COST ACTION D10

Final Evaluation Meeting
"Innovative Methods and Techniques for Chemical Transformations"

Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University,
Krakow,Poland, 6 - 9 June 2002

Travel Information

Travel to Krakow

The John Paul II International Airport in Balice is located 15 km (approx. 10 miles) from the city centre. A taxi from the airport to the centre of the city will cost you about 50 PLN (Polish Zloty). Public transport buses (192 and 208) circulate between the airport and the centre of the town. Tickets (2.20 or 2.80 PLN respectively) may be purchased at kiosks or, for a slight surcharge (0.50 PLN), from the bus driver.

You can also fly to Warsaw and Katowice. From Warsaw's main railway station you can take an InterCity or an Express train; the journey takes about 2.5 hours. To request a taxi from the airport to the railway station, go to one of the approved taxi company desks in the airport arrivals hall or take bus number 175. A train ticket will cost about 70 PLN for second class and may be purchased at the Orbis office at the airport or at the train station itself. From Katowice airport you can (for 30 PLN) take the yellow Lufthansa minivan to Krakow's city centre, but please make a reservation for it when you buy your ticket.

There are direct international railway connections to Krakow from Austria (Vienna), the Czech Republic (Prague), Germany (Berlin, Dresden, Frankfurt/M, Frankfurt/O, Leipzig), Hungary (Budapest), Rumania (Bucharest), Slovakia (Bratislava, Kosice), and Ukraine (Kiev, Lvov, Odessa). Krakow is also linked with all other main towns and cities in Poland. The railway station is in the centre of the town, close to the area in which most of the hotels and the conference buildings are situated. If you arrive by train and want to take a taxi we would advise you call for a radio-taxi or take one from the stand on the rooftop parking above the railway station (reachable by stairs or elevator from any of the platforms). Rates of taxis in front of the station's main building are more expensive. The train schedule is available on the railway company's web page (see http://www.pkp.com.pl/ or on the Hafas page).

Krakow is located close to important roads, highways and at the crossroads of E 7 (linking the North with the South) and E 4 (linking the West with the East). One may also travel to Krakow along the A 4 highway running from the West through Silesia (the toll for this highway is 10 PLN). There are several parking areas in the centre of Krakow.

Many travel agencies offer regular coach connections between Krakow and numerous cities in Europe. Travelling by coach, one may arrive from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Holland, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

Krakow map

One can see the interactive Krakow map.

Currency

The unit of currency in Poland is the Zloty (PLN or zl). The Zloty consists of 100 Grosze,
approx. 1USD = 4.1zl; 1Euro = 3.6 zl;

Visas

Participants from most European countries and North America do not require a visa to Poland. Participants from other countries should inquire at the closest Polish consulate or at the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.