Radom

Radom is 100 km south from Warsaw. With 220,000 inhabitants, Radom is a mid-sized city. Once a major centre of industry, it has undergone dramatic changes since the end of communism, with many factories being closed down. This has brought many social problems such as high unemployment, even relative to other Polish cities. This has resulted in Radom being one of the most inexpensive cities in the whole country, offering very low prices in the services sector.

By plane

In Radom there are two airports.

• Radom-Sadków AirportA former military airport that got transformed into an airport for passenger flights. Radom airport has achieved doubtful success so far and there are few operations.

• The other airport in the city is the general aviation airport in Piastów.

For scheduled passenger flights, the closest airport is Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport (WAW), some 10 km south of the center of Warsaw and 95 km north of Radom. It takes about 1 hour by car to get to Radom from there.

By train

Numerous trains throughout the day link Radom with other cities in Poland. For more distant connections, change at one of Warsaw's stations may be needed. The main station in Radom is at Prażmowskiego Street, and usually referred to as Dworzec PKP by the locals. The station is south of the city centre and is within a walking distance from the Żeromskiego Street. Public transportation links are very convenient, as many bus lines stop around there; the bus station with connections to other cities is also nearby.
Here are the travel times to some major cities that have a direct train connection with Radom:

• Białystok (about 4hr 20min)
• Gdańsk (about 7hr 40min to 10hr, due to ongoing construction works)
• Kielce (about 1hr 30min)
• Kraków (between 3hr to 3hr 30min)
• Łódź (about 3hr 20min)
• Lublin (about 1hr 30min)
• Moscow
• Olsztyn
• Warsaw (between 1hr 50min to 2hr 30min)
• Wrocław (between 6hr 30min to 7hr 20min)
• Zakopane

By bus

PolskiBus runs a frequent shuttle from Warsaw (Metro Wilanowska) to Radom using comfortable intercity coaches. The shuttle runs approximately every 1hr 30 min except for nighttime. Consult the detailed schedule here: . Tickets are around 10 zł if purchased in advance.
The main bus station (Dworzec PKS in Polish) for long-distance connections is located at Prażmowskiego Street, just next to the Main Post Office (Poczta Główna) and the train station (Dworzec PKP). A number of buses also stop at bus stops in the proximity of the train station.
To get information about buses and prices, you can contact the station at +48 48 363 54 54. For domestic departure times, consult the following website: .

By car

You can easily reach Radom by car:

• from Warsaw, Gdańsk, Kielce and Kraków, by national road 7, E77: Gdańsk – Warsaw – Radom – Kielce – Kraków – Chyżne
• from Rzeszów, by national road 9, E371: Radom – Rzeszów – Barwinek
• from Lublin and Łódź, by national road 12: Piotrków Trybunalski – Radom – Lublin – Dorohusk

By car

Parking

There is a paid-parking zone in the centre of the city. This applies M-F 08:00-16:00. Parking costs 0.10 zł for every 3 minutes, with the minimum payment of 0.50 zł for the first 15 minutes. You can pay with coins using the parking meter or with your mobile phone (more details on the parking meter).
For the information on the coverage of the paid-parking zone, consult the city's website .

Taxis

Public transport

Radom is covered by a public transport network of 24 bus lines, numbered from 1 to 26. The full list of these routes can be found here (in Polish).
Two carriers in Radom operate the public buses, but the tickets are issued and controlled by one authority, Miejski Zarząd Dróg i Komunikacji (MZDiK). There are various tickets, but as a visitor you probably don't have to trouble yourself with most of them. A single ticket costs 3.80 zł, and there is a 50% reduction for children from the age of 4 till the end of education (includes university students), so the ticket costs 1.90 zł (in Polish: bilet ulgowy). Children until the age of 4 and seniors above the age of 70 travel for free. Be aware that you need to carry a document confirming your eligibility to the reduced fare. A single ticket is valid for the whole journey on the particular bus line. There is no time limit, but once you get off the bus, the ticket loses its validity. Make sure to validate the ticket in one of the validators by the door immediately after boarding.
Tickets can be purchased in any kiosk or a shop that has the sign bilety. Tickets can be also bought from the driver on-board, subject to availability, but an additional surcharge applies.
You can check the time table of the buses on this website (in Polish).

