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Rail

Polskie Koleje Panstwowe (PKP) (Polish Railways) operates trains on the Polish rail network (website: www.pkp.com.pl). The main lines passing through Warsaw are the Moscow-Berlin and Gdansk-Ostrava routes. Tickets can be purchased at the station or through Orbis tourist offices, and information can be obtained from national rail enquiries (tel: (022) 620 0361 (domestic) or 4512 (international)).

Most international services arrive at Warszawa Centralna (Warsaw Central), aleje Jerozolimskie 54 (tel: (022) 524 4320), adjacent to the Centrum metro station. Station facilities include tourist information, 24-hour left-luggage, post office, bureaux de change, ATMs, shops and snack bars. The other main stations are Warszawa Wschodnia (Warsaw East), Warszawa Zachodnia (Warsaw West) and Warszawa Gdanska, which receives trains from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.

Rail services: EuroCity and InterCity trains from Cracow (journey time - 2 hours 40 minutes), Berlin (journey time - 6 hours 20 minutes) and Prague (journey time - 8 hours 50 minutes) arrive at Warsaw Central station. Care should be taken on some night train routes, where thieves have been known to operate.

Transport to the city centre: All of the stations are connected to the bus and tram network. From the Central railway station, crossing the street to the Marriott Hotel to obtain a taxi is recommended.



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