We recommend that you take one of the flights to Krakow (see the timetable of direct international flights to Krakow, see also Eurowings connections). You can also fly to Warszawa (Warsaw) and then continue by plane or by train to Krakow. You can also take a direct train to Zakopane (preferably for those who arrive in Warsaw in the evening and wish to take an overnight train (sleeping or couchette) to Zakopane).
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We will provide a conference bus on June
There are now quite a few regular and charter flights between Krakow and several European cities. Please consult your travel agent for details (see also a timetable of direct international flights to Krakow).
From the Krakow airport you can take the city bus 208 or express city bus D to the train/bus station (3/4 hour). You have to purchase bus tickets in advance in newsstands called "Kiosk RUCH" (located on the 1-st floor of Krakow Airport) and punch them on the bus right after boarding.
Alternatively you may take a taxi. The price for a ride to the train/bus station should not exceed 35 zloty. You may also try to negotiate an attractive price for a ride directly to Zakopane with taxi drivers at the airport.
From Krakow train/bus station you may go to Zakopane either
by the conference bus, by regular
bus, by train or you may try to negotiate an
attractive price for a ride directly to Zakopane with taxi drivers.
The conference bus (or buses) will be provided
according to the needs of participants.
There will be a conference bus on Saturday, June 14. The bus will be
parked at the Institute of Physics (4 Reymonta Street) from 5 to 5:30
p.m. (17:00-17:30) and then will depart for the Train Station where it
is expected at about 5:45 p.m. (17:45). Since the Train Station of
Krakow is in rather chaotic state -- because of the construction
works -- we cannot park the bus there for longer time. Therefore all
Workshop participants wishing to enter the bus at the Train Station
should gather in front of the main entrance to the station building
(the one most to the right, closest to Lubicz Street). One of the
organizers will be waiting there for you starting from 5:30 p.m.
(17:30) and then will guide you to the bus. We expect the bus to leave
for Zakopane at 6 p.m. (18:00) sharp. Those arriving to Krakow
earlier may deposit luggage at the Train Station and then visit the old
city of Krakow which is just in a walking distance. Consult the
city map; the train station KRAKOW GLOWNY
and the bus station=DWOREZEC PKS are located in the
right upper corner Regular bus connections between
Krakow and Zakopane are
quite frequent (see the timetable). Bus station is
located next to the train station
(see the
city map; the train station KRAKOW GLOWNY
and the bus station=DWOREZEC PKS are located in the
right upper corner
of the map)
The ride to Zakopane will take about 2.5 hrs. Train connections between Krakow and
Zakopane are not so
convenient, because regular trains are rather slow (4 hrs.), they
mostly leave not from the main station but from Krakow-Plaszow, and
there are not so many of them. The new Warsaw airport and the central train station have got
recently bad reputation due to a number of pickpocket robberies. In
this respect a provincial city of Krakow is relatively safe. The most
convenient connection between the Warsaw airport and the central train
station is provided by the City-Airport
yellow bus service. The bus stop is right at the exit from the arrival
hall on your right side. Get off at the Warszawa Centralna train
station, which is just opposite to the Warsaw Marriot Hotel.
Alternatively you can take the regular city bus
175. Taxis
have a tendency to overcharge the foreigners.
There is a number of Express and
Intercity
trains from Warsaw to Krakow. See the
timetable .
Zakopane can be easily reached from Krakow by car (2
hours). Take international road E77
(local road number is 7
).
See the schematic
map of Poland. Go back to the
home page
of the Workshop or to the
top of this page.From Warsaw to Krakow
By car