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Directions from the airport:
- city centre
- Ibis Hotel
- Hostel Olimp
- Hostel Żaczek
- Hostel Nawojka
Directions from the Main Railway Station:
- Ibis Hotel
- Hostel Olimp
- Hostel Żaczek
- Hostel Nawojka
- public transport facilities and taxi stops
How to get to the Auditorium Maximum (the Congress venue, ul. Krupnicza 33) from hotels:
- Ibis Hotel
- Hostel Olimp
- Hostel Żaczek
- Hostel Nawojka
Note: both in ticket machines and taxis you can only pay in cash. ATMs (Polish name: BANKOMAT) and currency exchange offices (Polish name: KANTOR) are available in the Arrival Hall at the airport. For more information please see: http://www.6ecm.pl/en/local-travel-info/money-prices and the airport plan.
Please notice that not all possible connections are described below, but only the simplest and direct ones.
By bus no. 292 or no. 208.
time: about 40 min, approx. one bus per hour for each line
price: single trip Zone I+II 3,40 zł
double trip Zone I+II 6,40 zł
multiple trips Zone I+II (valid 60 min) 4,00 zł
multiple trips Zone I+II (valid 90 min) 5,20 zł
(other kinds of multiple trip tickets – valid 15 min or 30 min - are not
sufficient for Zone II)
Tickets can be bought at newsagents at the international terminal or in the ticket machine at the bus stop.
The bus stop is located in front of the multilevel car park, right from the international terminal. The final stop for both lines is the Main Railway Station (Dworzec Główny Wschód), located less than a 10 minute walk from the Main Market Square.
By train.
The best way to get from the terminals to the Airport train station is to take a free shuttle bus. Bus stops are located in front of both terminals. A train will take you to the Main Railway Station (Dworzec Główny).
time: about 20 min, two trains per hour (you can find the timetable here - from “Kraków Balice | airport| to “Kraków Główny | main station”)
price: one-way ticket 19 zł
return ticket 29 zł (valid 30 days)
group ticket 49 zł (3 persons) or 59 zł (4 persons)
Tickets can be bought in the ticket machine at the international terminal or at a train driver.
By taxi.
time: about 30 min
price: from 50 zł up – usually it is a little bit cheaper if you order a taxi by phone. You can pay only in cash.
There is a taxi stop in front of both terminals (for the international terminal it is on the left from the main exit) or you can call +48 12 191 91 (Radio Taxi 191-91 Kraków) or +48 12 653 55 55 (iCar Taxi Kraków).
The easiest option is to take a taxi. Prices start from 50 zł.
You can also travel by bus no. 292 (plus a 600 m walk):
Get off at the 21st stop named Cracovia Błonia (the previous one is Instytut Reumatologii). Go down the street in the direction the bus was going and turn right into the two-lane street. Follow the street for around 5 min. At the bus stop named Jubilat turn right into the little street called Morawskiego and you will soon see your hotel on the left (Ibis Hotel is located at the corner of Syrokomli and Morawskiego streets).
You might also consider taking a train to the Main Railway Station and then a tram no. 2. See the section “Directions from the Main Railway Station to...” for detailed directions.
By bus no. 208:
Get off at the 19th stop named Miasteczko Studenckie AGH (the previous one is Armii Krajowej). On your right you will see two high buildings: the one near you is Babilon, the one behind is Olimp.
By bus no. 292:
Get off at the 21st stop named Cracovia Błonia (the previous one is Instytut Reumatologii). The Hostel Żaczek is the big bright building with small windows you can see on the opposite side of the street, behind the meadow and trees.
You might also consider taking a train to the Main Railway Station and then a tram no. 15. See the section: "Directions from the Main Railway Station to Hostel Zaczek" for detailed directions.
By bus no. 292:
Get off at the 23rd stop named AGH (the previous one is Cracovia). Cross the street and turn left, and then immediately turn right into Reymonta street. Go down the Reymonta street until you find on your right the long greenish building with a big sign “Nawojka” (approx. a 3 min. walk).
Please notice that not all possible connections are described below, but only the simplest and direct ones.
By tram no. 2 (please see the below information on the bus stops location):
Get off at the 4th stop named Jubilat (the previous one is Filharmonia) – the travel should take less than 15 min. Cross the wide two-lane street using the underground passage on the right-hand side. After leaving the tunnel, keep going straight along the little street Morawskiego. You will soon see your hotel on the left (the Ibis Hotel is located at the corner of Syrokomli and Morawskiego streets).
