Why go
- City in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.
- Served by Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN).
- Home to roughly 1,080,700 people.
History
Gdańsk is a city on the Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. With a population of 486,492, it is Poland's sixth-largest city and its major seaport. Gdańsk lies at the mouth of the Motława River and is situated at the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay, close to the city of Gdynia and the resort town of Sopot; these form a metropolitan area called the Tricity (Trójmiasto), with a population of approximately 1.5 million.
Restaurants & places to go
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Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 9 airlines, 47 direct destinations
- Wizz Air W6 (A320) · 23 routes: Alesund, Barcelona, Beauvais, Bergamo, Bergen, Cologne, Doncaster, Sheffield, Dortmund, Eindhoven, Glasgow, Gothenborg, Haugesund, Kristiansand, Liverpool, London, Luebeck, Malmoe, Rome, Sandefjord, Stavanger, Stockholm, Trondheim, Turku
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 11 routes: Birmingham, Bristol, Cork, Dublin, Edinburgh, Leeds, London, Manchester, Pisa, Rygge, Warsaw
- Eurolot K2 (Dash 8-400) · 7 routes: Amsterdam, Brussels, Helsinki, Krakow, Lublin, Wroclaw, Zurich
- LOT Polish Airlines LO (A319, A320, A321, A320, Embraer 195, Dash 8-400) · 3 routes: Frankfurt*, Munich*, Warsaw
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A319, A320, A321, A320, Embraer 195) · 2 routes: Frankfurt, Munich
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (A319, 737-800, CRJ-900, CRJ-200, 737-700, 737-700) · 2 routes: Copenhagen, Oslo
- Air Berlin AB (Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Berlin
- Air Canada AC (MD-80) · 1 route: Copenhagen*
- Norwegian Air Shuttle DY (737-300, 737-800) · 1 route: Oslo
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Where things are
Photographs
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When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN); 15 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: GDN has direct flights to 47 destinations on 9 airlines (incl. Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Munich, Oslo, Alesund…). By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Brzeźno, 3.3 km); routes include Gdańsk - Hel; Gdańsk - Sopot, Gdańsk - Sopot, Gdańsk - Hel; Gdańsk - Sopot; Gdańsk - Westerplatte.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Gdańsk-Sopot-Gdynia, Poland. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Local transit
Trains & rail
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.