There are 8 ways to get from Hel to Zakopane by train, bus, taxi, car, plane, or shuttle
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Hel to Gdynia Glownatrain R
- Take the train from Gdynia Glowna to Krakow Glownytrain Eip / ...
- Take the bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDAbus K1
9h 48mzł 488–1,606Drive 769.7 km
cheapest- Drive from Hel to Zakopanecar 769.7 km
7h 56mzł 427–616Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Hel to Gdynia, Bus stationtaxi
- Take the bus from Gdynia, Bus station to Zakopane, Bus stationbus N1390 / ...
14h 20mzł 434–637Taxi, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Take the taxi from Hel to Gdansk-Airport-GDNtaxi
- Fly from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane GDN - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
6h 39mzł 436–856Train
- Take the train from Hel to Gdynia Glownatrain R
- Take the train from Gdynia Glowna to Zakopanetrain Eip / ...
9h 58mzł 538–1,756Taxi, fly to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport, drive
- Take the taxi from Hel to Gdansk-Airport-GDNtaxi
- Fly from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN) to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE)plane GDN - RZE
- Drive from Rzeszow-Airport-RZE to Zakopanecar
7h 7mzł 611–1,061Taxi, fly to Katowice International Airport, shuttle, train
- Take the taxi from Hel to Gdansk-Airport-GDNtaxi
- Fly from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane GDN - KTW
- Take a shuttle bus from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
8h 55mzł 515–926Taxi, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, shuttle
- Take the taxi from Hel to Gdansk-Airport-GDNtaxi
- Fly from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane GDN - BUD
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest to Zakopane
9h 51mzł 684–1,354
Hel to Zakopane by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hel to Zakopane is to taxi and bus which costs 430 zł - 650 zł and takes 14h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Hel to Zakopane is to taxi and fly and train which takes 6h 39m and costs 430 zł - 900 zł.
No, there is no direct train from Hel to Zakopane. However, there are services departing from Hel and arriving at Zakopane via Gdynia Glowna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 58m.
The distance between Hel and Zakopane is 827 km. The road distance is 769.7 km.
The best way to get from Hel to Zakopane without a car is to train and bus which takes 9h 48m and costs 480 zł - 1 700 zł.
It takes approximately 9h 48m to get from Hel to Zakopane, including transfers.
Hel to Zakopane train services, operated by Polregio, depart from Hel station.
Hel to Zakopane train services, operated by Polregio, arrive at Gdynia Glowna station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hel to Zakopane is 770 km. It takes approximately 7h 56m to drive from Hel to Zakopane.
There are 6886+ hotels available in Zakopane.
What companies run services between Hel, Pomerania, Poland and Zakopane, Poland?
You can take a train from Hel to Zakopane via Gdynia Glowna in around 9h 58m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 280–550
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 280–550
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 250–600
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to Katowice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 360–550
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 280–800
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Polregio
Train from Hel to Gdynia Glowna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 18–25
- Website
- Polregio
Train from Hel to Gdynia Glowna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 18–25
- Website
- Polregio
- Phone
- +48 669 060 060
- [email protected]
- Website
- majerbus.pl
Bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 30–50
- Schedules at
- majerbus.pl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Estimated price
- zł 180–270
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