About this route
Route overview
The PRG -> WAW inter-airport route connects the Smartwings Czech hub with the LOT hub to the US: an arrival in Prague from European flights and a continuation out of Chopin with LOT to New York JFK, Newark, Toronto, Chicago or Tokyo. 690 km via the D1 to Brno, then D2 and the CZ/PL motorways through Ostrava and Katowice, A1 to Lodz, S8 to Warsaw, 7 - 8 h off-peak. The bottlenecks are the D1 around Brno (roadworks and heavy goods traffic), the CZ/PL border crossing at Cieszyn and the S8 around Warsaw during the 7-9 and 16-19 peaks (up to 60 min added), and Friday afternoons can add 90 min. The service operates 24/7, so we also handle early Chopin departures (LOT to New York 10:55, to Toronto 13:30) after an evening arrival into PRG. We recommend a 5 hour buffer before an LOT departure to New York or Toronto and 4 hours for European flights. The route is mostly motorway, so timing is predictable. Mercedes E-Class from EUR 1,850 for 1-3 passengers, V-Class from EUR 2,200 for 4-6.