Bus 406: the airport bus that basically doesn’t exist anymore
Old guidebooks still mention Bus 406 from Copernicus Wrocław Airport (T1), but local forums say it stopped serving the terminal once line 106 took over daytime runs and 206 covered nights. If you stand at the airport stop looking for 406, you’ll wait a long time and only see 106/206 on the pole and real-time screens.
At the terminal exit, the marked city bus stop by T1 only lists lines 106 and 206, with no 406 timetable posted. Multiple visitors report arriving around 09:00 or 18:00 and then scrambling for taxis after realizing 406 never appears on the board. Treat any sign or blog that still mentions 406 as outdated.
City tickets for the Wrocław buses run in set time blocks, like 3.60 PLN for a 30‑minute normal fare as of recent city tariffs, and that’s what you’ll use on 106/206 instead of some special 406 airport ticket. Ticket machines on the platform and near arrivals print English-language tickets, and many accept cards including Visa and Mastercard, which cuts down on the need for small coins right after baggage claim.
Threads on Polish transport forums going back to at least 2019 tell locals to correct visitors who ask for 406 and send them straight to 106/206 instead. Regulars say the mental shortcut is simple: one line number for day (106), same route plus 100 added for night (206), and ignore anything else you saw in blog posts from earlier years.
Watch out for online articles dated before around 2017–2018 that still list detailed 406 timetables or mention a 406 bus stop at the terminal. Those same posts often show older airport signage that no longer matches what you see today by T1, which is why people end up refreshing the screen for 20 minutes and then paying 40–60 PLN for a taxi into the city instead.
Practical tip: as soon as you land in WRO T1, ignore any thought of 406, follow the bus symbols to the main stop, and check the live display for the next 106 or 206 toward the city; screenshot the city’s official journey planner before you fly so you’re not relying on someone’s 10‑year‑old blog post at the curb.