From Warsaw to Białowieża and back by the conference bus
The free conference bus will be available for the participants to go from
Warsaw to the Workshop site in Białowieża. The bus will leave on Saturday,
June 25, from the Physics Department, Warsaw University, Hoża 69. (about 300
meters from Warsaw Central Railway Station). The bus will depart for
Białowieża at 16:00 (4 P.M.).
We shall also arrange a free bus trip back
from Białowieża to Warsaw on Sunday, July 3. The bus will depart not later
than 7:00 (A.M.). It will arrive to Warsaw about 11:00. The exact time of
departure of this bus will be announced during the Workshop.
From Warsaw Airport to Physics Department
The best and cheapest way to get to the Physics Department from the airport
is to take regular city bus (line 175) at the exit of the air terminal.
Ticket costs about 3 zł (less than 1 EUR) and can be bought from the bus driver or
at the newspapers stands at the terminal. One should get off at the bus stop
in front of the Mariott Hotel, opposite to the Central Railway Station (Warszawa Centralna).
From there it is short walk to the Department. Members of the local organizing
committee will be at hand there.
It is also possible to take a taxi from
the Airport to the Physics Department. This may be very expensive
in Warsaw. In the
case, it is strongly advised to negotiate the price with the driver
before hiring. Approximate cost is 30 zł.
From Warsaw to Bialowieza by means of public transport
There are basically two different routes to reach Bialowieza from Warsaw:
one through SIEDLCE and other one
through BIALYSTOK. They both meet in HAJNOWKA, a small town at the border
of National Preserve Forest, about 15 km west from Bialowieza. (See the
map below.)
- The route through Bialystok is a
combination of train Warsaw - Bialystok
and bus Bialystok - Bialowieza, with a possible change
of bus at Hajnowka. One can also choose a direct bus from Warsaw Airport to Bialystok
organized by Polski Express.
- The route through Siedlce is a
combination of train Warsaw - Siedlce - Hajnowka
(change
of a train at Siedlce) and a bus Hajnowka - Bialowieza.
It is also possible to hire a taxi
from Hajnowka to Bialowieza, with an estimated cost of 80 zl (20 US $)
or less.
In case of a late arrival to
Hajnowka, or otherwise in trouble there, please make a call to the conference
site at the Dom Wycieczkowy (Hostel) PTTK in Bialowieza:
telephone nr. (085) 681 2505 (for
calls from Hajnowka no area code (085) is needed).
From Moscow to Bialowieza by means of public transport
There is very good train connection from Moscow to Grodno and then to
Bialystok. It is cheaper and faster than connection through Warsaw.
Please read previous point for information about reaching Bialowieza
from Bialystok by bus.
Hotel in Warsaw
The organizers can book a hotel room in Warsaw, either before or
after the Workshop. Please let us know about that as soon as possible. Prices
range from 40 EUR to 100 EUR.
Accomodation
Please note that due to the local conditions the accommodation is
usually shared. If there is another participant with whom you may
wish to share a room, please let us know. Also let us know if you
would like to have single room (at extra price). However note that
only a small number of single rooms is available so we may not be
able to fulfill all the requests.
The participants are kindly asked to notify us about any dietary
restrictions.
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