By plane

Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport is located in the south-west part of Warsaw about 10 kilometres from the city centre. It operates daily flights (both low-cost and ordinary) to many European locations.

The Polish flag carrier, LOT, offers flights to major European destinations. To find out which low-cost airlines will be offering direct flights to Warsaw in November, have look at the list at the bottom of the page.

From the airport, the city centre can be reached...

• ...by bus. Line 175 takes you directly to the city centre ("Centrum" bus stop). The ride takes about 30 minutes. Two other lines serving the airport are line 188, taking you to the underground ("Politechnika" station) and passing through the south of the city centre, and line 148, providing access to Ursynów, the southern part of Warsaw. Line N32 is a night line connecting the airport to the mail railway station.
• ...by taxi. Avoid the taxi drivers soliciting customers inside the terminal, as they will rip you off. Instead, pick a corporate taxi (identified by a sticker with the taxi number, the corporation name, the telephone number on the front door and a "taxi" sign on the roof) at the taxi rank outside.

You can read more about the public transport in Warsaw in the Getting Around section.

By train

There are direct train connections between Warsaw and the following major cities: Amsterdam, Berlin, Budapest, Cologne, Dortmund, Kiev, Minsk, Moscow, Munich, Prague and Vienna. The best place to get off is the Warszawa Centralna Station (NOTE: It isn't the last station on the route!), located in the city centre.

You can use the online journey planner provided by PKP (Polish Railways) to find scheduled train connection in Poland and in Europe.

By coach

Coaches operate between Warsaw and most European cities. They are typically cheaper (though less comfortable) than trains. The main companies offering connections between Warsaw and other parts of Europe are:

• EuroLines offering connections between Warsaw and Austria, Belarus, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
• Orbis: Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom

Most coaches arrive at and depart from a coach station called Dworzec PKS Warszawa Zachodnia. You can get to the city centre from there taking one of the following buses: 127, 130, 158 or 517, and getting off at the "Centrum" bus stop. Some coaches, especially those for eastbound destinations, use Dworzec PKS Warszawa Stadion as an arrival and departure point. To get to the city centre from there, take the bus number 160, 512 or 517 or the tram number 7, 8, 21 or 25 and get off at the "Centrum" stop.

By car

The roads in Poland are generally well-signed but road conditions are not as good as in other European countries. Traffic drives on the right and standard international traffic signs are used. The speed limits are 130 km/h on motorways, 110km/h on dual carriageways, 90km/h outside urban areas, 50km/h in urban areas. The use of seatbelts is obligatory, as is driving with headlights at all times.

Here's some information on how to get to Warsaw without paying a fortune. Click on the country you're interested in to see the details.

Austria

Belgium

Czech Republic

Finland

France

Germany

Hungary

Ireland

Italy

Norway

Spain

Sweden

The UK