City
Warsaw public transport
Everything about getting around Warsaw by bus, tram, metro and train: tickets, airports, night travel, stops and the rules, in plain English.
In short
- A 75-minute ZTM ticket for zone 1 costs 4.40 PLN, a 24-hour ticket 15 PLN (as of 17 October 2026).
- Validate a paper ticket as soon as you board; an app ticket by scanning the QR code in the vehicle.
- Riding without a ticket costs 266 PLN, or 159.60 PLN paid on the spot to the inspector.
- Night buses (N lines) meet at Warszawa Centralna station; the metro runs until about 3am on Friday and Saturday nights.
- Chopin Airport to the city centre takes about 20 minutes by train on a zone 1 ticket.
Live (in Polish)
These pages are updated automatically from operator data and are currently in Polish.
Tickets and inspections
- TicketsFirst time in Warsaw: public transportWarsaw public transport for visitors: one ticket for tram, bus, metro and SKM, a 24-hour pass for 15 PLN, and how to reach the Old Town and Łazienki. As of 10.2026.
- TicketsWarsaw public transport tickets 2026A 75-minute ticket in Warsaw costs 4.40 PLN, a 24-hour pass 15 PLN. Prices, zones, weekend passes, QR validation and free travel, as of 10.2026.
- InspectionWarsaw ticket inspection and fine 2026No ticket in Warsaw costs 266 PLN, or 159.60 PLN paid to the inspector. Reductions, the 21 PLN fix for a forgotten pass and how to appeal, as of 10.2026.
Getting there and night travel
- Getting thereChopin Airport to Warsaw city centreFrom Chopin Airport to the centre takes about 20 minutes by SKM train on a 4.40 PLN ticket. Trains S2 and S3, bus 175, night bus N32, as of 10.2026.
- Getting thereModlin Airport to Warsaw by train and busModlin Airport has no railway station yet: a KM bus takes you to Modlin station, then a train to Warsaw. Bilet Lotniskowy 22.40 PLN (2022 tariff), 10.2026.
- Getting thereWarszawa Centralna: getting thereTrams reach Warszawa Centralna from two avenues, buses too, and metro Centrum is about 400 m away. At night it is the N-bus hub, at :15 and :45. As of 10.2026.
- NightWarsaw night buses and metro hoursWarsaw has 42 night bus lines meeting at Warszawa Centralna, with departures at :15 and :45, and metro until about 3:00 on Fri and Sat. As of 10.2026.
Rules and costs
Stops
all- Centrum
- Dolina Służewiecka
- Dw. Gdański
- Dw. Wileński
- Gocław
- Hala Wola
- Królewska
- Lubelska
- Metro Bemowo
- Metro Bródno
- Metro Kondratowicza
- Metro Księcia Janusza
- Metro Marymont
- Metro Młociny
- Metro Pole Mokotowskie
- Metro Politechnika
- Metro Ratusz Arsenał
- Metro Świętokrzyska
- Metro Wierzbno
- Metro Wilanowska
- Okopowa
- Os. Górczewska
- Pl. Konstytucji
- Pl. Narutowicza
- Pl. Wilsona
- Rondo Daszyńskiego
- Rondo Waszyngtona
- Tarchomin
- Wiatraczna
- Ząbkowska
History
all- From toad to hydrogen. A history of public transport in PolandHow Poland learned to get around town: omnibuses, horse trams from 1866, electricity, trolleybuses, Konstal and Ikarus, the 1995 metro, Olsztyn and hydrogen.
- Kanar. The story of a word that began with a yellow band on a capWhy Poles call a ticket inspector a kanar: yellow cap bands, a yellow omnibus in old Warsaw, military police, riding na gapę and the Russian hare.
- Toads, sausages and Ikaruses. A history of Warsaw’s trams and busesHow Warsaw got around: the 1866 horse tram, electric trams from 1908, occupation, the 13N, the Ikarus, the 1995 metro and a passenger’s day in 1930, 1970, 2000.
Ride with a ticket
Live departures from every stop, detours and inspections reported by passengers: the Gdzie Jest Kanar app, in English.