Kraków John Paul II International Airport to Podgórze & Schindler's Factory (Kraków Zabłocie)

A station built where the factories were

Zabłocie was where Kraków's light industry stood, on the right bank of the river south-east of the Old Town. Schindler's Emalia works at ul. Lipowa 4 was one of many small plants here. In the early 1940s, the Jewish workers he employed came here from the Podgórze ghetto, a few streets to the west. Today the factory houses the Museum of Kraków's exhibition on the occupation, the neighbouring buildings hold the MOCAK contemporary art museum, and the surrounding warehouses have become flats, offices and cafés.

The railway that served those plants now carries the airport train. Kraków Zabłocie is the second stop after Kraków Główny on the SKA1 line, and the platforms are roughly 350 metres from the Emalia building, a five-minute walk.

Airport to Zabłocie by SKA1

Trains leave Kraków Airport station, behind the multi-storey car park and reached by a covered footbridge, at 17 and 47 minutes past the hour for most of the day. Through trains towards Wieliczka take about 25 minutes to Zabłocie: the 08:17, for example, arrives at 08:42. The fare is 20 PLN, the flat rate Koleje Małopolskie charges from the airport to any station named Kraków, and luggage goes free. You can buy a ticket from the machine on board (cash or card) or from the conductor.

Check that your train is going beyond Główny. Departures at 21:47, 00:07, 00:57 and 01:47 terminate there, and so does any short working shown as Kraków Główny on the board. The trains listed to Wieliczka Rynek-Kopalnia all call at Zabłocie. Out of the station, it is a short walk along Lipowa to the factory.

By road

The official Kraków Airport Taxi charges fixed fares by distance zone. Zabłocie is around 19 km from the terminal by the city route, which sits on the line between the 129 PLN band (15–18.9 km) and the 149 PLN band (19–22.9 km). The fare is fixed before you leave the rank and does not change with traffic or time of day, and cards are accepted. If you are staying in one of the converted warehouse aparthotels on Zabłocie's riverside, a car is the easiest way to arrive with luggage.

Booked transfers for the Kraków city area started at about 155 PLN for a saloon on Suntransfers on 21 October 2026, a little dearer than the rank. The advantage is that the driver tracks your flight and waits if you are delayed, which helps on a late evening arrival when you do not want to be standing at the rank.

Bus? Not really

Express bus 300 is the cheapest way into Kraków at 6 PLN, but its route ends on the wrong side of the river at Os. Podwawelskie. From Rondo Grunwaldzkie you would face about 2.5 km on foot to the factory. For this destination the 14 PLN extra for the train is well spent.

If you come straight from the plane to the museum

• The airport's left-luggage lockers are currently suspended, according to the airport's own services page, so you cannot leave a case at the terminal. Drop bags at your accommodation first or arrange storage in the city.
• The Emalia exhibition is one of the city's most visited, so check the Museum of Kraków's ticketing before you land rather than turning up and hoping.
• Plac Bohaterów Getta, with its memorial of empty chairs, and the surviving stretch of ghetto wall on Lwowska are a short walk west and fit easily into the same visit.

Heading on to Kazimierz or the centre

From Zabłocie you can walk into Kazimierz over the Bernatka footbridge in about 15 minutes, past the riverside boulevards. To get back to the main station, take the next SKA1 train in the other direction, which is about 5 minutes. Coming back to the airport, the same trains run to Kraków Lotnisko roughly every half hour. Buy the ticket at the station machine or on board, and allow about 25 minutes plus your check-in time.

The choice in one line

For one or two people with manageable bags, take the train to Kraków Zabłocie: 20 PLN and about half an hour, gate to museum. For a group, heavy luggage, or a hotel deep in the riverside blocks, the fixed 129–149 PLN taxi fare is fair value.