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12 ARRIVAL & TRANSPORT
Arriving by plane
Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport (Port Lotniczy im.
Lecha Wałęsy) ul. Słowackiego 200 (Rębiechowo),
tel. (+48) 58 348 11 63, www.airport.gdansk.pl.
The new terminal 2 forms the centrepiece of this 150
million zloty investment and handles all departures while
the hardly aged terminal 1 has been (or rather is as we
write) converted into a solely arrival terminal. Arriving on
the ground floor of terminal 1 you will be met by a hall
containing ATM machines, some less than competitive
currency exchange desks and a Gdańsk Tourist Organisation
information point where you’ll find In Your Pocket
guides and free In Your Pocket mini-guides.
Getting to Gdańsk. You can reach the city by shelling
around 50zł for a taxi from the rank in front of the terminal.
Remember that taxis cost more at night and from Saturday
at 22:00 until Monday at 06:00. Neptun Taxi is the official
taxi firm and can be trusted. Look out for their cars with
the 19686 logo on the side. Be suspicious if offered a
lift by any car not bearing their logo. The cheapest option
is to take bus N°210 towards Orunia, ul. Gościnna to get
to the main Gdańsk Główny train station or bus N°110 to
Gdańsk Wrzeszcz train station. Journey time is 30 to 40
minutes and te bus stop is to the left of the exit next to
the new terminal. The journey requires a one-ride ticket
which costs 3.40zł (from June 3.60zł) and is available
from the driver. You can also buy tickets at the Gdańsk
Tourist Organisation Information desk.
Alternatively, take the Airport Bus (www.airportbus.
com.pl), where 14.90zł tickets can be purchased direct
from the driver (euros accepted). Catch it from the bus
stop to the left of the terminal building, and find your
journey terminating outside the Hevelius Hotel (return
journeys back to the airport available).
Times as follows:
From the airport 01:00, 02:00, 10:30, 11:50, 13:10,
14:50, 18:30, 19:50, 23:40.
To the airport 04:00, 07:30, 09:00, 11:00, 12:30,
16:00, 17:20.
Note that to ensure the bus is running, you should book
a ticket by 20:00 the day before. If there are no tickets
sold the day before the bus does not run. If the bus is
there you are able to buy a ticket from the driver.
Getting to Sopot. There are no buses directly to Sopot
so the most direct option by public transport is to take the
110 bus to Gdańsk Wrzeszcz station. From there take the
local yellow and blue SKM commuter train from platform
1. You’ll need to get on a train running in the direction of
Gdynia and boards on the platform show the time until
the next train. Sopot (the train station in the middle of the
town) is the sixth stop from Gdańsk Wrzeszcz. The most
direct way to reach Sopot is by taking a 19686 Neptun
taxi from outside the terminal building which will cost you
around 60zł normally and more at weekends and at night.
Getting to Gdynia. By public transport you can take
the bus 110 to Gdańsk Wrzeszcz railway station before
boarding a local yellow and blue SKM train to Gdynia
Główna. Alternatively there is bus 510 which runs to
Gdynia 6 times a day (06:45, 10:05, 11:55, 15:00, 18:30
Sat-Sun, 21:15 Mon-Sat and 17:05 Mon-Fri) and costs
3.80zł (from June 4.00zł). Note that this route will run
more frequently during EURO2012. You can buy tickets
directly from the driver. The most direct way is by taxi and
a 19686 taxi will cost you around 100zł to the centre
of Gdynia with prices higher at night and at weekends.
Arriving by train
Arriving by train in Gdansk. When you arrive at Gdańsk
Główny you are a stone’s throw away from Gdańsk Old Town. Left
Luggage is next to the entrance to the main lobby and is open
24hrs although you’ll need the security to open the door from
01:00 - 03:30. The currency exchange (open 24hrs) is in the hall
leading off the main lobby and there are a couple of ATMs. Public
phones are either end of this hall. To get to the town go down the
steps opposite McDonald’s and turn right. Then turn right again,
and head up the steps leading to ul. Podwale Grodzkie. Q The
main building of the station is closed 01:00-03:30, but if you need
to use a locker or buy a ticket the security guard will let you in.
