What is the best way to get from Warsaw airport to Lublin?

ukpolska:

My advice to the poster is to not take mine or anyone's advice here and search it out yourself, because someone seems to be giving out disinformation here and no doubt he will come back and say that I am wrong... unfortunately that is the nature of these forums.

kay	Jun 29, 09, 16:07 / #1
What is the best way to get from Warsaw airport to Lublin. I have looked at trains but the times dont run to what I need. I tried to look at buses but again the times dont meet our needs. There will be 4 of us and luggage. Any suggestions would be good. Thanks

ukpolskaThreads: 33 Posts: 1,640 Joined: Oct 23, 06 Gender: Male	Jun 29, 09, 16:42 / #2
What are your times?

esekThreads: 5 Posts: 269 Joined: Jun 3, 08 Gender: Male	Jun 29, 09, 16:47 / #3
There are 3 options, train, buses and pks. http://www.pksbilety.pl http://busy.info.pl pkp.pl In my opinion train is the best option even if you have to wait a bit longer.

olitoThreads: 8 Posts: 53 Joined: Apr 29, 07 Gender: Male	Edited by: olito Jun 29, 09, 18:36 / #4
You can take the bus 175 from the airport (just outside the lower level of Warsaw airport) and it will take you to the Warsaw Main Train Station (Centralna), cost 2.80zl. It will take aprox. 20-30 minutes. Centralna is in the corner of Al. Jerozolimskie and Al. Jana Pawla, from there you walk 100 meter direction north in Al. Jana Pawla, and you will find many small buses (for up to 15 persons) stopped next to the sidewalk. They all travel to Lublin or surroundings, everyday almost every hour, for 25zl. Some bus companies in case you need to recognize them: Contbus, Big Bus, Misura. The bus ride takes usually 2.5 hours, same time as the train and it leaves you directly next to Lublin Castle (Old Town) in Ruska street. Train leaves you a little far away from center and this is not a so beautiful neighborhood, specially at night. Also, train costs you something around 36zl. It may seem complicated to do, but believe me its safe and the cheapest/fastest way. I commute every two weeks between Lublin and Warsaw and know what I'm talking about. Just be aware that Friday afternoon maybe a little bit crowded to find place in these buses, due to many people that live in Warsaw go and visit relatives to Lublin for the weekend. In this specific timeframe I would highly recommend train. Don't be shy in approaching the bus drivers to buy your tickets, some people just don't respect the line and will jump before you to ensure a place in the bus! Good luck and enjoy your visit to Lublin!

esekThreads: 5 Posts: 269 Joined: Jun 3, 08 Gender: Male	Edited by: esek Jun 29, 09, 19:22 / #5
olito: 100 meter direction north in Al. Jana Pawla, and you will find many small buses another one bus stop is 200 meters from Aleja Jana Pawla - at Emilii Plater street. olito: The bus ride takes usually 2.5 hours, same time as the train and it leaves you directly next to Lublin Castle (Old Town) in Ruska street. Train leaves you a little far away from center and this is not a so beautiful neighborhood, Ruska also isn't a place where I would like to be in the middle of the night, lol :D If I'd have to choose I would prefer to be near the train central station at night ;) olito: Don't be shy in approaching the bus drivers to buy your tickets, some people just don't respect the line and will jump before you to ensure a place in the bus! don't forget there is phone ticket reservation for buses! If you didn't reserve your seat then you can enter the bus if there are free seats.

ukpolskaThreads: 33 Posts: 1,640 Joined: Oct 23, 06 Gender: Male	Jun 29, 09, 21:30 / #6
Hey guys great advice here, but I still think kay would be better to tell us the time of her arrival as if it is a decent time of day you can catch a private bus from outside departures straight to Lublin and then you do not need to go into Warsaw. I have caught the same bus many times myself to Pulawy, which if you don't know is on the way to Lublin.

