Front end of EIP train - the top tier PKP train

Warszawa / Warsaw to Wroclaw by train

How to travel by train from Warsaw to Wroclaw

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Routes

Option 1: taking the faster EIP trains

Journey Summary

Travel Time
3hr 33min - 3hr 55min
Frequency
Daily
Travel Information

Final Destination: Wroclaw

These EIP trains are usually scheduled to depart from Warszawa Centralna station at:

  • 05:57 on Monday to Friday (on Sat/Sun these fast service becomes an IC train departing at 05:55)
  • 09:05 on Saturday and Sunday
  • 16:02 on Monday to Friday and Sunday

They are faster than most of the IC services as they don't divert off the direct route in order to call at Lodz,

Mon to Friday = 2 x trains per day
Saturday = 1 x train
Sunday = 2 x trains

Tickets

Book early and save: Yes

Online bookings open: 30 days ahead of the travel date

As will be seen when looking up journeys on PKP, the train service between Warszawa and Wroclaw  is split between:

  1. these EIP services
  2. other generally much slower IC and TLK services

Using Rail Passes:

Rail pass users will need to make reservations before boarding these trains as explained here, though taking the IC or TLK services will be a cheaper option.

Book the reservations at a station when you arrive in Poland.

Where to book
Ticket Provider Approximate Cost
PKP *

PKP Guide

On this journey

Good to Know

Departing from Warszawa/Warsaw:

These trains cross the city from east to west - so they call first at Warszawa Wschodnia station, which is on the eastern side of the city centre.

If you will be commencing a journey in the vicinity of the old town, you can take tram line/route 13 direct from the 'Stare Miasto' stop direct to Wschodnia station.

They then call at Warszawa Centralna - the main station in the city, which is why we've used it for the orange station info button, which can be clicked above

After departing from Warszawa Centralna these trains will then call at Warszawa Zachodnia.

So check the location of the starting point of your journey, to see which of these three stations will suit you best.

Option 2: taking the slower, but more frequent trains

Journey Summary

Travel Time
4hr 5min - 4hr 40min (approx)
Frequency
Daily
Travel Information

Final Destination: Wroclaw

Departing from Warsaw:

These trains cross the city from east to west - so they call first at Warszawa Wschodnia station, which is on the eastern side of the city centre.

If you will be commencing a journey in the vicinity of the old town, you can take tram line/route 13 direct from the 'Stare Miasto' stop direct to Wschodnia station.

They then call at Warszawa Centralna, the main station in the city.

After departing from Warszawa Centralna these trains will then call at Warszawa Zachodnia.

So check the location of the starting point of your journey, to see which of these three stations will suit you best.

Mon-Friday = 5 x trains per day
Saturday = 4 x trains
Sunday = 5 x trains

Tickets

Book early and save: Yes

Online bookings open: 30 days ahead of the travel date

As will be seen when looking up journeys on PKP, the train service between Warszawa and Wroclaw is split between:

1 - these IC service
2 –less frequent, bur faster and more swish EIP trains

On this route those slower IC trains will be the least expensive option, particularly when the cheapest tickets for those EIP trains have sold out; but when comparing prices, also compare the journey times, there can be particularly large differences in the journey times of the trains on this route

Using Rail Passes:

Rail pass users will need to make reservations before boarding these train, book the reservations at a station when you arrive in Poland.

Where to book
Ticket Provider Approximate Cost
PKP *

PKP Guide

On this journey

Journey Features

High Speed (partial journey)

Good to Know

Choose your departure with care when taking the train from Warszawa to Wroclaw, there are two other IC services and up to two TLK trains which take a much longer route via Lodz, so are best avoided.

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