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Bus 175orBus 188?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Bus 175 reaches Śródmieście: Warszawa Centralna and Warszawa Śródmieście stations, and the Centrum junction on Marszałkowska; the Bus 188 does not. It skirts the center: Metro Politechnika is its closest stop to Śródmieście, on the M1 metro one station south of Centrum, and it does not pass Centralna or Centrum. Useful for the Politechnika district, Torwar and Praga-Południe.

The Bus 188 is quicker: 21 min against 28 min. The Bus 175 varies between 22 and 43 minutes.

Bus 175: 04:58–23:58. Bus 188: 04:43–23:48.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in PLN. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersBus 175Bus 188Difference
1PLN 4.40PLN 4.40same
2PLN 8.80PLN 8.80same
3PLN 13.20PLN 13.20same
4PLN 17.60PLN 17.60same
5PLN 22PLN 22same
6PLN 26.40PLN 26.40same
7PLN 30.80PLN 30.80same
8PLN 35.20PLN 35.20same

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
bus · Warszawski Transport Publiczny (ZTM)Bus 175
From
Stop "Lotnisko Chopina – Przyloty 02" on the lower, arrivals level of the terminal
To
Dw. Centralny in 22 to 28 minutes and Centrum in 24 to 31, then Nowy Świat and Krakowskie Przedmieście to Pl. Piłsudskiego at the edge of the Old Town in 32 to 43
Luggage
Free and unlimited by the tariff; a city bus with no hold.
Runs
04:58–23:58
Journey
22–43 min

Board on the arrivals level. WTP states that boarding buses on the upper, departures level to leave the airport is not allowed.

The airport itself allows about 30 minutes to Centrum, and the weekday peak runs to 43 minutes to Pl. Piłsudskiego. The train is faster to both stations.

From 23:03 every 175 terminates at Centrum; the last one to Pl. Piłsudskiego leaves at 22:53.

At weekends the last stretch runs by Marszałkowska, Królewska and Zachęta instead of Nowy Świat and Krakowskie Przedmieście; the terminus is the same.

The on-board ticket machine takes cards only.

Bus 175: price for every party size →

WTP's airport page
bus · Warszawski Transport Publiczny (ZTM)Bus 188
From
Stop "Lotnisko Chopina – Przyloty 02" on the arrivals level
To
Metro Politechnika in about 21 minutes, then over the Łazienkowski bridge to Praga-Południe and PKP Gocławek
Luggage
Free and unlimited by the tariff; a city bus with no hold.
Runs
04:43–23:48
Journey
19–26 min

For Centralna, Centrum or the Old Town take the 175 or the train; the 188 goes east across the river instead.

The PLN 4.40 ticket covers the change to the metro at Politechnika inside its 75 minutes.

Bus 188: price for every party size →

WTP's airport page

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