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How to get to Krakow
You can reach Krakow by:
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DIRECT FLIGHT TO KRAKOW
The International Airport Krakow-Balice offers many convenient airline connections with major destinations, such as:
Amsterdam, Berlin, Bologna, Birmingham, Bristol, Brussels, Chicago, Dortmund, Dublin, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Glasgow,
Liverpool, London, Milan, Munich, New York, Oslo, Paris, Prague, Rome, Tel Aviv, Vienna and Warszawa
(see current timetable;
the Airport Information: +48 12 295-58-00).
The airport is located about 11 km from the city centre. You can reach it by:
- a taxi ( 06:00 - 22:00 – approxim. 70 PLN, i.e. about 20 Euro; holiday, Sunday or 22:00 - 06:00 – approxim. 110 PLN)
- public bus number: 292,
208 or
night line 902 (tickets - 3.2 PLN each -
are available in trafika kiosks at the airport). It takes about 35/40 mins to get to the city centre.
The bus stop is located directly at the roundabout, in front of the passenger terminal.
- train (tickets - 7 PLN each - may be purchased on board)
The Krakow-Balice Station is located app. 200 m from the passenger terminal; you can get there by foot (around 5 mins walk)
or take a free shuttle bus service which operates to and from Krakow-Balice Station (this is a 3 minute trip from the airport terminal building).
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INTERNATIONAL TRAIN OR BUS
It is also possible to reach Krakow by an international train or bus.
There is a lot of direct connections from different European cities, such as: Berlin, Leipzig, Prague, Budapest, Bucharest, Bratislava, Kosice, Lviv, Kiev and Odessa.
The main Railway Station and Bus Station in Krakow ("KRAKOW GLOWNY") is situated nearby the old town (it is only 10 minute walk away). See www.pkp.pl - the Polish railway company's website.
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FLIGHT TO WARSAW
To reach Krakow from the international airport Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport you can:
take domestic flights (departure from Warsaw to Cracow)
take a train
There are many trains (Inter City and Express) from Warszawa to
Krakow and from Krakow to Warszawa daily in the
train timetable.
The Central Railway Station in Warszawa is located about 10 km from the airport. We recommend you to take Airport City bus (avoid taxis in Warszawa - they are very expensive for foreigner).
Visas
Poland is a member state of the European Union. Citizens of some non-EU countries may need a visa. Relevant information could be found at
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland site.
A letter of invitation can be provided upon request. Please take visa processing times into account.
Currency exchange
The Polish obligatory currency is the polish zloty (abbreviation - zl). It's international code is pln.
1 zloty = 100 groszy (abbreviation - gr). Coins are: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 gr, and 1, 2, 5 zl. There are also 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 banknotes (see Banknotes and coins).
Foreign currency can be exchanged at the airports, hotel receptions and banks and in many small exchange offices called "kantor" located all around the city centre. The currency exchange rates are given by the daily newspapers, internet portals and banks (see web page of The National Bank of Poland - available in Polish and English).
International credit cards (VISA, Mastercard, Eurocard) are accepted in a majority of hotels, in many shops & restaurants, and can be used in most cash machines ("bankomat").
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