Krakow Travel Forum

I thought I had posted but cannot find the info. I have been looking thru the VT pages as well as http://www.krakow-info.com/airport.htm, and getting from the airport to Powisle Street:

The website above states "A single ticket costs an equivalent of under two euros. One can can purchase tickets on the train. It departs from a stop some 300 meters from the International Terminal T1 "

(1) is it pretty obvious to figure out where this train is?

(2) *** Is the station and train OK for a woman alone to hang out in, or would it be just better to take a taxi?

(3) Assuming I do take the train to Glowny Stacja PKP ... it looks like it will be around (give/take) 4 kilometers from my destination. Is it easy to catch a taxi from the Glowny Station?

Thanks!

Krakow airport is located 15 km from Powisle. It will take you about 20 min by taxi and cost somewhere around $23.
Sure you can take a train or bus but you will have to walk about 2 km. If you take a taxi from Central train station to Powisle the driver will have to go around Old Town and it would cost you $5-10.
Train is located 200 m from terminal, you can walk 5 min or use free shuttle. Ticket cost 6 zl and it takes 15 min to get to the Central station.
Train leaves airport about once an hour.

http://www.lotnisko-balice.pl/strona,Passenger,5_Pasazer.html
here is the airport web site

The airport indeed operates a free shuttle bus for the 250m or so to the station from arrivals and there are signs for this. There are also signs for the bus into the city (you'll need another ticket for your bag on this bus).

Both train and bus are entirely safe for single females. I took both options when I visited. You won't have any problems.

You could take a taxi all the way but you could equally well either walk from the station (perfectly safe, and would be interesting in the daylight) or get a taxi from there.

Krakow is a lovely city: enjoy your visit!