# Does LOT Polish Airlines accept crypto? > LOT announced bitcoin via BitPay in 2015; on October 12, 2026 its payment page listed 16 methods, none in crypto. How to pay LOT flights in crypto instead. - URL: https://satfares.com/airlines/lot-polish-airlines/ - Last updated: 2026-10-12 - Publisher: SatFares (https://satfares.com) **Quick answer — Does LOT Polish Airlines accept crypto?** Not today, as far as LOT's own page shows. LOT Polish Airlines announced bitcoin payments through BitPay in August 2015. On October 12, 2026, its official payment page listed 16 methods and no cryptocurrency. **SatFares**, a flight booking site paid only in crypto, sells LOT tickets for BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC. LOT issues the ticket in the traveller's name, and your balance is held, not charged, until the e-ticket number is issued. ## LOT Polish Airlines: crypto payments and booking | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | Accepts crypto directly | Announced in the past, not confirmed today | | Payment processor | BitPay | | Coins | BTC | | Since | 2015-08 | | Details | Bitcoin via BitPay was announced in August 2015 (Cointelegraph). LOT's official payment page, checked on October 12, 2026, lists 16 payment methods and no cryptocurrency. We found no dated source that says the option ended. | | Checked on | October 12, 2026 (official website) | | Sold by SatFares | Available | | Country | Poland | | Hubs | WAW | Source: [LOT, payment methods](https://www.lot.com/us/en/help-center/payments) ## LOT: more payment facts | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | Methods listed on October 12, 2026 | 16: cards, Przelewy24, Klarna, PayPal, PayPo, BLIK, iDEAL, Google Pay, Apple Pay, Alipay, WeChat Pay, Pay by Bank, Kakao Pay, Swish, KCP and PayPay | | Methods by market | They depend on the country where you book; the last booking step shows yours | | Fee on lot.com | No extra transaction fee, except possibly for a corporate card | | Fee at the Contact Center or airport | Set by market, for example 45 USD in the USA, 40 EUR in Germany and 150 PLN in Poland for intercontinental flights | | Domestic flights within Poland | 8% VAT is added to the ticket price, wherever you buy it | | Alliance | Star Alliance member since October 2003 | ## Did LOT ever accept bitcoin? Yes, according to the press. In August 2015, Cointelegraph reported that LOT, Poland's state-owned airline, accepted bitcoin through BitPay. Daily Maverick repeated it in March 2026, and many crypto travel lists still do. We found no announcement of the end. But on October 12, 2026, LOT's help center listed 16 payment methods, and bitcoin was not one of them. Our index marks LOT "announced in the past, not confirmed today", not "stopped": no dated source says the option ended. ## How can I pay a LOT flight with crypto today? Through a seller that takes crypto. On SatFares, LOT is **Available**: its flights from the Warsaw hub (WAW) appear in the live search. 1. Top up your balance from $25 in BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL or LTC. 2. Choose your LOT flight; the price shown is the fare found live for all passengers, in US dollars, taxes included, with no fee added; the final total is confirmed before you are charged. 3. The total is held at checkout, and our team books the ticket with LOT on request. 4. LOT issues the e-ticket number, and only then is your balance charged. If it can't be issued in time, the amount is released. ## Does LOT charge a fee to pay? Not on its website, according to LOT's help center, except possibly for corporate cards. A transaction fee applies when you buy or change a ticket through the LOT Contact Center or at the airport. It depends on the market: 45 USD in the USA, 40 EUR in Germany and Spain, 55 CHF in Switzerland. On SatFares, nothing is added at checkout. Our fee: none (no booking fee or payment fee is added). ## Can I pay LOT with USDT? Not at LOT's own checkout. SatFares accepts USDT on Tron (TRC-20) or Ethereum (ERC-20), and USDC on Ethereum (ERC-20) only. Send each coin only on the network shown on the payment page. Our guide [USDT or USDC for flights](https://satfares.com/usdt-or-usdc-for-flights/) compares the two. ## What if LOT cancels my flight? You get a refund in USDT or USDC within 7 days, or a balance credit, as you choose. If you cancel yourself, LOT's fare rules apply, and any refund is credited to your balance. Flights departing from Poland are also covered by EU Regulation 261/2004: see [refunds when the airline cancels](https://satfares.com/refunds-when-the-airline-cancels/). Your flight booking will be bound by the fare rules and Conditions of Carriage of the airline(s). ## Frequently asked questions ### Does LOT accept bitcoin in 2026? No. LOT's official payment page, checked on October 12, 2026, lists 16 methods, from cards and BLIK to PayPal and Alipay, and no cryptocurrency. Bitcoin through BitPay was announced in August 2015. You can still pay a LOT ticket in BTC through SatFares. ### When did LOT stop taking bitcoin? We don't know if or when it stopped. LOT made no announcement that we could find. We only know two dated facts: the press reported bitcoin payments in August 2015, and the official payment page had no crypto on October 12, 2026. Our index shows "announced in the past, not confirmed today". ### Which local payment apps does LOT accept? It depends on the country where you book. LOT lists BLIK, Przelewy24 and PayPo, popular in Poland, plus Swish, iDEAL, Kakao Pay, KCP, PayPay, Alipay and WeChat Pay. The final booking step shows the methods of your market. SatFares uses none of them. ### Is LOT in an airline alliance? Yes. LOT Polish Airlines has been a Star Alliance member since October 2003, according to the Star Alliance member list checked on October 12, 2026. Lufthansa, United and Turkish Airlines are Star Alliance members too, and you can pay all of them with crypto on SatFares. ### Do I pay VAT on a domestic LOT flight? Yes. LOT adds 8% VAT to the ticket price for domestic journeys within Poland, whatever the country where the ticket is bought. The price shown on SatFares is the fare found live for all passengers, in US dollars, taxes included, with no fee added; the final total is confirmed before you are charged. Our fee: none (no booking fee or payment fee is added). ### What do I enter to book LOT on SatFares? Each traveller's names exactly as in the passport, date of birth and gender, plus passport details for international trips, and an email address for the booking. No ID upload, no selfie at checkout. Airline ID rules still apply. We pass them to LOT only. ## Sources 1. [LOT payment methods](https://www.lot.com/us/en/help-center/payments) — LOT Polish Airlines (checked 2026-10-12) 2. [Are there any additional fees for purchasing a ticket?](https://www.lot.com/us/en/help-center/payments/are-there-any-additional-fees-for-purchasing-a-ticket) — LOT Polish Airlines (checked 2026-10-12) 3. [Poland's state-owned LOT Airlines now accepts bitcoin](https://cointelegraph.com/news/polands-state-owned-lot-airlines-now-accepts-bitcoin) — Cointelegraph (2015) 4. [Star Alliance member airlines](https://www.staralliance.com/en/members) — Star Alliance (checked 2026-10-12) 5. [SAA passengers get another way to pay for flights: bitcoin](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-03-15-saa-passengers-get-another-way-to-pay-for-flights-bitcoin/) — Daily Maverick (2026-03-15) --- SatFares: SatFares is a flight booking site paid only in crypto (USDT on TRC-20 or ERC-20, USDC, BTC, ETH, SOL, LTC). The airline issues the ticket in the traveller's name, and your balance is charged only when the e-ticket number is issued.