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Bus APorPre-booked private transfer?

The short answer

For one traveler the Bus AP is cheaper by PLN 310. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The Pre-booked private transfer is quicker: 40 min against 48 min. The Bus AP varies between 39 and 51 minutes.

Bus AP: Runs all night. Pre-booked private transfer: Runs all night.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in PLN. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row. The Pre-booked private transfer is charged in euros; its column is converted at the reference rate in its fare note.
TravelersBus APPre-booked private transferDifference
1PLN 7about PLN 317PLN 310
2PLN 13.80about PLN 317PLN 303.20
3PLN 13.80about PLN 317PLN 303.20
4PLN 13.80about PLN 317PLN 303.20
5PLN 13.80about PLN 564PLN 550.20
6PLN 20.80about PLN 564PLN 543.20
7PLN 27.60about PLN 564PLN 536.40
8PLN 27.60about PLN 1,128PLN 1,100.40

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
AP · Transport GZM (ZTM), operated by PKM KatowiceBus AP
From
Stand 1 of the Pyrzowice Port Lotniczy stop, on car park P1 in front of Terminal A
To
Katowice Dworzec, the stop at the railway station, in 48 minutes — Strefa Kultury by the Spodek in 39, Sokolska in 44, and the Sądowa coach station in 51
Luggage
Free — the tariff charges nothing for luggage or animals. A city bus with no hold.
Runs
All night
Journey
39–51 min

Around the clock, every day: every 30 minutes at :14 and :44 from 05:14 to 00:44, then 01:19, 02:19, 03:19 and 04:19. The longest wait at night is an hour.

Buy the 120-minute ticket, not the 40-minute one: the ride is timed at 48 minutes to the station and 51 to Sądowa, and the ticket's validity is judged by the timetable.

The cheapest fare needs two taps: a bank card on the validator as you board and the same card as you leave, PLN 5.70. Without the second tap the system keeps PLN 6.60.

The driver sells nothing. Machines on the forecourt and in the terminals sell paper tickets; validate on boarding.

From Sądowa it runs back to the airport all night too: at :00 and :30 from 04:00 to 23:30, then hourly at :30.

Bus AP: price for every party size

Check the fare with Transport GZM
transfer · KiwitaxiPre-booked private transfer
From
Driver meets you in arrivals with a name board
To
Any address in Katowice
Luggage
The sedan seats four with three bags; the minibus seven with seven. Choose by luggage as well as seats.
Runs
All night
Journey
40 min

Book at least 16 hours ahead; nearer the day a car is offered only when one is free.

Pre-booked private transfer: price for every party size

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