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Warszawa / Warsaw to Wroclaw by train
How to travel by train from Warsaw to Wroclaw
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Option 1: taking the faster EIP trains
Journey Summary
3hr 33min - 3hr 55min
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:
- these EIP services
- 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 | * |
On this journey
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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
4hr 5min - 4hr 40min (approx)
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 | * |
On this journey
Travelling On
Journey Features
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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