By bus no. 501 (please see the below information on the bus stops location):
Get off on the 5th stop named Miasteczko Studenckie AGH (the previous one is Czarnowiejska) - the travel should take about 20 min. On the opposite side of the street you will see two high buildings. One near you is hostel Babilon, the one behind is hostel Olimp.
By bus no. 208 (please see the below information on the bus stops location):
Get off on the 7th stop named Miasteczko Studenckie AGH (the previous one is Kawiory) - the travel should take about 20 min. On the opposite side of the street you will see two high buildings. One near you is hostel Babilon, the one behind is hostel Olimp.
By tram no. 15 (please see the below information on the bus stops location):
Get off at the 5th stop named Oleandry (the previous one is Cracovia) – it should be less than a 15 min travel. The Hostel Żaczek is the building behind the trees to your right.
By bus no. 501 (please see the below information on the bus stops location):
Get off at the 4th stop named Czarnowiejska (the previous one is Plac Inwalidów) - the travel should take less than 15 min. Cross the street and go across the small park, then along the street to the junction. Turn right into the Reymonta street. Go down the Reymonta street until you find on your right the long greenish building with a big sign “Nawojka” (about 5 min. walk).
By bus no. 292 (please see the below information on the bus stops location):
Get off at the 5th stop named AGH (the previous one is Plac Inwalidów) - the travel should take less than 15 min. Go back to the junction and turn left into the Reymonta street. Go down the Reymonta street until you find on your right the long greenish building with a big sign “Nawojka” (approx. a 5 min. walk).
Buses no. 208, no. 292 stop:
Leave the platform via the underground passage named Tunel Magda or Tunel Antresola in the direction Dworzec Autobusowy (opposite to the City Center - Centrum Miasta). After leaving the passage, you should have the Main Bus Station (Dworzec Autobusowy) on your left. Go around it (turn left, along the front of the Main Bus Station, and then left again) and walk downstairs. On your right, there are numerous bus stops (all named Dworzec Główny Wschód). Find the number of your bus. There is a ticket machine at one of the stops.
Bus no. 501 stop:
Leave the platform via the underground passage named Tunel Magda or Tunel Antresola in the direction Dworzec Autobusowy (opposite to the City Center - Centrum Miasta). After leaving the passage you should have the Main Bus Station (Dworzec Autobusowy) on your left. Go around it (turn left, along the front of the Main Bus Station, and then left again) and walk downstairs. Turn right, cross the square with numerous bus stops (there is a ticket machine, buses no. 208 and 292 stop there), cross the two-lane street (under the overpass), then turn right and walk up the street until you reach the bus stop.
Trams no. 2 and 15 stop:
Leave the platform via the underground passage named Tunel Magda or Tunel Antresola in the direction Centrum Miasta, Stare Miasto (City Center). After leaving the passage, go straight towards the yellow Main Station building. When you reach it, turn right to the small passage that leads to the big square in front of the Main Station building. Walk along the Main Station building until you reach the street going below. Turn right and walk along the street to the joint tram/bus stop named Dworzec Główny. A ticket machine is available there.
Taxi stop:
The taxi stop is on the roof over the platforms. You can reach it by the elevator from any platform. You can also call +48 12 191 91 or +48 12 653 55 55.
After leaving the hotel, cross the Syrokomli street and turn into the Morawskiego street (the Ibis Hotel is located at the corner of Syrokomli and Morawskiego streets). Go down the Morawskiego street until you reach the wide two-lane street. Cross the street using the underground passage. You will find there a bus stop named Jubilat. From this stop you can walk (850 m) along the two-lane street to reach the junction with the Krupnicza street. Turn right into the Krupnicza street and follow it. Auditorium Maximum will be on your left.
To make your walk shorter, you can also take one of the buses from the bus stop named Jubilat.
By bus no. 114 or 164:
Get off at the 2nd stop named AGH (the previous one is Cracovia). Turn back and walk in the direction you came from until you reach the junction with the Krupnicza street. Turn left into the Krupnicza street and follow it. Auditorium Maximum will be on your left. It is a 300 m walk.
After leaving the hostel, turn left, then left again, and go along the pavement to the bus stop named Miasteczko Studenckie AGH.
