Getting around by train Poland

The completely renovated PKP Central Station, Kraków Główny, is adjacent to the Galeria Krakowska shopping center. From here, trains to the country depart regularly, as well as daily trains to Berlin, Dresden, Frankfurt, Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, Bucharest, Kiev and Odessa at very attractive prices. If you are going to Prague, you will have to change trains in Katowice. To leave the station in the direction of the center, follow the signs to Stare Miasto.

This station is located right in the city center, next to the Palace of Culture and Science. It's the heart of the city and is constantly busy, as it's located in the middle of transport lines and a shopping mall. When you get off the train, you often have to go up 2 floors to get to the central hall, signposted "Hala Główna", where there's a tourist office stand and next to it a PKP railway information desk.

The central station, under renovation since 2022, is located to the west of the center. Note that there are two stations next to each other: in the main hall, the PKP station, for long-distance and regional trains; just behind, outside, the SKM station. These are the "RER" or suburban trains, which connect with the Trójmiasto on very frequent routes. SKM tickets can be purchased at the ticket machines or in the SKM center opposite the platforms, in the same building as the PKP station (immediately to the left as you enter the platform).

PKP is the managing company of the Polish rail network, restructured in 2000 into a private company. This transition gave rise to transport subsidiaries ICCC (national) and Polregio (regional). Trains are widely used in Poland, and the network is well-developed. Other regional companies operate routes throughout the country. For national routes, PKP is the main company. Trains are modern and on time. The high-speed Krakow-Warsaw line crosses the country at high speed.

The Lublin train station is very beautiful, a memory of a better time when it was an important stopover on the way to the Polish East, now the Ukrainian West. Daily trains leave to Zamość (3 hours), Warsaw (2.5 hours), Kraków (4.5 hours), Kiev (19 hours) and Wrocław (8 hours), with some international trains to Berlin and Vienna. The train station is a 20-minute walk from the city center and is poorly served by transportation, take a cab.

The station is located in the south of the city, about 15 minutes' walk from the city center. This superb ^mid-19th century building was completely renovated in 2012, to coincide with the Euro soccer tournament. Even if you're not passing through, it's well worth a visit (if you're in the area). There are frequent departures to Krakow, Warsaw, Poznań and most major Polish and local destinations. There are also numerous trains to Berlin, Dresden and Prague.