Targówek: 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.
Targówek is a city of 124,279 people in Poland (Mazovia), 84 m (276 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW), 15 km (9 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Targówek runs from about 7 h 46 min a day in late December to 16 h 52 min in late June (computed for 52.29° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Targówek is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW), 15 km (9 mi) from the centre, whose 12,106-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Warsaw Modlin Airport (WMI, 32 km).
Flights to Targówek: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Targówek · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Warsaw, 7 km
- Kraków, 260 km — tours
- Lviv, 343 km (Ukraine)
- Wrocław, 307 km
- Łódź, 122 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Vilnius, 386 km (Lithuania)
- Poznań, 280 km — tours
- Gdańsk, 279 km — tours
- Kaliningrad, 271 km (Russia) — tours
- Hrodna, 241 km (Belarus) — buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Kamianets-Podilskyi.
Common questions
Which airport serves Targówek?
Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW), 15 km (9 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Targówek?
About 124,279 people live in Targówek, across 24 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Targówek in?
Europe/Warsaw, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Targówek?
The Zloty (PLN). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Targówek?
Warsaw (7 km), Kraków (260 km), Lviv (343 km), Wrocław (307 km), Łódź (122 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.