By bus no. 173:
Get off at the 3rd stop named AGH (the previous one is Czarnowiejska). Go in the direction the bus was going to the pedestrian crossing, cross the wide two-lane street, turn left and then right into the Krupnicza street. Go down the street. Auditorium Maximum will be on your left.
By any other bus:
Get off at the 2nd stop named Czarnowiejska (the previous one is Kawiory). Go towards the wide two-lane street across the small park. Turn right and follow the street until you reach the traffic lights. Cross the wide two-lane street you were following, then turn right and go along the two-lane street until you reach the junction with the Krupnicza street (approx. a 5 min. walk). Turn left into the Krupnicza street and follow it. Auditorium Maximum will be on your left.
After leaving the hostel, go straight to the tram tracks, then turn left and follow the tracks until the junction with a wide two-lane street. Cross it, turn left and go along the two-lane street until you reach the junction with the Krupnicza street (approx. a 10 min. walk). Turn right into the Krupnicza street and follow it. Auditorium Maximum will be on your left.
After leaving the hostel, turn left and go along the Reymonta street until the junction with the wide two-lane street. Cross it, turn right and go down the two-lane street until you reach the junction with the Krupnicza street. Turn left into the Krupnicza street (approx. a 5 min. walk) and follow it. Auditorium Maximum will be on your left.
Directions from the airport:
- city centre
- Ibis Hotel
- Hostel Olimp
- Hostel Żaczek
- Hostel Nawojka
Directions from the Main Railway Station:
- Ibis Hotel
- Hostel Olimp
- Hostel Żaczek
- Hostel Nawojka
- public transport facilities and taxi stops
How to get to the Auditorium Maximum (the Congress venue, ul. Krupnicza 33) from hotels:
- Ibis Hotel
- Hostel Olimp
- Hostel Żaczek
- Hostel Nawojka
1. Directions from the airport
Note: both in ticket machines and taxis you can only pay in cash. ATMs (Polish name: BANKOMAT) and currency exchange offices (Polish name: KANTOR) are available in the Arrival Hall at the airport. For more information please see: http://www.6ecm.pl/en/local-travel-info/money-prices and the airport plan.
Please notice that not all possible connections are described below, but only the simplest and direct ones.
1a. From the airport to the city centre:
By bus no. 292 or no. 208.
time: about 40 min, approx. one bus per hour for each line
price: single trip Zone I+II 3,40 zł
double trip Zone I+II 6,40 zł
multiple trips Zone I+II (valid 60 min) 4,00 zł
multiple trips Zone I+II (valid 90 min) 5,20 zł
(other kinds of multiple trip tickets – valid 15 min or 30 min - are not
sufficient for Zone II)
Tickets can be bought at newsagents at the international terminal or in the ticket machine at the bus stop.
The bus stop is located in front of the multilevel car park, right from the international terminal. The final stop for both lines is the Main Railway Station (Dworzec Główny Wschód), located less than a 10 minute walk from the Main Market Square.
By train.
The best way to get from the terminals to the Airport train station is to take a free shuttle bus. Bus stops are located in front of both terminals. A train will take you to the Main Railway Station (Dworzec Główny).
time: about 20 min, two trains per hour (you can find the timetable here - from “Kraków Balice | airport| to “Kraków Główny | main station”)
price: one-way ticket 19 zł
return ticket 29 zł (valid 30 days)
group ticket 49 zł (3 persons) or 59 zł (4 persons)
Tickets can be bought in the ticket machine at the international terminal or at a train driver.
By taxi.
time: about 30 min
price: from 50 zł up – usually it is a little bit cheaper if you order a taxi by phone. You can pay only in cash.
There is a taxi stop in front of both terminals (for the international terminal it is on the left from the main exit) or you can call +48 12 191 91 (Radio Taxi 191-91 Kraków) or +48 12 653 55 55 (iCar Taxi Kraków).
1b. From the airport to the Ibis Hotel (ul. Syrokomli 2, phone no.: (+48) 12 299 33 00):
The easiest option is to take a taxi. Prices start from 50 zł.
You can also travel by bus no. 292 (plus a 600 m walk):
Get off at the 21st stop named Cracovia Błonia (the previous one is Instytut Reumatologii). Go down the street in the direction the bus was going and turn right into the two-lane street. Follow the street for around 5 min. At the bus stop named Jubilat turn right into the little street called Morawskiego and you will soon see your hotel on the left (Ibis Hotel is located at the corner of Syrokomli and Morawskiego streets).
