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
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 PaÅstwowe see PKP (http://www.pkp.pl/english/index.php/)
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
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