Lublin: 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.
Lublin is a city of 336,339 people in Poland, 184 m (604 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Lublin Airport (LUZ), 10 km (6 mi) from the centre. It has 5 railway stations on record, including Lublin Główny.
Key facts
Daylight in Lublin runs from about 7 h 57 min a day in late December to 16 h 40 min in late June (computed for 51.25° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Lublin is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Lublin Airport (LUZ), 10 km (6 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 8,268 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Warsaw Radom Airport (RDO, 95 km).
Flights to Lublin: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Lublin Główny, Lublin Północ railway station, Lublin-Zemborzyce station, Lublin Tatary, Lublin Zachodni. Trains to Lublin
Buses to Lublin · Driving and car hire
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Majdanek State Museum | 121,404 | — |
The busiest is Majdanek State Museum at 121,404 visitors. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Lublin
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Warsaw, 153 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Kraków, 228 km — trains · tours
- Lviv, 188 km (Ukraine) — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Wrocław, 386 km
- Łódź, 222 km — trains · tours
- Hrodna, 283 km (Belarus) — tours
- Brest, 124 km (Belarus) — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Bydgoszcz, 374 km
- Białystok, 213 km — trains
- Katowice, 273 km
Twin towns and sister cities: Ivano-Frankivsk, Lutsk, Viseu, Rivne, Sumy, Hakkâri, Debrecen, Delmenhorst, Rishon LeZion, Nykøbing Falster, Luhansk, Starobilsk, Erie, Pernik.
Common questions
Which airport serves Lublin?
Lublin Airport (LUZ), 10 km (6 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Lublin?
About 336,339 people live in Lublin, across 148 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Lublin in?
Europe/Warsaw, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Lublin?
The Zloty (PLN). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Lublin?
Warsaw (153 km), Kraków (228 km), Lviv (188 km), Wrocław (386 km), Łódź (222 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 13 September 2026. Hotel 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.