Museums and galleries

• Academic Art Gallery "Rogatka"Corner of Malczewskiego and Kelles-Krauza streets, (Polish). Gallery of the Faculty of Arts of the Technical University of Radom. It is in a 19th-century toll-house building, where the entry to the city used to be.

• Jacek Malczewski Museum

  phone: +48 48 362 43 29
  address: Rynek 11
  (Polish).

• Mazowieckie Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej 'Elektrownia

  phone: +48 48 383 60 77
  address: ul. Domagalskiego 5 (temporary address)
  (Polish). Centre for contemporary art. Temporarily moved away from its location at ul. Kopernika 1 for the time of renovation.

• Muzeum Sztuki Współczesnej

  phone: +48 48 362 25 50
  address: Rynek 4/5
  Museum of contemporary arts. Established in 1990, it is the first contemporary arts dedicated museum in Poland. Boasts a collection of over 3,500 exhibits.

• Muzeum Wsi Radomskiej

  phone: +48 48 332 92 81
  address: Ul. Szydłowiecka 30
  (Polish). Open-air museum of the Radom region country side. Great place for a weekend visit. Try to get there during one of the numerous events they organize.

Parks

• Borki Reservoir (Zalew na Borkach)
• Kościuszko Park (Park Kościuszki), Contained by the following streets: Mickiewicza, Sienkiewicza, Słowackiego, Żeromskiego, 25 Czerwca.
• Old Garden (Stary Ogród), ul. Mireckiego. Established in 1820, it is the first public park in Radom.

Religious buildings

• Bernardine Monastery

  phone: +48 48 362 72 15
  address: Ul. Żeromskiego 6
  (Polish). One of the most unique sights in Radom. Founded in 1468, it is one of the oldest Bernardine monasteries in the world.

• Holy Family Church

  phone: +48 48 360 05 62
  address: Ul. Kelles-Krauza 19
  (Polish). Neo-gothic church built in 1905.
• Holy Trinity Church (Kościół Świętej Trójcy), pl. Kazimierza Wielkiego. Baroque church founded in 1678. Build by the famous architect Tylman van Gameren.

• Holy Virgin Mary Cathedral

  phone: +48 48 362 76 67
  address: Ul. Sienkiewicza 13
  (Polish). Radom Cathedral, built between 1898 and 1918.

• Lutheran Church

  phone: +48 48 362 73 35
  address: Ul. Reja 6
  (Polish).

• St. John the Baptist Church

  phone: +48 48 362 38 06
  address: Ul. Rwańska 6
  (Polish). One of the oldest churches in Radom, founded in 1360 by King Casimir the Great. Be sure to see the 17th-century chapel founded by Jan Kochanowski.

• St. Stanislaus Garrison Church

  phone: +48 48 362 72 39
  Plac Konstytucji 3 Maja 1. Built in 1902 as an Eastern Orthodox Church, it now serves as Roman-Catholic military church.

• St. Wenceslaus Church

  phone: +48 48 362 68 51
  address: Ul. Plac Stare Miasto 13
  (Polish). The oldest remaining building in the city, most likely built in 1216.

Cemeteries

• Jewish Cemetery, ul. Towarowa. Built in 1831.

Streets

• Moniuszki Street
• Piłsudskiego Street
• Rwańska Street
• Żeromskiego Street

Squares

• Third of May Constitution Square (Plac Konstytucji 3 Maja)
• Market Square (Rynek)

Tenement houses and other buildings

• City Public Library (Miejska Biblioteka Publiczna), ul. Piłsudskiego 12. - Library located in a neo-renaissance villa. Built in 1892.
• Glogier Family House (Kamienica Glogierów), ul. Sienkiewicza 12. Built in 1914.
• Resursa Obywatelska, ul. Malczewskiego 16.
• Trzebiński Printing Shop (Drukarnia Trzebińskiego), ul. Żeromskiego 28 (enter through the archway into the backyard)
• White Eagle Pharmacy (Apteka pod Białym Orłem), ul. Żeromskiego 5.

Concerts and performances

• Radomska Orkiestra Kameralna

  phone: +48 48 3620444
  address: ul. Żeromskiego 53
  Go to a performance by city's renowned chamber orchestra.

• Teatr Powszechny im. Jana Kochanowskiego

  phone: +48 48 384 53 06
  address: Plac Jagielloński 15
  See a theatre play in the Jan Kochanowski Popular Theatre of Radom.

