How to check in online with Wizz Air

With Wizz Air, checking in online is free and checking in at the airport isn't. You can do it on the Wizz Air website or in the WIZZ app, and how far ahead you can start depends on whether you paid for a seat when you booked.

Below we cover when online check-in opens and closes, what you'll need to have to hand, how to work through it step by step, what airport check-in costs and what to do once you reach the airport.

Before you start, make sure you have the following to hand:

• your confirmation code, which Wizz Air emails you when you book;

• the passenger's last name, exactly as it appears on the booking;

• your passport, or whichever travel document your destination requires. Wizz Air asks for the details during check-in on any journey other than travel within the Schengen area, so you'll normally need them on a flight leaving the UK.

If you have a WIZZ Account, you can log in on the website or in the app and pick your booking up from there, rather than entering the details by hand.

Wizz Air online check-in takes only a few minutes and can be completed free of charge from the airline's official website or app. Once the procedure is complete, you can print your boarding pass or keep it in digital format.

To check in online with Wizz Air:

1. Go to the Wizz Air website (to "Find booking") or open the app: if you have a WIZZ Account, your booking is already there.

2. Enter the confirmation code and the passenger's surname to retrieve the booking.

3. Select the flight you want to check in for.

4. Verify the passenger details. For some destinations, you may also be asked to enter your travel document details.

5. Confirm the check-in: your boarding pass is ready. You can download and print it, or keep it in the app.

As mentioned above, online check-in can be completed via web or app, but there's also the option to do it automatically. Find out below the differences between the three methods.

When Wizz Air online check-in opens depends on whether you've paid for a seat.

With a seat, check-in opens 30 days before departure. Without one, you wait until 24 hours before. Either way, check-in shuts 3 hours before your scheduled departure time.

Do keep the online closing time separate from the airport desk hours, as they're two different deadlines. Online check-in closes 3 hours before departure. The desks run to their own timetable, which we come to further down.

If you haven't checked in online by the time the window closes, check-in is still available at the airport, though it isn't free. The price depends on when it's bought:

• bought in advance through wizzair.com, at the time of booking or later, it costs €13.00 per passenger, per flight;

• bought at the desk on the day, it costs €40 to €50 per passenger, per flight.

Online check-in is free, airport check-in isn't, and leaving it to the desk is the most expensive way round. Amounts verified in August 2026.

At a handful of airports online check-in isn't available at all. In those cases airport check-in is free.

What to do at the airport

What you need to do at the airport depends on your baggage.

• If you're travelling with checked baggage, you'll need to hand it in at the baggage drop-off desk. The desks usually open 2 hours and close 40 minutes before departure, though some airports work to different times: at London Luton they open 3 hours and close 1 hour before. It's worth checking your own airport on the Wizz Air website.

• If you're travelling with hand luggage only and already have your boarding card, in most cases you can go straight to security.

At London Luton there's a third option if you're flying early: twilight drop-off lets you hand in your baggage the evening before. The desks are open from 21:00 to 02:00, at check-in desks 10 and 11, and the service covers all Wizz Air flights departing up to 09:00 the following morning.

Remember the deadlines. The gate normally closes 30 minutes before departure, and missing it puts you at risk of denied boarding. Do also bear in mind that if you hold a non-EU travel document, you'll need to go to the check-in desk to have it checked and your boarding card stamped, even with online check-in already done.

You checked in in good time, you got to the gate when you were meant to, and your booking was confirmed. Even so, a delay, a cancellation or an overbooked flight can still get in the way of your plans.

If that happens and the airline is responsible, UK261 entitles you to compensation of up to £520 per passenger, depending on how far you were due to fly. The rules cover every flight departing from a UK airport, whichever airline you're travelling with.

If your Wizz Air flight departs from an airport in the EU, the equivalent European rules apply instead, under Regulation EC 261/2004.

Being turned away at the gate is covered too: our guide to denied boarding sets out where you stand. And to see what you may be owed for your own flight, start with our Wizz Air compensation page.

Keeping track of your Wizz Air flight

With check-in out of the way, all that's left is the wait. It's well worth keeping an eye on your flight status in the meantime, particularly if you have a connection to make or someone meeting you at the other end.

The WIZZ app will keep you posted on your own flight, and you can also check the status on wizzair.com by flight number or by airport.

You could also use the free AirHelp app, which does one thing more: if your flight is delayed by more than 3 hours, is cancelled, or you're denied boarding, the app checks automatically whether you're entitled to compensation under UK261/EC 261 and lets you know.

With the AirHelp app you can:

• receive real-time notifications about delays, cancellations, gate changes and baggage reclaim;

• scan your boarding pass to add your flight quickly;

• share your flight status with whoever is picking you up;

• automatically check whether a disruption entitles you to compensation of up to £520;

• start your compensation claim straight from the app, with no paperwork.

The app is free and available on iOS and Android.