There are 8 ways to get from Hel to Zakopane by train, bus, car, taxi, 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 49mzł 500–1,725Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Wladyslawowo, Bus station to Nowy Targ, Bus Stationbus N1260
14h 30mzł 313–563Drive 769.7 km
- Drive from Hel to Zakopanecar 769.7 km
7h 56mzł 419–606Taxi, 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 37mzł 645–1,345Train
- Take the train from Hel to Gdynia Glownatrain R
- Take the train from Gdynia Glowna to Zakopanetrain Eip / ...
10hzł 550–1,975Taxi, 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
5h 42mzł 766–1,258Taxi, 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 53mzł 706–1,328Taxi, 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 838–1,360
Hel to Zakopane by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hel to Zakopane is to bus which costs 310 zł - 600 zł and takes 14h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Hel to Zakopane is to taxi and fly and drive which takes 5h 42m and costs 750 zł - 1 300 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Hel station to Zakopane. However, there are services departing from Wladyslawowo, Bus station and arriving at Zakopane ZDA via Nowy Targ. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 30m.
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 10h.
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 49m and costs 500 zł - 1 800 zł.
It takes approximately 9h 49m to get from Hel to Zakopane, including transfers.
Hel to Zakopane bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Wladyslawowo, Bus station.
Hel to Zakopane train services, operated by Polregio, depart from Hel station.
The best way to get from Hel to Zakopane is to bus which takes 14h 30m and costs 310 zł - 600 zł. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 550 zł - 2 000 zł and takes 10h.
What companies run services between Hel, Pomerania, Poland and Zakopane, Poland?
FlixBus operates a bus from Wladyslawowo, Bus station to Nowy Targ, Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost zł 280–470 and the journey takes 11h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Hel to Zakopane via Gdynia Glowna in around 10h.
- 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 260–550
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 260–550
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 240–600
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 240–600
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to Katowice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 350–440
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 260–800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 130–460
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 200–550
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to Katowice International Airport via Dortmund
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 200–460
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 170–550
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 290–1,100
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- polregio.pl
Train from Hel to Gdynia Glowna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 18–25
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
Train from Hel to Gdynia Glowna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 18–25
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Hel to Gdynia Glowna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 50–180
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Gdynia Glowna to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 420–1,500
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–320
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Hel to Gdynia Glowna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 50–180
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Gdynia Glowna to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 500–1,800
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–320
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +48 56 661 20 33
- Website
- arriva.pl
Train from Hel to Gdynia Glowna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://arriva.pl/en
Train from Hel to Gdynia Glowna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://arriva.pl/en
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Wladyslawowo, Bus station to Nowy Targ, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 280–470
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +48 32 236 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- matuszek.com.pl
Shuttle from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 25–80
- Website
- https://www.matuszek.com.pl/a_index.php?lang=en
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 220–310
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Estimated price
- zł 390–470
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More Questions & Answers
Hel to Zakopane bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nowy Targ, Bus 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.
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