Venue and travel info

Going out

Gdańsk offers you plenty of historic sights and pleasant restaurants in the Old Town area.

For an evening out, we recommend several pubs which perform above average in terms of atmosphere and the quality of the beer served.

Things to see & do in Gdańsk

• • Historic city center of Gdańsk: the Old Town with its XIV-century tenements, town hall, Motława riverside, medieval churches (including Mariacki Church, the largest brick church in Europe), numerous restaurants, and beer cellars.

  • Sea and river cruises with boats leaving directly from the Old Town, around the Bay of Gdańsk and to the Hel peninsula.

  • Seaside resorts: the pleasant seaside town of Sopot, with its sandy beaches, is located 10km from the center of Gdańsk and well communicated. Other seaside resorts are reachable by car, train, bus or ferry.

  • Modern history: monument of the Solidarity movement which started the fall of communism in Europe; monument in Westerplatte where the first shot of WWII was fired.

  • Shops with amber, crystal glass, and local folk products.

• Within a radius of 100km:

  • • Kashubia post-glacial lake district with wild forests and hills offering beautiful views - 1h by bus.

    • The largest medieval brick castle in Europe, located in the town of Malbork, once the capital of the Country of the Knights of the Teutonic Order - 50min. by train.

    • Sand dune complex and national park near the seaside resort of Łeba.

Getting in

By plane

Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport is located 15 km from Gdańsk city center with flights to many cities in Europe. The airport is well-communicated with the city center of Gdańsk and Gdynia (taxis, buses, shuttles, car-hire options).

The airport is served by Star Alliance airlines: LOT, Lufthansa, and SAS, each of which operates 3-7 flights a day to their hubs in Frankfurt, Munich, Warsaw, Copenhagen, and other airports.

Budget airlines serve destinations in Germany, the UK, Ireland, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Norway, and Finland. For more information, see the airport website.

It is also possible to fly to Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport and connect to a domestic flight to Gdańsk or take an Intercity train (connections every 1-2h, trip duration 4.5h).

By train

Polish Railways (PKP) provide direct connections from Gdansk to all major Polish cities, and also to Berlin and Kaliningrad. Estimated travel time is 4.5h from Warsaw, 8h from Berlin.

The conference hotel is located 1.5 km from the main railway station (Gdansk Glowny).

By car

Travel time by car is 4-5h from Warsaw and 7h from Berlin. Two ferry connections operate to Sweden: Polferries has a daily ferry between Gdańsk and Nynashamn near Stockholm, and Stena Line operates 2 ferries a day between Gdynia (20 km from Gdansk) and Karlskrona.

Getting around

Official taxis are clearly marked and reasonably priced. Transfers from the airport to the city center cost about 10-15 EUR, while trips within the downtown area usually cost not more than 4-6 EUR.

Gdańsk has a well-developed bus and tram network (including airport buses and night buses) with time-tables and maps available online. Regular commuter trains connect Gdansk, Sopot, and Gdynia (every 7 minutes in the rush hour).

Several car hire options are available at Gdansk Airport.