Arriving by train in Gdynia. While the main railway station
receives a well-needed facelift, rail services have been
moved to the local railway station 100m along from the former
station. Tickets for local, regional and national trains can all be
purchased from here. The city centre lies right outside the station
and the main street, ul. Świętojańska is a 10 minute walk
away by turning right out of the station and following ul. 10-go
Lutego. The new station is due to open at the start of June.
Arriving by train in Sopot. Sopot train station is a pretty
basic and run-down affair with two platforms one of which has
been renovated to its original appearance. If you are arriving
from out of town you will be deposited on platform no. 2. To get
to the main station building you should walk to the tunnel at
the northern end of the platform which will bring you out next
to the station building. Inside are left luggage lockers which
are only available in summer (“money lockers” are available
for smaller storage of your funds) and a fast food outlet as well
as the ticket office. The beach, pier, cafes and restaurants are
all within a 10 minute walk and the nearest tourist information
office is at the entrance to the pier at Pl. Zdrojowy 2.
Gdańsk Główny Train Station A-2, ul. Podwale
Grodzkie 1, tel. (+48) 58 721 54 15, www.pkp.pl.
Gdynia Główna Train Station N-1, Pl. Konstytucji
1, www.pkp.pl.
Sopot Główny Train Station L-3, ul. Dworcowa 7, tel.
(+48) 58 721 37 32, www.pkp.pl.
Arriving by car
There are four main routes leading directly to the Tri-city: the
E28 from the west via Gdynia; the E75 from the south via
Gdansk; the E77 from Warsaw which comes into the city via
Gdansk from the east and the A1 highway also from the south.
Arriving by car in Gdańsk. Parking is available once you
arrive in Gdańsk but remember that the old town area is permit
parking only and you will be fined by the city police for driving into
the old town without a pass. Watch out for the signs marking
the start of the permit parking zone. You will have to use street
parking which is paid for (3zł for the first hour) and you will need
to buy a ticket at the street machine. Alternatively and recommended
if you are planning on leaving the car unattended for
some time, try one of the guarded parking areas listed.
Arriving by car in Gdynia. If you are coming from the south
you will need to negotiate the other two cities first. This is best
done by use of the Obwodnica (ring road) which will get you to the
centre of Gdynia in about 20 minutes. Gdynia itself is the best
laid out of the 3 cities in terms of cars but even parking here is a
challenge these days. Note that paid parking from June will cost
1zł for the first half hour, 2zł for the second 3zł per hour after that.
Arriving by car in Sopot. Whether you are arriving from the
south (Gdańsk) or the north (Gdynia) you are very likely to make
the approach to Sopot via the main Al. Niepodległości road. This
can be very busy during peak times. Sopot city centre is quite
small and, particularly during the summer months, the centre
is snarled up with traffic. There is street parking if you can find
it with the area closest to the centre subject to parking tickets.
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Arriving by bus
Arriving by bus in Gdansk. Most national and international
buses arrive at Gdańsk bus station (Dworzec PKS), up
on the hill just behind the train station (Dworzec PKP). Give
the main building a miss and head downstairs to the bus
station hall. The hall is grey and dirty and best shot through
quickly by taking the escalator down to the underground
passage; follow the signs Centrum or Dworzec PKP. Walk
through the passage past all the kiosks selling slippers and
mobile phones until you see the EMPiK bookshop in front of
you. Turn right and go up the steps to ul. Podwale Grodzkie
and the old town lies about a 5 minute walk from there.
Arriving by bus in Gdynia. The building which houses
the train and bus station is currently in the middle of a huge
redevelopment due for completion at the end of May and
meaning, at press time, that there is in effect no bus station
building. Buses stop outside of the development which is
located just on the edge of the city centre. You can get to the
main street, ul. Świętojańska by following ul.10-go Lutego, a
walk that will take you about 10 minutes.
