Transfers in High Tatras

High Tatras transfers and taxis

Starý Smokovec, Tatranská Lomnica and Štrbské Pleso are the main High Tatras resort villages. Most visitors arrive via Poprad-Tatry Airport or fly into Kraków and cross the border by car.

High Tatras resorts and the Tatra Electric Railway

The metre-gauge Tatra Electric Railway runs 29.1 km from Poprad via Starý Smokovec to Štrbské Pleso, with a 5.9 km branch to Tatranská Lomnica. A rack railway climbs to Štrbské Pleso from Štrba on the main line. Štrbské Pleso is at about 1,319 m, with about 7.5 km of pistes. From Tatranská Lomnica a cable car has climbed Lomnický štít (about 2,634 m) since 1940; it usually closes in May for maintenance.

Poprad to the High Tatras by taxi

Taxis from Poprad take about 15 minutes to Starý Smokovec and about 30 minutes to Štrbské Pleso. Fares are about €15–18 and €30–40. Tatranská Lomnica costs about €20–22.

Kraków Airport to High Tatras transfers

Private cars between the Tatras and Kraków Airport cost about €145–200 per vehicle, and shared minibuses start at about €30 per person. Cars to Zakopane cost about €70–95. Larger groups may pay more: one Tatras host adds 30% for more than four people. Jasná is about 60 minutes from Poprad, for about €80–85.