LOT to Fly Non-Stop from Warsaw to Penang, Malaysia: Dates, Prices and How to Book

LOT is launching the first non-stop flights between Poland and Penang. The Polish airline will fly a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Penang, Malaysia, once a week this winter. The first flight leaves Warsaw on Wednesday 4 November 2026, and the last return lands in Warsaw on 25 March 2027. The non-stop flight takes about 10 hours 40 minutes, and flight-only seats are on sale from 1,960 PLN (about €447) one way.

The flights are charters run with the Polish tour operator Rainbow, which sells package holidays and also seats without a hotel. Below you will find the full schedule, every departure date with its price, what the packages cost, how to book from outside Poland, and whether the charter beats a regular connecting flight.

LOT Warsaw–Penang flight schedule

All times are local. Malaysia is seven hours ahead of Poland for the whole season (UTC+8 against UTC+1). Rainbow’s booking page shows the Warsaw departure at 15:35, while the schedule reported by AeroRoutes says 15:40. Your ticket will show the final time.

The aircraft lands in Penang on Thursday morning and heads back two hours later. Each weekly rotation flies one group out on Wednesday and brings the previous week’s group home on Thursday, so holidays last 7 nights (9 days) or 14 nights (16 days). Rainbow currently lists 20 Wednesday departures from Warsaw, from 4 November 2026 to 17 March 2027, with the last return on 25 March 2027. Penang’s state government counts 19 flights, each carrying 250 to 300 passengers.

Warsaw–Penang flight prices for every departure

Rainbow prices each direction separately. These are the one-way, flight-only fares from Warsaw per person, including the 20 kg bag and meal, as listed on 13 October 2026:

Coming back costs more than going out. For the 4 November departure, Rainbow showed 2,939 PLN (€670) for the return on 12 November and 3,539 PLN (€807) for 19 November. The cheapest round trips on Rainbow’s fare calendar, by departure month:

Penang package holidays with Rainbow

Rainbow sells 7-night beach holidays and several sightseeing tours on the LOT charter. Prices are per person for two adults sharing, for the cheapest date on sale on 13 October 2026:

All packages are 7 nights and 9 days, with longer stays on sale too. Most beach hotels sit on the island’s north coast at Batu Ferringhi, about 30 minutes by car from George Town. Some early November dates had only one or two places left at the lowest price. Penang’s state government says the organiser has also prepared eight sightseeing programmes led by local Penang guides.

Where to book the Warsaw–Penang flights

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Flight-only seats are sold on Rainbow’s charter tickets page for Penang, and packages on Rainbow’s Penang holidays page. Rainbow’s travel agencies across Poland sell the same trips.

• The site is in Polish and prices are in złoty. Your browser’s translate button handles the booking form. Pay with a card that doesn’t add a foreign-currency fee.
• A passport is required. Rainbow asks for passport details for every traveller; an ID card is not enough for Malaysia.
• Bags and meal are included: 20 kg in the hold and 5 kg in the cabin.
• Book one way if you like. Each direction is priced separately, so you can fly out on the charter and come back another way.

Charter or connecting flight: which is better?

Until now, flying from Poland to Penang meant one or two changes, usually in the Gulf, Istanbul or China, and then often again in Kuala Lumpur or Singapore. Expect a journey of 15 hours or more. Here is how the options compare.

Our take: the charter wins on time and comfort, while regular flights win on price and flexibility. Our Flight Deals Radar has recently shown Warsaw–Kuala Lumpur from around €620–660 return with one stop. We have also posted Warsaw–Malaysia deals from €583 return. For a 7-night beach holiday, the Rainbow package is often the best value of all, because it costs about the same as the charter flights alone.

Both options carry EU passenger rights. The outbound leaves an EU airport and LOT is an EU airline, so Regulation 261/2004 covers delays and cancellations in both directions. A package also gets Package Travel Directive protection, including cover if the tour operator goes bust. A flight-only seat does not. Read our guide to the new EU air passenger rights from 2027 for what changes next year.