Arriving by bus in Sopot. Sopot does not have its own
international bus station so you will either be dis-embarking
in Gdynia or Gdańsk bus stations and travelling to Sopot
via the local SKM commuter train. See the Getting to Sopot
section in Sopot In Your Pocket for details.
Gdańsk Główny Bus Station A-2, ul. 3 Maja 12, tel.
(+48) 58 302 15 32, www.pks.gdansk.pl.QTicket office
Open 08:30 - 17:00, Sat 08:30 - 16:30. Closed Sun. Note
that on the first two and the last two working days of each
month the ticket office is open 06:30 - 18:30.
Gdynia Główna Bus Station (Gdynia Główna Dworzec
Autobusowy) N-1, Pl. Konstytucji 1, www.pksw.pl.
Arriving by ferry
Arriving by ferry in Gdansk. Polferries from Nynashamn,
60km south of Stockholm, arrive in Gdańsk’s Nowy Port,
about 7km north of the centre. There’s only one ferry in each
direction daily, so the terminal is not very busy. You can buy
a phone card at the kiosk nearby. The currency exchange at
the gate does not offer good rates. Bus N°148 leaves from
outside the main ferry terminal and takes you to Gdańsk
Żabianka train station. From here take an SKM train to
Gdańsk Główny. Alternatively, a taxi ride into the centre of
Gdańsk costs about 25zł. If you have a car then you should
follow signs to centrum, a journey that will take you about
15-30 minutes depending on the time of day.
Arriving by ferry in Gdynia. Stena Line ferries from
Karlskrona, 500km south of Stockholm, arrive at the Gdynia
ferry terminal. There is a currency exchange in the terminal,
and you can also change money on the boat. From the ferry
terminal, take bus N° 150 to Gdynia Główna, the main train
station in Gdynia (from where there are commuter trains to
Gdańsk). A bus ticket costs 2.80zł (3zł from June), and a taxi
to the centre should come to around 20zł. To return there’s a
special line going to terminal N° 570, and the 7 minute journey
costs 3,80zl (4zł from June)from the main railway station. If
arriving by car you should follow the signs for Centrum which
will bring you to the centre of Gdynia in about 10 minutes.
Polferries O-1, ul. Portowa 3, Gdynia, tel. (+48) 58 620 87
61, www.polferries.pl. QOpen 09:00 - 17:00. Closed Sat, Sun.
Stena Line Ferry Port ul. Kwiatkowskiego 60, Gdynia
(Obłuże), tel. (+48) 58 660 92 00, www.stenaline.pl. Q
Open 07:00 - 21:00, Mon, Fri 08:00 - 19:30, Sat, Sun 07:00 -
09:00, 17:00 - 21:00. From June 25 open 06:30 - 21:00, Mon,
Fri 08:00 - 19:30, Sat, Sun 06:30 - 09:00, 17:00 - 21:00. Y
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Holger Czukay
Holger Czukay
Born in the Free
City of Danzig on
March 24, 1938,
oddball composer
and musician
Holger Czukay
(pronounced
chook-eye) is
best known as a
founder member of
the art rock band
Can, guardians of
1970s absurdist
Holger Czukay 1972
© Heinrich Klaffs
Krautrock and accidental UK Number 1 stars with
their quirky 1976 hit, I Want More. According to his
autobiography, Czukay taught theology at a dog
school in a former life, and at the age of 12 set
fire to a Russian soldier camp before fleeing to the
West. Studying under the equally eccentric German
composer Karlheinz Stockhausen between 1963
and 1966, Czukay has collaborated with such notable
artists as Jah Wobble, Eurythmics, David Sylvian
and Brian Eno. Still working hard and breaking the
boundaries, those wishing to know more should check
out his two early solo albums, the amusing and funky
Movies (1979) and the 1981 follow up On The Way To
The Peak Of Normal, which shows off Czukay’s sublime
production and tape manipulation skills at their very
best. Holger’s very own website is currently residing
at www.czukay.de.
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