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WAW to VLU: distance & flight time
Warsaw (Warsaw Chopin Airport) → Velikiye Luki (Velikiye Luki Airport)
485 mi
781 km · 422 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
485 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- WAW — Warsaw Chopin Airport · Warsaw, Poland
- VLU — Velikiye Luki Airport · Velikiye Luki, Russia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near WAW
- WMI · Modlin Airport24 mi away
- RDO · Radom Airport55 mi away
- LCJ · Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport74 mi away
- SZY · Olsztyn-Mazury Airport91 mi away
Near VLU
- VTB · Vitebsk Vostochny Airport87 mi away
- LNX · Smolensk North Airport121 mi away
- PKV · Pskov Airport128 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WAW from VLU?
The flight distance from Warsaw (WAW) to Velikiye Luki (VLU) is 485 miles (781 km, 422 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WAW to VLU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from WAW to VLU?
Nonstop service on WAW–VLU depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 31m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Warsaw and Velikiye Luki?
Velikiye Luki is 1 hour ahead of Warsaw.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WAW to VLU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on WAW–VLU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some WAW to VLU fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain WAW–VLU tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.