WAW · Solid mid-tier European hub with efficient LOT transfers and good value transport, but single terminal can congest at peaks.
WMI · A single-terminal low-cost airport 35 km from central Warsaw, with a workable train-and-bus ticket into the city and one lounge that the lounge networks place after passport control.
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
WAW7.0+2.6
WMI4.4
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
WAW8.0+2.0
WMI6.0
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
WAW6.8+1.2
WMI5.6
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
WAW7.0+2.0
WMI5.0
Low-cost flights when Chopin is the wrong airport for the ticketTravelers who will use the PLN 22.40 Koleje Mazowieckie airport ticket
No direct train — the KM ticket includes a bus from PKP ModlinThe only lounge is after passport control and closes at 20:002025 traffic fell 35.3% after Ryanair cut its offering; a 2026 growth plan is not a timetable
Duty Free & Shops
Kids Areas
Fast Track 50 PLN — Zone E closed from 10 Sep 2026
50 PLN online / 55 PLN kiosk; Zone E closed from 10 Sep 2026 — use AB; 2 L liquids only at C3 Fast Track scanners.
SKM + 75-minute WTP ticket 4.40 PLN / ~30′
SKM S2/S3 or bus 175/188 on a 4.40 PLN 75-minute WTP ticket; PPL ~30′ to CENTRUM; licensed taxi ~50 PLN.
PP = Preludium + Etiuda — not Fantazja
Priority Pass: Preludium (Schengen) and Etiuda (non-Schengen). Fantazja is day-pass only. Polonez is Schengen Star Alliance.
