//
City in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland
Photo: via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
From the travel guide. Select a place for details, a map and what is nearby.
Ełk is accessible by train from Warsaw. The route takes about four hours. There are two possible routes. One goes from Warsaw to the east through Białystok; this is the fastest route but trains tend to be less frequent.
Read in the guideChoose an airport to see hotels, stations, taxi ranks and car rental desks around it.
Szymany · Regional · SZY
Loading places around the airport…
Articles and travel topics about Ełk and Poland.
Travel tipsDiscover the cheapest countries to visit in Europe in 2026. Compare daily budgets for Albania, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Portugal with real costs.
8 min read
Travel tipsPoland has an expansive rail network of over 18,000 km of track. Poland by rail is usually a reasonably timely, affordable and efficient means of getting between cities.
Wikivoyage
Culture & historyThe Wooden tserkvas of the Carpathian region in Poland and Ukraine is a world heritage site made up of 16 wooden churches in these countries.
Wikivoyage
Travel tipsIf travelling between major cities in Poland, you don't have to drive, but to visit places off the beaten path, having a car can be a good idea.
Wikivoyage
Every section of the guide. Open one to read it in full.