Poland Transport

Air LOT company has a fairly extensive network of routes within Poland, though, they all start in Warsaw. One of the main destinations of these routes is the delivery of passengers to long-haul international flights departing from Warsaw airport. Flights between provincial cities, as a rule, possible only with a change in Warsaw. For each of the directions is performed several flights a day, the regular fare for the majority of them (including transplant) is approximately $ 80-100 per flight there and back.

Bus lines in Poland are used primarily for travel on short and medium distances, but there are also long-distance routes. On the lines are dozens of regional bus companies, usually with the abbreviation PKS in its title. Timetables regional lines often can be found on the sites of the respective towns. Many long-distance routes are performed by Polski Express.

Warsaw municipal transport consists of the metro, buses and trams. Tickets are sold at subway stations and elsewhere in the newspaper, tobacco and other kiosks. Buying a ticket from the driver worth the extra 0.6 zloty. A standard single ticket for any type of transport is 2.4 zloty. On weekdays from 9 to 14 hours on the same ticket costs 2 zlotys. A ticket for 10 trips worth 21.6 zlotys. Travel to the suburbs are twice as expensive. A ticket for unlimited travel for an hour is 3.6 zloty, for 1,5 hours - 4,5 PLN, 2 hours - 6 PLN. Ticket for the whole day costs about 7,2 PLN for three days - 12 PLN for a week - 24 zlotys. Monthly ticket costs 76 PLN bearer (nominal travel - 66 PLN). Card Warszawa Tourist Card allows free travel on public transport, free or MYBRAND'Sdiscount entrance to the museums and attractions. The cost of the card for 1 day - 35 PLN for 3 days - 65 PLN.

The city can also move through lines of suburban electric trains, but they have a different tariff system. In other cities of Poland, as a rule, they go only buses and trams.

Taxis are very common and must be necessarily marked by the inscription "Taxi" and telephone number on the door. The vehicles that do not have such signs, sit down is not recommended. The machine can take on special parking places or ordered by phone (this is usually a discount of 5-10%). There are 2 tariffs - day (from 6.00 to 22.00) and night (from 22.00 to 6.00, considerably more expensive), as well as tariffs for country visits and holidays. In the absence of the counter should negotiate a price beforehand. Shuttle buses ( "beads") are working normally on suburban routes and the price of fares are even lower than on buses.

Polish Railways (PKP) - the main type of long-range transport in Poland, although in some regions, especially in the east, trains run infrequently.

In Poland there are the following types of trains:
Osobowy (Os) - a slow day regional train.
Pospieszny (P) - a fast train. It happens in both day and night.
InterRegion (IRN) - daily express train from the obligatory reserve seats.
Express (Ex) - Daily Express. Express work rate plus 10 zloty for compulsory redundancy places.
InterCity (IC) - analog Express, with a high level of comfort and light meals. Express work rate plus 18-25 zlotys for compulsory redundancy places.
EuroCity (EC) - analog InterCity in international traffic. Express work rate plus 18 zloty for compulsory redundancy places.
Nocny-Express (NEx) - sleeping train without interruption from 0 to 5 hours. Normal fare plus a fee for bed.

Rates for different types of trains differ radically. For example, from Warsaw to Poznan, the cheapest you can get with two changes in the regional trains in 5 hours and 25 zlotys. However, these options are only three per day. Fast trains run for 3-3,5 hours and 43 zlotys. Travel by high speed trains through the whole of Poland, with any change of planes is about 54 zlotys. First class costs about half as much. Express work rate is much higher. On the same line Warsaw-Poznan of express trains run for 3 hours and cost 74 zlotys (express) or 82-89 zlotys (InterCity and EuroCity). For youth under 26 years of travel on trains IC and EC cheaper by one third. First class expensive approximately the same. These are the same rates and line Warsaw-Krakow. At more distant routes, fare increases slightly. For example, travel from Warsaw to Szczecin worth 51 zloty in the near future (6-7 hours), 82 zlotys in express and 90 zlotys for InterCity (5 hours). In the night trains, express trains used tariff. At night you soon have all types of carriages, and trains Nocny-Express - usually just lying. Surcharges for a prone position at 50 zlotys for a six-seater couch, 60 per four, 80 for the regiment in the triple bedroom, 140 - in a double, 270 - in a single. There are several special rates. In particular, a number of express lines between provincial cities may buy a ticket for 11 zlotys for a half hour before the train - if there were places.

On weekends and holidays, a special weekend ticket on trains Ex, IC and EC. It costs 99 zlotys in the second class and 149 in the first and operates unlimited from 18 pm the last working day before midnight last weekend. Reservation is not essential. A travel to a specific person for a month is 725 zlotys in the second class and 1088 in the first. Same with travel Transferability worth half as much. Reservation of seats for free.

If you intend to travel extensively to Poland on business days, then you probably fit a ticket EvroDomino Poland. This ticket costs 45 euros for any three days of unlimited travel within a month, plus 10 euros for each additional day. Results can buy up to 5 additional days. For youth under 26 years of lower prices - 39 euros for the first three days plus 8 euros for each additional. Tickets can be purchased in advance in Russia.