Wola: 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.
Wola is a city of 140,958 people in Poland (Mazovia), 105 m (344 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW), 8 km (5 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Wola runs from about 7 h 47 min a day in late December to 16 h 51 min in late June (computed for 52.23° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Wola is served by 3 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW), 8 km (5 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), Warsaw Radom Airport (RDO, 96 km).
Flights to Wola: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Wola · Driving and car hire
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Warsaw Uprising Museum | 416,000 | — |
The busiest is Warsaw Uprising Museum at 416,000 visitors. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Wola
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Warsaw, 4 km
- Kraków, 252 km — tours
- Lviv, 342 km (Ukraine)
- Wrocław, 299 km — tours
- Łódź, 114 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Vilnius, 395 km (Lithuania)
- Poznań, 275 km — tours
- Gdańsk, 281 km — tours
- Kaliningrad, 276 km (Russia) — tours
- Hrodna, 250 km (Belarus)
Common questions
Which airport serves Wola?
Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW), 8 km (5 mi) from the centre, plus 2 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Wola?
About 140,958 people live in Wola, across 19 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Wola in?
Europe/Warsaw, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Wola?
The Zloty (PLN). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Wola?
Warsaw (4 km), Kraków (252 km), Lviv (342 km), Wrocław (299 km), Łódź (114 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.