There are 7 ways to get from Warsaw to Merkinė by train, car, bus, or plane
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Train, drive
best- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to BialystokIc
- Take the train from Bialystok to Dabrowa BialostockaIc
- Drive from Dabrowa Bialostocka to Merkinė
5h 36m$66–88Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Druskininkai, Bus Station1227
7h 19m$25–35Train, bus
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to BialystokIc
- Take the bus from Bialystok, Bus Station to Druskininkai, Bus Station1227
7h 4m$59–68Drive 349.8 km
- Drive from Warsaw to Merkinė349.8 km
4h 21m$61–87Fly, bus
- Fly from Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)WAW - VNO
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) to Merkinės kryžkelė
6h 12m$105–303Train, bus via Alytus
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to BialystokIc
- Take the bus from Bialystok, Bus Station to Alytus, Bus StationN1207
7h 11m$64–83Bus via Białystok
- Take the bus from Warszawa Centrum to Białystok
- Take the bus from Bialystok, Bus Station to Alytus, Bus StationN1207
8h 6m$33–56
Warsaw to Merkinė by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Warsaw to Merkinė is to bus which costs $25 - $35 and takes 7h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Warsaw to Merkinė is to drive which takes 4h 21m and costs $60 - $90.
No, there is no direct bus from Warsaw station to Merkinė. However, there are services departing from Warsaw, Bus Station West and arriving at Merkinės kryžkelė via Druskininkų autobusų stotis. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 19m.
The distance between Warsaw and Merkinė is 369 km. The road distance is 349.8 km.
The best way to get from Warsaw to Merkinė without a car is to train and bus which takes 7h 4m and costs $55 - $70.
It takes approximately 5h 36m to get from Warsaw to Merkinė, including transfers.
Warsaw to Merkinė bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Warsaw, Bus Station West.
Warsaw to Merkinė bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Druskininkai, Bus Station.
Merkinė is 1h ahead of Warsaw. It is currently 1:09 PM in Warsaw and 2:09 PM in Merkinė.
Yes, the driving distance between Warsaw to Merkinė is 350 km. It takes approximately 4h 21m to drive from Warsaw to Merkinė.
What companies run services between Warsaw, Poland and Merkinė, Alytus County, Lithuania?
FlixBus operates a bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Druskininkai, Bus Station 5 times a week. Tickets cost $21–30 and the journey takes 6h 25m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–350
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $42
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Bialystok to Dabrowa Bialostocka
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $8–12
- 1st Class
- $12–16
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- bilety@polregio.pl
- Website
- polregio.pl
Train from Bialystok to Dabrowa Bialostocka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bialystok, Bus Station to Druskininkai, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bialystok, Bus Station to Alytus, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Druskininkai, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+370 37) 34 24 40
- info@kautra.lt
- Website
- kautra.lt
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) to Merkinės kryžkelė
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://www.kautra.lt/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.autobusubilietai.lt/en
- Phone
- +48 87 733 14 33
- zakexpress@o2.pl
- Website
- zakexpress.pl
Bus from Warszawa Centrum to Białystok
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Book at
- https://zakexpress.pl/en/
- Bus price
- $11–15
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