--- title: "Smoking at Warsaw Chopin Airport – WAW" canonical: "https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/poland/waw-smoking-at-warsaw-chopin-airport/" language: "en-us" description: "Yes, Warsaw Chopin (WAW) has three smoking rooms after security: on the Schengen pier, by passport control and by Gate 1N, plus areas outside Terminal A." lastmod: "2026-10-16T00:00:00Z" --- # Smoking at Warsaw Chopin Airport – WAW Yes, you can smoke at **Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)**: Terminal A has three smoking rooms after security — on the Schengen pier of the departures level, beside passport control near Gates 23N and 22N, and by Gate 1N on the ground floor — plus marked smoking areas outside the terminal, at the departures kerb and on the arrivals forecourt. ## After Security: Schengen Pier (Level 1\) The Schengen side’s smoking room sits on the departures level (Level 1), along the pier between Gates 32/31 and 30/29: the booth travellers called the Gate 33 room in January and May 2022\. In April 2023 travellers described it as a small enclosed cabin with a sliding glass door. In May 2022 and April 2023 travellers also described a separate IQOS lounge beside it, for heated tobacco; the airport does not mark it on its terminal map, so ask staff there. The larger room opposite Gate 43, at the far end of the pier, has closed: travellers described it shut in May 2025, and the airport marks no smoking room at that end of the pier. ## After Security: By Passport Control and Gate 1N On Level 1, a second smoking room sits beside the passport-control booths, near Gates 23N and 22N; travellers described a smoking room near Gate 22N in July 2021\. On Level 0, the ground floor, a third is at the end of the pier by Gates 1N and 2N, in the non-Schengen zone; travellers described it there in May 2023\. Gate numbers with an N belong to the non-Schengen zone. None of the airport’s lounges allows smoking: Warsaw Chopin’s Executive Lounges and LOT’s Polonez and Mazurek lounges ban both cigarettes and e-cigarettes. ## Before Security (Landside) Before security, smoke at the designated areas outside Terminal A: at the kerb in front of the departures level (Level 1\) and on the arrivals forecourt (Level 0). ## Connecting Through Warsaw All three smoking rooms are past security. Between two Schengen flights you pass no further checks, so use the room on the Schengen pier; heading for a non-Schengen gate, you go through passport control and can use the room by Gate 1N or the one beside passport control near Gates 23N and 22N. If your trip continues through southern Poland, see [where to smoke at Kraków Airport](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/poland/krk-smoking-at-krakow-airport/). ## Vaping The airport’s terminal regulations allow e-cigarettes and heated tobacco only in the designated smoking areas, the same as cigarettes. ## Summary | Area | Smoking | Notes | | --- | --- | --- | | Schengen pier, Level 1 (after security) | Yes | Smoking room between Gates 32/31 and 30/29 | | Beside passport control, Level 1 (after security) | Yes | Smoking room near Gates 23N and 22N | | Non-Schengen zone, Level 0 (after security) | Yes | Smoking room by Gates 1N and 2N | | Former room opposite Gate 43 | Closed | Travellers described it shut in May 2025 | | Lounges | No | Executive Lounges and LOT lounges ban smoking and e-cigarettes | | Outside the terminal (landside) | Yes | Marked areas at the departures kerb and on the arrivals forecourt | | Vaping and heated tobacco | Designated areas only | Same rule as cigarettes | For Poland’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our [Poland airport guide](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/poland/). ## Useful Links - [Warsaw Chopin Airport (official site)](https://lotnisko-chopina.pl/en/) - [Warsaw Chopin Airport terminal map, with the smoking rooms marked (official)](https://lotnisko-chopina.pl/en/warsaw-chopin-airport-map/) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Can you smoke after security at Warsaw Chopin Airport? Yes — Terminal A has three smoking rooms after security: on the Schengen pier of the departures level between Gates 32/31 and 30/29, beside passport control near Gates 23N and 22N, and on the ground floor by Gate 1N. Cigarettes, e-cigarettes and heated tobacco are allowed only in the designated areas. ### Where are the smoking rooms at Warsaw Chopin Airport? On Level 1, the departures level, one is on the Schengen pier between Gates 32/31 and 30/29 and one is beside passport control near Gates 23N and 22N. On Level 0, a third is at the end of the pier by Gates 1N and 2N, in the non-Schengen zone. The larger room opposite Gate 43 has closed; travellers described it shut in May 2025\. ### Is there a heated-tobacco or IQOS lounge at Warsaw Chopin? Travellers described a separate IQOS lounge beside the Gate 33 smoking room in May 2022 and April 2023; the airport does not mark one on its terminal map, so ask staff there. Heated tobacco is allowed only in the designated smoking areas. ### Can you vape inside Warsaw Chopin Airport? Only in the designated smoking areas: the airport’s regulations put e-cigarettes and heated tobacco under the same rule as cigarettes, so vape in the smoking rooms after security or the marked areas outside the terminal. ### Can you smoke during a layover at Warsaw Chopin without leaving security? Yes — all three smoking rooms are past security. Between two Schengen flights, use the room on the Schengen pier; heading for a non-Schengen gate, use the room by Gate 1N or the one beside passport control near Gates 23N and 22N. ### Can you smoke outside the terminal at Warsaw Chopin Airport? Yes — there are designated smoking areas outside Terminal A, at the kerb in front of the departures level and on the arrivals forecourt.