Practical Information

Travel information & hotels

Before you reach Krakow city, just to make sure
what to see, where to go during the stay, please read:

Information about Cracow

See the plane schedule on Skyscanner or any other
flight engine search, we recommend use a star alliance service as well:

Star Alliance Service

To get to the Krakow city center
from the airport to a hotel:

By the train

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By the Taxi

Please note:
We gently encourage you: do not take a taxi from the Krakow
airport – BALICE, the taxis are very expensive

Please use the taxi companies given below:

  • ICAR: +48 12 653 55 55 (standard rate, no roaming for this call)
  • MEGA: +48 12 19 625 (standard rate, no roaming for this call) – Link

Please note:
The cost of TAXI from the Krakow Balice Airport to a hotel in the
City Centre, by the given providers should not exceed 100 – 125
PLN (polish zloty) = 25 – 30 Euro.

To get to the KIT Institute from your hotel


The best way to get from your hotel to the institute is to find your hotel near by tram line 8 (see the list below). The tram no. 8, runs every 5-6 minutes and the stops nearby the KIT institute (the stop names: Łagiewniki SKA 02). The proposed 5 hotels listed below: please check on line prices (links attached) and availability, since Krakow is a good location for tourism and loads of people from all round the World is coming here.


The list of hotels nearby line 8 (tram line):

  • Santi Hotel, Dominikańska 1, 31-043 Kraków (good prices 100 – 150 meters from mian market square) – Link
  • Royal hotel: Świętej Gertrudy 26, 31-048 Kraków (next to the Wawel Castle, good prices) – Link
  • Best Western Plus Krakow Old Town, Świętej Gertrudy 6, 31- 046 Kraków (200 – 300 meters from main market square, slightly more expensive) – Link
  • Stradom House, Autograph Collection – Link
  • Hotel Ester, Szeroka 20, 31-053 Kraków – Link

Restaurants tips

In Krakow there plenty of restaurants every corner you can
find something to eat, however I have selected couple of them

For those who has a hotel in Main Market Square:

  • Szara Gęś w Kuchni, Rynek Główny 17, 31-008 Kraków – Polish cuisine – Link
  • Old Town Restaurant Wine & Bar, Bracka 6, 31-005 Kraków – Polish cuisine – Link
  • Molto, Rynek Główny 11, 31-042 Kraków – Italian cuisine – Link

For those who has a hotel in Kazimierz:

  • Restauracja Starka Kraków. Józefa 14, 31-056 Kraków – Polish cuisine – Link
  • Plac Nowy 1, plac Nowy 1, 31-056 Kraków – Variety of cuisine – Link
  • Farsztat, Ciemna 4, 31-053 Kraków – Dumplings – Link
  • Adam Gessler A’ La Carte, Izaaka 7, 33-332 Kraków – Variety of cuisine – Link

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