Sosnowiec: 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.
Sosnowiec is a city of 227,295 people in Poland (Silesia), 256 m (840 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport (KTW), 21 km (13 mi) from the centre. It has 6 railway stations on record, including Sosnowiec Maczki.
Key facts
Daylight in Sosnowiec runs from about 8 h 6 min a day in late December to 16 h 29 min in late June (computed for 50.29° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Sosnowiec is served by 3 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport (KTW), 21 km (13 mi) from the centre, whose 10,499-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK, 54 km), Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR, 97 km).
Flights to Sosnowiec: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Sosnowiec Maczki, Sosnowiec Południowy, Sosnowiec Porąbka, Sosnowiec Kazimierz, Sosnowiec Dańdówka, Sosnowiec Jęzor. Trains to Sosnowiec
Buses to Sosnowiec · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Budapest, 310 km (Hungary) — flights
- Warsaw, 254 km — flights · tours
- Vienna, 304 km (Austria) — flights
- Prague, 334 km (Czechia) — flights
- Kraków, 64 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Lviv, 355 km (Ukraine)
- Wrocław, 172 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Łódź, 167 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Dresden, 387 km (Germany)
- Poznań, 280 km — tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Suceava, Casablanca, Roubaix, Komárom, Dziwnów, Derhachi, Idar-Oberstein, Les Mureaux.
Common questions
Which airport serves Sosnowiec?
Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport (KTW), 21 km (13 mi) from the centre, plus 2 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Sosnowiec?
About 227,295 people live in Sosnowiec, across 91 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Sosnowiec in?
Europe/Warsaw, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Sosnowiec?
The Zloty (PLN). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Sosnowiec?
Budapest (310 km), Warsaw (254 km), Vienna (304 km), Prague (334 km), Kraków (64 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.