Travelling Around The City

Oh, it's easy! The trams and buses guarantee that you can easily get to any place in the city. And, what's best, your dormitories are just in the campus and close to the city centre, so it's possible that you won't even need to use any trams :-)

Tickets

In case you do - you must have a ticket. The same are for trams and buses, there is no difference, and they are valid for some time after validating your ticket. The price of the ticket depends on this time. You may for example validate it at 11:20 and if you buy one for half an hour, you may take one tram, then change it for another and then take a bus - if only you will manage to do this in 30 minutes. Here you are:

• 0,85 zl - for 10 minutes
• 1,20 zl - for 30 minutes
• 1,80 zl - for 1 hour (but there is no ticket for 1,80 zl in fact - you have to buy one for 1,20 zl and one for 0,60 zl and validate them together)
• 2,40 zl - for 2 hours.
• In case you don’t have a ticket and you have to take a bus or a tram, you can buy one from a driver. Such ticket costs 1,80 zl and is not limited by time: You can travel using it as long as you want, but you have to stay in the same bus or tram. It is the best to prepare the exact amount of money before buying it, as a driver is only allowed to sell it quickly at the bus stop.

The prices given are for students, but as you are students, it is ok :-) You just need to have student ID with you.
It would be difficult to describe you all the trams and buses here, so if you wonder how you can get to some place in the city, please ask your mentor which one you should take.
 

Night buses

However, there is a system of night buses working really well. Their numeration starts with N1 and finishes with N7. They all meet once every half an hour in one spot in the very city center (you will soon see where the stops are) and each dormitory has a night bus stop next to it.
 

Schedule

For further information, you can download the most up-to-date bus ('autobusy'), tram ('tramwaje'), night bus (autobusy nocne') and possible bus & tram change at each stop ('przesiadki') schedules from the webpage of our city's municipal transport provider, MPK sp. z o.o. at:
http://www.mpk.lodz.pl/lang.action?lang=en
 
We also highly recommend the new website www.lodz.poloko.pl/ which generates the best ways by buses and trams from your location to your destination!! Check it out!
 

Taxi

You may also take a taxi - a good idea, if you are going with lots of luggage.

• The most popular one is +48 42 6 400 400.
• There is also one company that has only Mercedes cars, if you prefer some luxury - +48 42 6 50 50 50.