You might also consider taking a train to the Main Railway Station and then a tram no. 2. See the section “Directions from the Main Railway Station to...” for detailed directions.
1c. From the airport to the Hostel Olimp (ul. Rostafińskiego 9, phone no.: (+48)12 622 46 00, (+48)12 617 37 01):
By bus no. 208:
Get off at the 19th stop named Miasteczko Studenckie AGH (the previous one is Armii Krajowej). On your right you will see two high buildings: the one near you is Babilon, the one behind is Olimp.
1d. From the airport to the Hostel Żaczek (ul. 3 Maja 5, phone no.: (+48)12 633 19 14):
By bus no. 292:
Get off at the 21st stop named Cracovia Błonia (the previous one is Instytut Reumatologii). The Hostel Żaczek is the big bright building with small windows you can see on the opposite side of the street, behind the meadow and trees.
You might also consider taking a train to the Main Railway Station and then a tram no. 15. See the section: "Directions from the Main Railway Station to Hostel Zaczek" for detailed directions.
1e. From the airport to the Hostel Nawojka (ul. Reymonta 11, phone no.: (+48)12 633 52 05):
By bus no. 292:
Get off at the 23rd stop named AGH (the previous one is Cracovia). Cross the street and turn left, and then immediately turn right into Reymonta street. Go down the Reymonta street until you find on your right the long greenish building with a big sign “Nawojka” (approx. a 3 min. walk).
2. Directions from the Main Railway Station (Dworzec Główny)
Please notice that not all possible connections are described below, but only the simplest and direct ones.
2a. From the Main Railway Station (Dworzec Główny) to the Ibis Hotel (ul. Syrokomli 2, phone no.: (+48) 12 299 33 00):
By tram no. 2 (please see the below information on the bus stops location):
Get off at the 4th stop named Jubilat (the previous one is Filharmonia) – the travel should take less than 15 min. Cross the wide two-lane street using the underground passage on the right-hand side. After leaving the tunnel, keep going straight along the little street Morawskiego. You will soon see your hotel on the left (the Ibis Hotel is located at the corner of Syrokomli and Morawskiego streets).
2b. From the Main Railway Station (Dworzec Główny) to the Hostel Olimp (ul. Rostafińskiego 9, phone no.: (+48)12 622 46 00, (+48)12 617 37 01):
By bus no. 501 (please see the below information on the bus stops location):
Get off on the 5th stop named Miasteczko Studenckie AGH (the previous one is Czarnowiejska) - the travel should take about 20 min. On the opposite side of the street you will see two high buildings. One near you is hostel Babilon, the one behind is hostel Olimp.
By bus no. 208 (please see the below information on the bus stops location):
Get off on the 7th stop named Miasteczko Studenckie AGH (the previous one is Kawiory) - the travel should take about 20 min. On the opposite side of the street you will see two high buildings. One near you is hostel Babilon, the one behind is hostel Olimp.
2c. From the Main Railway Station (Dworzec Główny) to the Hostel Żaczek (ul. 3 Maja 5, phone no.: (+48)12 633 19 14):
By tram no. 15 (please see the below information on the bus stops location):
Get off at the 5th stop named Oleandry (the previous one is Cracovia) – it should be less than a 15 min travel. The Hostel Żaczek is the building behind the trees to your right.
2d. From the Main Railway Station (Dworzec Główny) to the Hostel Nawojka (ul. Reymonta 11, phone no.: (+48)12 633 52 05):
By bus no. 501 (please see the below information on the bus stops location):
Get off at the 4th stop named Czarnowiejska (the previous one is Plac Inwalidów) - the travel should take less than 15 min. Cross the street and go across the small park, then along the street to the junction. Turn right into the Reymonta street. Go down the Reymonta street until you find on your right the long greenish building with a big sign “Nawojka” (about 5 min. walk).
By bus no. 292 (please see the below information on the bus stops location):
Get off at the 5th stop named AGH (the previous one is Plac Inwalidów) - the travel should take less than 15 min. Go back to the junction and turn left into the Reymonta street. Go down the Reymonta street until you find on your right the long greenish building with a big sign “Nawojka” (approx. a 5 min. walk).
