Is it easy to travel by train in Poland?

For the traveller to Poland, rail travel is one of the best ways to get around the country. There is a domestic airline service, and the road system is better than 10 years ago, but the traffic and parking problems that many cities now experience, travel by travel by rail is still the most comfortable and convenient.



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Punctual, clean, comfy. Easy to book at stations despite the fact we spoke little to no Polish. Trains were on time, fast, very clean and very comfortable.

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Tickets for regional trains and express trains in Poland are not expensive. Remember to check if you qualify for one of many discounts for for Children, students, the elderly, pensioners, the disabled, large families and others. The price of a ticket will depend on the type of train, distance and the class.

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The primary means of transport for budget travellers in Poland is by train, and the PKP railway system runs three main types. Express services (ekspresowy), particularly IC (intercity) or EC (eurocity), stop at major cities only, and seat reservations (miejscówka; 10–12.50zl) are compulsory.

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Rail travel is very cheap and tickets for most journeys within Poland can easily be purchased at the station before departure.

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Most Polish cities have well-developed networks of public transport. Depending on the city, they include buses, trams, trolleybuses, trains, and underground trains. It is usually a good idea to buy a long term ticket, as it's hard to avoid public transport.

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The Polrail Service online store accepts credit card payments. If you have to purchase tickets at the station, most station ticket offices accept credit cards. Additionally, PKP InterCity conductors now have credit card terminals for accepting payments on board the train.

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“When traveling by train, the security and boarding are much faster and simpler, the luggage limitations go away, and there's easily twice as much leg room on a train even in the lowest class. You don't have to worry about the size of your liquids or whether your bag fits a certain dimension to carry it on.”

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On domestic EIP-category trains (Pendolino), a 1st class ticket includes a meal and drink in the ticket price! Some long-distance and international trains feature a full Wars restaurant car (wagon restauracyjny). These feature sit-down table service, with a number of hot and cold meals available from the kitchen.

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Sometimes, the trains can stop in the middle because of technical or mechanical problems with locomotives or picking or dropping off the freight cars at the industrial tracks. They can also stop in the middle because they are waiting for the section ahead of them to get clear of a train occupying it.

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In the ticket machines, which support five languages (Polish, English, German, Russian and Ukrainian), you can pay for your ticket with coins or a card. Tickets can also be purchased using a mobile phone. Detailed information at www.wtp.waw.pl or jakdojade.pl app. Bus no.

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The best way to get around Warsaw is on foot or using public transport – a fast and inexpensive way to travel. You can choose among buses, trams and the metro. Tickets: The Warsaw metropolitan area is divided into urban zone “1” (within the city boundary) and suburban area “2”.

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The first zone (1) covers the area of Warsaw and selected municipalities. It happens that the zone occasionally extends beyond the city limits (to the so-called border stop). The second zone (2) comprises towns and villages outside Warsaw. Passengers may travel through zone 1 using tickets valid in zone 1.

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