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This page is intended to help with your travel arrangements to and from Poland. The wikitravel web site, http://wikitravel.org/en/Poland , is also a good source of information for anyone traveling to Poland.
Information on:
    - Rail     - Air     - Ferry     - Visa requirements

Rail There are direct connections between Warsaw and many other European cities. Berlin, EuroCity "Berlin-Warszawa-Express (BWE)", 3 trains per day, 6 hours. Hamburg, EuroNight "Jan Kiepura", everyday, 15 hours Vilnius, Night Train "Balti", 10 hours - temporarily operated by bus Kiev, Night Train "Józef Chełmoński", 16 hours Vienna, Night Train "Chopin", every day, 9 hours, EuroCity "Sobieski", everyday, 6 hours, EuroCity "Polonia", every day, 8 hours Prague, Night Train "Chopin", EuroCity "Praha", every day, 9.5 hours Moscow, Night Train "Ost-West", every day, 20.5 hours Budapest, Night Train , every day, 11 hours

Information on train companies can be obtained from the following web sites. PKP – Polish Rail - http://www.pkp.pl/, - http://www.intercity.pl/?page=rozklad_jazdy DB Bahn – German Railway - http://www.bahn.de/, - http://www.bahn.co.uk/db_uk/view/products/poland.shtml Lithuania Railway - www.litrail.lt Austrian Railway - http://www.oebb.at/pv/en/index.jsp Czech Railway - http://www.cd.cz/static/eng/ Russian Railway - http://eng.rzd.ru/ Hungary - http://www.mav.hu/

Air Warsaw’s International airport is the Frederic Chopin Airport (WAW) http://www.lotnisko-chopina.pl/?lang=en The following airlines fly into Warsaw airport:

LOT is the Polish national airline www.lot.com. They are a member of Star Alliance. You can book online with them.

Ferry & Train It is possible to get Ferries from Sweden and Denmark and travel to Warsaw by car or public transport. Sweden:

• Ystad (7-9 hours) by Unity Line http://www.unityline.pl/en/ ;
• Karlskrona (10 hours) by Stena Line http://www.stenaline.se/farja/ http://www.stenaline.pl/promy/ ;
• Nynäshamn (18 hours) by Polferries http://www.polferries.pl/en/home
• Visby (13.5 hours) by Polferries http://www.polferries.pl/en/home
• Ystad (9.5 hours) by Polferries http://www.polferries.pl/en/home

Denmark:

• Copenhagen (9-11 hours ) by Polferries http://www.polferries.pl/en/home
• Bornholm/Rønne (5 hours) by Polferries http://www.polferries.pl/en/home

Visa requirements Poland is part of the European Union and has signed the Schengen agreement. People travelling from the following countries do not require a visa to travel to Poland:

The Polish government publishes some information on obtaining a visa in English on these web site: http://www.poland.gov.pl/Visas,1617.html and http://www.msz.gov.pl/Visa,requirements,2346.html. You can also obtain an application form in a number of languages at http://www.msz.gov.pl/Polski,wniosek,wizowy,1805.html