Sosnowiec

By plane

The Katowice-Pyrzowice airport in Pyrzowice (24 km from Sosnowiec) is an airport for domestic and European flights to major cities throughout Europe and Tel Aviv.
Sosnowiec is connected with airport by KZK GOP bus line: Lotnisko
The Kraków-Balice airport (KRK) is 70 km away form the city.

By train

Sosnowiec Main (Główny) Railway Station is located in the city centre.
Trains from all parts of Poland and other countries arrive at the Main Station.
There are about 12 trains per day between Warsaw and Sosnowiec, and many more between nearby cities like Katowice, Częstochowa, Gliwice.
The city has direct connection by train with the following European and main Polish cities:
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Train timetable for Sosnowiec Główny

By car

The main approaches to Sosnowiec are:

• from Kraków on the A-4 motorway; Sosnowiec is about 60 km westward of Kraków
• from Wrocław on the A-4 motorway; Sosnowiec is about 180 km eastward of Wrocław
• from Warsaw on the E-67 European main road; Sosnowiec is about 300 km south of Warsaw
• from Cieszyn (on the southern border) on the E-75 European main road; Sosnowiec is about 70 km north of Cieszyn

Sosnowiec has no big car parks system but there are many small car parks along the roads in the city center.

By bus

By public transport

There is about 64 regular bus lines operated by KZK GOP and about 16 by other carries, 5 tram lines and some local train connection inside Silesia Voivoidship. KZK GOP support 27 cities, including Katowice, Gliwice, Będzin, Mysłowice, Chorzów, Dąbrowa Górnicza. There is one common public transport ticket for all 27 cities. There is possiblity to pay for ride by SKUP card and by mobile applications: SkyCash, moBilet and mPay Consult the map of tram and bus stops and the timetables for all buses and trams.

• Sielecki Castel

  address: Zamkowa 2

• Pałac Oskara Schöna

  address: 1 Maja 19

• Dietel's Palace

  address: Stefana Żeromskiego 2
• Wilhelm Palace

• The Orthodox church dedicated to Saints Vera, Nadia, Luba

  address: Jana Kilińskiego 39

• Evangelical Church

  address: Stefana Żeromskiego 4

• Three Emperors' Corneris a former tripoint at the confluence of the Black and White Przemsza rivers. From 1871 to 1918, under Partitions of Poland, it marked the border between the Russian Empire, Austria-Hungary, and the German Empire.

• Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

  address: Kościelna 1

Museums

• Old Schön Palace - Museum in Sosnowiec

  address: Chemiczna 12

Galleries

• Sosnowiec Center of Art

  address: Zamkowa 2
  Zamkowa 2, in Sielecki Castle.

Parks

• Sielecki Park
• Dietel Park
• Schoen Park
• Tysiąclecia Park

Other

• Three Emperors' Corner historical border of three
• Viewpoint at Środula Hill in Środula Parkl

• Public Beach Stawiki

  address: Kresowa 1

Cinema

• Cinema City - Sosnowiec Plaza

  address: 2 Sienkiewicza Street
  Modern multiplex type cinema with 6 screens.

• Helios32b Modrzejowska Street modern multiplex type cinema with approx 4 screens.

Theatre

• Theatre of Zagłębie

  address: 4 Teatralna Street
  6th oldest Theatre in Poland, still working, still existing in the same building.

Music

• Concert Hall

Sport

• Wake Zone Stawiki

  phone: +48 500 355 221
  address: Kresowa 1
  One of the largest wakeboard centers in Poland with two rope lifts: 750 m and 200 m.

• Autodrom Karting

  address: Stawowa 4
  Two-level go-kart track.

• Ski Slope Środula

  address: 3-go Maja 51
  3 ski runs: 450 m, 300 m, 150 m

• Climbing wall Poziom450

  phone: +48 730 454 546
  address: Gabriela Narutowicza 51

• Plaza shopping center

  address: Henryka Sienkiewicza 2

In strict city center there is about 20 restaurants. Most popular and recommended are listed below. There are also many Food Bars with fast food, snacks, dumplings etc.

