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Gdynia
City in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Gdynia

Gdynia is a city in northern Poland and a seaport on the Baltic Sea coast.

Plan a trip to Gdynia→From Szczecin(Glewice)

With a population of c. 239,000, it is the 12th-largest city in Poland and the second-largest in the Pomeranian Voivodeship after Gdańsk. Gdynia is part of a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdańsk, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the Tricity (Trójmiasto) with around one million inhabitants. Gdynia is the largest city in Poland not to be a voivodeship capital.

Get in

Getting to Gdynia

The nearest airport is in nearby Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport GDN IATA, 25 km from the city centre. The airport is a popular destination for low-price flights from many European airports. Domestic flights are also available. The regional trains operated by Polregio run between the airport (Gdańsk Port Lotniczy) and the main station of Gdynia (Gdynia Główna). The train takes about 30 minutes.

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    Gdynia Główna

    From Sweden: Karlskrona-Gdynia by Stena Line.

See

Worth seeing

Gdynia is a relatively modern city and one will not find many historical buildings. The oldest building in Gdynia is the 13th-century St. Michael Archangel's Church in Oksywie. There is also a 17th-century neo-Gothic manor house located in the Folwarczna Street in Orłowo. However, what most tourists look for Gdynia deals with its recent past.

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    Gdynia Aquarium

    Jana Pawła II 1 (last building on south side of main wharf), akwarium@mir.gdynia.pl.

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    Muzeum Marynarki Wojennej

    Zawiszy Czarnego 1B (west off city beach), rezerwacja@muzeummw.pl.

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    ORP Błyskawica

    Jana Pawła II 1 (first ship on northern side of main wharf), rezerwacja@muzeummw.pl.

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    Dar Pomorza

    Jana Pawła II 1 (second ship on northern side of main wharf), zwiedzanie.dar.pomorza@nmm.pl.

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    Emigration Museum in Poland
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    Experyment Science Center

    A hands-on technology/science center for the young ones.

Do

Things to do

Football: Arka Gdynia were relegated in 2026 and now play soccer in

Eat

Where to eat

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    PIEROŻEK
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    Gdyńska Zapiekanka

    Świętojańska 18.

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    Trio

    Starowiejska 29/35.

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    Mąka i Kawa

    Świętojańska 65.

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    Świętojańska 97

    Świętojańska 97.

How locals move

Getting around Gdynia the local way

  • Get inDay trip for a passenger with bike costs around 240 zł.
  • Get inAdditionally, Żegluga Gdańska runs a once-weekly ferry from the small port city of Baltiysk, in the Kaliningrad enclave.
  • Go nextFerry goes two times a day - in the day and in the night.
  • Go nextThe day trip is cheaper (for a passenger with bike costs around 240 zł) and less popular (may not have to be booked in advance, but please confirm with the operator), so ideal for cyclists.

From Wikivoyage: Gdynia, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.