Warsaw Airport to Gdansk - how do you find the coach ride ?

Dear learned members

Soon I will find myself in Poland as a first time visitor. On the 5th of September, I arrive by LOT in Warsaw at 12:35 from Krakow but am unable to get a connecting flight to Gdansk ( there is one 5 mins later though ).

I have checked the rail timetables and it looks like a good 5.5 - 7 hour journey, departing around 15:00 and arriving late at night in Gdansk. While the train ride is doable, I am considering alternatives, say by bus. Thusfar, I have come across Polskibus.com, currently 35 PLN one way 6h10m ride departing Warsaw at 15:30.

Are there other long haul bus services that might possibly depart earlier ?
Is there such a thing as ride-sharing in Warsaw to Gdansk ? ( For example, in Germany there is this mitfahrgelegenheit / mitfahrzentrale )

Thank you for your anticipated replies.

Get the train or stay a night in Warsaw then an internal flight.

Thanks JohnnyM

I rather not stay in Warsaw, with prepaid bookings in Gdansk for 05.09 ( and departure from Gdansk to home on 06.09 in the evening ).

The train costs more than the bus which IMO offers a better value ( cheaper ticket and free wifi - I would also less likely to have language issues about the bus ticket ).

I took that route not too long ago and it worked out well, when the train arrived, I took the taxi to the hotel-taxis usually wait for passengers at the station. My journey was closer to 5 hours.

Thank you for your response. Tried to book online for an Intercity ticket, gave me some problems at the final stage for the EIC Kaszub ( Error No. EP.519 Incompatible information - train/route/service ).

Proceeded with polskibus.com and once they fixed up the payment gateway, I managed to book the bus ride ( 35 PLN ).

I am looking forward to this maiden visit to Poland!

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  The final screen of the booking process that ended up in an error
  

Enjoy and have fun.Thank you for visiting and please come back.Oh and let us here know how your visit went.

Polskibus is a good deal, and it's by far the best price you'll find anywhere.

Definitely, I will update the thread upon my return. Indeed, I could not find anything better than Polskibus.

Very comfortable ride I would say - took 5.5hrs to Gdańsk PKS. The roads were a bit bumpy but the comfort in the bus ( free wifi, power sockets etc. ) made up for it. Looking to snap their 1 PLN deals to other destinations.

I forgot to mention that I noticed an incredible offer from 12 PLN at Simple Express (simpleexpress.eu/lang/).

Current travel time by train to Tri-City is something between 7 and 8 hours.

I did 5.5hrs from Warsaw ( Metro Wilanowska 14 ) to Gdansk PKS just this week by bus Polskibus.