Gdańsk
Gdańsk is a city on the Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Gdańsk is a city on the Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. With a population of 486,492, it is Poland's sixth-largest city and its major seaport. Gdańsk lies at the mouth of the Motława River and is situated at the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay, close to the city of Gdynia and the resort town of Sopot; these form a metropolitan area called the Tricity (Trójmiasto), with a population of approximately 1.5 million.
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Worth seeing in and around Gdańsk
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Gdańsk Arena
The Gdańsk Stadium, known for sponsorship reasons as the Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk since May 2021, is a football stadium in Gdańsk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Lechia Gdańsk, which competes in the I liga, and the Poland women's national football team.
4.7 km · stadium in Gdańsk, Poland · Wikipedia - 02University of Gdańsk
The University of Gdańsk is a public research university located in Gdańsk, Poland. It is one of the top 10 universities in Poland and an important centre for the studies of the Kashubian language.
7.6 km · university in Poland · Wikipedia - 03St. Mary's Basilica in Gdańsk
St. Mary's Church (Polish: Bazylika Mariacka, German: St.
600 m · church building in Gdańsk, Poland · Wikipedia - 04Gdańsk University of Technology
The Gdańsk University of Technology is a public research university in Gdańsk, Poland. Founded in 1904 and re-established in 1945, it is the oldest university of technology in modern-day Poland.
3.2 km · University in Gdańsk, Poland · Wikipedia - 05Ergo Arena
Ergo Arena, formerly known as Hala Gdańsk-Sopot, is a multi-purpose indoor arena on the border of Gdańsk and Sopot, Poland, opened in 2010. The boundary between the two cities runs through the middle of the venue.
9.7 km · arena · Wikipedia - 06Museum of World War II in Gdańsk
The Museum of the Second World War is a state cultural institution and museum established in 2008 in Gdańsk, Poland, which is devoted to the Second World War. Its exhibits opened in 2017.
1.4 km · history museum in Gdańsk, Poland · Wikipedia - 07Gdańsk Main Town Hall
Main City Hall is a historic town hall located in Gdańsk, Poland, within the Main City borough of the Downtown district. It is one of the finest examples of the Gothic-Renaissance historic buildings in the city, built at the intersection of Ulica Długa and Długi Targ, in the most popular part of Gdańsk.
500 m · Landmark in Gdansk, Poland · Wikipedia - 08Oliwa Cathedral
Oliwa Cathedral, formally known as the Archcathedral Basilica of the Holy Trinity, is a Roman Catholic church in the district of Oliwa, in Gdańsk, Poland. Completed in the late 14th century in a Brick Gothic style, the present church comprises Mannerist-Baroque architectural elements.
9.1 km · cathedral · Wikipedia - 09National Maritime Museum in Gdańsk
The National Maritime Museum in Gdańsk is a maritime museum in Gdańsk, Poland, established on 1 January 1962. It is dedicated to gathering, researching and preserving artifacts and documents concerning ship transport, international trade, fishing and culture of people working at sea, rivers and those ashore as well as the dissemination of knowledge on maritime history of Poland and its economy through the ages.
1 km · Museum in Gdańsk · Wikipedia - 10Żuraw in Gdańsk
The Gdańsk Crane or the Crane Gate is a 15th-century crane located in central Gdańsk, Poland, on the Motława river. One of the city's most well-known structures and tourist attractions, it was the largest port crane in medieval Europe and is presently found on the regional heritage list.
900 m · building in Śródmieście, Gdańsk · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
The main city (Główne Miasto) is the historic part of Gdańsk and contains most of the sights. The Long Street (ulica Długa) and Long Market (Długi Targ) are two of the most beautiful streets in the city. They are enclosed first by the Upland Gate, then by the Golden Gate to the west and the Green Gate to the east close to the riverside. This entire stretch is also referred to as the Royal Way.
- 01Main Town Hall
The old city hall (built 1378-1492) has a museum inside showing off a nicely decorated room where the town council once met and some historic exhibits about the history of Gdańsk.
- 02Artus Court
Impressive merchants' hall, a symbol of the city's power in the 16th and 17th centuries, served as an exchange and as the seat of St.
- 03Neptune Fountain
Statue of Neptune, patron of the city, installed in 1549.
- 04Golden House
- 05Uphagen House
Named after the merchant, Johann Uphagen, who bought this house in 1775.
- 06Highland Gate
It was built in 1576 as part of the city's fortifications.
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Where to eat
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- 01Pyra Bar
The food not only has a nice name, but also tastes great.
- 02No To Cyk
Highly recommended for people who want to feel the atmosphere of 1990s and underground.
- 03Pasta House
- 04Dominikański
Plac Dominikański 1.
- 05Bar Turystyczny
Tasty and wonderful meals with a sense of humor.
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Getting to Gdańsk
- Airports
- Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa (GDN), 12 km · Khrabrovo (KGD), 140 km · Palanga (PLQ), 238 km
- Stations
- Westerplatte, 6.9 km · Gdańsk Główny railway station, 900 m
- Poznań → Gdańsk245 km · quickest by road, 4h 18m · zł65–85
- Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki → Gdańsk253 km · quickest by air, 3h 54m · zł200–320
- Szczecin(Glewice) → Gdańsk259 km · quickest by road, 4h 34m · zł70–95
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Gdańsk
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Gdańsk. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inIt is also possible to go by ferry from Karlskrona to Gdynia, then reach Gdańsk by short drive from the north.
- Get inPolferries operates ferry service between Gdańsk and Nynäshamn, just south of Stockholm, Sweden.
- Get inStena Line operates ferry service between Gdynia and Karlskrona, Sweden.
- Go nextTickets for the Sopot ferry must be purchased from an office directly across from the terminal.
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Next door to Gdańsk
- Free City of Danzigsemi-autonomous city-state that existed between 1920 and 19395.9 km
- Pruszcz Gdańskicity and urban gmina of Poland9 km
- Oliwacity district of Gdańsk, Poland9 km
- Golden Gatehistoric Renaissance city gate in Gdańsk, Poland300 m
- Green Gateold watergate in Gdańsk, Poland; one of the city's most notable tourist attractions.700 m
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