Arrival

Plane

Wroclaw airport serves both regular and low cost airlines. It is 30 minutes away from the city center by car.
You can either take one of the official taxis waiting at the airport (expect to pay ~70 PLN, more in the late hours or on weekends) or use a ride hailing app (e.g. Freenow/Uber/Bolt).
You can also take bus nr 106 to the main train station, but this might take up to 50 minutes (see Local information).

Train

There are multiple daily connection to Warsaw and other main Polish cities (Kraków, Katowice, Poznań, …), which are possible destinations for flights or holidays.

There are some direct international connections to Wrocław (Berlin, Goerlitz, Prague).

Journey time and price depends on the train type and actual route, for example to Warsaw the journey takes 3.5 h – 6 h and costs 60-200 PLN. Many routes have dynamic pricing, so you might want to buy your ticket a bit earlier on the official website, this is possible up to 30 days in advance).

The main train station is located close to the city centre and can be reached from the conference venue by trams 4 (directly), 2 (walk required) and buses 145, 146 (directly) and N (walk required) in about 20 minutes.

Coach

There are multiple daily connections to most European cities operated by various coach companies, with the largest being Flixbus. This is usually the cheapest, though least comfortable, option.

Car

Arriving by car is of course possible. Parking in the city centre is usually diificult and public parking spaces are usually paid, ask at the hotel whether they provide parking space.
There is a parking at the conference venue, please let us know if you would like to use it; please note that we do not recommend driving a car as a way of commuting to a conference venue.

Schengen zone

Poland is a Schengen zone-country and so there is no mandatory passport control on the border with other Schengen zone-countries (Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Lithuania) and on flights within Schengen zone; still the airline representatives usually ask for your ID. You still should have a national ID or passport when crossing the border and you can be asked for it by, e.g., police.

Visas

You might need a visa to travel to Poland, this is a list of countries whose citizens do need a visa; note that the list is sorted according to polish names of the countries.

If you need a visa, please consult official regulations how to apply for it. We can issue a visa support letter for authors of accepted papers and for registered participants (who paid the registration fee). In such case, please fill in this form.

The addresses of the consulates and appointments booking can be done online.

Whether your visa (Polish or not) is valid within whole Schengen zone or within a single country depends on the visa type: The (short stay) Schengen visas are usually referred as Type-C and national visas: Type-D.

Contact

fct2025@cs.uni.wroc.pl