2e. From the Main Railway Station (Dworzec Główny) to the public transport facilities and taxi stops
Note: The directions described below indicate routes from the platforms and not from the station building located far away from the platforms.Buses no. 208, no. 292 stop:
Leave the platform via the underground passage named Tunel Magda or Tunel Antresola in the direction Dworzec Autobusowy (opposite to the City Center - Centrum Miasta). After leaving the passage, you should have the Main Bus Station (Dworzec Autobusowy) on your left. Go around it (turn left, along the front of the Main Bus Station, and then left again) and walk downstairs. On your right, there are numerous bus stops (all named Dworzec Główny Wschód). Find the number of your bus. There is a ticket machine at one of the stops.
Bus no. 501 stop:
Leave the platform via the underground passage named Tunel Magda or Tunel Antresola in the direction Dworzec Autobusowy (opposite to the City Center - Centrum Miasta). After leaving the passage you should have the Main Bus Station (Dworzec Autobusowy) on your left. Go around it (turn left, along the front of the Main Bus Station, and then left again) and walk downstairs. Turn right, cross the square with numerous bus stops (there is a ticket machine, buses no. 208 and 292 stop there), cross the two-lane street (under the overpass), then turn right and walk up the street until you reach the bus stop.
Trams no. 2 and 15 stop:
Leave the platform via the underground passage named Tunel Magda or Tunel Antresola in the direction Centrum Miasta, Stare Miasto (City Center). After leaving the passage, go straight towards the yellow Main Station building. When you reach it, turn right to the small passage that leads to the big square in front of the Main Station building. Walk along the Main Station building until you reach the street going below. Turn right and walk along the street to the joint tram/bus stop named Dworzec Główny. A ticket machine is available there.
Taxi stop:
The taxi stop is on the roof over the platforms. You can reach it by the elevator from any platform. You can also call +48 12 191 91 or +48 12 653 55 55.
3. How to get to the Auditorium Maximum (the Congress venue, ul. Krupnicza 33) from hotels:
3a. Ibis Hotel:
After leaving the hotel, cross the Syrokomli street and turn into the Morawskiego street (the Ibis Hotel is located at the corner of Syrokomli and Morawskiego streets). Go down the Morawskiego street until you reach the wide two-lane street. Cross the street using the underground passage. You will find there a bus stop named Jubilat. From this stop you can walk (850 m) along the two-lane street to reach the junction with the Krupnicza street. Turn right into the Krupnicza street and follow it. Auditorium Maximum will be on your left.
To make your walk shorter, you can also take one of the buses from the bus stop named Jubilat.
By bus no. 114 or 164:
Get off at the 2nd stop named AGH (the previous one is Cracovia). Turn back and walk in the direction you came from until you reach the junction with the Krupnicza street. Turn left into the Krupnicza street and follow it. Auditorium Maximum will be on your left. It is a 300 m walk.
3b. Hostel Olimp:
After leaving the hostel, turn left, then left again, and go along the pavement to the bus stop named Miasteczko Studenckie AGH.
By bus no. 173:
Get off at the 3rd stop named AGH (the previous one is Czarnowiejska). Go in the direction the bus was going to the pedestrian crossing, cross the wide two-lane street, turn left and then right into the Krupnicza street. Go down the street. Auditorium Maximum will be on your left.
By any other bus:
Get off at the 2nd stop named Czarnowiejska (the previous one is Kawiory). Go towards the wide two-lane street across the small park. Turn right and follow the street until you reach the traffic lights. Cross the wide two-lane street you were following, then turn right and go along the two-lane street until you reach the junction with the Krupnicza street (approx. a 5 min. walk). Turn left into the Krupnicza street and follow it. Auditorium Maximum will be on your left.
3c. Hostel Żaczek:
After leaving the hostel, go straight to the tram tracks, then turn left and follow the tracks until the junction with a wide two-lane street. Cross it, turn left and go along the two-lane street until you reach the junction with the Krupnicza street (approx. a 10 min. walk). Turn right into the Krupnicza street and follow it. Auditorium Maximum will be on your left.
3d. Hostel Nawojka:
After leaving the hostel, turn left and go along the Reymonta street until the junction with the wide two-lane street. Cross it, turn right and go down the two-lane street until you reach the junction with the Krupnicza street. Turn left into the Krupnicza street (approx. a 5 min. walk) and follow it. Auditorium Maximum will be on your left.
