There are 10 ways to get from Bratislava to Ełk by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Białystok
best- Take the train from Bratislava hl.st. to Warszawa Centralnatrain
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorzatrain Ic
- Take the train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elktrain Ic
12h 18mzł 248–441Fly Bratislava Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane BTS - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorzatrain
- Take the train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elktrain
8h 4mzł 192–858Bus
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus N910 / ...
- Take the bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Ełk Dworzec PKPbus
13h 31mzł 320–487Drive 856 km
- Drive from Bratislava to Ełkcar 856 km
8h 22mzł 615–888Bus to Vienna International Airport, fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bratislava Most SNP to Vienna Airportbus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane VIE - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorzatrain
- Take the train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elktrain
8h 33mzł 376–1,010Train
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Warszawa Zachodniatrain Ec
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Elktrain Ic
13h 6mzł 277–406Train, bus
- Take the train from Bratislava-Petrzalka to Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- Take the train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Warszawa Zachodniatrain Ec
- Take the bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Ełk Dworzec PKPbus
15hzł 196–729Fly Bratislava Airport to Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport, train
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI)plane BTS - WMI
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorzatrain
- Take the train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elktrain
8h 58mzł 228–774Train to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugatitrain
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane BUD - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorzatrain
- Take the train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elktrain
10h 55mzł 312–1,022Bus to Vienna International Airport, fly to Vilnius Airport, train, bus
- Take the bus from Bratislava Most SNP to Vienna Airportbus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane VIE - VNO
- Take the train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Suwalkitrain
- Take the bus from Suwałki DA to Ełk Dworzec PKPbus
12h 28mzł 336–1,268
Bratislava to Ełk by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bratislava to Ełk is to train via Białystok which costs 240 zł - 450 zł and takes 12h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Bratislava to Ełk is to fly and train which takes 8h 4m and costs 190 zł - 900 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Bratislava to Ełk. However, there are services departing from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy and arriving at Ełk Dworzec PKP via Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Bratislava to Ełk. However, there are services departing from Bratislava hl.st. and arriving at Elk via Warszawa Centralna and Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 18m.
The distance between Bratislava and Ełk is 936 km. The road distance is 856 km.
The best way to get from Bratislava to Ełk without a car is to train via Białystok which takes 12h 18m and costs 240 zł - 450 zł.
It takes approximately 12h 18m to get from Bratislava to Ełk, including transfers.
Bratislava to Ełk bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy station.
Bratislava to Ełk train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), depart from Bratislava hl.st. station.
The best way to get from Bratislava to Ełk is to train via Białystok which takes 12h 18m and costs 240 zł - 450 zł. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 320 zł - 490 zł and takes 13h 31m.
What companies run services between Bratislava, Slovakia and Ełk, Poland?
You can take a train from Bratislava hl.st. to Elk via Warszawa Centralna and Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza in around 12h 18m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Ełk Dworzec PKP via Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni in around 13h 31m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 260–850
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 260–850
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 300–950
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 450–1,200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 260–850
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 450–1,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 230–700
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 90–550
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 150–900
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 260–1,200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 85–550
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 70–550
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 450–1,100
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 400–1,100
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Bratislava hl.st. to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 140–260
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–160
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 50–90
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–160
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 50–90
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 140–250
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–160
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 50–90
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 100–190
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–160
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 50–90
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–160
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 50–90
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Polregio
Train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 21–29
- Website
- Polregio
Train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 21–29
- Website
- Polregio
Train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 21–29
- Website
- Polregio
Train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 21–29
- Website
- Polregio
Train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 21–29
- Website
- Polregio
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 130–160
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Bratislava-Petrzalka to Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 40–60
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 85–130
- Website
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 548
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 237
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Olomouc Hlavni Nadrazi to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 200–290
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 85–130
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Suwalki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 50–70
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 250–370
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bratislava Most SNP to Vienna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bratislava Most SNP to Vienna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Suwałki DA to Ełk Dworzec PKP
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +48 87 300 02 16
- [email protected]
- Website
- zakexpress.pl
Bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Ełk Dworzec PKP
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 70–120
- Book at
- Żak Express
Bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Ełk Dworzec PKP
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 70–120
- Book at
- Żak Express
Bus from Suwałki DA to Ełk Dworzec PKP
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 23
- Book at
- Żak Express
- Phone
- +421 2 55 422 734
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovak Lines
Bus from Bratislava Most SNP to Vienna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 35–60
- Website
- Slovak Lines
Bus from Bratislava Most SNP to Vienna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 35–60
- Website
- Slovak Lines
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Bratislava Most SNP to Vienna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 16–27
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Bratislava Most SNP to Vienna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 16–27
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- 703 302 505
- Website
- pksnova.pl
Bus from Suwałki DA to Ełk Dworzec PKP
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 11–29
- Schedules at
- pksnova.pl
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Bratislava to Ełk bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Warsaw, Bus Station West.
Bratislava to Ełk train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), arrive at Warszawa Centralna station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bratislava to Ełk is 856 km. It takes approximately 8h 22m to drive from Bratislava to Ełk.
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