Transfers in Zakopane

Zakopane transfers

Zakopane is Poland’s best-known mountain resort, between the Tatras and Gubałówka near the Slovak border. It has no airport, so most visitors fly into Kraków Airport or Katowice Airport and continue by road or rail.

Kraków Airport to Zakopane transfer prices

The drive from Kraków Airport takes about 1 h 40 via the Zakopianka road. Private cars for up to four cost about PLN 500–550, or from about €147, and 8-seat buses about PLN 400–600. From Kraków city it is similar, about PLN 550 for up to four or PLN 600 for five to eight. Tell the firm in advance if you carry skis or snowboards.

Zakopane transfers from Katowice, Warsaw and Vienna

• Katowice Airport: about PLN 550–1,000, depending on group size
• Poprad-Tatry Airport in Slovakia: about PLN 400–500
• Wrocław: about PLN 1,300–1,500
• Warsaw: about PLN 1,200–1,600
• Vienna: about PLN 1,200–1,400

Zakopane by train and bus from Kraków

If you are travelling on a budget, buses from Kraków take about 2 hours and cost about PLN 28–35, and students get 25% off on one line. Intercity trains take about 2 h 30 for about PLN 29, while slower regional trains take about 3.5–4.5 hours. The railway first reached Zakopane in 1899. In the ski season, book your transfer early, especially for groups.