Gdańsk
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In this Article
- Introduction
- Neighbourhoods
- Sights and Activities
- Events and Festivals
- Weather
- Getting There
- Getting Around
- Eat
- Drink
- Sleep
- Work
- Learn
- Keep Connected
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Introduction
Gdansk is located along the central northern coastline of Poland and is an important port city as well as being a former Hanseatic city. Many of the original buildings in the old town have been restored.
Neighbourhoods
Sights and Activities
Events and Festivals
Weather
Gdansk has a maritime climate, with cool summers and mild winters. Temperatures in summer (June - August) are around 20 °C during the day and around 10 °C at night. Winters, from December to February, see daytime temperatures around zero and nights average -3 °C. Precipitation is fairly low, around 500mm a year and even distributed throughout the year, with chances of snow in winter. July stands out though with around 100mm that month.
Getting There
By Plane
Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN) offers a range of flights. Wizzair flies to/from Bergen, Cologne/Bonn, Cork, Sheffield, Dortmund, Eindhoven, Glasgow, Gothenburg, Liverpool, London, Lübeck, Malmo, Milan, Oslo, Rome, Stockholm and Turku.
Ryanair flies to/from Alicante, Birmingham, London, Bremen, Dublin, Edinburgh, Frankfurt and Weeze (near Düsseldorf).
A few more airlines serve cities like Wroclaw, Krakow, Warsaw, Copenhagen and Munich.
By Train
By Car
By Bus
By Boat
Sweden
Pol Ferries has ferries between Nymashamn (just south of Stockholm) and Gdansk. To add, Stena Line travels between Karlskrona and Gdynia, which is just north of Gdansk.
Eat
Drink
Sleep
Budget
| Property | Address | Type | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baltic Hostel | 3 Maja Street #25 80-802 Gdansk | Hostel | 60 |
| Canterbury House | Szeroka 20/21 Apartment No 8 | Apartment | 98 |
| Galeria Pepowo | Armii krajowej 50 | Guesthouse | - |
| Hevelius | ul. Korzenna | Apartment | 92 |
| Hostel Przy Targu Rybnym | Grodzka 21 | Hostel | 71 |
| JustHostel | Zawodzie 20 Gdansk | Hostel | 42 |
| La Petite Travel&Business House | Na Zboczu 39 | Guesthouse | 92 |
| Lucky-Hostel | Ksiedza Robaka str. 3 | Hostel | 76 |
| Mini Hostel | Grunwaldzka 136/7 | Hostel | 46 |
| Old Town Hostel Gdansk | Dluga Grobla 7 | Hostel | 82 |
| Pepperland Hostel | On the Motlawa River (Wartka 2 street) | Hostel | 82 |
| Villa Alfa | 80-288 Gdansk, ul. Widok 32 Poland | Guesthouse | 88 |
| Villa Angela | Beethovena 12 st. 80-171 Gdansk | Guesthouse | 90 |
| Villa Sart | Wasowicza 2A | Guesthouse | 81 |
| Windsor House | ul. Podwale Staromiejskie 72/9 | Apartment | 100 |
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