How to travel from BONN to GORLICE?
BONN
Bonn is a city of more than 300,000 people in western Germany located on the Rhine River in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Its history dates back 2,000 years, and it is associated around the world primarily as the birthplace of Ludwig van Beethoven. Until recently, Bonn served as the capital of the Federal Republic of Germany. In addition to its famous university, the city boasts beautiful architecture, many interesting museums and a more intimate atmosphere than in nearby Cologne.
While there, be sure to visit the 11th-century Romanesque cathedral dedicated to Saints Cassius, Florentius and Martin, where quite a few monuments and works of art, including Baroque altarpieces, have been preserved. The centerpiece of the city is the market square with the rococo old town hall, near which is Bonn's most visited museum dedicated to Beethoven, located in his former home.
Getting there - bus to Bonn
The city is well connected to the rest of Germany and to neighboring countries. Close to Bonn is Germany's sixth-largest airport, Cologne/Bonn, which serves numerous flights. This is the fastest option for getting to this city. By contrast, it takes about 11 hours to drive from Warsaw to Bonn. Germany's highways are free. So it's good, cheaper and more environmentally friendly to take a bus to Bonn for the trip. The stop where buses going to this city stop is located at the corner of Joseph-Beuys Allee with Baunscheidstrasse, near the Museum of Modern Art. Buses to Bonn depart from many Polish cities - you can find a list of them on our website.
Bonn is a city of more than 300,000 people in western Germany located on the Rhine River in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Its history dates back 2,000 years, and it is associated around the world primarily as the birthplace of Ludwig van Beethoven. Until recently, Bonn served as the capital of the Federal Republic of Germany. In addition to its famous university, the city boasts beautiful architecture, many interesting museums and a more intimate atmosphere than in nearby Cologne.
While there, be sure to visit the 11th-century Romanesque cathedral dedicated to Saints Cassius, Florentius and Martin, where quite a few monuments and works of art, including Baroque altarpieces, have been preserved. The centerpiece of the city is the market square with the rococo old town hall, near which is Bonn's most visited museum dedicated to Beethoven, located in his former home.
Getting there - bus to Bonn
The city is well connected to the rest of Germany and to neighboring countries. Close to Bonn is Germany's sixth-largest airport, Cologne/Bonn, which serves numerous flights. This is the fastest option for getting to this city. By contrast, it takes about 11 hours to drive from Warsaw to Bonn. Germany's highways are free. So it's good, cheaper and more environmentally friendly to take a bus to Bonn for the trip. The stop where buses going to this city stop is located at the corner of Joseph-Beuys Allee with Baunscheidstrasse, near the Museum of Modern Art. Buses to Bonn depart from many Polish cities - you can find a list of them on our website.
GORLICE
Gorlice is a town of nearly 26,000 people in Malopolska province, located on the northern border of the Beskid Niski region in the valley of the Ropa and Sekowka rivers. It is a beautifully located town with an extremely rich history. Due to the pharmacist and entrepreneur associated with the city and the inventor of the kerosene lamp, Ignacy Lukasiewicz, it is called the city of light.
There are many interesting attractions and hiking trails in Gorlice. Particularly noteworthy are Gorlice's market square, town hall and the Ignacy Lukasiewicz Regional Museum of PTTK (Polish Tourist and Sightseeing Society) with collections related to the history of the town. There you can also see a chapel with a statue of Sorrowful Jesus indicating the exact place where the first street kerosene lamp was lit for the first time in the world, in 1854. Also worth a visit is the Open Air Museum of Oil Industry "Magdalena" located on the site of a former oil mine. Gorlice is also home to numerous cemeteries, especially from World War I, as it was in this area that intense fighting took place in 1915, which on May 2 allowed the Russian front to break through and significantly changed the course of the war.
PKS from and to Gorlice
Gorlice can be reached by both train and bus from major cities in Malopolska and Podkarpacie, but also from nearby smaller towns. International bus services to many European cities, including Germany, France and Italy, also stop at the PKS station. However, a Krakow-Zagorzany train passes through the Gorlice Zagórzany station.
Gorlice is a town of nearly 26,000 people in Malopolska province, located on the northern border of the Beskid Niski region in the valley of the Ropa and Sekowka rivers. It is a beautifully located town with an extremely rich history. Due to the pharmacist and entrepreneur associated with the city and the inventor of the kerosene lamp, Ignacy Lukasiewicz, it is called the city of light.
There are many interesting attractions and hiking trails in Gorlice. Particularly noteworthy are Gorlice's market square, town hall and the Ignacy Lukasiewicz Regional Museum of PTTK (Polish Tourist and Sightseeing Society) with collections related to the history of the town. There you can also see a chapel with a statue of Sorrowful Jesus indicating the exact place where the first street kerosene lamp was lit for the first time in the world, in 1854. Also worth a visit is the Open Air Museum of Oil Industry "Magdalena" located on the site of a former oil mine. Gorlice is also home to numerous cemeteries, especially from World War I, as it was in this area that intense fighting took place in 1915, which on May 2 allowed the Russian front to break through and significantly changed the course of the war.
PKS from and to Gorlice
Gorlice can be reached by both train and bus from major cities in Malopolska and Podkarpacie, but also from nearby smaller towns. International bus services to many European cities, including Germany, France and Italy, also stop at the PKS station. However, a Krakow-Zagorzany train passes through the Gorlice Zagórzany station.
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