Driving in Piekary Śląskie

Piekary Śląskie in numbers

• Residents: 51 707 (2024)
• To the centre of Katowice: 14,4–17,1 km · 20–27 min · 30–45 min at rush hour
• To Katowice-Pyrzowice airport: 17–22 min

Seventeen minutes to the terminal

The A1 slip road is right there, so you start an airport transfer faster than anyone else in the region. Living here, you can take the early-morning jobs that drivers from further out simply cannot reach in time.

Neither train nor tram

There is no passenger rail in town, and the tram to Bytom was closed in 2006. Buses are what is left — and buses, not rails, are what you compete with. The other steady flow is the regional trauma hospital, which takes patients from across Poland.

Where passengers travel from most often

The places where jobs come up most often. Worth knowing before your first shift.

• Wojewódzki Szpital Chirurgii Urazowej im. Daaba, ul. Bytomska 62
• Bazylika NMP i św. Bartłomieja, ul. ks. Ficka 7
• Kalwaria Piekarska, ul. Popiełuszki
• Rajski Plac, pl. Mariański
• Kopiec Wyzwolenia, Kozłowa Góra

Where public transport reaches worst

Where the bus runs rarely, people order a taxi. These are the districts worth waiting in during the evening.

• Kozłowa Góra
• Dąbrówka Wielka

What comes back every year

Regular events that fill the city. Check the dates before the season — they do move.

• Misterium Męki Pańskiej at the Calvary — April
• Men's and Young Men's Pilgrimage — May
• Women's and Girls' Pilgrimage — August

Who else drives in this city

We say it plainly, because you will see it on day one anyway. Better to know in advance.

• Uber
• Bolt
• FreeNow
• Taxi Neks

Uber and Bolt partner in Piekary Śląskie

In Piekary Śląskie you drive on an extract from our licence — legally from the first ride. We open and run your Uber and Bolt accounts, and the documents and weekly settlement are on us too. You can drive your own car or rent one from our fleet.