Flying from the Baltics, Scandinavia or elsewhere in Europe

The charter only flies from Warsaw, but getting there is easy. LOT flies to Warsaw from Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn every day, and from dozens of other European cities.

• Your charter ticket is separate from your flight to Warsaw. If the feeder flight is late, the charter won’t wait and nobody owes you a new seat. Fly in the evening before, or take a morning flight that leaves several hours of buffer before the 15:35 departure.
• Book flights to Warsaw Chopin (WAW), not Warsaw Modlin (WMI), which is about 40 km north of the city.
• On the way back you land at 16:45 on a Thursday. Book an evening connection with plenty of margin, or stay one night in Warsaw.

If the charter dates don’t suit you, look at our regular deals from the Baltics to Malaysia, Riga to Kuala Lumpur and Vilnius to Kuala Lumpur. From London there are full-service flights to Penang with one change. If you want another non-stop long-haul flight to Malaysia, AirAsia X flies non-stop between Istanbul and Kuala Lumpur, and our radar currently shows Istanbul–Kuala Lumpur from about €340 return.

When to go: Penang weather from November to March

Penang is hot all year, with daytime highs of 31–33 °C and nights around 24–25 °C. What changes is the rain. The LOT season starts at the end of the wet season and runs through the driest months:

• November: still wet, with 233 mm over about 16 rainy days on average. Showers tend to be short and heavy, and fares are lowest.
• December: rainfall halves to 117 mm over about 11 days. Christmas departures are the most expensive.
• January and February: the driest and sunniest months, with 80–86 mm over 6–7 rainy days and about 190–200 hours of sunshine a month. This is the best weather on the route.
• March: the hottest month (average high 32.6 °C), with rain picking up again to 146 mm.

Best time to fly: mid-December to February for the weather, early November for the price.

Before you go: entry rules and practical tips

• Visa: citizens of every EU and EFTA country, and of the UK, can visit Malaysia visa-free for up to 90 days.
• Passport: it must be valid for at least six months when you arrive.
• Arrival card: fill in the free Malaysia Digital Arrival Card (MDAC) on the immigration department’s website within three days before you land. Ignore sites that charge a fee for it.
• Time zone: UTC+8, seven hours ahead of Poland and six ahead of the Baltics in winter.
• Money: the Malaysian ringgit (MYR). €1 is about RM 4.57 at the ECB rate of 12 October 2026. Cards are widely accepted, and Grab is the easiest way to get around.
• Tourism tax: hotels charge foreign guests RM 10 per room per night.
• Plugs: UK-style three-pin sockets (type G), 240 V.
• Airport: Penang International Airport is at Bayan Lepas in the south of the island, about 16 km from George Town and 30–35 km from the Batu Ferringhi hotels.

What to do in Penang

Penang is one of the few places in Asia where you can split a week between a historic city and a beach without long transfers.

• George Town: a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2008, together with Melaka. Walk the shophouse streets, the Chinese clan houses and the famous street art around Armenian Street.
• Street food: Penang is widely seen as Malaysia’s food capital. Try char kway teow, assam laksa and nasi kandar at the hawker centres.
• Penang Hill: take the funicular to the 833 m summit for the view over George Town and the Penang Bridge.
• Kek Lok Si: a huge hillside Buddhist temple complex at Air Itam.
• Beaches and jungle: Batu Ferringhi for resort beaches, and Penang National Park at Teluk Bahang for rainforest trails to quiet coves.
• Further afield: Langkawi is a short flight or ferry ride away, and the electric train from Butterworth reaches Kuala Lumpur in about four hours.

Why LOT is flying to Penang

The route is a charter programme commissioned by Rainbow, which has used LOT’s Dreamliners for long-haul holidays for several seasons. Penang is LOT’s second destination in Malaysia: its winter charters to Langkawi, flown for the tour operator Itaka, return on 23 December 2026.

