Buses in Poland

Buses in Poland are known under the name of PKS. It isn't a single company, but several local PKS's.

PKS tend to be slow old buses, that stop in every possible town between your start and end destination. Apart from PKS, there are other companies such as Polski Express or Poktourist that often have a better offer.  These companies, while operating express type services, operate a first come first served seating arrangement, often have a contact number that is answered reluctantly by unhelpful staff, so often it is simply best to arrive at the pick-up point in plenty of time so that you can beat back the babcia's and dziadek's pushing their weight around in the queue.  The driver drives the bus and is usually not interested in the looming wars between queuers!