Direct Flights from San Francisco to Warsaw
Warsaw · Poland
Nonstop service from SFO to WAW on LOT Polish Airlines. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 5 cities have a nonstop to Warsaw, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Warsaw for, from San Francisco
12h 10m in the air, 5,852 miles. Give Warsaw a week: the first day goes to the journey and the jet lag, whatever you intend.
The schedule narrows it further. This route does not fly daily, so assuming the return runs the same days, your trip is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 nights — or a full week. Worth checking before you book time off.
About Warsaw
Warsaw is Poland's capital and largest city. Warsaw is a bustling metropolis and one of the European Union's fastest-developing capitals and the Union's ninth most populous urban centre. It has a mixture of new and old in its eclectic architectural mix, and is constantly changing. There is a large variety of museums, galleries and other tourist attractions, and there is always something happening throughout the year.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Warsaw
- The Palace of Culture and Science is a notable high-rise building in central Warsaw, Poland.
- The Royal Castle in Warsaw is a state museum and a national historical monument, which formerly served as the official royal residence of several Polish monarchs.
- Warsaw Old Town, also known as Old Town, and historically known as Old Warsaw, is a neighbourhood, and an area of the City Information System, in the city of Warsaw, Poland, located within the district of Śródmieście.
- The National Museum in Warsaw is a national museum in Warsaw, one of the largest museums in Poland and the largest in the capital.
- St John's Archcathedral is a Catholic church within the Old Town precinct in Warsaw, Poland. The Brick Gothic structure stands on Świętojańska Street, adjacent to the Jesuit Church.
- The Grand Theatre, Warsaw, or the Great Theatre—National Opera, is a theatre and opera complex situated on the historic Theatre Square in central Warsaw, Poland.
- POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews is a museum dedicated to preserving and recalling the memory of the history of Jews in Poland. The museum is located on the site of the former Warsaw Ghetto.
- Sigismund's Column, originally erected in 1644, is located at Castle Square, Warsaw, Poland and is one of Warsaw's most famous landmarks as well as the first secular monument in the form of a column in modern history.
- Kampinos National Park is a national park in east-central Poland, in Masovian Voivodeship, on the northwest outskirts of Warsaw.
- The Institute of National Remembrance – Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation is a Polish state research institute in charge of education and archives which also includes two public prosecuti…
- Łazienki Park, or the Royal Baths Park, is the largest park in Warsaw, Poland, occupying 76 hectares of the city center.
- The Palace on the Isle, also known as the Baths Palace, is a classicist palace in Warsaw's Royal Baths Park, the city's largest park, occupying over 76 hectares of the city center.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Warsaw weather, compared with San Francisco
10° cooler than San Francisco on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Warsaw 34°F · San Francisco 57°F · 24° colder
- April
- Warsaw 58°F · San Francisco 65°F · 6° colder
- July
- Warsaw 77°F · San Francisco 72°F · 6° warmer
- October
- Warsaw 55°F · San Francisco 71°F · 16° colder
January bottoms out near 34°F — a real coat, not a layer. Warsaw also swings harder through the year than San Francisco does — 44° between its coldest and warmest months against 17°.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Warsaw
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Warsaw is May–September, when daytime highs are a comfortable 66–77°F.
- How long to stay
- Warsaw rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Palace of Culture and Science, Royal Castle, Warsaw, and Old Town, Warsaw and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from San Francisco to Warsaw?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from San Francisco (SFO) to Warsaw (WAW) on LOT Polish Airlines.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from San Francisco to Warsaw?
- LOT Polish Airlines flies nonstop between San Francisco (SFO) and Warsaw (WAW).
- How far is Warsaw from San Francisco?
- Warsaw is about 5,852 miles from San Francisco by air.
- How many days can I spend in Warsaw flying from San Francisco?
- Because this route doesn't operate daily, your trip is effectively 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 nights — or a full week — assuming the return flies the same days as the outbound.
- Is there a direct flight from San Francisco to Poland?
- Yes — Warsaw (WAW) has nonstop service from San Francisco on LOT Polish Airlines, making it a nonstop gateway to Poland.
- What is there to do in Warsaw?
- Popular things to do include Palace of Culture and Science, Royal Castle, Warsaw, Old Town, Warsaw, National Museum in Warsaw, and more.
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