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malgudi Jun 18, 2019 8:49 am

Uber out of KRK?
 
I'm assuming this is fairly straight forward at the Krakow airport? Just checking :)

Edit: Just realized I used KRA instead of KRK in the title.

Moderator's note: duly corrected.

yurtripper Jun 18, 2019 9:42 am


Originally Posted by malgudi (Post 31214734)
I'm assuming this is fairly straight forward at the Krakow airport? Just checking :)

Yes there's Uber but KRK is a bit farther out of town than places like WAW or POZ, so you might want to consider the cheap shuttle service also (it takes you to the main train station, Dworzec Glowny).

malgudi Jun 18, 2019 11:49 am

Thanks! Looking to get to hotel in Old Town (approx 10 miles away).

TPJ Jun 18, 2019 2:23 pm

An official taxi is PLN 86 (below EUR 20) max (fixed price). Uber is cheaper but many drivers are from Ukraine and drive aggressively. You may save a few EUR by using Uber, but I take the official taxi as this is more convenient.

abeyro Jun 19, 2019 7:28 am

The train service is 9 PLN (slightly over EUR 2). Duration: 19 min
Taxi/Uber - 50-70 min.
:(

fallinasleep Jun 19, 2019 11:53 am


Originally Posted by abeyro (Post 31218195)
The train service is 9 PLN (slightly over EUR 2). Duration: 19 min
Taxi/Uber - 50-70 min.
:(

50-70 minutes by taxi? Really?

AlicorporateUK Jun 19, 2019 1:24 pm


Originally Posted by fallinasleep (Post 31219192)
50-70 minutes by taxi? Really?

They probably got confused with Heathrow/M25... Jokes aside, 40 minutes with congested traffic (and if you are clueless about alternative routes like myself, taxi drivers clearly won’t be). Still, though, train is the best option if you ask me.

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malgudi Jun 23, 2019 12:05 am

Thanks! But we will have luggage :(

yurtripper Jun 26, 2019 8:28 am

There's also a bus service which goes right into the Old Town. There's a stop next to the Sheraton Grand.

WilcoRoger Jul 2, 2019 2:19 pm

Related question - KTW

As I try to avoid having PLN cash, what are my cashless taxi options to/from town? It seems that the MyTaxi app (just renamed to something else) is working in Katowice, what about Uber?

AlicorporateUK Jul 3, 2019 1:41 am

Uber is indeed available in Katowice/Pyrzowice but I'd personally go for the mini-bus service (https://www.matuszek.com.pl/a_index.php?lang=en), which is run by a private business so nothing to do with public transport. Cheap-and-cheerful, very reliable, frequent services and it takes you straight to the train station (with just one stop in between).

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WilcoRoger Jul 8, 2019 12:57 pm

I landed at KTW and as the above post says, there were plenty of Matuszek buses just outside the terminal. However, as my hotel is ca 2 km from the terminus of the buses, I opted for the Uber option - it was 82 PLN (vs 20 for the bus) and the driver arrived within 5 mins of booking the trip. My other taxi app works, too (was MyTaxi, renamed to FreeNow - good one, too, works in a large number of European cities) for about the same price but indicated a 30 mins waiting time. There seems to be plenty of availability TO the airport, which is surprisingly far.
The regular taxis would charge about 140-160PLN.

theSaladDays Jul 9, 2019 7:22 am


Originally Posted by WilcoRoger (Post 31282370)
I landed at KTW and as the above post says, there were plenty of Matuszek buses just outside the terminal. However, as my hotel is ca 2 km from the terminus of the buses, I opted for the Uber option - it was 82 PLN (vs 20 for the bus) and the driver arrived within 5 mins of booking the trip. My other taxi app works, too (was MyTaxi, renamed to FreeNow - good one, too, works in a large number of European cities) for about the same price but indicated a 30 mins waiting time. There seems to be plenty of availability TO the airport, which is surprisingly far.
The regular taxis would charge about 140-160PLN.

Given the difference in price (which is a lot more than I would have expected actually) it's not surprising the taxis are willing to wait around for a fare while the Uber drivers will mostly focus on the city, hence the availability in the opposite direction. Lately I've been finding Uber to be more expensive than other pre-booked options.

And it is far, I think in Poland only SZZ is farther from the centre.

AlicorporateUK Jul 9, 2019 8:42 am


Originally Posted by theSaladDays (Post 31284928)
And it is far, I think in Poland only SZZ is farther from the centre.

Nope – Zielona Góra & Olsztyn 'beat' everyone else in that 'league' ;)

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theSaladDays Jul 9, 2019 9:45 am


Originally Posted by AlicorporateUK (Post 31285180)
Nope – Zielona Góra & Olsztyn 'beat' everyone else in that 'league' ;)

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Ha! Without wishing to upset anyone, I tend to forget that Zielona Góra actually has an airport. I still think SZZ is farther by about 5-10km though, at least going by google directions.

Also forgot that Szymany had appropriated the name of a city 60km away! Definitely straight out of the Frankfurt Hahn school of geography :p


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