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SKM or KM trainorPre-booked private transfer?

The short answer

For one traveler the SKM or KM train is cheaper by PLN 173.60. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The Pre-booked private transfer is quicker: 20 min against 22 min. The SKM or KM train varies between 21 and 23 minutes.

SKM or KM train: 04:56–23:56. 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.
TravelersSKM or KM trainPre-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
S2S3RL · Szybka Kolej Miejska and Koleje Mazowieckie, on the ZTM ticketSKM or KM train
From
Warszawa Lotnisko Chopina station, underground and a short walk from the terminal; platform 1, track 1 for the S2 and track 2 for the S3 and RL
To
Warszawa Śródmieście on the S2 (22 min) or Warszawa Centralna on the S3 (21 min) and the RL (23 min), all via Warszawa Zachodnia (14 to 16 min)
Luggage
Free, and unlimited by the tariff: "Przewóz zwierząt i bagażu jest bezpłatny." A commuter train, full at rush hour.
Runs
04:56–23:56
Journey
21–23 min

Buy the 75-MINUTE ticket, not the 20-MINUTE one. The cheaper ticket expires before Śródmieście and Centralna — SKM says so in its own FAQ and the airport says "buy a ticket of at least 75 minutes". It reaches Warszawa Zachodnia and nothing further.

A ticket from the machine on the train is validated the moment it is printed. If the train is still standing at the airport, wait until it moves.

S2 goes to Śródmieście, S3 and RL to Centralna. They leave from the same platform, and the S3 and RL share a track; check the screen.

On the RL, a Koleje Mazowieckie train, validate the ZTM ticket in the validator on board, or board by the first door and show it to the train manager. Outside the airport section the RL does not take 20-, 75- or 90-minute ZTM tickets at all.

Nobody on the train sells tickets, the on-board machines take cards only, and SKM tickets are not sold at railway station ticket offices. Cash buyers use the machines at the station entrance.

Before 06:11 only the S2 runs, every 30 minutes from 04:56, plus the 05:41 RL.

SKM or KM train: price for every party size

Check the fare with WTP
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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