Useful local information
Krynica-Zdrój (city web pages e.g.: here,
here
or here)
is a small city - health resort in south of
Poland located in a valley in Beskid
Sądecki mountains, close to the border with Slovakia.
It is a popular place for resting in Poland, also for active tourists.
It is surrounded by mountains offering many tourists routes
with low to average level of difficulty.
In mid to end of June one can expect temperatures around 20 °C
+/- 5 °C, fresh healthy air and
a beautiful green nature. Rainy days can happen.
The weather forecast for a coming week can be found e.g. here.
Krynica-Zdrój is situated about 100 km south east from Kraków - a worth
sightseeing old capital of Poland (info e.g. here
or here).
Krynica-Zdrój can be reach from
Kraków by bus (faster trip, ~2.5 - 3 hours) or by train
(longer trip,
~5 hours, with nice landscapes).
Main train station in Kraków is: Kraków Główny.
Train time tables can be searched here
(fast trains,
Intercity PKP) or
here
(all trains, PKP).
Nearest airport is in Kraków Balice (web page is here,
it includes a list of airlines operating there and a flight search).
Conference
bus from Kraków to Krynica-Zdrój
Conference buses will be arranged
from Kraków Główny bus / train station on
19th of June and on 21st of June. We have asked the
participants to express their interest in
conference
bus during the on-line registration procedure.
Bus hours:
Friday,
19th June:
departure at 15.50-16.00
from Kraków Główny bus / train station
Sunday,
21st June: departure at 15.50-16.00
from Kraków Główny bus / train station
Kraków Główny bus station (Regionalny Dworzec Autobusowy) is located
next to the platforms of Kraków Główny train station (distance ~ 50-100
meters, a map can be found here). Conference buses will have an emblem of "Jaszowiec" 2009 Conference:
Suggested fast train convenient
from Warsaw departs at 12.39 from Warszawa Centralna
station and arrives at 15.41 to Kraków Główny station.
Conference buses will wait for an arrival of this train, if the train
is retarded. In such case, conference buses will enter the bus station
at the time of retarded arrival of the train. This condition is due to
a limited time of stay allowed for buses at the bus station (15 minutes).
Return buses from Krynica-Zdrój to Kraków Główny train station will be arranged on Friday 26th of June. An arrival to Kraków Główny station is planned not later than at 16.45.