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Poland, Gdansk

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Gdańsk is on the Baltic coast of Poland and is its most important seaport.

The port for Gdansk is the city of Gdynia, where the cruise ships dock. From there one takes bus tours into the city. It is also possible to travel by train from Gdynia to Gdansk.
With a population of 455,830, Gdańsk is Northern Poland's largest city and was the birthplace of the famous Solidarity movement lead by Lech Wałęsa and thus, played an important role the collapse of Communist rule in Central Europe.

A “Must See” attraction!

The old city is beautiful. A true gem of architecture!

Poland, Danzig (Gdańsk) Tourist Guide: get information here to plan your holidays in Danzig (Gdańsk) within a reasonable budget . Visit the official site of Danzig (Gdańsk):
http://www.en.gdansk.gda.pl/tourists

BY AIR:

The Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport is an international airport located west northwest of Gdańsk.The airlines operate services to/from the Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport are-

  • Air Berlin (Berlin),
  • Eurolot (Aarhus, Amsterdam, Bremen, Kraków, Poprad, Poznań, Wrocław)
  • Lufthansa (Frankfurt, Munich, Düsseldorf),
  • LOT (Warsaw, Frankfurt
  • Norwegian (Oslo-Gardermoen),
http://www.airport.gdansk.pl/?lang=en

BY SEA:

Polferries - operates ferry service between Gdansk and Nynäshamn. The trip takes  about 18 hours.
http://www.polferries.se/farja

Stena Line - operates ferry service between Gdynia and Karlskrona, Sweden. The trip takes about 12.5 hours.
http://www.stenaline.com/stena-line/

BY CAR:

The A1 and S7 motorway connect Gdansk with the other city’s of Poland.
http://www.airport.gdansk.pl/passenger/arrival1/rent-a-car

BY BUS:

The bus station is located just behind the main railway station. Buses are useful and cheap to travel to regional destinations that lack railway connections.

BY TRAIN:

The main railway station is Gdańsk Glowny. The station actually operates as 2 separate stations, one for the PKP trains (intercity / long distance journeys) and another for the SKM commuter trains. Each station has separate ticket offices and platforms.
http://www.skm.pkp.pl/

  ACCOMMODATION:

Visit this site for budget rate accommodations: http://www.hotels.com/de1708555/hotels-near-stacja-gdansk-glowny-gdansk-poland/


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