Driving in Sosnowiec

Sosnowiec in numbers

• Residents: 184 988 (2024)
• To the centre of Katowice: 10,4–12,4 km · 8–11 min · 15–25 min at rush hour
• To Katowice-Pyrzowice airport: 22–30 min

Parking costs nothing

There is no paid parking zone anywhere in Sosnowiec. For a driver that is not a detail: in Katowice every wait for a job in the centre costs money, here it does not. You stand where you like, for as long as you like.

Nights on Małachowskiego

The pedestrian ul. Małachowskiego is where Friday and Saturday get busy after midnight. During the day the work is set by Sosnowiec Główny station, the hospital on pl. Medyków and the sports park in Środula.

Where passengers travel from most often

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

• Dworzec Sosnowiec Główny, ul. 3 Maja 16, Śródmieście
• Wojewódzki Szpital Specjalistyczny nr 5, pl. Medyków 1, Zagórze
• Zagłębiowski Park Sportowy, ul. Zaruskiego, Środula
• Plaza Sosnowiec, ul. Sienkiewicza 2, Śródmieście
• Egzotarium, ul. Piłsudskiego 116
• Zamek Sielecki, ul. Zamkowa 5, Sielec

Where public transport reaches worst

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

• Maczki
• Cieśle
• Juliusz

What comes back every year

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

• Sosnowiec Fun Festival — 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 Sosnowiec

In Sosnowiec 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.