Useful information
General information
Phone number to Conference Office +48 797126240
You can order a TAXI with English speaking driver from these companies:
RYBA TAXI (you must ask the call centre for English speaking driver)
Tel: +48 516 007 700
Tel: +48 713 067 067
TAXI Blues
Tel: +48 604 966 100
Tel: +48 606 256 200
The conference venue is Ossoliński National Institute
Entrance from ul. Szewska 19
Entrance from ul. Grodzka 10/11
- The national currency in Poland is the Polish Zloty (PLN; 1 EUR = 4.2 PLN). For a quick and easy conversion for your currency please use a conversion website, e.g. xe.com. Currency exchanges (KANTOR) can be found at the airport, the main station and in many points in the city center. Also, you can easily withdraw Polish Zloty from ATM machines.
- Water and Electricity
In Wroclaw it is safe to drink tap water. The voltage in Poland is standard European 230V, 50Hz, single phase.
- The first week of June is usually quite pleasant and sunny, with temperatures well above 20 °C. Nevertheless, although the organizers are doing their best to arrange good weather, it cannot be guaranteed :-)
- Emergency numbers
Police 997, ambulance 999, fire brigade 998, mobile phone dial 112
I. How to reach city centre?
1.) Arrival by plane
Transport from the airport is very convenient . There are two ways to reach the city centre – the bus and the taxi.
The shuttle bus (timetable: airport.wroclaw.pl/en/passager/getting-here/by-bus/) can take you to the Main Railway Station (Dworzec Główny), from where you can find many public transport connections or take a Taxi to the centre. Bus fare (~2.5 euro) is paid directly to the driver (cash/credit).
The municipal bus no. 106 departures from the airport every 15 minutes and it can also take you to the Main Railway Station (Dworzec Główny). You can buy the bus tickets from the ticket machine (cash/card) or pay the fare (~0.90 euro) directly in the bus (PayPass card only) using self-service terminal.
You can find the most convenient public transport connection from the Main Railway Station to your destination using the website: jakdojade.pl/wroclaw/trasa/ . You can indicate the searched destination by the address or name of the building/institution/hotel.
The Taxi from the airport directly to the City Centre costs approximately 12 euro. In many cabs you can pay by card - those cabs are marked with credit card companies logos.
2.) Arrival by bus or train
The Main Railway Station (Dworzec Główny) and the Bus Station (Dworzec Autobusowy PKS) are not far from each other and offers similar public transport connections.
Ticket machines are placed on the bus stops/tramway stations (cash/card). Transport fare can be also paid directly in the bus/tramway (PayPass card only) using self-service terminal. If you are buying the ticket outside the bus/tramway, we recommend you to buy 1-hour ticket as it is valid for all the lines.
You can find the most convenient public transport connections to your destination using the website jakdojade.pl/wroclaw/trasa/. You can indicate the searched destination by the address or name of the building/institution/hotel.
As the both stations are close to the Centre the Taxi fares are relatively low (3-5 euro). Taxi cabs can be found just outside the bus and the train station.
II. How to reach Conference Venue (Ossolinski National Institute)?
1.) Arrival by plane
The only way to directly reach the Conference Venue from the airport is by Taxi (~ 15 euro). In many cabs you can pay by card - those cabs are marked with credit card companies logos
You can also use the bus to reach the Main Railway Station (see above ↑) and from there you can take a Taxi or tramway (see below ↓).
2) Arrival by bus or train
After your arrival on the Main Railway Station (Dworzec Główny) or the Bus Station (Dworzec Autobusowy PKS) you can take the Taxi directly to the Ossolinski National Institute (3-5 euro).
You can also use the municipal tramways which stops at Hala Targowa, which is in the walking distance from Ossolinski National Institute (dotted route, see the map below). Ticket machines are placed on the bus stops/tramway stations (cash/card). Transport fare can be also paid directly in the tramway (PayPass card only) using self-service terminal.
Tramways that stops at Hala Targowa:
From the Main Railway Station (Dworzec Główny):
Tramway 8 – Direction Karłowice
Tramway 9 – Direction Sępolno
Tramway 11 – Direction Kromera
From the Bus Station (Dworzec Autobusowy PKS):
Tramway 8 – Direction Karłowice
Tramway 9 – Direction Sępolno
III. How to reach Botanical Garden of University of Wroclaw?
You can take a tramway from the Hala Targowa (see above ↑) to the Ogród Botaniczny:
Tramway 9 – Direction Sępolno
Tramway 17 – Direction Sępolno
