Commuters heading to or from Warsaw Chopin Airport this Saturday, 2 May, will face significant rail changes as Szybka Kolej Miejska (SKM) diverts and cancels services for the Polish Cup football final at PGE Narodowy Stadium. In an advisory published on 30 April, the operator said that between 12:10–13:50 and 19:30–21:25 all SKM and Koleje Mazowieckie (KM) trains will skip the busy Warszawa Stadion stop. Several airport-bound services are affected.
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Flagship train S2 no. 97226 will terminate at Warszawa Główna instead of the airport, while train 10834/5 will not run on the Sulejówek Miłosna–Warszawa Zachodnia segment. Some S1 and S2 trains will be rerouted through Warszawa Centralna, bypassing the downtown business district stations at Ochota, Śródmieście and Powiśle. To soften the blow, SKM, KM and Warsaw Public Transport have agreed to accept each other’s tickets in fare Zones 1–2 from 11:00 to 23:00. Travellers can therefore hop on whichever service comes first, but should still budget extra time; the stadium is expected to draw more than 50,000 supporters, and security searches will spill onto adjacent platforms. For corporate travellers the disruption matters: the S2 line is the fastest, cheapest link between the airport and Warsaw’s CBD, where most hotels and head offices sit. Mobility teams are advising incoming assignees and visiting executives to consider ride-hailing or pre-booked taxis, especially in the two peak windows when trains will not serve Stadion. Those connecting onward to regional flights should allow at least 45 minutes of buffer time. The Cup final happens every year, but this is the first edition since the full rollout of the EU Entry/Exit System (EES) on 10 April. Airport authorities warn that first-time third-country visitors may need a few extra minutes at automated passport gates—another reason not to cut transfers too fine.
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Flagship train S2 no. 97226 will terminate at Warszawa Główna instead of the airport, while train 10834/5 will not run on the Sulejówek Miłosna–Warszawa Zachodnia segment. Some S1 and S2 trains will be rerouted through Warszawa Centralna, bypassing the downtown business district stations at Ochota, Śródmieście and Powiśle. To soften the blow, SKM, KM and Warsaw Public Transport have agreed to accept each other’s tickets in fare Zones 1–2 from 11:00 to 23:00. Travellers can therefore hop on whichever service comes first, but should still budget extra time; the stadium is expected to draw more than 50,000 supporters, and security searches will spill onto adjacent platforms. For corporate travellers the disruption matters: the S2 line is the fastest, cheapest link between the airport and Warsaw’s CBD, where most hotels and head offices sit. Mobility teams are advising incoming assignees and visiting executives to consider ride-hailing or pre-booked taxis, especially in the two peak windows when trains will not serve Stadion. Those connecting onward to regional flights should allow at least 45 minutes of buffer time. The Cup final happens every year, but this is the first edition since the full rollout of the EU Entry/Exit System (EES) on 10 April. Airport authorities warn that first-time third-country visitors may need a few extra minutes at automated passport gates—another reason not to cut transfers too fine.
