Kiss&Fly Zone

Free 7-minute curbside drop-off in front of Terminal A

The Kiss&Fly Zone sits directly in front of Warsaw Chopin’s Terminal A, about a 1-minute walk from the doors to check-in. It’s a short-stay drive-through lane with barrier-controlled entry, meant purely for quick drop-off or pickup, not for parking while you walk inside.

You get the first 7 minutes free. Stay between 7 and 15 minutes and the system hits you with a flat 30 PLN charge. Go beyond 15 minutes and it adds 1 PLN per extra minute, which adds up fast if you’re waiting on a delayed bag or slow walk-out.

A ticket comes out of the barrier machine as you enter; you need that ticket to exit. If you run over the free 7 minutes, you must pay at the machines before the barrier will lift. Infrequent drivers sometimes assume it’s like a standard curb and then get stuck at the exit paying the 30 PLN surprise.

Regulars in Warsaw line things up on WhatsApp or SMS so the passenger only steps out to the curb once the car is already rolling into Kiss&Fly. Used that way, drop-off or pickup usually stays under 5 minutes, comfortably inside the free window and close enough to the doors that there’s effectively zero walking with luggage.

The main complaint from Polish drivers is the steep jump from 0 PLN to 30 PLN right after minute 7, especially for pickups when flights or baggage are late. Many locals dodge this by waiting at nearby streets or gas stations until the passenger texts that they’re in arrivals, then shooting into Kiss&Fly for a sub‑7‑minute curbside meet.

Tip: tell your passenger to text when they’re physically at the Terminal A curb, not when the plane lands, then roll in; treat the Kiss&Fly like a timed pit stop, not a holding pen.