Poland Getting There
Getting There by Air
Approximate Flight Times
Main Airports
Krakow (KRK) (Balice John Paul II) (www.krakowairport.pl) is 14km (9 miles) west of the city centre. To/from the airport: Buses, trains and taxis are available (journey time - 15 minutes by train; 35 minutes by bus; 20 minutes by taxi). Facilities: Bar, restaurant, bureau de change, car hire and duty-free shops.
Wroclaw (WRO) (Strachowice/Copernicus) (www.airport.wroclaw.pl) is 8km (5 miles) from the city centre. To/from the airport: Buses and taxis are available (journey time - 30 minutes by bus; 20 minutes by taxi). Facilities: Duty-free shops, bar, restaurant, car hire.
Katowice (KTW) (www.gtl.com.pl) is 34km (21 miles) from the city. To/from the airport: Buses and taxis are available (journey time - 40 minutes by shuttle bus or taxi to city centre; 2 hours 10 minutes by road to Krakow). Facilities: Bank, bureaux de change, duty-free shops, restaurants and car hire.
Gdansk (GDN) (Lech Walesa Airport) (www.airport.gdansk.pl) is 10 km (6 miles) southwest of Gdansk. To/from the airport: Buses and taxis are available (journey time - 25 to 40 minutes by road to Gdansk city centre). Facilities: Bureau de change, duty-free shops, post office, tourist information, restaurant and car hire.
Getting There by Water
Polferries (tel: (046) 4097 6180; www.polferries.com) operates from Poland to Sweden and Denmark. Tickets can also be purchased online, from travel agents or at the ferry terminal.
Getting There by Rail
Eurail: for those travelling from outside Europe and North Africa the Eurail pass (www.eurail.com) offers similar discounts.
Getting There by Road
The A4 from the German border (Görlitz/Zgorzelec) to Wroclaw is now complete, resulting in direct highway access from Dresden via Wroclaw to Krakow.
The main coach service connecting dozens of European cities to Poland is Eurolines (tel: 08717 818181, in the UK; www.eurolines.com). Eurolines offers travel passes lasting 15 or 30 days.
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