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If you need to get to the airport (lotnisko) from the central train station in Warsaw go to the line of cabs outside. When you get in, the driver may ask you if you're ok to go without the meter (bez licznika), say ok but find out how much it's going to be. Make sure you find out ahead of time what the typical fare to the airport is. You might save a couple of dollars. You won't get a receipt, though. Theme: Other
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It is really easy and not too costly to get around on the train. They run frequently, are user friendly and, being like the old UK trains, if you book (for the longer journies) early enough you can secure yourself a compartment... particularly handy if travelling with little people!
NB - Larger items such as bikes and buggies - well, double buggies, at least - require their own tickets. Check with the ticket office before you board. We didn't realise, didn't have a ticket for the double buggy - but it wasn't a problem; we were allowed to pay the inspector on the train... but they may not all be such friendly, understanding ticket officers! Theme: TrainPhone: t is
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There is a "Touristyczna" ticket available in the regional routes of Poland. The deal is you buy a ticket for 60zl (~20US$) which allows you to travel unrestricted from 6pm on the last working day (Friday) till 6am of the next working day (Monday) morning 6am. It becomes even better if its a long weekend.
This does not allow you to travel in the elite intercity or euro city trains, but to travel anywhere within poland, its an excellant choice in the normal trains. Its an great option for expats, but at the same time tourists can use it as well if you happen to be in the time. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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City bus 175 runs from Frideric Chopin Airport to the city center. Buy ticket at kiosk at the airport. Fare is about 1USD. Bus 175 will take you also to Central Railway Station - called Warszawa Centralna where you can catch trains to other cities in Poland. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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The main terminal is fine. Terminal B, just great. But Etudia terminal is home to the scum, Easyjet, Wizzair etc etc.
It is a zoo, a free for all. There are no lines, ques or anything else. It took us almost 2 hours to get checked in and through security. Nobody wants to que, it is a farce. Drunken tourists smash beer bottles on the floor, while babies scream.
This is by far the worst airport I have ever seen. No shop, no duty free, just a cattle market affair to get home.
Pay the extra few quid and fly with BA from the real terminal. Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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If you plan travelling around Poland you it is reasonable to travel by train. Travelling by train in Poland is not so expansive like in other European countries.
The bus connections between distant large cities are possible but there are not so convenient and the buses are slowly because of the roads. The roads are narrow and the Polish motorway network is poor. The bus is a good mean of transport for short distances. The buses are more expansive than trains.
Hitchhiking is possible but not so common nowadays. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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There are only two airlines operating domestic flights.
1. LOT - the Polish national airline connects Warsaw with all other Polish airports. But if you want to go f. e. from Rzeszów to Wrocław or Szczecin you have to change in Warsaw. The fees are very high. If you book in advance you can get a one way ticket for about 28 Euros. This is the lowest price which LOT can offer for domestic flights. But if you want to go from Cracow to Gdańsk you have to buy the second ticket from Warsaw to Gdańsk. If you are lucky you can buy a ticket for about 56 Euro one way via Warsaw. It's a good deal because the normal price for this flight would be about min. 75 Euro. It's reasonable to buy return tickets but if you want to travel around the country is not the case. The domestic flights operated by LOT are very often unpunctual. The service on board is ok. Coffee, tea, juice or water and one thin chocolate bar are free. By the way the chocolate bar could be bigger. www.lot.com
2. Directfly connects Warsaw and Cracow, Cracow and Gdańsk, and Wroclaw with Gdansk and Warsaw. The airline is not so cheap as it would like to be. The airline plans new connections between Poznań and Katowice. The carriers are small. I've never flown Directfly. www.directfly.pl Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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Be prepared. It's sad but true. The airports in Poland are small, crowded and bad connected with city centers. The service is poor and the people working at the airports try to be nice but they are not. The Polish national airline LOT is one of the most expensive airlines in the region and maybe in the world. The people say that the service on board is ok. If you take a taxi from the airport you will be certainly overcharged.
the Polish airports:
Warsaw http://www.lotnisko-chopina.pl/?lang=en
Bydgoszcz http://www.plb.pl/
Cracow http://www.lotnisko-balice.pl/strona_en.html
Gdańsk http://www.airport.gdansk.pl/service/en/strgl.php
Katowice http://www.gtl.com.pl/
Łódź http://www.airport.lodz.pl/index.php?lang=en_EN
Poznań http://www.airport-poznan.com.pl/en/
Rzeszów http://www.lotnisko-rzeszow.pl/?lang=en
Szczecin http://www.airport.com.pl/en/index.htm
Wrocław http://www.airport.wroclaw.pl/en/index.php
Zielona Góra http://www.lotnisko.zielonagora.pl/open.html Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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Polish Railways (PKP) is the main train carrier in the coutry. It is devided into some firms that carry different kind of trains in Poland. The most popular and the fastest is Intercity (website down). Intercity trains link the biggest cities in the country and are not only the fastes but olso the most expensive.:-) When travelling between Warsaw and Krakow, Katowice, or Gdansk you will probably go by this kind of train.
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