Driving in Świętochłowice

Świętochłowice in numbers

• Residents: 45 434 (2024)
• To the centre of Katowice: 8,2–13,8 km · 8–17 min · 15–25 min at rush hour
• To Katowice-Pyrzowice airport: 28–35 min

Almost no empty mileage

The city is small and densely built, so getting to a passenger rarely takes more than a few minutes. What turns into a long unpaid approach in sprawling Dąbrowa Górnicza barely exists here.

Eight minutes to Katowice

The DTŚ — a road with no traffic lights — runs through town. On it you reach the centre of Katowice in eight minutes when traffic is clear. Daytime work centres on the Skałka complex on ul. Bytomska, the railway station and the hospital on ul. Chorzowska.

Where passengers travel from most often

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

• OSiR Skałka — kąpielisko, basen i amfiteatr, ul. Bytomska 73, Piaśniki
• Dworzec PKP Świętochłowice, ul. Dworcowa
• ZOZ Szpital Powiatowy, ul. Chorzowska 38
• Osiedle robotnicze Lipiny

Where public transport reaches worst

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

• Lipiny
• Chropaczów

What comes back every year

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

• Festiwal Bluesowy na Skałce — June
• Świony Fest — September

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 Świętochłowice

In Świętochłowice 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.