Opole: 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.
Opole is a city of 127,676 people in Poland (Opole Voivodeship), 173 m (568 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport (KTW), 84 km (52 mi) from the centre. It has 5 railway stations on record, including Opole Główne.
Key facts
Daylight in Opole runs from about 8 h 2 min a day in late December to 16 h 34 min in late June (computed for 50.67° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Opole is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport (KTW), 84 km (52 mi) from the centre, whose 10,499-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Copernicus Wrocław Airport (WRO, 88 km).
Flights to Opole: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Opole Główne, Opole Zachodnie railway station, Opole Groszowice, Opole Chmielowice railway halt, Opole Czarnowąsy railway station. Trains to Opole
Buses to Opole · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Berlin, 374 km (Germany) — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Budapest, 362 km (Hungary) — flights
- Warsaw, 275 km — flights · tours
- Vienna, 296 km (Austria) — flights · tours
- Prague, 257 km (Czechia) — flights · tours
- Kraków, 158 km — tours
- Wrocław, 79 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Łódź, 163 km — trains · tours
- Dresden, 297 km (Germany)
- Poznań, 205 km — trains
Twin towns and sister cities: Dijon, Roanoke, Potsdam, Székesfehérvár, Kuopio, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Alytus, Bonn, Bruntál, Carrara, Grasse, Ingolstadt, Viareggio, Belgorod.
Common questions
Which airport serves Opole?
Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport (KTW), 84 km (52 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Opole?
About 127,676 people live in Opole, across 96 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Opole in?
Europe/Warsaw, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Opole?
The Zloty (PLN). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Opole?
Berlin (374 km), Budapest (362 km), Warsaw (275 km), Vienna (296 km), Prague (257 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.