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Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology Warsaw, Poland from 29 to 30 November 2018. Meeting venue: INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY Dorodna 16 Street 03-195 Warsaw +48 22 504 1000 http://www.ichtj.waw.pl/drupal_eng/ Warsaw Chopin Airport (Lotnisko Chopina) Warsaw Chopin Airport (Lotnisko Chopina) is located within a distance of 10 kilometers from the city centre of Warsaw. Public transport The city centre can be reached directly from the Chopin Airport by a few lines of the municipal public transport organized by Zarząd Transportu Miejskiego (ZTM). http://www.ztm.waw.pl/download/img/mapy/lotnisko_1.gif Train In the vicinity of the terminal there is the underground Warsaw Chopin Airport railway station. It can be reached by the following trains: S2 SKM trains from the Warszawa Śródmieście through Warszawa Zachodnia, S3 SKM trans from the Warszawa Centralna through Warszawa Zachodnia, Koleje Mazowieckie (marked as RL) from the Modlin station through Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, Legionowo, Warszawa Wschodnia, Warszawa Centralna /Warsaw Central Station/ and Warszawa Zachodnia. Bus Buses departing from the airport take passengers from the lower level of the terminal (by the arrival hall). Four day bus lines and one night line reach the airport: line 175 from Plac Piłsudskiego through Krakowskie Przedmieście, Nowy Świat, Aleje Jerozolimskie (the Centrum underground station, Warszawa Centralna /Warsaw Central Station/ and Warszawa Śródmieście railway stations) and Plac Zawiszy, line 188 from Praga-Południe through Trasa Łazienkowska (the Politechnika underground station), line 148 from Praga-Południe through Mokotów and Ursynów (the Imielin underground station), line 331 from the Wilanowska underground station (it runs only on weekdays at peak hours), night line N32 from the Warszawa Centralna railway station /Warsaw Central Station/ (a night interchange point). Buses serving Chopin Airport are part of the Public Transport Authority of Warsaw’s (Zarząd Transportu Miejskiego – ZTM) public transport network. The stops near the airport are located in the first fare zone (ticket price 4.40 PLN). Chopin Airport commuters can buy ZTM tickets: at the Passenger Information Point in the arrivals hall, from ticket machines placed at bus stops and next to the train station entrance, from ticket machines on some buses (only coins or cards are accepted), from bus drivers (only coins are accepted). Taxi For safety reasons we strongly advise you to use licensed taxi services offered at Chopin Airport. Taxi tariffs should be clearly displayed in the car window. We recommend three taxi corporations: ELE TAXI +48 22 811 11 11 SUPER TAXI +48 22 196 22 SAWA TAXI +48 22 644 44 44 The taxi fare from the airport to the city centre is approx. 40 PLN. Warsaw-Modlin Mazovia Airport (Mazowiecki Port Lotniczy Warszawa-Modlin) Mazowiecki Port Lotniczy Warszawa-Modlin (WMI) /Warsaw-Modlin Mazovia Airport/ is located 40 kilometers to the north of the city centre of Warsaw. The public transport organized by Zarząd Transportu Miejskiego (ZTM) does not operate the airport in Modlin. Access is provided by Koleje Mazowieckie trains (to the Modlin station), by direct shuttle buses or by taxi. Train Koleje Mazowieckie (Masovian Railway) trains stop at the Modlin railway station. There are regular busses operated by Koleje Mazowieckie running from the Modlin railway station, which provide fast transport right to the passenger terminal entrance door. Busses covered in the colours of Koleje Mazowieckie, running every 20-30 minutes between Modlin railway station and Warsaw Modlin Airport terminal. The bus timetable is adapted to train departures/arrivals. Koleje Mazowieckie company offers Airport Ticket, which is addressed to passengers travelling to/from Warsaw Modlin Airport. Thanks to that passengers buy a single ticket to go from the capital city to the airport in Modlin or return from the airport in Modlin to Warsaw. You can find more details as well as the timetable on the carrier's website www.mazowieckie.com.pl Shuttle bus to city centre ModlinBus is the only carrier that offers direct bus connections from Warsaw Modlin Airport (WMI) to Warsaw city centre (Plac Defilad, opposite the entrance to the Palace of Culture and Science) - the transfer takes about 40 min. Buses travel on that line almost 50 times a day both ways, the timetable is adapted to departure and arrival schedule, and the tickets can be bought online from PLN 9. You can buy your ticket via the Internet, at the airport or directly in the bus. You can pay in cash, card or in foreign currency. Find out more on www.modlinbus.com Taxi The airport cooperates with two taxi companies: Sawa Taxi and Taxi Modlin. The time of travel to/from Warsaw is usually about 35-40 minutes (remember to take the current traffic into account when planning your journey). Both companies use the similar price list (159 PLN to city centre) Sawa Taxi: tel. +48 22 644 44 44 https://taxi-smart.pl/en/ Taxi Modlin: tel. +48 600 105 105 (Taxi Modlin does not provide transport from Warsaw) http://www.modlin-taxi.pl/witamy-en.html PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN WARSAW (useful links) - public transport step by step http://www.ztm.waw.pl/?c=126&l=2 - ticket tariff http://www.ztm.waw.pl/?c=110&l=2 - travel planer http://wyszukiwarka.ztm.waw.pl/bin/query.exe/en Other useful links (Warsaw public transport planner): https://jakdojade.pl/warszawa/trasa/ Also avaiable for android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.citynav.jakdojade.pl.android or App Store https://itunes.apple.com/pl/app/jakdojade.pl-lite/id506795511 .
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