Bielsko-Biała

By plane
By plane

The Katowice-Pyrzowice airport in Pyrzowice 80 km from Bielsko-Biala is an airport for domestic and European flights to following cities:

Athens

Barcelona

Belfast

Budapest

Cologne

Cork

Dortmund

Dublin

Dusseldorf

Doncaster - Sheffield

Edinburgh

Frankfurt

Frankfurt Hann

Koln

Liverpool

London

Milan

Munich München

Oslo

Palma de Mallorca

Paris

Paris Beauvais

Rome

Rhodes

Stockholm

Thessaloniki

Warsaw

There's a frequent shuttle bus from outside the terminal building to the city centre dropping off near main railway station.

For further information see GTL Airport Katowice - Pyrzowice (http://www.gtl.com.pl/eng...) and GTL Travel (http://www.gtltravel.com....).

The other option, perhaps better is the Balice Airport KRK (http://www.lotnisko-balic...) - it is the Krakow airport, located about 65km to the east of Bielsko-Biala. It is the second biggest airport in Poland, with frequent domestic and international charter and scheduled flights. There are several direct arrivals every day from all over Europe, including London, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Milan, Cologne, Berlin, Dublin, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Rome, Vienna and Zurich. Services also fly from Chicago and New York in the USA, and there are summer flights to more destinations, including Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey. The main flight companies operating in the airport include British Airways, LOT the Polish national airline, Air France, Alitalia, Aerlingus, Austrian Airlinese, and Lufthansa. There are also lots of budget airlines operating here, including Air Berlin, Central Wings, Condor, EasyJet, German Wings, Jet 2, Ryanair, and TUIfly. Alternatively, you can fly to Warsaw for a connecting flight.

By train
By train

Bielsko-Biala Main Railway Station is located in the city center.

Trains from all parts of Poland and other countries arrive at Main Station. Thera are Intercity and Eurocity express trains stopping at Bielsko-Biala, as its railway goes on the line Budapest - Bielsko-Biala - Katowice - Warsaw and Vienna - Bielsko-Biala - Katowice - Warsaw.

The trains within Poland are run by Polskie Koleje Państwowe see PKP (http://www.pkp.pl/english/index.php/)

By bus
By bus

Long-distance bus services arrive at Main Bus Station near the Main Railway Station. The main operator is PEKAES EUROLINES (http://www.pekaesbus.com....). Services are available from Krakow 2 hours - an hour quicker than the train, Warsaw, Lublin, and in summer to the Baltic coastal resorts.

By car
By car

The main approaches to Bielsko-Biala are:

from Kraków one can choose the A-4 motorway to Katowice and then S1 motorway to Bielsko-Biala 110 km, or alternatively shorter road through Wadowice 70 km

from Katowice south by the S1 motorway

from Wroclaw on the A-4 motorway to Katowice, then S1 south to Bielsko-Biala

from Warsaw south on the S1 E-67 European main road; Bielsko-Biala is about 350 km south of Warsaw

from Cieszyn on the southern border on the S1 E-75 European main road; Bielsko-Biala is about 25 km northeast of Cieszyn