Tips on the cheapest way to get to Warsaw. We are considering different options: by plane, train and bus from different cities.
Moscow - Warsaw: how to get there
The cheapest way to get to Warsaw from Moscow is using a low-cost airline Wizz air (it's so good that she flies to Moscow!): they have the most favorable tickets - it's easy to find options for a round-trip flight with a transfer in Budapest for 5-8 thousand (you can make it short or, conversely, stay in the capital of Hungary for a couple - three days).
In general, in the case of low-cost airlines, it is best to look for tickets on the official website, but it makes sense to check the price for the same dates on the Skyscanner and Aviasales metasearch engines - sometimes an even lower price slips there.
More expensive - from 9 thousand - are round-trip tickets for flights of Lufthansa, Austrian and Swiss airlines. Finnair and AirBaltic offer flights for 10 thousand and more. Prices for tickets of AirBerlin, Aeroflot, AirFrance, easyJet, UIA and Tyrolean Airways (with a transfer in Vienna) start at 11 thousand.
Direct flights without transfers are operated by Aeroflot (from 11 thousand rubles) and LOT (from 12 thousand). Flight time is only 2 hours one way.
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How to cheaper to get to Warsaw from St. Petersburg
The cheapest way to get to Warsaw is offered by Swiss airline with a transfer in Zurich - the cost of tickets starts from 9 thousand rubles.
Lufthansa and Austrian have similar prices. You can also get to Warsaw with the help of AirBaltic, UIA, Finnair - the cost of round-trip tickets starts from 10 thousand rubles.
In addition to the above airlines, you can fly from St. Petersburg to Warsaw with Aeroflot, Belavia and Flybe - a ticket costs from 11 thousand rubles. It will cost 12 thousand rubles and more to fly with AirBerlin and AirFrance.
The best places to find cheap airline tickets for classic airlines are Skyscanner and Aviasales metasearch sites, where you can find great airline deals.
How to cheaper to get to Warsaw from the regions
The cheapest tickets from Yekaterinburg to Warsaw (in both directions) are at Czech Airlines: prices start at 13 thousand rubles. For 14 thousand and more, you can fly with Turkish Airlines and AirBerlin flights. Aeroflot and Finnair offer tickets starting at RUB 15,000.
It is most profitable to fly from Novosibirsk with Turkish Airlines flights with a transfer in Istanbul - tickets cost from 18 thousand.
Aeroflot's tickets range from 19,000, while other airlines offer tickets for 28,000 and more.
Low-cost airlines to Warsaw
From Lithuania
The low-cost airline Ryanair flies from Vilnius and Kaunas to Warsaw with transfers in Oslo and Brussels - the cost of all tickets starts from 68 euros. For 100 euros and more, you can buy a ticket for combined flights of AirBaltic and Wizz Air.
From Estonia
Flights Tallinn - Warsaw - Tallinn via Oslo are operated by Ryanair (from 68 euros for all flights) and AirBaltic (from 154 euros with a transfer in Riga).
From Latvia
You can fly even cheaper from Riga to Warsaw - Ryanair offers roundtrip tickets with a stopover in Oslo for 64 euros and more. For the same amount, you can find tickets for Wizz Air flights. Direct, which is extremely convenient, in about an hour and a half you can get from Riga to Warsaw using AirBaltic (from 96 euros).
From Finland
You can fly to Warsaw from Finland, but it will be more expensive: from Helsinki to Warsaw and back, a ticket will cost from 140 euros (a combination of Norwegian + Wizz Air). An AirBaltic flight with a stopover in Riga will cost 160 euros and more. It is much more profitable to fly from Lappeenranta: the minimum price is 78 euros (Ryanair + Wizz Air with a stopover in Milan). An excellent option for Petersburgers.
By the way, both low-cost airlines and traditional airlines often have tempting discounts and offers - drop by here so as not to miss that-the-cheapest-ticket!
Train to Warsaw from Moscow
Second class tickets for trains # 9/10 "Polonaise" the route Moscow - Warsaw costs 229.4 euros (in both directions). On trains 23/24 Moscow - Paris - 308.8 euros. Travel time - up to 19 hours. Quite long and expensive, considering that you can fly from Moscow for about the same amount.
Bus to Warsaw
The question of how to get to Warsaw cheaper can be answered unequivocally: by bus! The ticket price Moscow - Warsaw - Moscow is only 5 400 rubles! The same is the price of a ticket from St. Petersburg to Warsaw and back. Buses run daily.
It is better to get from St. Petersburg to the capital of Poland by carrier flights Lux Express: 2,343 rubles per ticket - the minimum price one way. Accordingly, a round-trip ticket will cost 4,686 rubles. But from Moscow it turns out more expensive: one way - 3,828 rubles, and round trip - 7,656 rubles.
Tickets for buses to Warsaw, coming from Vilnius, Kaunas, Riga and other Baltic cities, can be purchased very cheaply: for 10-15 euros one way, and if you are lucky with the promotion, then even cheaper. It is more profitable than flying with low-cost airlines, and not too long (for example, the journey to Warsaw from Kaunas takes about 5 hours).
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So, the cheapest way to get to Warsaw is by bus, besides, they are comfortable and equipped with everything you need, up to Wi-Fi. The only disadvantage of this method is a very long trip. But on the way, you can visit Riga or Vilnius.
The fastest and most comfortable option is, of course, airplanes. It can also be budgetary if you live in St. Petersburg or close to the European border - you can get to the desired city by bus, and from there fly to Warsaw by low-cost airline. Muscovites do well too - it is quite easy to find inexpensive tickets for Wizz Air flights to Budapest, and from there to Warsaw. Thus, you can see two cities at once!