Festivals and events

• Dni RadomiaThe city's annual festivity, taking place around the middle of June. Expect a large number of concerts, performances, exhibitions and more.

• International Gombrowicz Festival

  phone: +48 48 384 53 06
  address: Teatr Powszechny im. Jana Kochanowskiego, Plac Jagielloński 15
  A major theatre festival in Poland, combining theatre, science, criticism, arts, music and film. It is organized biannually since 1993.

• KaziukiCelebration of the city's patron, Saint Casimir the Jagiellon, taking place in March. It is celebrated in early March. There are religious celebrations, sports and cultural events, as well as concerts.

• Międzynarodowy Festiwal Muzyki Dawnej im. Mikołaja z RadomiaAnnual festival of early music; takes place in October.

• Radom Air Show

  phone: +48 22 6825040
  address: Sadków Airport
  A biannual air show. The last festival was in August 2018. It is the biggest such event in Poland, attracting tens of thousands of visitors from all over Poland and abroad.

• Ogólnopolskie Spotkania z Piosenką Żeglarską RAFA

  phone: +48 48 385 74 15
  address: Sala Koncertowa Urzędu Miejskiego, ul. Żeromskiego 53
  An annual Poland-wide festival of shanties.

Maybe not the obvious choice, Radom is the second largest academic centre in Masovia, after Warsaw.

Universities

• Technical University of Radom

  phone: +48 483617000
  address: ul. Malczewskiego 29
  The Technical University of Radom, with some 10,000 students enrolled, is Radom's largest institute of higher education and offers a variety of courses and programs to choose from.

Language schools

• Consus

  phone: +48 483631503
  address: ul. Żeromskiego 75
  Language school offering courses in English, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian and French.

• Fabryka Języka Centrum

  phone: +48 606108446
  address: ul. Słowackiego 84
  Language school offering courses in Arabic, English, German, Italian, Spanish and French.

In Radom, there is a small expatriate community of language teachers. Try contacting one of the city's numerous language schools; they are especially keen on employing native English speakers, but speakers of German, French or Spanish might also find something.

City shopping

The best place for city shopping is Żeromskiego Street and the adjacent streets. There you will find numerous shops with clothes, shoes and others. Many Polish and international banks have their branches at Żeromskiego too. Almost opposite of the city hall (where Mickiewicza and Żeromskiego streets meet), there is also Galeria Rosa which has a number of shops inside.

Local products

• Browar Zamkowy - Piwo Żywe

  address: ul. Limanowskiego 71
  Buy local non-pasteurized beer from one of Radom's first micro-breweries. It is said the recipes date back to a few hundred years ago.

• RadomiankaLocally made cocoa cake with whipped cream. Ask for in restaurants and confectioneries.

Shopping malls

• Galeria 'Echo'

  phone: +48 48 333 21 56
  address: ul. Żółkiewskiego 4

• M1 Shopping Center

  phone: +48 48 3618 776
  address: al. Grzecznarowskiego 28

• 'Senior' Department Store

  phone: +48 48 360 00 39
  address: Plac Jagielloński 8
• Galeria Fenix

• Galeria Słoneczna

  address: ul. Chrobrego 1

Budget

At the M-1 Mall (M-Jeden in Polish) there is a small food court with McDonald's and KFC, as well as a pretty good sit down restaurant called Sphinx. There are a few other McDonald's restaurants in town.

• Bar Mleczny "Sezam", ul. Moniuszki 23. A remainder of the communist era, this milk bar offers fairly decent dishes for as little as 2 zł. Worth a visit for a 1980s-like experience.

• Pod Kasztanami

  phone: +48 48 362 11 25
  address: Ul. Żeromskiego 46a
• Samira Kebab Cafe Bar, ul. Malczewskiego 9/11, +48 48 362 26 41. A Lebanese restaurant, serving delicious kebabs and other Arabic dishes at very competitive prices.

• Słonecznik

  phone: +48 48 362 63 73
  address: Ul. Moniuszki 22
  Cafeteria-style place serving Polish and European cuisine. A place to go for a quick meal, a cake and a coffee; nothing special though.

Mid-range

• Bar u Grubego

  phone: +48 48 618 61 05
  address: Wolanów/near Radom, Kowalanka 30
  Traditional Polish restaurant.

