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Night bus N32orBus 188?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Night bus N32 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 24 min. The Night bus N32 varies between 20 and 24 minutes.

Night bus N32: 00:13–04:43. 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.
TravelersNight bus N32Bus 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)Night bus N32
From
Stop "Lotnisko Chopina – Przyloty 02" on the arrivals level, the same stop as the 175
To
Dw. Centralny in 20 minutes and Centrum, the night-bus interchange, in 24
Luggage
Free and unlimited by the tariff; a city bus with no hold.
Runs
00:13–04:43
Journey
20–24 min

It fills the whole gap: the last 175 leaves at 23:58, the N32 starts at 00:13, and the first morning train is at 04:56.

Buy the ticket before boarding if you have no card: the machine on the bus takes cards only.

Centrum is where Warsaw's night lines meet; the N32 goes no further, so the Old Town is a change or a walk at night.

Night bus N32: 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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