Is Warsaw worth a day trip?

Yes, as a short day: 6 hours in Warsaw, £102 for the whole day, 30 min into town each way. Enough for the centre and one paid sight; pick one, not three.

How long do you actually get in Warsaw?

About 6 hours in Warsaw. Landing to take-off is 9.3 hours; the trip into town and back, passport checks and the time at the airport come off that.

How do you get from Warsaw airport into town?

Train S2/S3 or bus 175, about 30 min, 4.40 PLN (75-minute ticket). A day ticket on local transport is 24-hour ticket, zone 1, 15 PLN (covers Chopin airport).

What does a day in Warsaw cost, not counting the flight?

About £39 a person for the day: local transport, lunch, dinner and a drink. Paid attractions are listed separately because most people do one or none, and an average that includes them is a number nobody actually pays.

Is the flight price on this page the one I will pay?

The fare shown is the cheapest recently seen on this route, not a live quote for these exact flights. Check the airline or the booking link for the price you will actually pay.

How early do I need to be back at the airport?

Leave the city by 18:45. That allows 30 min to get back to the airport and 120 min there, including 30 min for passport checks on the way out, before the 21:15 flight home.

Will passport checks eat my day?

We allow 20 min on landing for the EU Entry/Exit System (fingerprints and a photo on your first trip) and 30 min extra on the way out. That is already taken off the 6 hours shown. These are estimates; queues run longer on busy days.

Day trip to Warsaw.
From Liverpool, back by 22:55.

Poland·Mon 7 Dec · 6.0 hours in the city

£102

the whole day

6.0 hours

in the city

22:55

back in Liverpool

Time in the city

6.0 hours

after transfersAfter transfers and airport time

Airport distance

10km

to the centreFrom Warsaw centre (WAW)

Daylight

7.9 hours

07:29 to 15:25Sunrise 07:29, sunset 15:25

Only 2.7h of it while you are in the city

First EU trip since 2025? Allow 25 min more.

Most of your time in Warsaw is after dark. Worth checking what is open in the evening before you book.

FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city

08:25
Leave Liverpool
Wizz Air, direct
12:45
In the city
Lands 11:55, 20min immigration, 30min from the airport
18:45
Leave the city
30min back, 120min at the airport incl. immigration
22:55
Back in Liverpool
Flies 21:15 with Ryanair

Leave LiverpoolWizz Air, direct08:25
Land in Warsaw2h 30min11:55
In the city20min immigration, 30min from the airport12:45
Leave the city30min back, 120min at the airport incl. immigration18:45
Fly homeRyanair, 2h 30min21:15
Back in Liverpool22:55

How we'd do it

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12:5660 min there

23 min walk

14:19120 min there

16:19Free timeuntil 18:20

about 25 min walk

18:45Back to the airport

Bus 175 · 30 min

AirportFlight 21:15

Typical weather for this date

3°C

average high

-1°C

average low

4 in 10

years it rained

This date is too far out to forecast. These are Warsaw's actual figures for the same date across the last 10 years.

Things to do in WarsawShow

Highline WarsawTickets on TiqetsAffiliate link
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish JewsTickets on TiqetsAffiliate link
Warsaw Hop-on Hop-off ToursTickets on TiqetsAffiliate link
COSMOS Museum WarsawTickets on TiqetsAffiliate link

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How we'd do it

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12:5660 min there

23 min walk

14:19120 min there

16:19Free timeuntil 18:20

about 25 min walk

18:45Back to the airport

Bus 175 · 30 min

AirportFlight 21:15

What a day in Warsaw costs

Flights and on-the-ground spend, per person.

£102/ all in, per person

Transport for the day£3

Lunch£9

Dinner£27

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Entry fees, on top (optional)

POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews£9 (45 zł)

Warsaw Rising Museum£7 (35 zł)

Wilanów Palace£14 (70 zł, 60 zł Nov-Mar)

Copernicus Science Centre£10 (48 zł)

Palace of Culture and Science observation deck£6 (30 zł)

Opening days vary, so check before you go.

POLIN Museum core and temporary exhibitions are free (Thursdays only), Wander the rebuilt Old Town, Łazienki Park (park grounds only), Vistula boulevards, Warsaw Rising Museum free on ThursdaysFree

On the ground£39

Prices checked 3 Oct 2026

Return flight from£63

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Getting to Liverpoolfrom free

All in, per person£102

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Getting to Liverpool

Per person. Not in the total above. Prices checked 25 Sept 2026.

Free

Free drop-offFree
Drop-off 2 (7-min walk/~400m from terminal): sources disagree, Holiday Extras says free up to 40 minutes, SkyParkSecure says free only up to 20 minutes Source

Coach

Arriva North West route 500 from Liverpool city centrePrice not published
Source

Parking at the airport

Paid drop-offfrom £3.00
Express Drop-off (opposite terminal): minimum £3.00 for up to 20 minutes, £10.00 for up to 1 hour Source

More parking

Park SmartNo same-day price
From £52.98 (4-day stay (via SkyParkSecure)). Source
Long StayNo same-day price
From £57.98 (4-day stay (via SkyParkSecure)). Source
Meet and GreetNo same-day price
From £12.50 (per day). Source
Multi-storeyNo same-day price
From £14.63 (per day). Source
Fast Track parkingNo same-day price
From £19.38 (per day). Source

Parking nearby

No same-day price published. See multi-day prices

Imagine Outdoor£63.17
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 8 min. Source
SkyPark outdoor--
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 1 min. Source
APL--
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 1 min. Source

Costs people forgetShow

Costs people forget

Not in the total above. Worth a minute before you go.

Phone data. EE, Vodafone and Three charge about £2.75 a day to use your allowance in Europe. O2, Tesco Mobile and giffgaff include it free.
Card fees. Many cards add a foreign-exchange fee to every payment abroad. Check yours before you go, or take one that doesn't charge it.

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