There are 9 ways to get from Hel to Zakopane by taxi, plane, car, train, bus, or shuttle
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Taxi, fly to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport, drive
best- 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
5h 42mzł 726–1,558Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Gdynia, Bus station to Zakopane, Bus stationbus N1390 / ...
16h 29mzł 249–431Train
- Take the train from Hel to Gdynia Glownatrain R
- Take the train from Gdynia Glowna to Zakopanetrain Eip / ...
10hzł 552–1,311Drive 768.9 km
- Drive from Hel to Zakopanecar 768.9 km
7h 58mzł 407–588Taxi, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- 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 train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
7h 2mzł 609–1,074Taxi, 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 6mzł 616–1,833Taxi, 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 51mzł 785–1,377Taxi, fly to Katowice International Airport, train
- 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 the train from Katowice to Krakow Glownytrain
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
9h 42mzł 702–1,025Train, bus
- Take the train from Hel to Krakow Glownytrain Eic
- Take the bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDAbus K1
10h 49mzł 524–1,103
Hel to Zakopane by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hel to Zakopane is to bus which costs 240 zł - 440 zł and takes 16h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Hel to Zakopane is to taxi and fly and drive which takes 4h 6m and costs 600 zł - 1 900 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Hel to Zakopane station. However, there are services departing from Hel and arriving at Zakopane, Bus station via Wladyslawowo, Bus station and Gdynia, Bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 29m.
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.
The distance between Hel and Zakopane is 862 km. The road distance is 768.9 km.
The best way to get from Hel to Zakopane without a car is to train which takes 10h and costs 550 zł - 1 400 zł.
It takes approximately 5h 42m to get from Hel to Zakopane, including transfers.
Hel to Zakopane bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Gdynia, Bus station.
Hel to Zakopane train services, operated by Polregio, depart from Hel station.
The best way to get from Hel to Zakopane is to train which takes 10h and costs 550 zł - 1 400 zł. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 240 zł - 440 zł and takes 16h 29m.
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. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Gdynia, Bus station to Zakopane, Bus station twice daily. Tickets cost zł 230–400 and the journey takes 12h 55m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 200–950
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 200–950
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 270–550
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 270–550
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 260–900
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to Katowice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 270–470
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to Katowice International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,500
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to Poprad-Tatry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 150–1,100
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 110–430
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to Katowice International Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- zł 220–950
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to Katowice International Airport via Dortmund
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 200–950
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 300–1,300
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to Katowice International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 120–440
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- bilety@polregio.pl
- Website
- polregio.pl
Train from Hel to Gdynia Glowna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 17–24
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Hel to Gdynia Glowna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 50–120
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Gdynia Glowna to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 500–1,200
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 90–200
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 50–120
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Hel to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 490–1,100
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +48 56 661 20 33
- Website
- arriva.pl
Train from Hel to Gdynia Glowna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://arriva.pl/en
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- zł 40–50
- Website
- https://kolejemalopolskie.com.pl/en/home-page
- Phone
- +48 32 428 88 88
- bok@kolejeslaskie.com
- Website
- kolejeslaskie.com
Train from Katowice to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 21–29
- Website
- https://www.kolejeslaskie.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Gdynia, Bus station to Zakopane, Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 230–400
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- info@eurobusways.com
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 220–310
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +48 669 060 060
- biuro@majerbus.pl
- Website
- majerbus.pl
Bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 30–45
- Website
- https://www.majerbus.pl/en/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Estimated price
- zł 390–470
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More Questions & Answers
Hel to Zakopane bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zakopane, Bus station.
Hel to Zakopane train services, operated by Polregio, arrive at Gdynia Glowna station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hel to Zakopane is 769 km. It takes approximately 7h 58m to drive from Hel to Zakopane.
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