Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport

Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport is about 12 km (7.5 miles) northwest of Gdańsk's Main Town, in the Matarnia district. Bus 210 reaches the Main Railway Station in about 40 minutes, trains run to Gdańsk Wrzeszcz for a change to the center, and taxis and pre-booked cars wait outside the terminal.

Sopot is about 10 km (6 miles) from the airport. Some trains from the airport station run directly to Sopot via Gdańsk Wrzeszcz, while others need a change at Wrzeszcz. A taxi or pre-booked car takes you door to door, which is easier with luggage or for a hotel near the beach.

Gdynia is about 23 km (14 miles) from the airport. Trains from the airport station reach Gdynia Główna, either directly via Gdańsk Wrzeszcz, with a change at Wrzeszcz, or on the route through Osowa. A taxi or pre-booked car goes straight to your address, the port or the ferry terminal.

Yes. The airport railway station is in front of Terminal T2, reached by a covered footbridge from inside the terminal. Trains run to Gdańsk Wrzeszcz, where you change for Gdańsk Główny and Śródmieście in the center, and some continue directly to Sopot and Gdynia. Other trains run toward Kartuzy and Kościerzyna in Kashubia.

City buses stop opposite the terminal, next to parking lot P1. Line 210 runs to the Main Railway Station in about 40 minutes, line 110 to Wrzeszcz railway station, and line 120 to Łostowice. Night bus N3 links the airport with Wrzeszcz and the Main Station between about 11 p.m. and 4 a.m.

Gdańsk airport uses one passenger terminal, T2, for all flights. Arrivals and baggage claim are on the ground floor, and on the first floor the Schengen gates G11 to G24 are on the left and the non-Schengen gates G25 to G32 on the right. The older T1 building no longer handles passengers.

Yes. Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport, code GDN, is the airport for Gdańsk and the Tricity of Gdańsk, Sopot and Gdynia. It took the name of Lech Wałęsa, the Solidarity leader and former Polish president, in 2004, and was earlier known as Gdańsk-Rębiechowo Airport after a nearby village.

Wizz Air and Ryanair fly the most routes from Gdańsk, across the UK, Scandinavia and Southern Europe. LOT Polish Airlines serves Warsaw and several European cities, and Lufthansa, KLM, Finnair, SAS, Norwegian, Swiss, Eurowings, Icelandair and Jet2.com add flights, with holiday charters to the Mediterranean in summer.

Poland is in the Schengen area, so flights from other Schengen countries arrive without passport checks, while flights from the UK, Ireland, Cyprus and other non-Schengen countries go through border control. Non-EU travelers are registered in the EU Entry/Exit System (EES), fully operational since 10 April 2026; the planned ETIAS travel authorization is not yet in operation.

Taxis wait at the stand outside Terminal T2, running alongside the terminal entrances. The airport lists Neptun Taxi as its partner, and cars can also be booked by phone. A taxi goes door to door to the Main Town, Sopot, Gdynia and the ferry terminals, which is easiest with luggage or late at night.

Yes. The Executive Lounge is in the Schengen departures hall on the first floor, open from 5:00 to 21:00. You can enter from three hours before your scheduled departure. Entitled passengers use it free, and other passengers can pay to enter. The airport also offers a separate VIP area and a Fast Track security service.

The airport runs short-term lots P1 and P3, long-term lots P4 and P5, and economy and budget lots P6, P7 and P8. Spaces can be booked ahead online. A Kiss&Fly zone handles quick drop-offs and pickups, with a short free period before charges apply.

Poland uses the Polish złoty (PLN), not the euro. The airport has currency exchange and ATMs, and cards and contactless payments are widely accepted in Gdańsk, Sopot and Gdynia. Poland is on Central European Time (UTC+1) and switches to UTC+2 from late March to late October.