Travel

By train/road:
Poznań is located about half way between Warsaw (280 km) and Berlin (240 km), and there are good, frequent rail connections between those two cities and Poznań. Check your connections using the timetables of the Polish Railways (for connections from Poznań, please select the main station, Poznań Główny, if requested; the station to select in Warsaw is Warszawa Centralna; in Berlin, Hauptbahnhof or Ostbahnhof). You can also consult the German Railways route planner.

By air:
Poznań’s Ławica airport has frequent daily connections with Warsaw (LOT Polish Airlines), as well as Copenhagen (SAS), and Munich (LOT and Lufthansa). Poznań is also served by low-cost carriers. Wizzair serve London Luton, Burgas, Eindhoven, Oslo Torp, Paris Beauvais and Split. Ryanair provide numerous connections, including London Stansted, Alicante, Athens, Barcelona Girona, Bristol, Budapest, Dublin, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Malta, Milan Bergamo, Rome Ciampino, Stockholm Arlanda, and Tel Aviv.

The airport’s timetable is available here. However, please verify with the respective airlines whether the flights are available.

Public transport

Public transport directions for Poznań are available on Google Maps and generally reliable. You can also use local services such as Jakdojade.pl. Live times and mapped live vehicle locations are available from the Kiedypojadę app (Android, iOS) based on your location, and the Google Maps live times are generally the same. Please make sure you check data roaming charges with your mobile operator.

All trams and some buses offer contactless payment using your regular credit/debit card. Use the terminals with the black front (NOT the orange ones). You can check the appearance of the terminal and the markings to look for on tram doors here, and some more information is here. All rapid tram stops also have ticket machines selling paper tickets which also accept card payments. You need a 15-minute ticket (priced at 4 PLN) for rides to/from the Most Teatralny and Rondo Kaponiera stops in the centre; for longer trips you will need a 45-minute ticket (6 PLN).

A general introduction to the public transport system is here.

Taxi

Recommended companies:
Radio Taxi, tel. (+48) 61 196 22
Hallo Taxi, tel. (+48) 61 196 23
M1 Taxi, tel. (+48) 61 196 69
Radio Lux Taxi, tel. (+48) 61 196 62

Ride share

Uber, Bolt and FreeNow are available in Poznań, and are somewhat cheaper than metered taxis.