Rybnik: 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.
Rybnik is a city of 142,510 people in Poland (Silesia), 233 m (764 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR), 54 km (34 mi) from the centre. It has 3 railway stations on record, including Rybnik Stodoły.
Key facts
Daylight in Rybnik runs from about 8 h 8 min a day in late December to 16 h 27 min in late June (computed for 50.1° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Rybnik is served by 3 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR), 54 km (34 mi) from the centre, whose 11,484-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport (KTW, 57 km), Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK, 89 km).
Flights to Rybnik: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Rybnik Stodoły, Rybnik, Rybnik Towarowy. Trains to Rybnik
Buses to Rybnik · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Budapest, 291 km (Hungary) — flights · tours
- Warsaw, 293 km — flights · tours
- Vienna, 263 km (Austria) — flights · trains · tours
- Prague, 294 km (Czechia) — flights · tours
- Kraków, 100 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Lviv, 393 km (Ukraine)
- Wrocław, 155 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Łódź, 197 km
- Dresden, 355 km (Germany)
- Poznań, 280 km
Twin towns and sister cities: Liévin, Dorsten, Karviná, Bedburg-Hau, Ivano-Frankivsk, Vilnius County, Topoľčany, Saint-Vallier, Newtownabbey, Mazamet, Larissa, Eurasburg, Bar, Haderslev.
Common questions
Which airport serves Rybnik?
Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR), 54 km (34 mi) from the centre, plus 2 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Rybnik?
About 142,510 people live in Rybnik, across 148 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Rybnik in?
Europe/Warsaw, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Rybnik?
The Zloty (PLN). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Rybnik?
Budapest (291 km), Warsaw (293 km), Vienna (263 km), Prague (294 km), Kraków (100 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.