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buses run about once an The electronic boards at stops DIRECTORY
hour and cross the city in all use wheelchair symbols to
directions. The fare is the same designate which of the arriving Travelling by Bus
as for any other bus journey. trams are wheelchair accessible. and Tram
Private minibus services Tram and Bus Information
operate on many routes Taxis Tel 191 50.
within the city and in the ∑ mpk.krakow.pl
suburbs. You can purchase a Taxis are easy to locate in central
ticket directly from the driver Krakow and rates are reasonably Taxis
which costs approximately low. Various taxi companies are
twice the fare of the MPK in operation – vehicles vary in Radio Taxi
public transport. Most of colour and make, and have Tel 19191.
these minibuses depart from different signs, depending on Radio Taxi Barbakan
the main railway station which company they belong to. Tel 19661.
or nearby. All have an identification number
clearly marked on the side of the Radio Taxi-Partner
car, as well as an illuminated Tel 19633.
“taxi” sign on the roof displaying Wawel Taxi
the name of the company. Tel 19666.
Taxis wait in taxi ranks rather
than driving round the city
looking for custom, so it is in the Kazimierz quarter. The
highly unlikely that you will be taxi rank for the main railway
able to hail a taxi on the street. station is located on its roof –
Those ordered by phone are take the escalator or lift up
usually cheaper than those from the platform.
picked up at a taxi rank. There is an initial charge of 7zł,
Taxi ranks can be found all followed by 3zł per kilometre.
around the Old Town area. The Rates rise by 50 per cent
A Krakow tram operating in the city centre biggest are on ul. Sienna, a short between 11pm and 5am.
walk east of the main Market Bear in mind large items of
Square, and pl. Wszystkich luggage will increase the fare.
Travelling by Tram Świętych, close to the Radio Taxi-Partner runs a
Trams are the main form of Franciscan and Dominican fleet of taxis for disabled
public transport in central churches. There are also plenty passengers. These must be
Krakow, running of taxis on or near pl. Nowy booked in advance.
round either side of
the Old Town and Useful Tram Routes
fanning out towards This map shows the best tram routes for sightseeing in Krakow. The locations of major sights are
marked, as well as the nearest useful stop. Sights should then only be a short walk away.
outlying suburbs. They
are the best means of Krowodrza Górka Krowodrza Cmentarz
Górka
Rakowicki
travelling between Main Rail
the major bus and rail Teatr Bagatela Czartoryski Station
stations, and they are Museum Dworzec
also the quickest way National Church of Cloth Główny
St Anne
of reaching outlying Museum Collegium Hall Church of
in Krakow
attractions in the Maius St Mary
suburbs of Podgórze, Dominican
Church
3 km (2 miles) south Cracovia Poczta Główna
of the centre and Cichy Kącik Filharmonia Św. Gertrudy
Nowa Huta, 7 km Franciscan
(4 miles) east. Trams Church Church of Saints
Peter and Paul
run from around Krakow Cathedral Wawel Miodowa
5:15am– 11:15pm Salwator Wawel Royal Castle Szeroka
Pętla
daily. Most tram routes Orzeszkowej Street
operate every 10–15 Vistula Japanese Centre
minutes in the middle of Art and Technology Ethnographic
Museum
of the day, and every Czerwone Paulite Church Plac Vistula Zabłocie
Maki
“On the Rock”
20–25 minutes early Most Wolnica
in the morning and Key Grunwaldzki Pl. Bohaterów Schindler
Getta
Mały
in the evening. Many Major sight Factory Płaszów
vehicles have low Tram route Limanowskiego
floors enabling easy Stop (selected stops only) Nowy
wheelchair access. Kurdwanów Bieżanów