How to get from Gdańsk ferry terminal to Gdańsk railway station?

I will take a ferry from Nynäshamn (Sweden) to Gdańsk (Poland), arriving at 13:00. I have a train from Gdańsk at 13:57. According to Google Maps, it's approximately 8 km from the ferry terminal to the railway station. Is there a bus that I can safely take, or will I have to take a taxi to safely catch my train? Are there normally taxis available, or should I order one in advance?

Best Answer

To get from the Gda?sk ferry terminal to the Gda?sk central railway station (Gda?sk G?ówny) in less than an hour, the only safe way is by taxi. As of November 2012, the ferry from Nynäshamn arrives at 13:00 and the train to Kraków departs at 13:53. For other trains there may be more time; this answer relates to the mentioned times.

There is a taxi queue in front of the main ferry building in Gda?sk. According to the Polferries staff, this is always the case, but they can also order a taxi.

For disembarking the ferry you may have to wait for ferry staff to guide people; at least on the Baltica there is no seperate gangway for passengers, so passengers have to walk on the truck-ramp — therefore guided by staff for safety. It may take a little while (in my case it took 15 minutes) before this occurs. However, the taxi ride doesn't take more than 15 minutes. When I took it the taxi didn't take cards, but instead stopped for me at a ATM, which took another 5 minutes. In any case, I still had 20 minutes spare before the train departed.