One map, pinned from each airport’s published coordinates.
Category scores
Overall is the published weighted sum. A highlighted score is ahead; a tie stays plain.
Ease of use
25% · Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
WMI6.4
WAW7.5+1.1
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
WMI5.2
WAW7.0+1.8
Food & retail
Best for
WMI
Low-cost flights when Chopin is the wrong airport for the ticketTravelers who will use the PLN 22.40 Koleje Mazowieckie airport ticket
WAW
LOT Star Alliance connections
Watch out for
WMI
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
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.
WAW · Solid mid-tier European hub with efficient LOT transfers and good value transport, but single terminal can congest at peaks.
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
WMI4.4
WAW7.0+2.6
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
WMI6.0
WAW8.0+2.0
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
WMI5.6
WAW6.8+1.2
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
WMI5.0
WAW7.0+2.0
Fast, cheap city links
Free water and Fast Track value
WAW
Peak-hour security queuesRemote stand bus transfersLounges can crowd quickly
Café, kiosk, and vending
Be there 3 hours ahead
The airport says check-in opens 3 hours before departure, desks close 40 minutes before, and gates close 30 minutes before.
Same floor for arrivals and departures
A single terminal of 13,380 m². Departures and arrivals share one level. There is no second passenger terminal.
The lounge is after passport control
Priority Pass and DragonPass both place Mazovia Premium Lounge after security and after passport control, on level 1, 08:00–20:00.
WAW
Fast TrackExecutive LoungesFree Water FountainsSKM TrainDuty Free & ShopsKids 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.
