About this route
Route overview
The BTS -> WAW inter-airport route connects the smaller Slovak Stefanik hub with the LOT US hub: an arrival into Bratislava from European Ryanair or Wizz Air flights and a continuation out of Chopin with LOT to New York JFK, Newark, Toronto, Chicago or Tokyo. 700 km via the D2 to the Brevclav border (Schengen, no checks), D1 to Brno and onwards through Ostrava, A1 and S8 into Warsaw, 7 - 8 h off-peak. The bottlenecks are the D1 around Brno (roadworks), the A1 approach around Katowice and the S8 around Warsaw during the 7-9 and 16-19 peak hours (up to 60 min added), Friday afternoons can add 90 min. The service runs 24/7, so we also handle early Chopin departures (LOT to New York 10:55, to Toronto 13:30) after an evening BTS arrival. We recommend a 5 hour buffer before an LOT transatlantic departure and 4 hours for European flights. Mercedes E-Class from EUR 1,900 for 1-3 passengers, V-Class from EUR 2,250 for 4-6.