On 8 November national carrier LOT Polish Airlines announced it will open a five-times-weekly Warsaw–Porto route on 25 May 2026, using 186-seat Boeing 737-8 aircraft. The move gives Polish companies faster access to Portugal’s northern "Silicon Douro" cluster and diversifies LOT’s Iberian network just months after its successful Lisbon launch.
The 4-hour flight will depart Warsaw at 10:20 and return from Porto at 14:25, enabling same-day connections to LOT’s North American bank. Porto joins Lisbon, Madrid and Barcelona on the carrier’s Iberian map and responds to a 17 % year-on-year rise in Portuguese tourist arrivals to Poland.
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For corporate mobility planners the route offers direct links between Kraków-based gaming studios and Porto’s growing fintech scene, potentially trimming travel budgets by eliminating Lisbon transfers. Freight forwarders likewise welcome additional belly-cargo capacity for Poland’s booming e-commerce exports.
LOT says schedule resilience will improve once Warsaw’s Solidarity Transport Hub opens later this decade, but immediate benefits include codeshares with TAP and Star Alliance partners, plus promotional fares starting at PLN 599 round-trip.
Analysts view the expansion as part of LOT’s post-pandemic pivot to leisure-heavy, mid-haul markets amid capacity constraints on long-haul Dreamliner deliveries.
The 4-hour flight will depart Warsaw at 10:20 and return from Porto at 14:25, enabling same-day connections to LOT’s North American bank. Porto joins Lisbon, Madrid and Barcelona on the carrier’s Iberian map and responds to a 17 % year-on-year rise in Portuguese tourist arrivals to Poland.
For corporate mobility planners the route offers direct links between Kraków-based gaming studios and Porto’s growing fintech scene, potentially trimming travel budgets by eliminating Lisbon transfers. Freight forwarders likewise welcome additional belly-cargo capacity for Poland’s booming e-commerce exports.
LOT says schedule resilience will improve once Warsaw’s Solidarity Transport Hub opens later this decade, but immediate benefits include codeshares with TAP and Star Alliance partners, plus promotional fares starting at PLN 599 round-trip.
Analysts view the expansion as part of LOT’s post-pandemic pivot to leisure-heavy, mid-haul markets amid capacity constraints on long-haul Dreamliner deliveries.
