Gliwice: 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.
Gliwice is a city of 198,835 people in Poland (Silesia), 219 m (719 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport (KTW), 35 km (22 mi) from the centre. It has 4 railway stations on record, including Gliwice railway station.
Key facts
Daylight in Gliwice runs from about 8 h 6 min a day in late December to 16 h 30 min in late June (computed for 50.3° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Gliwice is served by 3 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport (KTW), 35 km (22 mi) from the centre, whose 10,499-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR, 78 km), Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK, 83 km).
Flights to Gliwice: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Gliwice railway station, Gliwice Łabędy train station, Sośnica, Gliwice Kuźnica train stop. Trains to Gliwice
Buses to Gliwice · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Budapest, 312 km (Hungary) — flights
- Warsaw, 269 km — flights · tours
- Vienna, 286 km (Austria) — flights · tours
- Prague, 304 km (Czechia) — flights
- Kraków, 93 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Lviv, 385 km (Ukraine)
- Wrocław, 147 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Łódź, 173 km — trains · buses · tours
- Dresden, 358 km (Germany)
- Poznań, 264 km — tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Dessau-Roßlau, Bottrop, Doncaster, Kežmarok, Salgótarján, Valenciennes, Rădăuți.
Common questions
Which airport serves Gliwice?
Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport (KTW), 35 km (22 mi) from the centre, plus 2 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Gliwice?
About 198,835 people live in Gliwice, across 134 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Gliwice in?
Europe/Warsaw, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Gliwice?
The Zloty (PLN). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Gliwice?
Budapest (312 km), Warsaw (269 km), Vienna (286 km), Prague (304 km), Kraków (93 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.