The workshop will take place in the buildings of UG (University of Gdańsk) in the Oliwa Campus.

Detailed information about travel to Kraków will be given later.

The conference place can be easily reached by any means of transportation.

By plane:

In recent years, Lech Wałęsa Airport in Gdańsk has become one of the main air transport centres in Poland. The airport provides numerous convenient connections to major European airports, such as Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Stockholm, Oslo, London, Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburg, Dublin, Cork, Shannon, Rome, and of course Warsaw, the capital of Poland. The Gdańsk Metropolitan Area is serviced by the following airlines: Polish Airlines LOT, Scandinavian Airlines SAS, FinnAir, Lufthansa, WizzAir, Ryanair, Norwegian Air, Centralwings and EasyJet. Extension of the airport terminal is currently under way.

At the Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport in Gdańsk-Rębiechowo take a taxi or a bus (line 110 or 210) . If you take a bus, get off at Gdańsk Wrzeszcz railway station (Wrzeszcz PKP bus station). It takes around 26 minutes. Some useful information can be found on MZK web page. Bus tickets are available at the airport as well as at the bus driver. Then, take the SKM train (with characteristic yellow-blue carriages) - platform 1 at Gdańsk Wrzeszcz railway station and get off at SKM Przymorze-Uniwesytet station (second stop). After that take about 10-minute walk from station to the conference venue - see location of the Conference Center on the map.

For participants arriving at Warsaw (Fryderyk Chopin Airport, OKĘCIE) the route could be as follow:
Airport OKĘCIE - Rail Station Warszawa Centralna by bus (see www page OKĘCIE)
and then Warszawa Centralna - Gdańsk Oliwa by train (see timetable Polish Rail Network PKP: Warsaw-Gdańsk Oliwa).

By train:

All the long-distance trains stop at Gdańsk Oliwa railway station. Then, take the SKM train (with characteristic yellow-blue carriages) - platform 1 at Gdańsk Oliwa railway station and get off at SKM Przymorze-Uniwesytet station (first stop). After that take a 10-minute walk from station to the conference venue (see map ).

Five international railway lines pass through the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area, connecting it and its ports with the main cities and industrial centres of the country. Trains to Warszawa leave from the railway stations of Gdańsk, Gdynia and Sopot on average, during the day, every hour. International railway lines:

If you want to travel by train around Poland, you can check out timetables of the Polish Rail Network (PKP). Just remember to use the Polish spellings (ie Krakow for Cracow, Warszawa for Warsaw).

By car:

The Tri-City (Gdańsk-Sopot-Gdynia) is surrounded by a bypass, which offers an easy access to Gdańsk.

There is a number of international roads intersecting at the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area:_ Highway No. 6, which connects the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area with Szczecin and further on to Berlin, Highway No. 7, connecting the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area with Warsaw and further on with Slovakia and Hungary, Highway No. 1, providing connection between the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area, the Czech border and southern Germany. Highway No. 1 is a part of the so-called “Corridor VI,” an international transport passage connecting the regions of Northern and Southern Europe – from Scandinavia via Poland, Central Europe, the Balkans and Turkey to the Near East.

A map of the Tri-City is available here.

By ferry:

Gdansk, being one of the great historic ports of Europe, has also international connections by the sea. So if you’re traveling from Sweden, you can take a ferry. Polfferries sails regularly from the Swedish port of Nynashamn to Gdańsk and Stena Line sail from Karlskrona to Gdynia.

Public transportation

The public transportation (trams, buses, local train) and taxis are currently relatively cheap in Poland and provide easy and safe ways of transportation. The main transportation axis of the Gdańsk Metropolitan Area is the fast city-railway, the Municipal Railways, so called SKM (Szybka Kolej Miejska), linking Wejherowo in the north all the way down to Pruszcz Gdański in the south. It is the main means of public transportation along the central north-south axis thanks to its speed and frequent service. It is an excellent means for short trips across the Tri-City. Tickets can be bought only at the Ticket Office at every station and must be validated before entering the train in the yellow check machine on the platform. Late in the evening tickets are available directly from the conductor at the head of the train. Every city has its own network of public transportation. Tickets are available at kiosks and in some cities from drivers of buses, trams and trolleybuses. Usually you also need a ticket for your luggage. Tickets must be validated just after you get on a bus, tram or trolleybus.
Tram is the most popular means of transportation in Gdańsk. The network provides excellent links between north and south of the city. Moreover its branches reach to most quarters. Tickets for trams and buses in Gdańsk are priced by the travel time they offer. The basic ticket (3 PLN) is valid for a single ride. There are also tickets valid for 1 hour (3,6 PLN), and 24 hours (12 PLN). Using these time tickets you are allowed to switch trams or buses unless the time has expired. Tickets can be bought in every kiosk. Moreover, the tram driver sells tickets of the basic value. There are also metropolitan tickets (valid for Gdańsk and Gdynia).
Buses are the main means of transportation to distant quarters and suburbs of Gdańsk, Sopot and Gdynia. At night (from midnight up to 4 AM) they are the only means of public transportation available (note special night fare).
Gdynia has its own tickets; therefore it is impossible to use Gdańsk time-tickets there. Moreover in Gdynia there is no distinction in the value of the ticket as far as the time of the travel is concerned. Each stamped ticket is valid for a single tour only.Trolley-buses support the public transportation network of Gdynia. The fare is the same as for buses. In Sopot both Gdynia and Gdańsk tickets are valid, although the fares might differ. Only in buses going to Gdańsk one is obliged to use time-tickets (details see Trams). On other routes each punched ticket is valid for a single ride.

Taxi

Taxi is the best solution for return from late night parties. It is not too expensive. When taking a taxi, it is better to call a cab than to take one from a taxi rank – you get the right for price reduction.

Weather

In Poland, the long term average temperature in this time of spring is 18°C. However, daily minimum and maximum temperatures go down to +10°C (50°F) and up to +26°C (78°F). For more information about the actual weather conditions in Gdańsk, please click here.

Time

The time zone is GMT + 1 hour.

Voltage

Electricity in Poland is 220 Volt AC.

Money and banking

Polish currency is Polish złoty (PLN or zł). The exchange rate of złoty to other currencies is variable, and for example to Euro it can vary from 3 to 4 PLN. So we recommend to check the rate before you visit Poland. You can check current rate here. 1 złoty equals 100 groszy (gr). There are 5 notes: 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 zł. Coins include: 1, 2, 10, 20 & 50 gr, and also 1, 2, & 5 zł.
Currency exchange: If you wish to exchange euro (or other currency) into PLN you have at your disposal exchange desks at border crossings, airports, railway stations, travel offices, hotels and special exchange counters called “kantors”. Traveler’s check can be exchanged at every bank, but not at private exchange counters. No commission fee is charged at kantors. Cash machines are very common.There are many banks in Poland. They are usually open from Monday till Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.