IATA Code: LCJ
Address: ul. Gen S Maczka 35,
Lodz, 94-238
Distance to City: 6km
Terminal Plan: Here
Day Trip Possible: No
Passenger Numbers: 330,000 (2009)
Closest Alternatives: Wroclaw
Overview: With a new terminal that opened in 2005 and plans for more development, Lodz is an ambitious airport that serves Poland’s third largest city. Despite the airport’s size, there isn’t a great range of routes from here, with Ryanair dominating the airport thanks to withdrawals from other operators, and the fact that scheduled aircraft flights have been only available for just over 10 years. With the terminal operating close to capacity, a new terminal is now underway which will take the airport to around 3m pax/year, which will be easily enough to compete; expect plenty of routes to materialise should this happen.
Getting there: Bus is the simplest way to cover the short distance and buses 55 and 65 will get you to the Central station with a connection with a tram. The journey is cheap and quick and you should not have to allocate too much time for it. There are also direct coach services to some of the larger cities in Poland (check timetable before travel). No train connection, although the buses do stop there. Car hire and taxi are also available at the airport.
General Tips: The new terminal was built in 2005 and is fairly smart and mostly glass fronted giving it a nice effect and replaces the older terminal. However, it’s pretty small and you would guess the update would be on a far larger scale. Arrivals and departures are seperated on the same floor, arrivals to the left and to the right. Inside the airport is fairly stocked with facilities such as cash machine, newsagent and restaurant; not a great choice but sufficient for the number of passengers passing through.
Budget Travellers Guide: Fair value; one of the closer airport-city locations around. However, there are not much in the way of connections. Best reached from London Stansted (with a flight every day), Ryanair also fly to Dublin, Edinburgh, East Midlands and Shannon in varying frequencies but not more than four times a week. LOT (the Polish national airline) also have a flight to Warsaw (although it is convienient to take the train). Wizzair have a solitary flight to Dortmund but this is probably enough to give Ryanair a little food for thought.
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