Budget

• Pezzo Pizza

  phone: +48 505 543 020
  address: Kościelna 48
  Original italian pizza baked in wood burining stove. Payment only by cash.

• Bistro na Wspólnej

  phone: +48 511 232 545
  address: Wspólna 26
  Traditional polish food: dumplings, broth with quilts, etc. Payment only by cash
• Bar Mleczny, ul. Warszawska
• Pistacja Cafe

Mid-range

• Kaprys Restaurant, Caffe

  phone: +48 792 781 398
  address: Stanisława Małachowskiego 2
  European kitchen

• Magiel Kulinarny

  phone: +48 602 429 376
  address: Warszawska 5A
  traditional, regional kitchen from Sosnowiec and Dąbrowa Basin

• Warszawska Restaurant

  phone: +48 32 256 70 94
  address: Warszawska 18

• Bombaj Tandoori

  phone: +48 32 266 83 48
  address: Partyzantów 5
  Indian kitchen.

• Cogut & Wino. Restaurant

  phone: +48 32 297 95 95
  address: Stanisława Małachowskiego 9

• Zalevaj.K (zalevayka)

  phone: +48 606 493 638
  address: Stanisława Małachowskiego 28
  Traditional regional soups and pitburgers

There is above 70 pubs, bars and clubs in city. Half of them are located in city center, especially on Małachowskiego st.
Below are listed most popular places to visit:

Pubs

• VHS Pub

  phone: +48 798 210 776
  address: Stanisława Małachowskiego 24

• Księgarnia

  phone: +48 799 796 676
  address: Stanisława Małachowskiego 22
  popular, modern place with trendy music and kraft beer

Clubs

• Manufaktura Klub

  phone: +48 888 213 213
  address: Warszawska 12

• Kashmir Music Club

  phone: +48 32 297 95 95
  address: Stanisława Małachowskiego 9

• Dekada Klub

  phone: +48 32 307 88 08
  address: Sienkiewicza 3

Budget

• Dom Sportowca MOSIR

  phone: +48 32 299 64 37
  address: Kresowa 1

Mid Range

• Hotel Centrum

  phone: +48 32 266 97 23
  address: Modrzejowska 3
  n historical building, three-star hotel located in the centre. It features 28 comfortable rooms and 3 conference rooms.

• Buotique Hotel

  phone: +48 32 266 11 22
  address: Partyzantów 11
  3 stars, near city center, in a silent area

• Hotel Orion

  phone: +48 32 266 18 97
  address: Przyjaciół Żołnierza 5A
  2 stars

• M Hotel

  address: Wojska Polskiego 199

• Humanitas University

  phone: +48 32 363-12-20
  address: Kilińskiego 43

• Intensive Polish course for foreginers by Humanitas University

• Będzin — 10 km east a city just to the north of Sosnowiec with a beautiful castle from the 11th century
• Katowice — 10 km west the regional capital and a major transportation hub with its fair share of monuments and industrial heritage.
• Central Firefighting Museum in Mysłowice; 6 km southwest.
• Auschwitz-Birkenau - 33 km southeast - the cluster of concentration, labour and extermination camps established by the Nazis during the Second World War
• Bielsko-Biała — 80 km south city with cosy old town and many beautiful buildings from Austro-Hungarian times. Many trains from Sosnowiec Main Station .
• The "Eagle Nest Castle Ruins" in the Jura in Ogrodzieniec, Olsztyn, Rudno, Mirów and Ojców. Many trains form Sosnowiec Main Station to Zawiercie, Myszków. 60 km northeast by car by E67 road.
• Częstochowa - is the most important pilgrim's place in Central Europe. In the Pauline Monastery on Jasna Góra (literally: bright hill) you can pray in front of one of the most known icon of Our Lady of Częstochowa. Many trains from Sosnowiec Main Station. 80 km north by car by E67 road.