At Warsaw Chopin airport, passengers connecting between two international flights can usually stay in the transit area without going through immigration.
The airport has 2 terminals or concourses (Schengen area, Non-Schengen area (gates N)).
How connections work at WAW
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Terminals / concourses: Schengen area, Non-Schengen area (gates N)
Getting between them: Walking inside the terminal
Schengen to Schengen connections (including domestic Polish flights) go straight to the gate. Schengen to non-Schengen goes through passport control at Gate 1; non-Schengen to Schengen through passport control and security screening. Non-Schengen gates carry the letter N (e.g. 20N).
Passport control applies between the Schengen and non-Schengen areas.
- On LOT connections you do not collect your bags: they go to your final destination.
- Flights to the U.S. have a mandatory checkpoint at Gate 22N after passport control.
- The LOT Transfer Center is at Gate 26 (Schengen) and Gate 20N (non-Schengen) if you need a boarding pass.
Estimate based on typical times at this airport, not your airline's official minimum connection time. Immigration and security lines change with the time of day and season. On a single ticket, the airline must rebook you if you miss the connection; on separate tickets, it does not.
Sources: lot.com.
Times are estimates: always check with your airline.