Warsaw Chopin Airport
Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW IATA) is 8 km south of Warsaw city centre in the west side of the city.
Understand
[edit]With over 24 million passengers by 2025, it's the largest airport in Poland.
Flights
[edit]This was upgraded in 2015 and now has a single Terminal A. It has both budget and full-service flights to most major European cities. Intercontinental destinations are New York JFK and Newark, Chicago O'Hare, Toronto, Seoul, Beijing, Tel Aviv and the Gulf states. Domestic flights are reducing as the trains speed up, but include Poznań, Kraków, Katowice, Rzeszów, Gdańsk and Wrocław.
Ground transportation
[edit]By train
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1 Lotnisko Chopina station is next to Arrivals. Szybka Kolej Miejska (SKM) train Line S2 runs downtown every 30 min, taking 25 min via Służewiec, Zachodnia (West) station, Śródmieście station (for Centralna bus and railway stations), Stadion, Wschodnia (East) station and Sulejówek. It runs to the city 06:00-23:30 and outward 05:00-23:30. Line S3 runs downtown hourly through Warszawa Zachodnia (West), Warszawa Centralna and Warszawa Wschodnia (East) to Legionowo Piaski / Radzymin.
Regular Warsaw transport tickets issued by ZTM (the local transport operator which runs city buses, trams and the metro) are valid on SKM train services between the airport and Warsaw. The airport is in fare zone 1 so a single adult ride is 3.40 zł. If you need a bus at the other end, get a one-transfer ticket (valid 75 min) for 4.40 zł. Buy tickets from the machines near the platforms - you shouldn't need to validate them as they're stamped on issue.
Koleje Mazowieckie (Mazovian Railways or KML, the provincial local train operator) also operates direct connections (RL) between Modlin, Warszawa Centralna and Chopin Airport hourly. Single transfer tickets and timed tickets of ZTM are also accepted on RL airport trains operated by KM on the section Warszawa Płudy – Warszawa Lotnisko Chopina.
By bus
[edit]Four daytime bus lines and one night bus ply to and from the airport. Single-fare tickets for the bus cost 4.40 zł (as of May 2023) from any kiosk. There is a ticket machine (which accepts coins, notes and credit cards) near the bus stop. You need to validate the ticket when you board the bus. There are also ticket machines in most of the buses, please note that they only accept cards. Drivers do not sell tickets anymore.
- - Bus 175 runs from Plac Piłsudskiego near Old Town via Centralna station and Metro Centrum, Nowy Świat and the University. It runs 04:30-23:00 every 20 min and takes 30-45 min.
- - Bus 188 runs from Gocławek Wschodni in Praga Południe, via Śródmieście and Politechnika metro station. It runs 05:00-23:00.
- - Bus 148 runs from Rondo Wiatraczna in Praga Południe, east side of the city, via Ursynów, Mokotów and Imielin metro station.
- - Bus 331 only runs in peak hours from Wilanowska metro station in Mokotów, where many inter-city buses stop.
- - Night Bus N32 runs from Centralna bus station, 23:00-05:00.
By taxi
[edit]The airport recommends Ele Taxi +48 22 811 11 11; a reasonable fare from city centre might be 40 zł. There's a taxi kiosk within Arrivals. Other operators can only pick you up from outside Departures. Have nothing to do with the touts and sharks lurking outside Arrivals: see Warsaw#Taxis for more info.
By car
[edit]Car rental
[edit]- Avis.
- Budget.
- Car Free.
- Car Net.
- Car 24.
- Alamo.
- Enterprise.
- National.
- Europcar.
- Flex To Go.
- Green Motion.
- Hertz.
- Kaisen Rent.
- Sixt.
- U-Save.
Get around
[edit]At the airport we can easily get around on foot.
Wait
[edit]Lounge
[edit]- Executive Lounge (5 lounges at the airport).
- VIP Lounge.
Plane-spotting
[edit]- Aircraft observation deck.
- If plane-spotting tickles your fancy, a good spot is next to the runway end by the Obi supermarket. Most plane-spotters will choose the other end of the airport grounds in the Ursynów district though.
Other
[edit]- Children's play areas (3 play's area at the airport).
Eat and drink
[edit]The airport has several catering facilities, including bars, restaurants, and fast food.
Buy
[edit]The airport has several shops and some duty-free shops.
Connect
[edit]Cope
[edit]Sleep
[edit]The hotels closest to the airport are:
- 1 Renaissance Warsaw Airport Hotel, Żwirki i Wigury 1H, ☏ +48 22-164-7000. Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 12:00.
- 2 Courtyard by Marriott Warsaw Airport, 1J Zwirki i Wigury Street, ☏ +48 22 650 01 00, fax: +48 22 650 01 01. The Courtyard is right at the airport terminal, convenient if you want to go to bed right after arriving late or have to catch a very early flight.
- 3 Novotel Warszawa Airport, ul. 1 Sierpnia 1, ☏ +48 22 575 6000, fax: +48 22 846 3686, h0527-RE@accor.com. Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 12:00.
- 4 Airport Hotel Okęcie, ul. Komitetu Obrony Robotników 24, ☏ +48 22 456 8000, rezerwacja@airporthotel.pl.