• Casablanca Piano Cafe

  phone: +48 48 385 85 45
  address: Ul. Piłsudskiego 11
  Styled after the movie Casablanca, this restaurant serves Polish and European cuisine. Also very popular to go there for a couple of beers. Nice music plays in the background.

• Green Zebra

  phone: +48 48 363 84 04
  address: Ul. Focha 12
  The city's first vegetarian restaurant. Extravagant design, friendly atmosphere.

• Karczma Bankrut

  phone: +48 48 383 66 94
  address: Ul.Kielecka 153
  Traditional restaurant decorated in a highland style.

• MammaLeo

  phone: +48 502 553 658
  address: Ul. Szewska 14
  A family restaurant. Great place to visit with your children where they can engage in a number of educational activities and eat.

• Olivio

  phone: +48 48 363 63 00
  address: Ul. Żeromskiego 17

• Panie i Panowie

  phone: +48 48 340 22 79
  address: Ul. Piłsudskiego 13

• Teatralna

  phone: +48 48 363 77 63
  address: Ul. Piłsudskiego 13
  A cosy restaurant serving Italian cuisine. Piano bar every Tuesday.

• Restauracja u Grubego

  phone: +48 48 384-60-95
  Wielogóra/near Radom, ul. Warszawska 98/100 in the Hotel u Grubego. Traditional Polish restaurant.

• Restauracja Różany Gościniec

  phone: +48 48 332 18 46
  address: ul. Zagłoby 2, 26-600 Radom
  Family restaurant in Radom with all the best polish food. Such as hand made "dumplings", "fish", "burgers:, "steaks", "schnitzel", "pasta" and much more. Be sure to visit this place if you ever travel to Radom.

Splurge

• Europejska

  phone: +48 48 340 00 24
  address: Ul. Słowackiego 11
  In the Europejski Hotel, this restaurant offers a variety of Polish and International cuisine.

Bars and pubs

• Jack Rocks

  phone: +48 509 482 362
  address: ul. 11-ego Listopada 99f
  Two-storey cosy pub with live music.

• MK Bowling

  phone: +48 48 382 02 02
  address: Galeria ROSA, ul. Żeromskiego 52
  Bar and restaurant. Has bowling and pool. Karaoke every Tuesday and Thursday at 21:00.

• Nasza Szkapa

  phone: +48 48 362 27 84
  address: ul. Dowkonta 2
  A small, but lively pub next to the train station. Popular for watching football matches.

• Pivovaria

  phone: +48 48 384 88 78
  address: ul. Moniuszki 26
  The first restaurant in Radom with in-house microbrewery. Go for a meal and chase it with one of the 4 kinds of beer brewed in Pivovaria.

• Tawerna Messa

  address: ul. Malczewskiego 8
  Sailors' tavern.

• Babie Lato

  phone: +48 48 369 93 75
  address: ul. Rwańska 7
  Ladies club and cafe. Apart from numerous drinks and cocktails, food and desserts are available too.

Cafés

• Bufet artystyczny Czekolada

  phone: +48 48 384 53 31
  address: Plac Jagielloński 15

• Marcus

  phone: +48 48 362 34 05
  address: ul. Żeromskiego 39

Clubs

• Aula

  phone: +48 48 361 73 89
  address: ul. Chrobrego 31
  Student club in the basement of the Faculty of Economics.

• Alibi

  phone: +48 48 361 73 73
  address: ul. Malczewskiego 29
  Student club in a 19th-century basement of an ex-Russian garrison building.

• Archiwum

  phone: +48 48 385 39 00
  address: al. Grzecznarowskiego 2
  Lounge club.

• Club Mojito

  phone: +48 530 110 110
  address: al. Grzecznarowskiego 2
  Minimum age: 25.

• Fanaberia

  phone: +48 48 369 01 43
  address: ul. Struga 7a

• Katakumby

  phone: +48 601 29 54 39
  address: ul. Plac Stare Miasto 11

• Strefa G2

  phone: +48 48 383 06 99
  address: Al. Grzecznarowskiego 2
  Largest venue in Radom, with 1000 people capacity. Concerts are organized on a regular basis. Bowling and pool available too.

Budget

• Szkolne Schronisko Młodzieżowe

  phone: +48 48 360 22 14
  address: Ul. Limanowskiego 34/40
  Youth hostel.

