Venue and access

How to get to Warsaw?

By Plane

Chopin Airport

Most of aircraft heading to Warsaw land at the Chopin Airport (www.lotnisko-chopina.pl) about 10 km from the city centre (suburban train).

Important telephone numbers:

• Information on arrivals and departures +48 22 650 42 20

• Information of LOT Polish Airlines (national and international flights)+48 22 577 99 52, +48 801 703 703, from mobile phones dial +48 22 195 72, www.lot.com

• Information about Customs at the airport +48 22 650 28 73

The airport handles more than a dozen airlines. A list of all airlines is served by Warsaw airport.

There is a multilevel car park at the airport where you can leave your car for several hours or several days.

Warsaw Modlin Airport

Warsaw Modlin Airport www.modlinairport.pl (located around 35 km north-west from the city centre - suburban train). Most of the flights handled by Warsaw Modlin Airport are operated by charter airline companies and Ryanair airlines.

Important telephone numbers:

• The airport information: +48 801 80 18 80, +48 22 315 18 80 (for mobile phones)

• Information for Ryanair passengers: +48 703 303 033; www.ryanair.com

By Train

Warsaw has three large railway stations serving international and domestic long-distance connections:

- Warszaw Centralna (Warsaw Central Station) - it is located in the heart of the city, and has very good connections with all districts of Warsaw, especially with our conference place

- Warszawa Zachodnia (Warsaw West Station)

- Warszawa Wschodnia (Warsaw East Station) - it is located on the Praga side of the Vistula river.

Suburban rail traffic is supported by:

- Koleje Mazowieckie (KM) www.mazowieckie.com.pl

- Warszawska Kolej Dojazdowa (WKD) www.wkd.com.pl

- Szybka Kolej Miejska (SKM) www.skm.warszawa.pl

- PKP Przewozy Regionalne www.przewozyregionalne.pl

Railway tickets can be purchased at the cash-only windows (kasa) at the stations, on the Internet (www.bilkom.pl) or at selected travel agencies. Tickets sold on the train are subject to an additional fee.

Timetable of trains is available at:

www.pkp.pl

www.intercity.pl

Railway Information:

tel. +48 197 57 (from mobile phones, dial +48 22 197 57)

tel. +48 22 391 97 57 (from abroad)

By Bus

The bus station Dworzec PKS Warszawa Zachodnia at Aleje Jerozolimskie 144 serves the international and national connections.

• Information on international traffic:

PKS POLONUS - phone: +48 708 208 888; www.pksbilety.pl

E-Podróżnik - phone: +48 703 402 802; www.e-podroznik.pl

Flixbus - www.flixbus.pl

Ecolines - www.ecolines.net

By Ferry (and then by train)

The most popular passenger sea routes connecting Poland with the countries around the Baltic sea are with Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland.

The length of the voyage depends on the distance and on the type of service – usually between one and two days.

Polish ports have direct connections with the towns of Ystad, Stockholm, Karlskrona, Copenhagen, Nynäshamn and Rønne. For more information visit the Polferries website: http://www.polferries.com/ferry

By Car

The main way access to Warsaw by road is to take one of four major European routes:

• from the north: Route A1 and A2 or E77 (from Gdańsk)

• from the east: Route S61 and S8 (from Lithuania via Białystok), route E30 (from Ukraine via Terespol)

• from the south: Route A1 (from Czech Republic via Katowice), route E77 (from Slovakia via Kraków)

• from the west: Route A2 (from Germany via Poznań)

More information on travelling to Poland see: http://www.poland.travel/en-gb