Conference venues:
Collegium Novum, ul. Gołębia 24, 31-007 Kraków, link to Google Maps.
Faculty of Polish Studies buildings, ul. Gołębia 16-18-20, 31-007 Kraków, link to Google Maps
Accessibility
Collegium Novum is wheelchair accessible and has accessible toilets. All floors can be reached by lift.
Faculty of Polish Studies buildings are accessible to wheelchair users with a ramp provided by the doorman, who can be called with a bell at a height accessible to a person in a wheelchair. There are toilets available for people with disabilities, located in buildings no. 18 (ground floor) and no. 20 (4th floor, accessible by lift). All floors of building no. 20 can be reached by lift.
Accommodation
You can find a range of accommodation types across the city through popular tourist platforms. But Krakow is a popular tourist destination so we recommend making travel and accommodation plans well in advance. Below you can find suggestions of hotels that – as of January 2026 – have confirmed availability for the symposium dates.
| Hotel Golden Queen | double rooms | Tarłowska 10, Old Town, 31-102 Kraków |
| Leonardo Boutique Hotel Krakow City Center | double rooms | Wygoda 8, Old Town, 31-106 Kraków |
| Hotel Europejski | double rooms | Lubicz 5, Old Town, 31-034 Kraków |
| Hotel Perfect | double rooms | Kupa 7, Old Town, 31-057 Kraków |
| ibis Styles Kraków Centrum | double rooms | Mogilska 53, Grzegórzki, 31-545 Kraków |
| Hotel Secesja | single rooms | Paulińska 24, Old Town, 31-065 Kraków |
| Nobilton Hotel | single and double rooms | Piłsudskiego 25, Old Town, 31-110 Kraków |
| Hotel Rezydent | single and double rooms | 9 Grodzka Street, Old Town, 31-006 Kraków |
| MedHotel Smart Krupnicza w Krakowie | single and double rooms | Krupnicza 11A, Old Town, 31-123 Kraków |
| ibis budget Krakow Stare Miasto | budget double rooms | Pawia 11, Old Town, 31154 Kraków |
We have secured a limited number of budget accommodation for students in single (190 PLN/night + breakfast 32 PLN) and twin rooms (290PLN/room/night + breakfast 32 PLN) which will be made available through the conference registration system until 16 March on the “first come, first served” principle.
Travel
By rail and coach
Kraków Główny Train Station (Pawia 5A) and MDA Bus Station in Kraków (Bosacka 18) are located very close to the city centre. Adjacent to both buildings is a taxi rank and – within easy walking distance – tram and bus stops.
The journey to the main conference venue takes about 15 minutes:
• from Teatr Słowackiego stop (ul. Lubicz, opposite Hotel Europejski): tram 4, 14, 20, 72 to Teatr Bagatela stop, then walk down to ul. Gołębia
• or bus 124, 152, 424, 502 and tram 20 to UJ/AST stop, then turn left and walk to Collegium Novum in view
• or 20 minutes on foot
Link to the City Transport (MPK) website: www.mpk.krakow.pl/en
Bus and tram tickets
Tickets can be purchased aboard the bus or tram from a machine, or from ticket machines located at many stops. Please note that some ticket machines on buses and trams do not accept cards. Alternatively, you can purchase the ticket using the Jakdojade app for your smartphone (available on the App Store and Google Play).
The app additionally offers a smart map-based itinerary planner with bus departure times updated in real time. You can check it online here: Planer Podróży Kraków | Jakdojade.pl
By air
John Paul II Kraków Balice International Airport is situated approximately 12 km east of the main conference venue. Adjacent to Terminal 1 is a taxi rank and a bus stop: Balice l 1.
The journey to the main conference venue takes 25–40 minutes by taxi and 40 minutes by bus (no. 300 to Muzeum Narodowe + 550 m walk down ul. Piłsudskiego).
There is also a convenient train connecting the airport with Kraków Główny Train Station. The journey takes about 20 minutes (recommended). Train tickets are available on the train from the train conductors and from ticket vending machines on the platform (payable by cash or card).
By car
The main conference venue does not offer parking spaces in the car park, and is located within the A2 paid parking zone (Mon.–Sat., 10:00–20:00; 6 PLN/hour ), and in the vicinity of B30 and C8 paid parking zones (Mon.–Sat., 10:00–20:00; 5 and 4 PLN/hour respectively). You can consult the map of the zones here: https://zdmk.krakow.pl/parkowanie/strefa-platnego-parkowania/mapy/mapa-strefy/
Please note that the area is extremely busy and congested at all times. Additional parking is available in the underground car park of the National Museum in Kraków (accessible from Adam Mickiewicz Avenue) and on adjacent roads – all located within the A2 paid parking zone.
Parking in the zone must be paid by purchasing a ticket from a parking meter or using an application on your mobile phone (SkyCash, Pango, moBILET, mPay, City Park App).
Lunch break
Packed lunches will be offered for participants at the conference venue. The nearby streets in the Old Town area are full of good places to have lunch, ranging from budget diners, cafeterias, and resto bars to upscale restaurants that offer local and international cuisine. If you fancy genuine Irish breakfast, tasty lunch or dinner, visit Milkbar Tomasza, in 24 Tomasza Str. run by a Dubliner Tom.
Please consult tripadvisor.com for best recommendations!
Points of interest
The conference venues are situated near the centre of Kraków and many of its iconic attractions – the buzzing Market Square with the Cloth Hall and St Mary’s Basilica, the green spaces of the Planty Park and the famous Wawel Castle. The Vistulan Boulevards will take you to Kazimierz, the former Jewish district, with its magical streets, while those fond of museums and galleries may wish to explore the recently reopened Princes Czartoryski Museum displaying da Vinci’s The Lady with the Ermine and Rembrandt’s Landscape with the Good Samaritan, or the 19th-century Polish art collection in the Cloth Hall, or hide from the heat in the underground museum underneath the Main Market Square. A special flavour of Kraków’s fin de siècle can be found in the Stanisław Wyspiański Museum as well as the Kraków Stained Glass Museum and Workshop, operating since 1902 – both of these attractions are located within ten minutes’ walking distance from the conference venues (though the latter only admits visitors at specific hours – if interested, please consult their website). Allegedly, there are more than 300 cafés, pubs and restaurants around the Main Market Square and Kazimierz, providing an excellent opportunity for exploring Kraków’s nightlife.
Useful websites:
www.mnk.pl/branches
www.muzeumwitrazu.pl/en