Just 25km east of Kraków, Niepołomice is simple to get to. Believe it or not, there’s no train station in town (how provincial!), so the easiest ways are by car or by bus. If driving head east out of town from Podgórze on ul. Wielicka, which turns into E-4 and then 964; from Nowa Huta take ul. Igołomska (road 79), then turn on 75. Free parking is plentiful around the centre of Niepołomice with spaces in front of the Castle, on the market square and near the church.

Buses run every 30-40 minutes on weekdays and every 50-60 minutes on weekends from Kraków’s main bus station (ul. Bosacka 18, E-1, www.rda.krakow.pl), dropping off on Niepołomice’s market square; tickets are only 3zł (buy from the driver), though the journey can take 60-90 minutes. Or take a private ‘Mat Bus’ from ul. Pawia (D-1, close to Galeria Krakowska) to just near the Royal Castle; buses depart every 20 minutes on weekdays with the last back to Kraków at 22:05, every 30-45 minutes on Saturday with the last back at 22:15, and every 60 minutes on Sunday with the last back at 22:10; 3.50zł, journey time 40 minutes.

Cracow City Tours (see Sightseeing, Guided Tours) can also arrange transportation and tours of all Niepołomice attractions; cost 170zł per person, minimum 2 people, call two days in advance.