Bytom: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Bytom is a city of 189,186 people in Poland (Silesia), 285 m (935 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport (KTW), 18 km (11 mi) from the centre. It has 7 railway stations on record, including Bytom.
Key facts
Daylight in Bytom runs from about 8 h 5 min a day in late December to 16 h 30 min in late June (computed for 50.35° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Bytom is served by 3 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport (KTW), 18 km (11 mi) from the centre, whose 10,499-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK, 68 km), Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR, 93 km).
Flights to Bytom: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Bytom, Bytom Karb train station, Bytom Wąskotorowy train station, Bytom Północny train station, Bytom Karb Wąskotorowy rail yard, Sucha Góra train station. Trains to Bytom
Buses to Bytom · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Budapest, 317 km (Hungary) — flights
- Warsaw, 254 km — flights · tours
- Vienna, 302 km (Austria) — flights
- Prague, 322 km (Czechia) — flights
- Kraków, 78 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Lviv, 367 km (Ukraine)
- Wrocław, 158 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Łódź, 163 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Dresden, 374 km (Germany)
- Poznań, 268 km — tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Recklinghausen, Drohobych, Vsetín, Brest, Zhytomyr.
Common questions
Which airport serves Bytom?
Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport (KTW), 18 km (11 mi) from the centre, plus 2 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Bytom?
About 189,186 people live in Bytom, across 69 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Bytom in?
Europe/Warsaw, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Bytom?
The Zloty (PLN). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Bytom?
Budapest (317 km), Warsaw (254 km), Vienna (302 km), Prague (322 km), Kraków (78 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.