Travel Details

The Symposium will be held at spinPLACE, a part of the University of Silesia campus in Katowice, situated in the heart of the city, near the market square.


Bankowa Street 5 ⬩ 40-007 Katowice ⬩ Poland


Possible transport means

  • Airplanes: The nearest airport to the conference venue is Katowice airport in Pyrzowice / Ożarowice, located approximately 30 km (about a 30-minute drive) from University of Silesia campus. A bit further away is the Kraków John Paul II International Airport (Balice), about 70 km from Katowice (approximately a 1-hour drive). Warsaw Chopin Ariport (Okęcie), though about 300 km from Katowice, also provides relatively easy access to the conference venue.

  • Trains: There is a number of direct train connections from major European cities to Katowice. These include: Berlin-Katowice, Budapest-Katowice, Vienna-Katowice, Prague-Katowice, and Bratislava-Katowice. To find the particular connection and ticket that best fits your schedule, visit: https://www.thetrainline.com or https://www.raileurope.com/en. If you are traveling to Katowice from other Polish city, check https://rozklad-pkp.pl/en.




Parking zone in Katowice

Please be informed that a paid parking zone is in effect in Katowice. The most important information regarding parking rules and fees in this zone can be found on the website: https://parkowanie.katowice.eu.



How to get to the symposium venue from Polish airports?

by bus

Take the AP Line from the Airport. For the timetable see:

https://rj.metropoliaztm.pl.

The bus stop closest to the conference venue served by this line is Katowice Strefa Kultury (about a 15-minute walk from the spinPLACE). The stop nearest to the railway station and the main square is Katowice Dworzec.

by FlixBus

There is a FlixBus connection from the airport to Katowice. For the timetable see:

https://www.flixbus.co.uk.

Please note that the number of daily connections is limited. The bus arrives at the stop Katowice Sądowa Dworzec, which is located about a 25-minute walk from the spinPLACE and about a 15-minute walk from the main square.

by taxi

There are plenty of taxi drivers available at the airport at all times. However, a more affordable option might be an Uber drive. A regular taxi may cost between 150 and 170 PLN, while an Uber drive is between 90 and 110 PLN.


Note: Please be advised that, even though there is a train station near to the airport, there is no direct train connection from the airport to the city of Katowice.

by train

You need to take a train from the Kraków Lotnisko station to Kraków Główny, and then transfer for a train from Kraków Główny to the Katowice station. For the timetable see:

https://rozklad-pkp.pl/en.

by FlixBus

There is a FlixBus connection from the airport to Katowice. For the timetable see:

https://www.flixbus.co.uk/

The bus arrives at the stop Katowice Sądowa Dworzec, which is located about a 25-minute walk from the conference venue and approximately a 15-minute walk westwards from the main square in Katowice.

by taxi

There are plenty of taxi drivers available at the airport at all times. However, a more affordable option might be an Uber drive. A regular taxi may cost over 300 PLN, while an Uber drive is around 220 PLN.

by plane

The Warsaw airport is the most common transfer airport. If you arrive there, you may transfer for a plane to the Katowice Pyrzowice Airport. The flight takes around 30 minutes.

by train

You first need to take a train from the Warsaw Chopin Airport  station to Warszawa Zachodnia station, and then from Warszawa Zachodnia to the Katowice station. For the timetable see:

https://rozklad-pkp.pl/en.

by FlixBus

Take the line from Warsaw Airport to Katowice Sądowa Dworzec, which is located approximately a 25-minute walk from the spinPLACE and about a 15-minute walk westwards from the main square in Katowice. Please note that a trip by FlixBus usually requires a transfer in another city, e.g. Krakow. For timetable see:

https://www.flixbus.co.uk.


How to get to the symposium venue from the Katowice railway station?

on foot

The Katowice railway station (entrance at 3 Maja Street) is about 1 km away from the spinPLACE. Walking there should take around 15 minutes.

by bus

The bus stops located closest to the conference venue are Katowice Strefa Kultury NOSPR and Katowice Uniwersytecka (about a 10-minute walk). Fairly nearby (about a 15 minute walk), there is also Katowice Strefa Kultury Muzeum. You can look for bus connections here:

https://rj.metropoliaztm.pl.

by tram

The nearest tram station to the conference venue (about a 15-minute walk) is Katowice Rondo. This stop is served by lines T2, T11, T13, T23, and T43You can look for tram connections here:

https://rj.metropoliaztm.pl.