METRO / BUS / TRAMS /
METRO / BUS / TRAMS
METRO / BUS / TRAMS / – like other major cities, Warsaw’s public transportation system uses the same ticketing system (operated by the City Transportation Board / Zarząd Transportu Miejskiego/ZTM). Tickets are sold at Ruch and Relay newsstands, hotels, post offices, metro stations and various general stores – look for a sign saying ‘Sprzedaży Biletów ZTM’. A map of the city’s transit system can be found here:
https://www.ztm.waw.pl/?c=198&l=2
A jednorazowy bilet (single-journey ticket) costs 4.40zł (2.20 zł / reduced — seniors). There is also the 30-day personal ticket– 110 zł (standard), 98 zł (Varsovian Card), 55 zł (reduced), 49 zł (Young Varsovian Card); and the 90-day personal ticket – 280 zł (standard), 250 zł (Varsovian Card), 140 zł (reduced), 125 zł (Young Varsovian Card)
Notes on tram service: Tram lines are numbered from 1 to 79. Numbers 1-39 include basic connections. Tram lines with numbers from 40 to 49 run at specific times of day or week (e.g. during traffic peak hours). Trams with other numbers are operated on special or substitute lines. In case of unanticipated service interruptions (breakdown/failure) or planned works, the tram traffic may be suspended and substitute means of transport made available. Substitute buses are marked with the letter “Z” or “Z” along with a number, e.g. “Z-2”.
Notes on bus service: Standard bus lines are numbered from 100 to 399. The range 300-399 includes seasonal lines which are activated at specific times of days of week. These buses stop at all stops. Lines 400-599 are bus fast lines with fewer stops. Lines numbered 400-499 run at selected times of day or week. Lines marked with the letter “E” along with a number, e.g. “E-4” are express lines which enable smooth travel between remote districts and the centre of the city (Śródmieście). These lines service only selected stops, therefore it is worth checking the map of a given line first.
Zone lines are numbered 700-899, out of which the range 800-899 includes seasonal lines. Selected and marked stops located along their routes constitute border stops – the ones marking borders of ticket zones. Night lines buses are marked with the letter “N” followed by a number, e.g. “N11”. Selected night lines are, at the same time, zone lines– their routes run across Zone 1 and 2. On an occasional basis special bus or tram lines numbered 900-999 are activated, or cemetery lines marked with the letter “C”, followed by numbers, e.g. “C25”.
Notes on Metro train service: The metro line connects the district of Bielany with Ursynów, via Śródmieście. Metro runs based on approximate hours from 5 a.m. to 1 a.m. On Friday and Saturday nights metro runs until 3 a.m. with a stable 15 minute frequency. In case of unanticipated service interruptions (e.g. breakdown) or planned works the metro service may be suspended, and substitute means of public transport made available. Substitute buses or trams are marked with a pictogram or the letter “Z”.