There are 9 ways to get from Hel to Zakopane by train, taxi, bus, car, plane, or shuttle
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Train
best- Take the train from Hel to Gdynia Glownatrain R
- Take the train from Gdynia Glowna to Zakopanetrain Eip / ...
10h 9mzł 398–724Train, bus
cheapest- 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
10h 25mzł 358–669Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Hel to Gdynia, Bus stationtaxi
- Take the bus from Gdynia, Bus station to Zakopane, Bus stationbus N1390 / ...
14h 20mzł 484–667Drive 769.7 km
- Drive from Hel to Zakopanecar 769.7 km
7h 56mzł 443–639Taxi, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, bus
- 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 bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDAbus
6h 30mzł 449–864Taxi, fly to Poprad-Tatry Airport, drive
- Take the taxi from Hel to Gdansk-Airport-GDNtaxi
- Fly from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN) to Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT)plane GDN - TAT
- Drive from Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) to Zakopanecar
4h 11mzł 556–2,131Taxi, 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
8h 47mzł 631–1,071Taxi, fly to Katowice International Airport, shuttle, bus
- 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 bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDAbus
9h 1mzł 556–986Taxi, 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 56mzł 674–1,414
Hel to Zakopane by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hel to Zakopane is to train and bus which costs 350 zł - 700 zł and takes 10h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Hel to Zakopane is to taxi and fly and drive which takes 4h 11m and costs 550 zł - 2 200 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 10h 9m.
The distance between Hel and Zakopane is 846 km. The road distance is 769.7 km.
The best way to get from Hel to Zakopane without a car is to train which takes 10h 9m and costs 390 zł - 750 zł.
It takes approximately 10h 9m 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 6699+ 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 10h 9m.
- 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 300–600
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 300–600
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 280–600
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to Katowice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 310–600
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 360–800
- Website
- ryanair.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 130–480
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 250–850
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to Poprad-Tatry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 290–1,800
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 160–750
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Polregio
Train from Hel to Gdynia Glowna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 18–25
- Website
- Polregio
Train from Hel to Gdynia Glowna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 18–25
- Website
- Polregio
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Gdynia Glowna to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–700
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Gdynia Glowna to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 310–600
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Gdynia, Bus station to Zakopane, Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 300–450
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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 30–45
- Schedules at
- majerbus.pl
Bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 30–45
- Schedules at
- majerbus.pl
Bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 30–45
- Schedules at
- majerbus.pl
- Phone
- +48 32 236 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Matuszek
Shuttle from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 25–80
- Website
- Matuszek
- 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 230–320
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Estimated price
- zł 180–270
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