Warsaw Transportation Tips by alancollins

Public Transport Tickets Tickets Review

If you are arriving by plane and require tickets for Warsaw's public transport it is fairly easy. Just inside the arrivals entrance in Terminal Two there is a Ruch Shop, that sells different types of tickets. The staff are very helpful and speak or at least understand English. A 1 day ticket costs 9pln, 3 days 16pln & 7 days 32pln, they also sell single journey tickets. There is a Relay shop in Terminal One that also sells tickets but it only has limited types of tickets. You can of course purchase a ticket from the bus driver. The tickets are valid for all day lines within city limits, suburban lines within the city zone and night lines, for buses, trams and the metro. More information can be found at this website http://www.ztm.waw.pl/?c=110&l=2
The #175 bus stop is just across the road from the two terminals. This bus goes to the city centre. Just inside the doors of the bus is a yellow box to stamp the ticket and it prints the expiry date, the machine only seems to work when the engine of the bus is running. No additional tickets are needed for luggage. The bus takes about 30 minutes to get to the city centre and quickly fills up with standing room only by the time it gets into town. If you are loaded down with luggage may sure you sit or stand close to the doors. Watch your belongings as the #175 bus is popular with pickpockets.

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Website: http://www.ztm.waw.pl/index.php?c=126&l=2

Professional Beggars Trams Review

Warsaw now has its own group of professional beggars who ride the rear tram cars, usually a female telling you some hard luck story with a small child in tow to make you feel more sorry. I watched them one day work a tram and as they got off, they stopped and then met up with another couple who were just about to board the tram. They all knew each other very well.
Don't fall for this scam and give them money, they don't need it. They are usually dropped off as a group during the day to work the trams. I have seen similar scams involving a baby which needs feeding and does the rounds with a different mother every day.

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