Laryngeal carcinoma represents one-third of all head and neck cancers and is a significant cause of mortality. The main risk factors for laryngeal carcinoma are smoking and alcohol consumption. The treatment options for laryngeal carcinoma include surgical procedures, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy. The aim of this study is to analyze the impact of waiting time on diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for laryngeal carcinoma. The research was conducted through a retrospective analysis of patients with laryngeal carcinoma treated at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery of the Clinical Hospital Center Rijeka from 2011 to 2023. The retrospective study included 169 surgically treated patients with laryngeal carcinoma. The median age at the first visit to the otorhinolaryngologist was 65 years, and among the patients with laryngeal carcinoma, 61.5% were smokers, while 11% reported regular alcohol consumption.The oncological outcome was presented through Kaplan-Meier curves of overall survival and disease-specific survival, based on the waiting time from the first symptom or the first visit to the otorhinolaryngologist to surgical treatment. The impact of waiting time until surgical intervention, from the onset of symptoms or the first visit to the otorhinolaryngologist, did not show statistical significance on overall survival. However, Kaplan-Meier curves for disease-specific survival indicated a significant trend when observing the time from the first symptoms to surgical treatment, or statistical significance when considering the time from the first visit to the otorhinolaryngologist to the start of treatment. Waiting time from the onset of symptoms and waiting for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in laryngeal carcinoma should be considered as significant factors affecting the oncological outcome of patients.