Trains IC UKIEL
Ukiel train – routes and services
Ukiel refers to IC-category trains running daily between Białystok and Poznań Główny in both directions. Two services run under this name, both on the Białystok - Poznań Główny route. This connection is for travellers who want to cross the country from east to west without changing trains.
The journey from Białystok to Poznań by Ukiel takes over four hours, while departures from Białystok on this route account for a small proportion of all sales from the station. You can check the timetable and available seats for this particular service in the PolishTrains search engine by entering both stations and the chosen date.
The price of a ticket for Ukiel depends on the seat category – PolRegio offers the cheapest tickets, while IC Intercity offers the most expensive. Among passengers departing from Białystok, the largest group, at 87 per cent, chooses IC Intercity trains, while PolRegio and TLK make up a clear minority. On the day of departure, when it is also necessary to check the platform and any change to the track number, the PolishTrains app and ticket by SMS let you keep everything to hand without printing a paper ticket.
From Białystok, tickets for longer routes are most often bought several days before departure – 44 per cent of passengers choose to buy them one to three days in advance. The largest number of such purchases from the station is recorded in summer, in August. Anyone planning a journey in advance can reserve and pay for a ticket online through PolishTrains without creating an account, which is particularly useful when planning travel during the holiday season.