Mid-range

• Hotel Astor

  phone: +48 48 365 63 63
  address: Ul. Chorzowska 1.

• Hotel „Centralny Ośrodek Szkolenia Maszynistów”

  phone: +48 48 369 95 90
  address: Ul. Józefa Ignacego Kraszewskiego 1.

• E7

  phone: +48 48 384 77 54
  address: Ul. Czarnieckiego 70.

• Glass

  phone: +48 48 340 25 85
  address: Ul. Prażmowskiego 17

• Hotel Gromada - Centrum

  phone: +48 48 368 91 00
  address: ul. Narutowicza 9.

• Promenada Hotel

  phone: +48 48 360 88 77
  address: ul. Bulwarowa 15

• Hotel u Grubego Radom

  phone: +48 48 321 50 85
  address: ul. Warszawska 98/100 Wielogóra k. Radomia

• Gryf

  phone: +48 48 365 54 05
  address: Ul. Puławska 8

• Hotel Iskra

  phone: +48 48 363 87 45
  address: ul. Planty 4
  The oldest continuously operating hotel in the city.

• Hotel Poniatowski Radom

  phone: +48 48 384 01 91
  address: ul. Poniatowskiego 4

• Hotel TM

  phone: +48 48 363 27 08
  address: Ul. Focha 12.

Splurge

• Hotel Aviator

  phone: +48 48 362 88 88
  address: ul. Malczewskiego 18

• Hotel Europejski

  phone: +48 48 340 00 21
  address: ul. Słowackiego 11

Internet

There are few internet cafés (Polish: kawiarenka internetowa) spread around the city.

• Cafe Internet, ul. Słowackiego 195, Phone +48 48 384 79 95.
• Multi Fox, ul. Okulickiego 58/70, Phone +48 48 360 83 72.
• Reama, ul. Żeromskiego 71, Phone +48 48 363 20 95.
• Szuflandia, ul. Skłodowskiej-Curie 7, Phone +48 48 363 41 59.

There is also an increasing number of hot-spots. You can find them in several restaurants such as McDonald's, KFC, Fanaberia, Cafe Parkowa, or Pivovaria. The Radom Technical University's main campus also has hot-spots. There are also free hot-spots in the following locations: Galeria Fenix (shopping centre), the Plac Jagielloński area in front of the theatre, Żeromskiego, Moniuszki, Mickiewicza and other streets in the city centre, and many other locations.

Phone

The Radom area code is 48, which is the same as the Polish country code. To dial a phone number from Radom you will have to dial +48 48 X from outside the country.

Postal service

• Main Post Office

  phone: +48 48 362 52 52
  address: ul. Beliny Prażmowskiego 2

Pick-pocketing happens mostly at the train station, public transportation and local market places; it is not frequent though. Exercise the usual caution when walking around the city, especially at night and away from the city centre. At night, try keep to the main streets or use a taxi.
As a foreigner, you are likely to be a target of any crime just as much as if you were local. Crimes targeting solely tourists are unheard of.
Radom was a pioneer of the Bezpieczne Miasto (Safe City) programme, later followed by other cities in Poland, by introducing a full-scale campaign since 1997. There are 61 CCTV cameras around the city, mostly in the centre, that have helped to reduce the number of criminal offences.

North

• Jedlińsk
• Warka
• Warsaw - 100 km away, the capital of Poland is within easy reach, with numerous trains and buses leaving throughout the day.
• Wsola - 10 km away from Radom is Wsola, home of Witold Gombrowicz Museum . Address: Wsola, ul. Witolda Gombrowicza 1, 26-660 Jedlińsk.

East

• Czarnolas - Visit the museum of the great renaissance poet, Jan Kochanowski.
• Kazimierz Dolny
• Kozienice

South

• Iłża - 30 km south of Radom, Iłża is a great place for a one-day visit. The remains of the 14th century castle are a must-see.
• Orońsko - Visit Centrum Rzeźby Polskiej , the Centre of Polish Sculpture. See the manor house of the painter Józef Brandt. Open daily except Mondays. Admission: adults 5 zł; children, students 3 zł.

West

• Domaniów - About 20 km west of Radom. Home to a 500 ha artificial lake; good place to go in the summer if you are a water-sports enthusiast. There is a little pier where you can rent a sailing boat or a kayak.