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Travel tips (updated
February 25, 2000)
Flight to Krakow
There are now quite a few regular and charter flights
between
Krakow and several European cities. Please consult your travel agent
for details.
From the Krakow Balice airport you can take the city
bus
208
from
Balice
to the train station or
152
from
Balice
to Kleparz Nowy
(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 45 zloty.
From Warsaw to Krakow
The new Warsaw
airport and the central train station have got 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. 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. 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.
By car
See the schematic map
of Poland.
In Krakow
Prices and other practical information
Polish currency
called ZLOTY (PLN) divides into 100 GROSZ.
Currency
rates
are approximately as follows: US$ 1 = PLN 4, Euro 1 = PLN 4.30, DM 1 =
PLN 2.16.
Some typical prices:
-
train Warsaw-Krakow:
-
express/intercity train I class: 54.44 + place card; II class 36.29 + place
card,
-
intercity place card: 12; express place card: 7,
-
hotels
in Krakow: prices vary from approximately PLN 150 for a single room
to even PLN 500. Note that in the tourist season (May to September) it
is difficult to find vacancies, therefore early reservation is advised.
The University can offer a few rooms in the Guesthouses
located in the city
center for approximately PLN 120 (single room) PLN 180 (double room)
incl. breakfast.
-
Restaurants:
typical price for a 2 course dinner PLN 20-50. Beer PLN 4-6.
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