Tychy: 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.
Tychy is a city of 130,000 people in Poland (Silesia), 259 m (850 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport (KTW), 39 km (24 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Tychy runs from about 8 h 7 min a day in late December to 16 h 28 min in late June (computed for 50.14° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Tychy is served by 3 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport (KTW), 39 km (24 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, 59 km), Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR, 78 km).
Flights to Tychy: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Tychy · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Budapest, 293 km (Hungary) — flights · tours
- Warsaw, 273 km — flights · tours
- Vienna, 286 km (Austria) — flights · tours
- Prague, 324 km (Czechia) — flights
- Kraków, 70 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Lviv, 363 km (Ukraine)
- Wrocław, 174 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Łódź, 185 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Dresden, 383 km (Germany)
- Poznań, 289 km
Common questions
Which airport serves Tychy?
Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport (KTW), 39 km (24 mi) from the centre, plus 2 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Tychy?
About 130,000 people live in Tychy (GeoNames).
What time zone is Tychy in?
Europe/Warsaw, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Tychy?
The Zloty (PLN). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Tychy?
Budapest (293 km), Warsaw (273 km), Vienna (286 km), Prague (324 km), Kraków (70 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 13 September 2026. Hotel 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.