Poznań: 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.
Poznań is a city of 536,151 people in Poland (Greater Poland), 69 m (226 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Poznań-Ławica Airport (POZ), 7 km (4 mi) from the centre. It has a dozen or more railway stations on record, including Poznań Główny. Our booking partner lists 703 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Poznań runs from about 7 h 45 min a day in late December to 16 h 53 min in late June (computed for 52.41° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Poznań is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Poznań-Ławica Airport (POZ), 7 km (4 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 8,215 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport (IEG, 83 km).
Flights to Poznań: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Poznań Główny, Poznań Antoninek, Poznań Wschód, Poznań Junikowo, Kiekrz, Poznań Podolany train station. Trains to Poznań
Buses to Poznań · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 703 places to stay in Poznań. Of the 433 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (327), and 2 are five-star. Across 325 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.8 out of 10. Guests have left 265,649 reviews in total.
Hotels in Poznań: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 20 hostels in Poznań, out of 703 places to stay of every kind — 2.8% of everywhere it lists in the city, around the middle of the range for the cities we hold figures for. Across 12 hostels with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.0 out of 10, 0.8 below the 8.8 its hotels average. Guests have left 10,250 reviews across them.
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Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Berlin, 239 km (Germany) — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Warsaw, 278 km — flights · tours
- Prague, 311 km (Czechia) — flights
- Kraków, 334 km
- Wrocław, 145 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Łódź, 188 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Dresden, 267 km (Germany) — trains · tours
- Leipzig, 335 km (Germany)
- Gdańsk, 245 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Kaliningrad, 348 km (Russia)
Twin towns and sister cities: Assen, Brno, Kharkiv, Győr, Hanover, Jyväskylä, Kutaisi, Nablus, Nottinghamshire, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Ra'anana, Rennes, Shenzhen, Toledo.
Common questions
Which airport serves Poznań?
Poznań-Ławica Airport (POZ), 7 km (4 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Poznań?
About 536,151 people live in Poznań, across 262 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Poznań in?
Europe/Warsaw, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Poznań?
The Zloty (PLN). Traffic drives on the right.
Are there hostels in Poznań?
20 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Poznań.
How many hotels are there in Poznań?
Our booking partner lists 703 places to stay in Poznań, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Poznań?
Berlin (239 km), Warsaw (278 km), Prague (311 km), Kraków (334 km), Wrocław (145 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.