page_title: Wrocław
section_title: Transport
hierarchical_section_title: Wrocław / Transport
caption_attribution_description: Polski: EZT Newag Impuls 45WE-024 przewoźnika Koleje Dolnośląskie na stacji Wrocław Główny
context_page_description: Wrocław is a city in western Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, roughly 350 kilometres from the Baltic Sea to the north and 40 kilometres from the Sudeten Mountains to the south. The official population of Wrocław in 2019 was 642,869, with a further 1.25 million residing in the metropolitan area.
  Wrocław is the historical capital of Silesia and Lower Silesia. Today, it is the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. The history of the city dates back over a thousand years; at various times, it has been part of the Kingdom of Poland, the Kingdom of Bohemia, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Habsburg Monarchy of Austria, the Kingdom of Prussia and Germany. Wrocław became part of Poland again in 1945 as part of the so-called Recovered Territories as a result of the border changes after the Second World War. This included the flight and expulsion of the pre-war population of the city.
  Wrocław is a university city with a student population of over 130,000, making it arguably one of the most youth-oriented cities in the country.
context_section_description: Wrocław is a major road hub. The city is skirted on the south by the A4 highway, which allows for a quick connection with Upper Silesia, Kraków, and further east to Ukraine, and Dresden, Leipzig, Berlin to the west.
  The A8 highway (Wrocław ring road) around the west and north of the city connects the A4 highway with the S5 express road that leads to Poznań, Bydgoszcz and S8 express road that leads to Oleśnica, Łódź, Warsaw, Białystok and National Road 5 and National Road 8 to the Czech Republic. Under construction is the eastern part of the Wrocław ring road.
  The city is served by Copernicus Airport Wrocław (airport code WRO) which handles flights from LOT Polish Airlines, Buzz, Ryanair, Wizz Air, Lufthansa, Eurowings, Air France, KLM, Scandinavian Airlines, Swiss International Air Lines, and Norwegian Air Shuttle.
  The main rail station is Wrocław Główny, which is the largest railway station in Poland (21,2 million passengers a year). The station is supported by PKP Intercity, Polregio, Koleje Dolnośląskie and Leo Express.
  Wrocław has direct rail connections with: 
  Warsaw – 3,5 h,
  Kraków – 3 h,
  Gdańsk – 5 h,
  Poznań – 2 h,
  Szczecin – 6 h,
  Berlin – 4 h,
  Prague – 4,5 h,
  Vienna – 7 h,
  Bratislava – 6 h
  Budapest – 9 h
  Adjacent to the railway station, is a central bus station located in the basement of the shopping mall of "Wroclavia", with services offered by PKS, Flixbus, Sindbad, and others.
  Public transport in Wrocław includes bus lines and 23 tram lines operated by Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacyjne (MPK, the Municipal Transport Company). Rides are paid for, tickets can be bought above kiosks and vending machines, which are located at bus stops and in the vehicles. The tickets are available for purchase in the electronic form via payment card or mobile (mPay, SkyCash, Mobill). Tickets are one-ride or temporary (0.5h, 1h, 1.5h, 24h, 48h, 72h, 168h).
  Over a dozen traditional taxicab firms and Uber, iTaxi, Bolt, Free Now operate in the city. In the city there is an e-systems the firms of Lime, Bird and Hive Free Now motorized scooters rental using a mobile application. 
  There are 1200 km of cycling paths including about 100 km paths on flood embankments. Wrocław has a bike rental network, Wrocław City Bike. It has 2000 bicycles and 200 self-service stations. In addition to regular bicycles, tandem, cargo, electric, folding, tricycles, children's, and handbikes are available, operating every year from 1 March to 30 November. During winter (December – February) 200 bikes are available in the system.
  Electronic car rental systems include "Traficar", "Panek CarSharing" (hybrid cars), "GoScooter" and "hop.city" electric scooters using the mobile application.
  In 2013, Polinka, a gondola lift over the Oder, started to operate. Wrocław also has a river port on the Oder and several marinas.
caption: Newag Impuls 45WE-024 Koleje Dolnośląskie on the Wrocław Main Station
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