We will
provide a conference
bus
from Krakow to Zakopane on June 14 at approximately 6 p.m.
The bus will
depart from the parking lot in front of the Institute of Physics, (satelite
view)
Reymonta Street
4.
Please note that there are 2 parking lots: one in front of the main
entrance and the other one at the back entrance.
Both are well visible
from the main hall at the ground floor. If you arrive in Krakow in the
morning, please
proceed to the Institute, where you will be able to leave your luggage.
You can then walk to the city centre.
DISTANCES:
Warszawa-Krakow: appr. 260 km., 2:45 hrs by express train (once an hour)
Krakow-Zakopane: appr. 100 km., 2:30 hrs by bus (frequent bus
connections until 9 p.m.)
From the Krakow airport you can take (see map for orientation)
TRAIN
New train line operates now between the
airport and the central train/bus station. Take a free shuttle bus from
the bus stop located
at the main exit or walk 200 m. following signs to
the train stop. Tickets (PLN 4) can be purchased on the train. The
train operates
from 4:25 in the morning until midnigth (see time
table: right panel airport-to-train station, left panel train
station-to-airport).
BUS
The city bus 192
to the train/bus station (3/4 hour). You have to purchase bus tickets,
one for you
and one for
each
piece of luggage, in advance in newsstands called "Kiosk RUCH"
(located on the 1-st floor of Krakow Airport)
or on the bus and punch them on the
bus right after boarding. For the Institute of Physics get off at the
AGH bus
stop.
The citiy bus 208
will take you to Nowy Kleparz. For Institute of Physics get off at the
Czarnowiejska
bus stop.
TAXI
Alternatively you can take a taxi. The price for a
ride to the
train/bus station should not exceed PLN 50-60 on weekdays
(50% more on
weekends and at night). You may also try to negotiate an attractive
price for a
ride directly
to Zakopane
with taxi drivers at the airport; the
price
might be of the
order PLN 400-500.
There is a number of Express and Intercity trains from Warsaw to Krakow. Look up the timetable.
IMPORTANT: to avoid queues purchase the train ticket at the airport "ORBIS" (Polish Travel Agency) office located at the exit from the arrival hall.We will provide a conference
bus
from Krakow to Zakopane on June 14 in the evening. If you arrive
in Krakow by train from Warsaw
or from the airport we recommend that you take a taxi to the Institute
of Physics of the Jagellonian University , Reymonta str. n. 4.
You may find taxis at the parking lot located above the platforms (see TIPS
below). If you prefer to use public transportation then
take bus 192
from the Eastern side of the main train (Dworzec Glowny Wschod) station in
the direction Airport (Port
Lotniczy Balice).
Get off at the AGH bus
stop. If you arrive by plane, either go by train to the main train
station, or take a bus 192
in the direction of
the train station and get off at the AGH bus
stop , or bus 208
and get off at the Czarnowiejska
bus stop. Have a look at the
saletite
view of the Institute of Physics and neighboring streets.
Consult the city map;
the train station=DWORZEC 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
timetables,
this site is only in Polish, type Zakopane
in the box on the left, choose date, june is czerwiec, and hour; and press szukaj). The price is PLN
15-18
depending on the company you
choose. The ride
to Zakopane will take about
2.5 hrs. Buses to Zakopane depart from the upper level
of the central
bus terminal located on the East side of the main train station.
Tickets can be purchased on the bus or, if you want to buy
the ticket in advance, in the main building of the bus terminal.
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 they are not so frequent.
USEFUL TIPS
When you arrive by train from Warsaw or from the airport, West is on
your right, East is on your left, South in front and North on your back.
Krakow central train station
(Dworzec Glowny) is a located within a
walking distance from the old city centre. Next to the station on the
western side there is a large shopping mall (Galeria Krakowska) that
you have to walk through on your way to the old city. If you want
to take a taxi go to the parking lot located above the platforms taking the stairs in the
South end of the platform. If you want to get to
the bus
depot that is on the East side, take the underground tunnel
located on far most North end of the platform, and then go East.
Click here
to see what is the weather in Zakopane.
Currency rates are approximately as follows: US$ 1 = PLN 2.7, Euro 1 = PLN 3.8.
Some typical prices (in PLN):
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