Plane: Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport (LCJ). You can take Bus 65A from the airport until Waltera-Janke - Wyszyńskiego stop, then switch to tram 12 until Narutowicza - Matejki (kampus UŁ) stop.
Otherwise you can fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) or Warsaw Modlin Airport (WMI) and take a train to Łódź Fabryczna Station.
Train or bus: Long-distance trains and buses stop at Łódź Fabryczna Station, from where you can take a tram 12 or 18 until Narutowicza - Matejki (kampus UŁ) stop.
You can use apps Jakdojade or mobileMPK to check public transport routes and schedule.
Accommodation: the Training and Conference Center of the University of Lodz offers accommodation facilities (https://www.csk.uni.lodz.pl/centrum-szkoleniowo-konferencyjne-kopcinskiego), located within walking distance of the first-day venue (the Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection). To book the room please contact directly the Conference Center Office (phone +48 42 635 54 90, e-mail: cskul@uni.lodz.pl). The organisers may provide you with the confirmation of your attendance to the conference if necessary for booking.
Car: Take DW713 and DK48 to Spała (60 km from Łódź city).
Train: You can take a train from Łódź Fabryczna station to the town of Tomaszów Mazowiecki. From there you can take a taxi / Uber / Bolt to Spała (9 km). Direct train from Łódź to Spała runs only on weekends.
You can use Koleo app to check train schedules and buy tickets.
The organizers are currently gathering information about those needing organized transportation from Łódź to Spała (May 20th) and back (May 22nd or 23rd) and will try to arrange it. The cost will depend on the number of participants and is not included in the fee. Please let us know about your needs by email at sknb.mykonation@gmail.com.
Accommodation: the Field Station of the University of Lodz offers the 1- to 4-person rooms (with bathroom) at reasonable prices (https://www.biol.uni.lodz.pl/spala), but the number of rooms is limited. Please contact the organizer, dr hab. Małgorzata Ruszkiewicz-Michalska (malgorzata.ruszkiewicz@biol.uni.lodz.pl) to ask for the rooms availability and booking. To receive the accommodation invoice please contact Station Officer – Mrs. Mirona Werkowska (mirona.werkowska@biol.uni.lodz.pl).
Spała is a tourist destination, so you will also find hotels and guesthouses.
Image source: “Fly with Entomopathogenic fungus, Ophiocordyceps dipterigena?” by Andreas Kay, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0