Bus, car or rideshare. How much does a trip from Belarus to Poland cost now?
Ilya, a Belarusian, often travels from Grodno to Poland to visit relatives. On one of his recent trips, he used a method he learned from acquaintances and got to Białystok for about 50 rubles, or about 65 zlotys.
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Most checked how much various travel options from Belarus to Poland currently cost – bus, personal car, and rideshare.
Bus: from 130 rubles and up to 27 hours on the road
One of the most popular ways to get to Poland is by bus. These are scheduled routes with clear prices, but travel time is often unpredictable and highly dependent on queues at the border.
According to carriers, tickets cost approximately from 134 to 195 rubles, or about 175-255 zlotys, depending on the destination.
The price range for routes is significant: a trip from Grodno to Warsaw costs approximately 170-180 rubles, or about 220-235 zlotys, and takes about six hours, while from Grodno to Białystok it's about 100 rubles. From Minsk to Białystok, a ticket costs approximately 160 rubles.
There are other destinations too. For example, a ticket from Brest to Warsaw will cost about 138-167 rubles, from Baranovichi – approximately 117 rubles, from Bobruisk – about 135 rubles. A trip from Bobruisk takes approximately 12 hours excluding border crossing.
From Gomel to Warsaw, a ticket costs an average of 150 rubles. The longest route is from Mogilev to Szczecin: about 27 hours on the road with transfers.
Carriers clarify that the total travel time depends on border crossing procedures.
Those in a hurry can transfer at the border to buses that are closer to the barrier. Prices vary: the closer to the border, the more expensive. On average, a transfer costs 50 euros.
Car: fuel, insurance and registration
Traveling by car allows many to reduce travel time. Queues at car checkpoints are usually smaller, and in quiet times, the border can be crossed in an hour and a half to two hours. On the "red" corridor and when processing VAT, it takes longer.
A trip from Minsk to Warsaw via Brest and Terespol is approximately 560-600 kilometers. With an average consumption of 8 liters per 100 kilometers, about 45-48 liters of fuel will be needed. At a price of AI-95 in Belarus of about 2.68 rubles per liter, gasoline costs will be approximately 120-130 rubles.
It is also necessary to pay for registration in the electronic queue – 22.5 rubles.
A trip from Grodno to Warsaw via the "Bruzgi – Kuźnica" checkpoint and Białystok is approximately 380-420 kilometers. With the same consumption, this is about 30-34 liters of fuel, or approximately 80-95 rubles. Travel time is about six hours without considering the queue at the border, but on busy days or weekends, the trip can take significantly longer.
A trip from Grodno to Białystok costs approximately 13-16 rubles for gasoline. The route via the "Bruzgi – Kuźnica" checkpoint is about 70 kilometers.
Additionally, in Poland, it is necessary to arrange car insurance – about 900 zlotys per year (700 rubles) or approximately 150 zlotys per month (115 rubles).
Rideshares. "You can even bargain"
Another way is ridesharing. There are separate sections in border chats where drivers and passengers arrange directly.
— It's enough to post an ad with your route and date — drivers usually respond themselves in private messages, — says Ilya.
There are usually several offers, and all with different prices.
Ilya was surprised by the result: the trip from his doorstep in Grodno to his doorstep in Białystok cost him about 50 rubles (65 zlotys), and the journey itself took about two hours. "It was like calling a taxi," he says.
From Warsaw to Grodno, the trip will be more expensive – about 80-120 rubles, or about 105-160 zlotys.
Sometimes other options are found: a driver might take a passenger for free, but on the condition that the passenger carries part of the cargo being transported.
According to official regulations, up to 25 kilograms of goods worth up to 500 euros per person can be imported from Poland to Belarus. However, according to participants in such trips, part of the luggage is sometimes distributed among passengers.
— Sometimes ads simply state: "Will take for free for kilograms." If you're traveling without much luggage, you can take part of the goods on yourself — and then your fare will be reduced.
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