia and Africa, including many resort destinations. V summer season the number of flights is expanding, including thanks to charter flights to Egypt, Turkey, Greece, Montenegro and other warm regions. Closer to late autumn and winter, the number of flights to Thailand, Vietnam and other popular Asian destinations begins to increase.
Getting to Krakow Airport is easy: regular trains and buses run there from the city center. During the day, you should use routes 192 and 208, and at night - 602. The duration of the trip is about a quarter of an hour.
- Address: Balice, st. kapitana Mieczysława Medweckiego 1.
- Web site: krakowairport.pl.
Attention! All modern terminals have free Wi-Fi, using which you can use the Internet.
Katowice
Not far from Krakow is the Polish city of Katowice, famous for its industrial focus and numerous mines. The proximity of both cities has meant that from the airport Katowice-Pyrzowice (Port lotniczy Katowice-Pyrzowice) there is a bus network that goes both to Katowice and to Krakow. From here you can also get to famous tourist spots located nearby.
By the way, some passengers, especially transit passengers, use Katowice as a transit point when traveling to / their other nearby Polish cities, and even neighboring countries(Czech Republic and Slovakia). Information for passengers:
- Ożarowice, st. Wolności 90.
- https://www.katowice-airport.com.
Wroclaw
Located close to this beautiful city Wroclaw Airport is named after Nicolaus Copernicus (Wroclaw Copernicus), a famous Polish scientist and historical character who lived and worked in this city. International passenger traffic there opened about 25 years ago, in 1993. Several airlines are based there, including Ryanair, Wizz Air, EuroLot, Lot, Lufthansa, SAS.
From the Wroclaw railway station, there is a bus number 406, which takes about half an hour to get to the airport. In terms of passenger traffic, it is in 5th place in Poland.
- Address: st. Graniczna, 190.
- http://airport.wroclaw.pl.
Lodz
The Wladyslaw Reymont Airport in Lodz is very popular and crowded, as it is located next to the second most populous city in Poland. V last years A fairly large flow of passengers has formed in Lodz, a significant part of whom are Polish labor migrants working in the UK, Ireland and other Western European countries.
Get there from different areas the city is possible by bus. In particular from railway station runs route 65. Information for travelers:
- St. Generała Stanisława Maczka, 35.
- http://www.airport.lodz.pl.
Complete list
Airports of Poland on the map:
This review provided brief information only for the main, largest and most significant air harbors country. And here it is full list airports in Poland, where all 16 Polish air "hubs" are listed, serving international flights on a regular or seasonal basis (indicating IATA codes):
- Warsaw, im. Frederic Chopin (Okienze, WAW).
- Warsaw, Modlin (WMI).
- Gdansk, them. Lech Walesa (Rembechovo, GDN).
- Szczecin, (Goleniow, SZZ).
- Poznan, them. Henryk Wieniawski (Lawica, POZ).
- Kolobrzeg (Bagic).
- Lublin (Svidnik, LUZ).
- Lodz, im. Vladislav Reimont (Lublinek, LCJ).
- Krakow, im. John Paul II (Balice, KRK).
- Katowice (Pyrzowice, KTW).
- Zielona Gora (Babimost, IEG).
- Rzeszow (Yasenki, RZE).
- Gdynia (Kosakowo, QYD).
- Olsztyn-Mazury (SZY).
- Wroclaw, them. Nicolaus Copernicus (WRO).
- Bydgoszcz, im. Ignatius Jan Paderewski (Shvederovo, BZG).
As we can see, in different Polish cities, in addition to numerous domestic flights, there is a significant flow of passengers who fly abroad or arrive from there. Understanding how many airports in Poland with international flights, we can make a clear conclusion that this is an open country, favorable for travelers, business people and working abroad.