olitoThreads: 8 Posts: 53 Joined: Apr 29, 07 Gender: Male	Jun 29, 09, 22:04 / #7
esek: Ruska also isn't a place where I would like to be in the middle of the night, lol :D If I'd have to choose I would prefer to be near the train central station at night ;) haha you are right on that one, It can also get pretty spooky around there late at night :) esek: don't forget there is phone ticket reservation for buses! If you didn't reserve your seat then you can enter the bus if there are free seats. Contbus actually cancelled this reservation service because many people just called to reserve a place and sometimes didn't show up. Now you must buy the ticket on advance from www.contbus.pl, however I have never done this. ukpolska: I have caught the same bus many times myself to Pulawy, which if you don't know is on the way to Lublin. The ones going to Lublin don't go through Pulawy, however once there was an accident and they closed the road, so the only way to get to Lublin was through Pulawy :)

ukpolskaThreads: 33 Posts: 1,640 Joined: Oct 23, 06 Gender: Male	Edited by: ukpolska Jun 30, 09, 08:54 / #8
olito: The ones going to Lublin don't go through Pulawy, however once there was an accident and they closed the road, so the only way to get to Lublin was through Pulawy :) You are joking me I don't know what you are talking about as I caught it last Thursday when I came back from the UK and it has been the same for the past nine years. And I travel to the UK and back at least once a month with my work.... Please check your information before posting !!! My advice to the poster is to not take mine or anyone's advice here and search it out yourself, because someone seems to be giving out disinformation here and no doubt he will come back and say that I am wrong... unfortunately that is the nature of these forums.

olitoThreads: 8 Posts: 53 Joined: Apr 29, 07 Gender: Male	Edited by: olito Jun 30, 09, 10:32 / #9
ukpolska: Please check your information before posting !!! I'm serious, I always travel with Contbus and they have never stopped in Pulawy in their way to Lublin, maybe another company does it.

esekThreads: 5 Posts: 269 Joined: Jun 3, 08 Gender: Male	Jun 30, 09, 11:08 / #10
ukpolska: My advice to the poster is to not take mine or anyone's advice here and search it out yourself, because someone seems to be giving out disinformation here and no doubt he will come back and say that I am wrong... unfortunately that is the nature of these forums. Hmmm bad day? Why so harsh... ? :D

mark007Threads: 1 Posts: 61 Joined: Jan 19, 09 Gender: Male	Jul 11, 09, 22:52 / #13
Ok, people seem to be having fun with this topic, so here goes 1st option Helicopter from the Airport to the roof of club 68, 2nd option Hitch hike or steal a police car 3rd option 175 bus - a quick bop from the central station to those nice little buses and bobs your sisters brother! 4th option let the train take the strain, yet again you need that cheeky 175 bus from the airport! 5th option taxi, my rents have booked one to collect them from the airport to leczna (both big fans, or kibica, of Gornik leczna. The cost is a monkey, or to those not from London, 500 zlotys. 6th option employ Robert kubica as a personal driver, very expensive and dangerous, but you might make Lublin in about 1 hour 15 mins 7th option go back in time 2 years to 2007 and you can find the Polski express! 8th option try options 3 or 4 9th option drink red bull it gives you wings! 10th option none of the above, but seriously 3 or 4 are the real McCoy, enjoy Lublin its great and right now about 100,000 students light, which makes local buses more pleasant. czesc i nie pracuj zbit duzo 1

kay	Jun 30, 09, 11:52 / #11
I shall be leaving Warsaw airport at about 11.40/12.00 and need to be in Lublin at 4pm at the very latest. So what is my best route to investigate as there seems to be dispute over bus routes now. Thanks for all your input.

esekThreads: 5 Posts: 269 Joined: Jun 3, 08 Gender: Male	Jun 30, 09, 17:07 / #12
kay: I shall be leaving Warsaw airport at about 11.40/12.00 and need to be in Lublin at 4pm at the very latest. train - 1.15pm warsaw central station - 3.45 lublin central train station. The safest way...