Driving in Ruda Śląska

Ruda Śląska in numbers

• Residents: 130 302 (2023)
• To the centre of Katowice: 13–15,6 km · 10–19 min · 20–30 min at rush hour
• To Katowice-Pyrzowice airport: 33–39 min

Rides inside the city are long

Halemba to Chebzie is several kilometres through land nobody lives on. For a driver that means rides longer than a city this size would normally give — but on the city fare, not a transfer fare. Worth knowing before you plan your day.

The DTŚ runs through

The city sits on the Drogowa Trasa Średnicowa, exactly between Katowice and Gliwice. From one spot you reach both in fifteen minutes, so you can work whichever market is busier. Aquadrom in Halemba pulls people from across the conurbation at weekends.

Where passengers travel from most often

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

• Aquadrom, ul. 1 Maja 512, Halemba
• CH Plaza, ul. 1 Maja 310, Wirek
• Dworzec PKP Chebzie, ul. Dworcowa
• Dworzec PKP Ruda Śląska, ul. 3 Maja
• KWK Halemba, ul. Halembska

Where public transport reaches worst

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

• Bykowina
• Halemba
• Kochłowice
• Stara Kuźnica

What comes back every year

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

• Dni Rudy Śląskiej — June
• Industriada at the historic Chebzie station — June

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

Uber and Bolt partner in Ruda Śląska

In Ruda Śląska 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.