At which station to get off the train to Wieliczka Salt Mine?

The Wieliczka Salt Mine is located not far from Krakow. The only major attraction of Wieliczka near Krakow attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists every year. Most people know that the best way to get from Krakow to Wieliczka is by direct cheap train. At which station do you have to get off the train to Wieliczka to visit the Salt Mines?

The best way to get from the centre of Krakow to Wieliczka, a small town directly neighbouring Krakow, in the immediate vicinity of the famous Salt Mines is to take the train SKA1 from the main railway station located in the Old Town near the Main Square to Wieliczka.

The trains run with great frequency and cost as little as 7 zloty (EUR 1.65; USD 1.69; GBP 1.39). They get to Wieliczka faster than a public transport bus, Uber, Bolt own car or very expensive “private transfers”. You get to Wieliczka in the vicinity of the mine by the same train you take from Krakow Aiport to the centre of Krakow. It is a train operated by Koleje Małopolskie called SKA1.

What station Wieliczka Rynek?

There are several train stops in the village of Wieliczka near Krakow. These stops are called Wieliczka Bogucice, Wieliczka Park and the terminal station Wieliczka – Rynek Kopalnia.

If we want to get to the immediate vicinity of the Wieliczka Salt Mine, we take the train to the very end, i.e. to the Wieliczka – Rynek Kopalnia station.

The terminus in Wieliczka is about 400 metres (0.25 miles), i.e. about 5 minutes on foot, from the entrance to the Wieliczka Salt Mine. In fact, the mine is visible from the platform where we get off.

What station Wieliczka to Krakow?

If we want to return to the centre of Krakow, we take the same train, the SKA1 going through Krakow Glowny station and on to Krakow Airport.

It is worth remembering that this train stops at several stations in Krakow, so if you live further away from the Main Square in Krakow, you can easily get off earlier, for example at the Krakow Grzegórzki or Krakow Zabłocie station.

The train from Krakow Główny station to Wieliczka Rynek Kopalnia costs 7 PLN for a normal ticket. It allows you to bypass traffic jams and is the best way to get to Salt Mines. These trains run at intervals of between 30 and 60 minutes. Check the timetable on the website kolejemalopolskie.com.pl.

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