Travel info

The venue for the conference is the University Conference Centre in Łódź, Kopcińskiego 16/18 (Centrum
Szkoleniowo-Konferencyjne Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, http://csk.uni.lodz.pl/en/ ).
Travelling by air:
Łódź Lublinek Airport (Port Lotniczny Łódź im. Władysława Reymonta) services flights to and from Bristol,
Copenhagen, Dortmund, Dublin, East Midlands, Liverpool, London, Oslo and Tel Aviv. The flights are operated by
three airlines: Ryanair, Wizzair and Israir. All necessary details can be found on the airport's website
http://airport.lodz.pl/en .
If you fly to Warsaw, it is best to travel to Łódź by train. The journey will take you approximately 2 hours. To take a
train, you will need to transfer from Okęcie Airport to Warszawa Centralna station (app. 30 minutes). You can take a
taxi or a bus to get there. The best taxi company which services the airport and the station is ELA Taxi (22 8111 111);
taxi ranks are outside the arrival hall at Okęcie and in front of the Warszawa Centralna Station. You can pay for the
taxi by card or with Polish Złoty and the fare should not exceed 50 PLN (ap. 12Euro). If you have more time and want
to experience Warsaw public transport, you can take a bus – No 175 takes you directly to Warszawa Centralna
railway station (in app. 40 minutes). You will need a ticket which you buy in a kiosk in the arrival hall (ask for single
fare ticket – bilet na jeden przejazd), the price is about 3 PLN (about 90 cents).
Travelling by rail:
Trains from Warsaw to Łódź are operated by Polish National Railways (PKP). For the current timetables, please go to
http://rozkladpkp.pl/?q=en/node/143 . Tickets are available from travel agents and international rail ticket outlets.
As there are two companies which service this route, it is best to buy your ticket on arrival, when you know which
train you will take. You can purchase your ticket at Warszawa Centralna railway station, from where trains to Łódź
depart approximately every hour. Tickets can be bought at the offices which are situated in the main hall as well as
in the underground section. Please ask for ticket to Łódź Widzew (bilet do stacji Łódź Widzew), and the prices ranges
from 30 to 45 zloty (8-10 Euro).
Please notice that due the re-building of the main station in Łódź, it is best if you get off at Łódź Widzew (previous
stop- Koluszki, next one – Łódź Kaliska, if you miss Łódź Widzew, get off at Łódź Kaliska and take a taxi).
Once in Łódź, it is best to take a taxi to get to the conference centre (the 10-minute journey from Łódź Widzew
Station should cost around PLN 20 - approximately €5). Please notice that you may have problems paying with a card
– it is best to have some Polish currency at this point. Taxi ranks outside the station are safe places to take the taxi –
please make sure that the taxi has an official TAXI sign. You can also take the bus No 85A, which goes from Łódź
Widzew station directly to Kopcińskiego street, to reach the conference centre you need to get off at KopcińskiegoNarutowicza stop and walk straight ahead along Kopcińskiego street for approximately 5 minutes.
Travelling by car:
Traffic drives on the right. Unleaded petrol is available from all filling stations. The Polish
motoring association Polski Zwiazek Motorowy (PZM) can be called on 981 nationwide for
assistance. Car hire: Self-drive cars are available at Okęcie airport or through various car
rental offices in Warsaw and also in Łódź. Charges are usually based on a daily rate plus
a kilometer charge. Note that seat belts are compulsory.
When you arrive at the venue of the conference, it is best to leave your car in the attended car park at Kopcińskiego
17 (situated across the street from the conference centre).
Public transport in Łódź
To check how to reach a given place in Łódź by public transport, it is best to use
http://lodz.jakdojade.pl/?locale=en - a simple, user-friendly website which provides the bus and tram schedules and
shows the route to your destination.
In order to travel by public transport, you need to obtain a ticket, which can be purchased in a newsagents or a
kiosk. There are two basic kinds of tickets in Łódź – 20-minute ones and 40-minute ones. The former cost 2,40 PLN,
the latter 3,20 PLN. When in a tram or bus, you need to punch the ticket in a ticket punching machine. The tickets for
the buses and trams are the same.
Some Polish phrases that might be of help while travelling by rail, taxi or public transport:
• One-way ticket to Warszawa Centralna – Poproszę bilet normalny do Warszawy Centralnej
• One-way ticket to Łódź Widzew – Poproszę bilet normalny na Łódź Widzew
• (in a taxi) Can you take me to Chopin (Okęcie) airport - Proszę na lotnisko Chopina
(Okęcie)
•
(in a taxi) Can you take me to Warszawa Centralna railway station - Proszę na dworzec
Warszawa Centralna
•
(in a taxi) Can you take me to Łódź Widzew railway station - Proszę na dworzec Łódź
Widzew
•
(in a taxi) Can you take me to University Conference Centre at Kopcińskiego 16/18 Proszę do Centrum Konferencyjnego na Kopcińskiego 16/18
•
(public transport in Łódź) 40-minute ticket please– Poproszę bilet za 3,20 / Poproszę bilet normalny na 40
minut
•
(public transport in Łódź) 20-minute ticket please – Poproszę bilet za 2,40 / Poproszę bilet
normalny na 20 minut.