Getting to & living in Lodz
Located in the centre of Poland, Lodz is easily accessible by all means of transport:
• by plane to Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport:
(www.lotnisko-chopina.pl), and then by bus no. 175 or by taxi to Warszawa Centralna Train Station (www. pkp.pl) or by bus directly from the Warsaw airport to Lodz
• by plane to Lodz Wladyslaw Reymont Airport: (www.airport.lodz.pl)
• by train: frequent and fast connections with Warsaw (travel time: 1 hour 30 minutes), and with other cities in Poland. Lodz has two railway stations: Lodz Fabryczna situated in the centre of Lodz, and Lodz Kaliska with international transit trains (soon Lodz Fabryczna will be closed and modernized; Lodz Widzew will take its place)
• by bus: to Lodz Fabryczna bus stadion (www. pks.lodz.pl), Eurolines (www.eurolines.pl).
• by car: development of Lodz as a primary transportation centre is now in progress with the construction of an expanded road system.
It will include the following motorways:
A-1 from the Scandinavian countries via Gdansk, Torun, Lodz, Czestochowa, Katowice to the Balkans
A-2 from London via Brussels, Amsterdam, Berlin, Poznan, Lodz, Warsaw, Minsk to Moscow
A-8 from Paris via Strasbourg, Cologne, Dresden, Wroclaw, Lodz, Warsaw, and from Geneva via Munich, Prague, Wroclaw, Lodz, Warsaw.
Accommodation
The University has 10 dormitories with a capacity of over 4,000, which are situated in a wide campus area called Lumumbowo resembling a park. The university campus offers modern rooms within walking distance from most faculties.
Dorm number XIV is located on Matejki Street http://babel.uni.lodz.pl/
Map of the Campus
Virtual tour round the Campus
Candidates who would like to stay in the dormitory during studies, should fill in the ACCOMMODATION REQUEST(eng) and send it by e-mail (iso@uni.lodz.pl) or by post:
Univeristy of Lodz
International Relations Office
Narutowicza 65
90-131 Lodz, Poland
International students are given accommodation by the University of Lodz only if they are newly recruited for studies or they are exchange students. The standard accommodation fee for foreign student per month in a double room is 350 zł (around 100 Euro).
There are also apartments to rent in the city and the International Students Office offers help in finding a place to stay.