For Penang, it is the first winter charter from Poland and a test of the European market. The state’s tourism committee chairman, Wong Hon Wai, called it “a positive exploration by Penang’s tourism industry to further develop long-haul markets in Europe”, and said it could lay the groundwork for a permanent air link with Europe.

FAQ: LOT flights from Warsaw to Penang

Does LOT fly direct from Warsaw to Penang?

Yes. From 4 November 2026 to 25 March 2027, LOT flies non-stop from Warsaw Chopin to Penang once a week with a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. The flights are charters sold by the Polish tour operator Rainbow, both as flight-only seats and as package holidays.

When do the Warsaw–Penang flights start and end?

The first flight leaves Warsaw on Wednesday 4 November 2026 and lands in Penang on Thursday 5 November. Departures run every Wednesday, with the last one currently on sale on 17 March 2027. The last return flight from Penang is on Thursday 25 March 2027.

How long is the flight from Warsaw to Penang?

About 10 hours 40 minutes non-stop to Penang (15:35 from Warsaw, 09:15 next morning in Penang) and 12 hours 30 minutes back (11:15 from Penang, 16:45 in Warsaw). Malaysia is seven hours ahead of Poland in winter.

How much does a Warsaw–Penang ticket cost?

Flight-only seats start at 1,960 PLN (about €447) one way on the first flight, and 2,200–2,400 PLN on most other dates. Christmas departures cost 3,000–3,020 PLN. The cheapest round trip is 4,899 PLN (about €1,117), and 7-night packages with a hotel start at 4,718 PLN per person.

Can I buy a flight-only ticket, or only a package?

Both. Rainbow sells flight-only seats on its charter tickets page, priced separately for each direction, so one-way tickets are possible. Packages include flights, hotel, transfers and insurance, and can cost less than the flight-only round trip.

What baggage is included on the LOT charter to Penang?

Rainbow’s flight-only fare includes a 20 kg checked bag, a 5 kg cabin bag and a meal on board.

Do I need a visa to visit Penang?

Not if you hold an EU, EFTA or UK passport: you can stay in Malaysia visa-free for up to 90 days. Your passport must be valid for at least six months on arrival, and you must submit the free Malaysia Digital Arrival Card online within three days before you land.

Is November a good time to visit Penang?

November is the end of the rainy season, with about 233 mm of rain over 16 days on average, usually as short heavy showers. It is still warm, around 31 °C, and fares are lowest. For drier weather, choose departures from mid-December to February.

Can I join the charter from Riga, Vilnius, Tallinn or another city?

The charter only departs from Warsaw Chopin. LOT flies to Warsaw daily from Riga, Vilnius, Tallinn and many other European cities, but the charter is a separate ticket. Arrive the evening before or leave a buffer of several hours.

Are charter flights covered by EU passenger rights?

Yes. EU Regulation 261/2004 applies to charter flights as well as scheduled ones. It covers the Warsaw–Penang flight because it departs from the EU, and the Penang–Warsaw flight because LOT is an EU airline. On a delay of three hours or more within the airline’s control, compensation on this distance is up to €600 per passenger.

Sources

• Rainbow: charter flight tickets to Penang (dates, times, fares, baggage)
• Rainbow: Penang package holidays and tours
• AeroRoutes: LOT adds Warsaw – Penang (8 October 2026)
• Pasazer.com: LOT poleci z Warszawy na Penang w Malezji (12 October 2026)
• Bernama: Penang’s first Poland winter charter flight from Nov 5 (7 October 2026)
• The Star: Penang to get first winter charter flight from Poland in November (10 October 2026)
• Climate of George Town, Penang International Airport station, WMO 1991–2020 normals
• Visa policy of Malaysia
• European Central Bank: euro reference exchange rates

Prices were checked on Rainbow’s website on 13 October 2026 and change with demand. Euro amounts use the ECB reference rate of 12 October 2026 (€1 = 4.385 PLN). Photos: George Town from Penang Hill by Slleong (CC0); LOT Boeing 787-9 by S5A-0043 (CC BY 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.