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S9 train, then the S1 from Chorzów BatoryorPre-booked private transfer?

The short answer

For one traveler the S9 train, then the S1 from Chorzów Batory is cheaper by PLN 296.50. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The Pre-booked private transfer is quicker: 40 min against 56 min. The S9 train, then the S1 from Chorzów Batory varies between 56 and 70 minutes.

S9 train, then the S1 from Chorzów Batory: 04:13–21:40. 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.
TravelersS9 train, then the S1 from Chorzów BatoryPre-booked private transferDifference
1PLN 20.50about PLN 317PLN 296.50
2PLN 41about PLN 317PLN 276
3PLN 61.50about PLN 317PLN 255.50
4PLN 82about PLN 317PLN 235
5PLN 102.50about PLN 564PLN 461.50
6PLN 123about PLN 564PLN 441
7PLN 143.50about PLN 564PLN 420.50
8PLN 164about PLN 1,128PLN 964

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Where each one leaves you
S9S1 · Koleje ŚląskieS9 train, then the S1 from Chorzów Batory
From
Pyrzowice Lotnisko station, about 500 m from the terminals along a paved footpath
To
Katowice, the main station, after a change at Chorzów Batory; the S9 itself serves Tarnowskie Góry, Bytom and Chorzów and ends at Chorzów Batory
Luggage
Free; a regional train with racks, no hold.
Runs
04:13–21:40
Journey
56–70 min

This train does not go to Katowice. It runs to Chorzów Batory, where an S1 towards Katowice leaves 1 to 29 minutes later — 62 to 85 minutes all in, against 48 minutes on bus AP for a third of the price.

The station is 500 m from the terminals on foot. The bus stop is on the forecourt.

Two PKP Intercity trains a day, the Sztygar and the Morcinek, call here on their way from Lublin to Katowice without a change; no fare for them appears here.

The last train with a connection is the 21:40; the 23:29 goes no further than Tarnowskie Góry. The bus runs all night.

It is the right answer for Tarnowskie Góry, Bytom and Chorzów, and for Zawiercie and Częstochowa the other way.

S9 train, then the S1 from Chorzów Batory: price for every party size

See the fare table at Koleje Śląskie
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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