Warsaw Airport Transfers: Getting from the Airport to the City

Airports serving Warsaw

• Warsaw Chopin (WAW) — 8 km from the centre

  S2/S3 train to Warszawa Centralna in ~20 min PLN4.40; bus 175; taxi PLN40–60.

• Warsaw Modlin (WMI) — 35 km from the centre

  Ryanair hub; ModlinBus to city in ~45 min PLN35; train + bus combo PLN20 in ~1h15.

Arriving by train

Warszawa Centralna links to Berlin (EC 5h30), Prague, Vienna and Kraków (Pendolino 2h30).

Entry and arrival formalities

Schengen external-border checks apply for non-EU arrivals.

Schengen — 90/180 for most nationalities. Morocco: Schengen visa via Polish embassy Rabat.

Getting into the city

ZTM metro (M1 + M2), trams (world's densest tram network), buses + SKM commuter trains share one ticket: 20-min PLN3.40, 75-min PLN4.40, 24h PLN15, 72h PLN36. Old Town + Royal Route + Powiśle all walkable. Uber + Bolt + FreeNow all work well (PLN15–40 typical). Central Station (Warszawa Centralna) runs Pendolino to Krakow 2h30, Gdańsk 3h, Berlin 5h30, Prague 8h; overnight to Vienna + Budapest.

• Metro

  Two lines (M1 N–S, M2 E–W) intersect at Świętokrzyska.

• Tram

  30+ lines cover every district; the workhorse of daily travel.

• Bus

  Fills the last-mile gaps + night routes.

• Veturilo bike-share

  PLN10/season; 380+ docking stations.