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SKM or KM trainorNight bus N32?

The short answer

For one traveler they cost the same. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The SKM or KM train is quicker: 22 min against 24 min. The Night bus N32 varies between 20 and 24 minutes.

SKM or KM train: 04:56–23:56. Night bus N32: 00:13–04:43.

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.
TravelersSKM or KM trainNight bus N32Difference
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
regional · 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
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 →

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