The Sylinda symposium will take place via ZOOM platform. Zoom connection details will be available on the website a few days before the meeting starts.
Symposium Speakers will be presenting from the premises of the SOLARIS Centre.
SOLARIS National Synchrotron Radiation Centre
Jagiellonian University
Czerwone Maki Street no. 98
30-392 Kraków, Poland
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- How to get to the SOLARIS Centre from the Krakow Airport by bus and tram?
A journey with one stopover. First take the bus number 300, then go to the tram stop and take the tram number 18 or 52. The bus no. 252 runs from the Kraków Airport every half hour from 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. and the fare is 6,00 PLN (approx. 1,50 euro, a 90-minute agglomeration ticket). You have to get on the bus at the Kraków Lotnisko / Airport bus stop. You must get off the bus at the Rondo Grunwaldzkie bus stop (formerly Centrum Kongresowe ICE bus stop). Then you must cross the street to get to the Rondo Grunwaldzkie tram stop (formerly Centrum Kongresowe ICE tram sto, see the map below). Now take the tram no 18 or 52 in the direction of Czerwone Maki P+R. You must get off the tram at the Chmieleniec stop. When you get off the tram you should return a few steps in the direction you came from, turn left just past the Ericsson building and go straight along Luciany Frassati-Gawrońskiej street to the end (see the map below).
The whole journey time is approx. 50 minutes, but there is a high risk of major delays due to traffic jams.Information on bus and tram timetables can be found on the MPK Department of Transport in Krakow website. We also recommend using the Jakdojade.pl website, which allows you to easily find connections and plan your trip. To change language version of the website you must click on the settings button at the top-right corner of the homepage. Tickets can be bought from vending machines for cash (PLN coins). Some vending machines accept credit card contactless payments. Do not forget to validate your ticket after boarding the vehicle!
- How to get to the SOLARIS Centre from the Krakow Airport by taxi?
The Kraków Airport is located about 11 kilometres from the city centre. A taxi trip is the only way to get to the SOLARIS Centre directly. 24-hour taxi service is provided by Kraków Airport Taxi. Taxis can be ordered by phone at +48 12 258 0 258 or on-line (website in English). The cost of the journey is about 100 PLN (25 euro). Each Krakow Airport Taxi car is equipped with a payment terminal. Dispatchers and drivers have at least communicative knowledge of English. You can get to the SOLARIS Centre from the Kraków Airport using other taxi companies services, as well (iCar, Barbakan, Mega Taxi, Eco Taxi, Dwójki, Krak Taxi). However, if you want to pay for the course with a credit card, you must make sure when ordering a taxi that a driver will have a payment terminal. Not all dispatchers and drivers speak English.
The minimum journey time is 20 minutes, but there is a high risk of major delays due to traffic jams.
- How to get to the Radisson Blu Hotel (adress: 17 Straszewskiego Street) from the Krakow Airport by taxi?
The Kraków Airport is located about 11 kilometres from the city centre. A taxi trip is the only way to get to the Radisson Blu Hotel directly.
24-hour taxi service is provided by Kraków Airport Taxi. Taxis can be ordered by phone at +48 12 258 0 258 or on-line (website in English). The cost of the journey is about 90 PLN (20 euro). Each Krakow Airport Taxi car is equipped with a payment terminal. Dispatchers and drivers have at least communicative knowledge of English. You can get to the SOLARIS Centre from the Kraków Airport using other taxi companies services, as well (iCar, Barbakan, Mega Taxi, Eco Taxi, Dwójki, Krak Taxi). However, if you want to pay for the course with a credit card, you must make sure when ordering a taxi that a driver will have a payment terminal. Not all dispatchers and drivers speak English.
The minimum journey time is 25 minutes, but there is a high risk of major delays due to traffic jams.
Radisson Blu Hotel: https://www.radissonhotels.com/pl-pl/hotele/radisson-blu-krakow/kontakt
- How to get to the Radisson Blu Hotel from the Krakow Airport by bus?
From the airport to the Radisson Blu hotel, you can take bus number 300 from the KRAKÓW LOTNISKO stop and get off at the Jubilat 4 stop. Then it's a 5-minute walk along Zwierzyniecka Street. You can buy a bus ticket from a vending machine at the bus stop or at a kiosk at the airport. The cost is PLN 6 - EUR 1.5. The journey time is approx. 30 minutes.
Radisson Blu Hotel: https://www.radissonhotels.com/pl-pl/hotele/radisson-blu-krakow/kontakt
- How to get to the SOLARIS Centre from the Radisson Blu Hotel (adress: 17 Straszewskiego Street) by tram?
From the Radisson Blu Hotel you can get to the SOLARIS Centre by tram using line 18 (in the direction of Czerwone Maki P+R). A single journey ticket costs 6 PLN (approx. 1,5 euro) per person.
You have to get on the tram at the Filharmonia 3t tram stop, which is located approx. 4-minute walk from the hotel. When you get off the tram at the Chmieleniec stop you should return a few steps in the direction you came from, turn left just past the Ericsson building and go straight along Luciany Frassati-Gawrońskiej street to the end. You will receive your 48h tram ticket on March 6 during dinner at the Radisson Blu Hotel. The journey time is approx. 25 minutes.
