Driving in Tychy

Tychy in numbers

• Residents: 122 045 (2023)
• To the centre of Katowice: 19–20,9 km · 17–24 min · 28–40 min at rush hour
• To Katowice-Pyrzowice airport: 40–55 min

The longest transfer in the region

Katowice-Pyrzowice airport is 48–57 km and about an hour away. Every other city on our list is closer — which means a run from Tychy is the best-paid airport job in the conurbation. One of them can cover half a day.

Your competition is not only taxis

Tychy has trolleybuses — the only ones in the conurbation — and a fast rail link to Katowice. People commute on those, so taxis get the last stretch to the estate, the evenings, and weekends by Lake Paprocany.

Where passengers travel from most often

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

• Tyskie Browary Książęce, ul. Katowicka 9, Stare Tychy
• Stadion Miejski, ul. Edukacji 7
• Stadion Zimowy, ul. de Gaulle’a 2
• Stellantis, ul. Turyńska 85, Wilkowyje
• Jezioro Paprocańskie, ul. Parkowa, Paprocany
• Mediateka, ul. Piłsudskiego 16

Where public transport reaches worst

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

• Czułów
• Wilkowyje
• Wartogłowiec
• Jaroszowice

What comes back every year

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

• Tyskie Miodobranie — September
• Beerfest at Tyskie Browary Książęce — 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
• Grosik Taxi

Uber and Bolt partner in Tychy

In Tychy 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.