Port Lotniczy Gdańsk-Trójmiasto (aka Lech Wałęsa airport) is 8km west of Gdańsk centre in the Rębiechowo district. Among numerous directions you can fly to Gdańsk direct from Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm, Frankfurt, Berlin, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, London (Luton and Stansted) and Warsaw. Domestic and international flights leave from the same terminal. And good news for those who fly within Poland, www.directfly.pl are going head on in competition with LOT for the domestic flight market.
This small but pleasant airport has all the facilities you’d expect in an international airport. On the ground floor, as you leave customs and baggage reclaim, are the currency exchange, Western Union, car rental services, airport information desk and an In Your Pocket info point. you’ll find an ATM next to domestic arrivals. Upstairs is a newsagent and a (non-smoking) airport restaurant, and the airport chapel.
Getting to town: you can reach the city by shelling out 40zł for a taxi from the rank in front of the terminal. Remember that taxis cost around 50 percent more at night. City Plus are the official taxi firm (tel. 96 86), so be suspicious if offered a lift by any car not bearing their logo. The cheapest option is to take bus B to the main Gdańsk Główny train station or bus N°110 to Gdańsk Wrzeszcz train station. Journey time is 30 to 40 minutes. The journey costs 4.20zł. Buy three tickets worth 1.40zł each from the driver and punch them all for the journey. A taxi to Gdynia will set you back around 70zł, and to Sopot around 50zł.
Buses