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Bus 175orPre-booked private transfer?

The short answer

For one traveler the Bus 175 is cheaper by PLN 173.60. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The Pre-booked private transfer is quicker: 20 min against 28 min. The Bus 175 varies between 22 and 43 minutes.

Bus 175: 04:58–23:58. Pre-booked private transfer: Runs all night.

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. The Pre-booked private transfer is charged in euros; its column is converted at the reference rate in its fare note.
TravelersBus 175Pre-booked private transferDifference
1PLN 4.40about PLN 178PLN 173.60
2PLN 8.80about PLN 178PLN 169.20
3PLN 13.20about PLN 178PLN 164.80
4PLN 17.60about PLN 178PLN 160.40
5PLN 22about PLN 256PLN 234
6PLN 26.40about PLN 256PLN 229.60
7PLN 30.80about PLN 256PLN 225.20
8PLN 35.20about PLN 512PLN 476.80

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
175 · 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
transfer · KiwitaxiPre-booked private transfer
From
Driver meets you in arrivals with a name board
To
Any address in Warsaw
Luggage
The sedan seats four with three bags; the minibus seven with seven. Choose by luggage as well as seats.
Runs
All night
Journey
20 min

Book at least 16 hours ahead; nearer the day a car is offered only when one is free.

Pre-booked private transfer: price for every party size

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