Weekly Saturday service from 16 January to 27 March 2027 will link Warsaw with Turin by Boeing 737 MAX 8, opening easier access to Vialattea, Bardonecchia and a combined city-and-ski getaway
LOT Polish Airlines is adding weekly Warsaw–Turin flights from 16 January to 27 March 2027, targeting winter travellers heading for Piedmont’s ski areas and Turin itself. — Credit: LOT Polish Airlines press office materials
- LOT Polish Airlines will operate a new seasonal Warsaw–Turin service every Saturday from 16 January through 27 March 2027.
- Flights are scheduled to leave Warsaw at 09:00 and Turin at 12:15, with a planned journey time of 2 hours 15 minutes each way on Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.
- Turin provides access to Vialattea and Bardonecchia, which market up to 500 kilometres of ski slopes combined for the 2026/27 winter season.
- LOT is positioning the route for travellers who want to combine Alpine skiing with Turin’s museums, historic cafés, Piedmontese food and city-break appeal.
(NEWS) WARSAW, Poland, 2026-Sep-03 — /Travel PR News/ — LOT Polish Airlines is adding a winter-only direct link between Warsaw and Turin, giving Polish travellers a new Saturday flight timed around the heart of the 2026/27 ski season and placing two of Piedmont’s major ski areas within easier reach of the Polish capital.
The new service will operate once a week from 16 January through 27 March 2027. LOT’s published schedule shows flights leaving Warsaw at 09:00 each Saturday, with the return departure from Turin at 12:15. The planned flying time is two hours and 15 minutes in each direction, using Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.
The route is aimed squarely at winter leisure demand, but its appeal is broader than a conventional airport-to-ski-resort connection. Turin offers travellers the option of combining time on the slopes with a city stay built around museums, historic cafés, Baroque architecture and Piedmontese food, creating a different proposition from flying directly into a purpose-built mountain resort.
Turin becomes LOT’s gateway to Piedmont skiing
For skiers, the principal draw is access to Vialattea and Bardonecchia. The two ski areas are marketing a combined offer of up to 500 kilometres of slopes for the 2026/27 season, which is scheduled to run from early December into April subject to snow and operating conditions.
Vialattea alone lists 400 kilometres of skiable terrain across roughly 300 interconnected slopes. Its network stretches through Italian resorts including Sestriere, Sauze d’Oulx, Sansicario, Cesana, Claviere, Oulx and Pragelato and crosses the border into Montgenèvre in France. The highest terrain reaches about 2,800 metres.
Bardonecchia adds more than 100 kilometres of skiing across several mountain sectors. Together, the two areas give travellers arriving through Turin a substantial choice of terrain without requiring the flight schedule to be tied to a single resort.
That flexibility is central to LOT’s positioning of the route. Rather than selling Turin only as a destination in its own right, the airline is presenting the city as the transport bridge between Warsaw and a wider Alpine holiday region.
A once-weekly schedule encourages short winter breaks
The Saturday-only pattern is designed around leisure travellers rather than daily business demand. Passengers can use the morning departure from Warsaw to reach northern Italy early in the weekend, while the midday return from Turin creates a straightforward weekly rhythm for ski holidays and longer winter stays.
Robert Ludera, Board Member and Chief Commercial Officer at LOT Polish Airlines, said the direct service should make it easier for passengers to reach one of Italy’s most important ski regions while giving them more flexibility in how they divide their time between the mountains and the city.
The airline is also highlighting the practical considerations of winter travel, including the carriage of ski and other sports equipment. LOT’s standard baggage and sports-equipment rules vary by fare and item, so passengers travelling with skis will still need to check the conditions attached to their booking rather than assuming winter gear is automatically included.
Turin gives ski travellers a city-break alternative
The destination has an advantage that many Alpine gateways do not: Turin is a substantial cultural destination in its own right. Italy’s former capital combines grand squares, historic arcades and cafés with institutions such as the Egyptian Museum, giving travellers the option of adding an urban day or two before or after the mountains.
Piedmont’s food culture also strengthens that combined itinerary. Local specialities highlighted by LOT include agnolotti del plin, Alpine cheeses, truffles and gianduiotti chocolates, while the region’s aperitivo culture makes the transition from skiing to city dining part of the attraction.
That mix allows the route to serve several types of passenger. Dedicated skiers can head directly into the Alps, couples can combine skiing with Turin restaurants and museums, and travellers less interested in winter sports can use the same flight purely for a city break.
LOT continues to add seasonal leisure flying
The Turin announcement forms part of a broader pattern in LOT’s network, where seasonal leisure routes are being used to complement its year-round European and long-haul operations. The airline has also added winter services such as Warsaw–Tromsø for the 2026/27 season, while continuing to expand permanent European links including Bologna and Porto.
For Turin, the new route is a relatively small addition in frequency terms—just one round trip per week—but it gives the airport a direct link with Warsaw during a period when demand is shaped by skiing and winter city breaks rather than the traditional summer travel peak.
Tickets are now on sale through LOT’s website, mobile app, contact centre and travel offices. The service is scheduled to operate for 11 Saturdays between 16 January and 27 March 2027, aligning almost entirely with the main operating period of Piedmont’s 2026/27 ski season.
