The back story
Getting around Warsaw: the back story
Two metro lines, trams, buses and city bikes, the Central Station for trains across Poland and to Berlin, Prague and Vienna, and Warsaw Chopin Airport in the city.
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Image courtesy of © Simon Burchell · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsWarsaw has two metro lines, M1 (north to south) and M2 (west to east, under the Vistula), plus a dense tram and bus network run by the city, with one ticket for all of them. Warszawa Centralna, under the Palace of Culture, is the main station for long-distance trains, and Warsaw Chopin Airport is inside the city, south of the centre.
Metro, trams and buses
Tickets, timetables and route planning are on the city transport site (wtp.waw.pl).
Trains
PKP Intercity runs the long-distance trains (intercity.pl).
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Image courtesy of © Guillaume.G · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsBuy a time ticket for the metro, trams and buses, and validate it when you board.
The airport
Warsaw Chopin Airport (lotnisko-chopina.pl).
Our advice: the metro is the fastest way across the city.
Why it's on our list
- Metro, trams and buses
- Trains
- The airport
Location
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