Bus transport in Warsaw

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Bus transport in Warsaw
Overview
Locale	Warsaw, Poland
Transit type	Public bus transport
Number of lines	288 (43 night lines)
Annual ridership	403 million (2022)[1]
Website	Warsaw Public Transport
Operation
Began operation	1920-1925 1929
Operator(s)	Various companies (see below) under contract to ZTM Warszawa
Number of vehicles	MAN Lion's City, Solaris, Mercedes-Benz

Bus transport in Warsaw was introduced in 1920. Since 1994, services have been managed by Zarząd Transportu Miejskiego w Warszawie (ZTM Warszawa), and operated by various companies under contract.

In 1921, three lines were opened. From November 1939 the regular liquidation of the rolling stock began, only one car survived the war. Bus transport appeared again in April 1945. The first night bus appeared on the streets of Warsaw in 1963. On March 11, 1994, the Warsaw transport was reorganized.

In November 1994, the first German low-floor Neoplan N4020 was put into operation. 1999 was marked by modern and low-floor Solaris Urbino 15 buses. In 2002, MAN buses joined the Solarises.

As of 2022, there are 302 bus lines in Warsaw and the surrounding areas, covering 4548 km. The bus network comprises 1810 vehicles, including 162 electric ones and 70 hybrid ones.^[2]