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Info for people off to Poland
chalky_bertie
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Just returned from a week in Poland so thought this may be of interest to some people.
When you land in Warsaw there is a bus that goes straight into town (175). Tickets are 2zl 40 and can be purchased from the newsagent on the left as you leave the arrivals building. The bus stop is the 2nd one on the right, the first one just drops people off. Sit on the left of the bus and you will pass a large building which says "warsaw centralla" - this is the train station. The station concourse is on ground level but all trains leave from underground. There is a shop for food etc in the main building. A ticket to Gdansk is 120zl each first class (recommended) and takes 4.5 hours. You should use one of the Polish translation sites to get what you want translated before you go and hand the paper to the ticket office as some poeple only speak basic English.
Quite a few tramps in Gdansk and the station so beware. Lovely town however down by the river and seeing all the old buildings. There are lots of trams and buses in Gdansk which usually cost 2zl 40. There are alot of inspectors but just act daft and use the same ticket a couple of days (if you want to take the risk) otherwise get it stamped in one of the machines on the bus / tram. Not much at Gdansk airport for domestic flights and it is quite small. Catch bus "B" from the opposite side of the railway station to KFC and Mcdonalds, it's opposite the bus station and goes from the side of the road where the trams stop.
Krakow I would recommend to anyone. Catch bus "192" into town and get off when you start to see the outer walls and when near to a building that looks like a dome then get off as you are about 200m from the main square. Lots of accommodation around here but the one we stayed at didn't take credit cards (so check). Bus is 2zl 50 if ticket bought in terminal next to information desk or 3zl on bus. Lots of places to eat around the main square but they were doing alot of re-paving last week but it really is nice. There are plenty of things to see in the town and everything is walkeable to. A day out is Aushwitz but you need a full day to have a good look round. You can catch either the train or bus but I would advise the train -11zl. It takes 1.5 hours but is alot more comfortable than the bus. When you get there then go outside and catch any of the following buses which will drop you off at / near the museum - 2,3,5,24,27 and cost 2zl. There are tours or you can do it yourself. Also visit Birkenau on the free bus which is another camp nearby. Watch the times for the buses back to Aushwitz and then the last buses / trains home.
Warsaw was also OK but you would probably only need 1 or 2 days. The old town is really nice. Catch bus "175" back to the airport for 2zl 40.
Hope this helps someone.
When you land in Warsaw there is a bus that goes straight into town (175). Tickets are 2zl 40 and can be purchased from the newsagent on the left as you leave the arrivals building. The bus stop is the 2nd one on the right, the first one just drops people off. Sit on the left of the bus and you will pass a large building which says "warsaw centralla" - this is the train station. The station concourse is on ground level but all trains leave from underground. There is a shop for food etc in the main building. A ticket to Gdansk is 120zl each first class (recommended) and takes 4.5 hours. You should use one of the Polish translation sites to get what you want translated before you go and hand the paper to the ticket office as some poeple only speak basic English.
Quite a few tramps in Gdansk and the station so beware. Lovely town however down by the river and seeing all the old buildings. There are lots of trams and buses in Gdansk which usually cost 2zl 40. There are alot of inspectors but just act daft and use the same ticket a couple of days (if you want to take the risk) otherwise get it stamped in one of the machines on the bus / tram. Not much at Gdansk airport for domestic flights and it is quite small. Catch bus "B" from the opposite side of the railway station to KFC and Mcdonalds, it's opposite the bus station and goes from the side of the road where the trams stop.
Krakow I would recommend to anyone. Catch bus "192" into town and get off when you start to see the outer walls and when near to a building that looks like a dome then get off as you are about 200m from the main square. Lots of accommodation around here but the one we stayed at didn't take credit cards (so check). Bus is 2zl 50 if ticket bought in terminal next to information desk or 3zl on bus. Lots of places to eat around the main square but they were doing alot of re-paving last week but it really is nice. There are plenty of things to see in the town and everything is walkeable to. A day out is Aushwitz but you need a full day to have a good look round. You can catch either the train or bus but I would advise the train -11zl. It takes 1.5 hours but is alot more comfortable than the bus. When you get there then go outside and catch any of the following buses which will drop you off at / near the museum - 2,3,5,24,27 and cost 2zl. There are tours or you can do it yourself. Also visit Birkenau on the free bus which is another camp nearby. Watch the times for the buses back to Aushwitz and then the last buses / trains home.
Warsaw was also OK but you would probably only need 1 or 2 days. The old town is really nice. Catch bus "175" back to the airport for 2zl 40.
Hope this helps someone.
**BERTIE**
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