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Krakow, Poland, 16-18 October 2008

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Travel

 

You can arrive to Krakow by plane (Airport Kraków-Balice).

From the airport to the town centre you can go by:

1. The "Balice Ekspres" operates between Kraków Główny (Main railway station) and the Kraków-Balice Airport railway-stop everyday from 4:00 am to midnight, with trains every 30 minutes between 7:00 and 21:00).

  • Trains from Kraków Główny to Kraków Balice Airport depart from platform 1, track 9.
  • Trip time: 17 mins.
  • One-way fare: 6.00 zł (ca.1.65 €).
    • No fare for luggage.
  • A free shuttle bus operates between the airport train stop and the terminals: international (T1) and domestic (T2).
  • It's possible to walk from the terminal to the railway stop (a walk of 250 metres).
  • Tickets at the airport can be bought:
    • from a ticket machine (located in the hall of the international terminal (T1) near the Tourist Information Office)
    • from the conductor aboard the train (no additional fee)
  • Tickets at Kraków Główny (main railway station) can be bought:
    • at any ticket desk
    • from a ticket machine on platform 1
    • from the conductor aboard the train (additional fee of 4.00 zł applies)

2. Bus (3 PZL - ca 1 EUR) as well (No 292, 208 every 20 min.  http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/index.php in "przystanki" name of stop: "Port Lotniczy"). Night bus 902 runs from the airport at 2340, 030, and 130 everyday (6 PZL - ca. 2 EUR).

 

3. Taxi, which costs approximately 40 PZL - ca 14 EUR (during the day) or 50 PZL - about 16 EUR (during the night). Note that Sunday the cost is higher (about 50 PZL and 80 PZL).

 

 

You can arrive by plane also to Warsaw or to Katowice. Take the train from Warsaw (station name: Warszawa Centralna)  to Krakow or from Katowice to Krakow (station name: Kraków Główny)  (http://rozklad.pkp.pl/bin/query.exe/en?). From Warsaw airport to the Warszawa Centralna railway station you can take city bus 175 or by radio-taxi which you can find at the front of the arrival floor (the cost shouldn’t be higher than 50 PZL (about 16 EUR). Travel by train from Warsaw to Krakow takes about 3 hours, from Katowice to Krakow about 2 hours.

The railway station in Krakow is located in the town centre (about 15 min by walk to the marketplace). Your accommodation place you can reach by taxi or tram.

 

Useful information

1. The currency is Polish zloty (PLN), denoted by the symbol zł (1 zl = 100 groszy).

2. The current exchange rate varies at about 4.00 zl per 1 Euro and 3.30 zl per 1 US Dollar.

3. Use only banks, hotel exchange-offices or cheque-points for money exchange.

4. Major credit cards are accepted in hotels, restaurants and big markets but not in all hostels and small shops.

5. The price of an ordinary ticket in public transport (bus, tram) is about 2.60 zl.

6. Shopping hours are generally from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (but in center of city shopping hours usually are from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m)

7.  Electrical current is 230 V, the frequency 50 Hz.

8. Participants are advised to obtain travel, medical, personal accident and luggage insurance before departure to Poland. Registration fees do not include insurance cover.