School web page: http://elektryk2.i365.pl/news.php
Map: http://elektryk2.i365.pl/viewpage.php?page_id=21
Photos: http://elektryk2.i365.pl/photogallery.php?album_id=3
You register in the school. The school is a convention place as well. Organization committee is available in the school on Friday April 29th, 17:00-20:00, on Saturday April 30th, 9:00-21:00, on Sunday May 1st, 9:00-21:00, on Monday may 2nd, 9:00-16:00. If you sleep in the dormitory, you must register in the school first. If you plan to arrive at time other than mentioned above, please contact us before by mail or phone (especially if you sleep in the dormitory).
Dormitory address:
Internat Zespołu Szkół Elektrycznych nr 2.
os. Szkolne 17
Kraków
The convention place is located in the old part of Nowa Huta and there is convenient public transport from Krakow Old Town, the railway station Krakow-Center, a long-distance bus station and the airport Krakow-Balice (KRK).
Crossing a border
Poland is a part of European Community and a part of Schengen treaty. All citizens of Schengen-countries may freely cross Polish borders, but ID card or passport may be requested as a proof of Shengen-country citizenship. All citizens of EU countries not belonging to Schengen treaty (UK, Ireland, Romania, Bulgaria) may freely cross Polish borders, but ID card or passport is required on the border. The same rules apply to the countries of European Economic Area. Citizens of USA, Canada and Japan may enter Poland without visa. Full list of countries whose citizens are not required to have a visa when entering Poland is available here: http://www.msz.gov.pl/VISA,REQUIREMENTS,2346.html
By train:
Get train to Kraków Glowny – main station. Walk across plac Nowaka Jezioranskiego and go through tunnel under crossing of Lubicz and Pawia street to stop of tram no 4 direction Wzgorza Krzeslawickie. Get a tram no 4 and go to Struga stop (12stops, 24 min). Walk about 500 m, first ulica (street) Struga north, than turn right to Rydza-Smiglego street. The convention place is located at the end of the street in the school.
Schedule of tram no 4 http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0004/0004t044.htm
By tram from Krakow center:
You may use tram no 4 (direction Wzgorza Krzeslawickie) or tram no 22 (direction Walcownia). Go to Struga stop. Walk about 500 m, first ulica (street) Struga north, than turn right to Rydza-Smiglego street. The convention place is located at the end of the street in the school.
By plane:
Krakow-Balice airport (KRK) has good connections with European and worldwide airports. There are direct connections with ca. 40 airports including Warsaw (WAW), Munich (MUC), Vienna (VIE), Frankfurt (FRA), London (LGW, STN, LTN) and Prague (PRG). You can fly to Krakow with 15 regular and low-cost lines (easyJet, Ryanair, germanwings, Norwegian). You can find more information including airlines and schedule of flights on the airport web page http://www.krakowairport.pl/en
To get from the Krakow-Balice airport to the convention place you may take a taxi or use a train shuttle to main railway station (schedule: http://www.krakowairport.pl/en/3/176/35) and then a tram no 4 direction Wzgorza Krzeslawickie, (schedule; http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/aktualne/0004/0004t044.htm) .
You may also use Katowice (KTW) airport http://www.katowice-airport.com/ located ca 90 km from Krakow with bus connection to Krakow and many connections to 34 airports operated by 38 airlines, including low-cost WizzAir.
By car (from south and west):
at the motorway ring around Krakow direct north (Krakow Pn), at the end turn to Krakow and follow road 79 toward Sandomierz until you reach Centralny place in Nowa Huta. Turn left to aleja Solidarnosci (toward Centrum Administracyjne huty Mittal – administrative center of Mittal steel mill), than left to ulica (street) Andrzeja Strugi and right to ulica Rydza Śmiglego. The convention place is located at the end of the street in the school.
By car (from north):
driving from Olkusz (road 94) turn left at the rondo (roundabout) Ofiar Katynia, than follow road 79 as described above.
By car (from east):
follow road 79 to Centralny place, Turn right to aleja Solidarności and follow as described above. It is not a shortest way, but easiest to describe.
Krakow info
http://www.krakow.pl/
http://www.wawel.krakow.pl/en/
http://www.kopalnia.pl/
Contact
Organization and accommodation
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