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Katowice - 30 km

by bus: take the AP Line from the Airport. For the timetable see: rj.metropoliaztm.pl/plan/. The bus stop closest to the conference venue is Katowice Strefa Kultury. The stop closest to the train station and the main square is Katowice Dworzec.
by taxi: there are plenty of taxi drivers available at the airport at all times. However, a more affordable option might be an Uber drive. A regular taxi may cost between 150 and 170 PLN, while an Uber drive is between 90 and 110 PLN.
by flixbus: There is a flixbus connection from the airport to Katowice. For the timetable see: www.flixbus.co.uk.
Note: the number of daily connections is limited. The bus arrives at the stop Katowice Sądowa Dworzec, which is located a 15-minute walk westwards from the main square. by train: even though there is a train station near to the airport, there is no direct train connection from the airport to the city of Katowice.

Cracow - 70 km

by flixbus: There is a flixbus connection from the airport to Katowice. For the timetable see: www.flixbus.co.uk. The bus arrives at the stop Katowice Sądowa Dworzec, which is located a 15-minute walk westwards from the main square.
by train: You need to take a train from the station Kraków Lotnisko to Kraków Główny, and then transfer for a train from Kraków Główny to the station Katowice. For timetable see: rozklad-pkp.pl/en.
by taxi: there are plenty of taxi drivers available at the airport at all times. However, a more affordable option might be an Uber drive. A regular taxi may cost over 300 PLN, while an Uber drive is around 220 PLN.

Warsaw - 300 km

by plane: the Warsaw airport is the most common transfer airport. If you arrive there, you may transfer for a plane to the Katowice Pyrzowice Airport. The flight takes around 30 minutes.
by train: you first need to take a train from the station Warsaw Chopin Airport to Warszawa Zachodnia, and then from Warszawa Zachodnia to the Katowice station. For timetable see: rozklad-pkp.pl/en.
by flixbus: take the line from Warsaw Airport to Katowice Sądowa (which is located a 15-minute walk westwards from the main square in Katowice).
Note: a trip by flixbus usually requires a transfer in another city, e.g. Krakow. For timetable see: www.flixbus.co.uk.

Ostrava (CZ) - 130 km

by train: Katowice Station
For connections and train timetables see: rozklad-pkp.pl/en
There is a number of direct train connections from major European cities to Katowice. These include: Berlin-Katowice, Budapest-Katowice, Vienna-Katowice, Prague-Katowice, and Bratislava-Katowice. To find the particular connection and ticket that best fits your schedule, visit: www.thetrainline.com or www.raileurope.com/en.
by bus: stop Katowice Sądowa - by flixbus: For connections and train timetables see: www.flixbus.co.uk.