Salt Mine on a Budget

Contact:

 +48 12 442 75 00

hotel@hotelmetropolitan.pl

Address:

ul. Berka Joselewicza 19

31-031 Krakow, Poland

Wieliczka Salt Mine on a budget

A visit to the UNESCO-listed Wieliczka Salt Mine is one of the most memorable experiences near Kraków.

The most convinient way is to book the trip at the hotel reception.  You will be picked up and droped off at the hotel. 

However, the mine can be reached on your own, using public transport and tickets purchased directly on-line from the official website.

How to Buy Tickets

Tickets should be purchased a few days in advance directly from the official Wieliczka Salt Mine website: https://www.wieliczka-saltmine.com/

Important notes:

• You cannot walk through the mine on your own.

• Every ticket includes a guided tour in one of several available languages.

• Prices are usually around PLN 100 per person, depending on season and availability.

How to Get There by Train

Travelling by train is the most economical and fastest way to reach the mine.

From the hotel:

• Use the Kraków-Grzegórzki train station, located at the end of the street. (Turn right when exiting the Metropolitan Boutique Hotel and go to platform 1)

Train details:

• Trains to Wieliczka run approximately every 30 minutes.

• For train time table to/from Kraków-Grzegórzki follow this link.

• The journey takes about 21 minutes.

• Get off at Wieliczka Rynek-Kopalnia, the station closest to the Salt Mine entrance (a 5-8 minute walk away).

• Tickets can be purchased on board the train using a credit card, debit card, or mobile phone. No cash is required.

Return:

• Trains depart back to Kraków with similar frequency.

• Again, get on a train at Wieliczka Rynek-Kopalnia (there is only one platform) and travel to Kraków-Grzegórzki (you will get off on platform 2, so walk back in the opposite direction you just came by train, for exit near the hotel.