Editing Wrocław (section)

== Transport ==
[[File:WroclawDrogi.svg|thumb|right|Map of Wrocław illustrating the [[A8 autostrada (Poland)|A8 bypass]] and surrounding arterial roads]]

Wrocław is a major [[transport hub]], situated at the crossroad of many routes linking Western and Central Europe with the rest of Poland.<ref name="Jade do Wroclawia">{{cite web|url=https://www.wroclaw.pl/jade-do-wroclawia-samochodem|title=Jadę do Wrocławia samochodem|website=www.wroclaw.pl|access-date=8 December 2020|archive-date=9 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409111624/https://www.wroclaw.pl/jade-do-wroclawia-samochodem|url-status=dead}}</ref> The city is skirted on the south by the [[A4 autostrada (Poland)|A4 highway]], which is part of the [[European route E40]], extending from the Polish-German to the Polish-Ukrainian border across southern Poland. The 672-kilometre highway beginning at [[Jędrzychowice, Zgorzelec County|Jędrzychowice]] connects Lower Silesia with [[Opole]] and the industrial [[Upper Silesia]]n metropolis, [[Kraków]], [[Tarnów]] and [[Rzeszów]]. It also provides easy access to German cities such as [[Dresden]], [[Leipzig]], [[Magdeburg]] and with the [[A18 autostrada (Poland)|A18 highway]] [[Berlin]], [[Hamburg]].<ref name="Jade do Wroclawia"/>

The toll-free [[A8 autostrada (Poland)|A8 bypass]] (Wrocław [[Beltway|ring road]]) around the west and north of the city connects the A4 highway with three major routes – [[Expressway S5 (Poland)|S5 expressway]] leading to [[Poznań]], [[Bydgoszcz]]; the [[Expressway S8 (Poland)|S8 express road]] towards [[Oleśnica]], [[Łódź]], [[Warsaw]], [[Białystok]]; and the [[National road 8 (Poland)|National Road 8]] to [[Prague]], [[Brno]] and other townships in the [[Czech Republic]].

[[Traffic congestion]] is a significant issue in Wrocław as in most Polish cities; in early 2020 it was ranked as the fifth-most congested city in Poland, and 41st in the world.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://wroclife.pl/nasze-miasto/korki-we-wroclawiu-jestesmy-w-czolowce-najbardziej-zatloczonych-miast-ranking/#:~:text=Najbardziej%20zakorkowane%20miasta%20w%20Polsce&text=Wroc%C5%82aw%20uplasowa%C5%82%20si%C4%99%20na%20pi%C4%85tej,ca%C5%82ego%20%C5%9Bwiata%2C%20zaj%C4%99li%C5%9Bmy%2041%20miejsce.|title = Korki we Wrocławiu. Jesteśmy w czołówce najbardziej zatłoczonych miast|date = 30 January 2020|access-date = 8 December 2020|archive-date = 27 February 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210227102108/https://wroclife.pl/nasze-miasto/korki-we-wroclawiu-jestesmy-w-czolowce-najbardziej-zatloczonych-miast-ranking/#:~:text=Najbardziej%20zakorkowane%20miasta%20w%20Polsce&text=Wroc%C5%82aw%20uplasowa%C5%82%20si%C4%99%20na%20pi%C4%85tej,ca%C5%82ego%20%C5%9Bwiata%2C%20zaj%C4%99li%C5%9Bmy%2041%20miejsce.|url-status = live}}</ref> On average, a car driver in Wrocław annually spends seven days and two hours in a traffic jam.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gazetawroclawska.pl/wroclaw-wsrod-najbardziej-zakorkowanych-miast-w-europie/ar/c1-14748292|title=Wrocław wśród najbardziej zakorkowanych miast w Europie|date=29 January 2020|website=Gazeta Wrocławska|access-date=8 December 2020|archive-date=31 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731220101/https://gazetawroclawska.pl/wroclaw-wsrod-najbardziej-zakorkowanych-miast-w-europie/ar/c1-14748292|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Roadblock]]s, [[gridlock]]s and narrow [[cobblestone]] streets around the Old Town are considerable obstacles for drivers. The lack of parking space is also a major setback; private lots or on-street pay bays are the most common means of parking.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gazetawroclawska.pl/samochody-we-wroclawiu-glownie-stoja-brakuje-miejsc-parkingowych/ar/13382724|title=Samochody we Wrocławiu głównie stoją. Brakuje miejsc parkingowych|first=Adrianna|last=Machalica|date=2 August 2018|website=Gazeta Wrocławska|access-date=8 December 2020|archive-date=9 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409111653/https://gazetawroclawska.pl/samochody-we-wroclawiu-glownie-stoja-brakuje-miejsc-parkingowych/ar/13382724|url-status=live}}</ref> A study in 2019 has revealed that there are approximately 130 vehicles per each parking spot, and the search for an unoccupied bay takes on average eight minutes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tuwroclaw.com/wiadomosci,we-wroclawiu-jest-wiecej-samochodow-niz-mieszkancow,wia5-3273-49561.html#:~:text=We%20Wroc%C5%82awiu%20na%201%20tys,z%20brakiem%20wolnych%20miejsc%20parkingowych.|title=We Wrocławiu jest więcej samochodów niż mieszkańców|access-date=8 December 2020|archive-date=15 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415100643/https://www.tuwroclaw.com/wiadomosci,we-wroclawiu-jest-wiecej-samochodow-niz-mieszkancow,wia5-3273-49561.html#:~:text=We%20Wroc%C5%82awiu%20na%201%20tys,z%20brakiem%20wolnych%20miejsc%20parkingowych.|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Aviation===
[[File:Terminal T2 we Wrocławiu (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Wrocław Airport]] in [[Strachowice, Wrocław|Strachowice]]]]
The city is served by [[Wrocław Airport]] ([[IATA airport code|IATA]]: WRO [[ICAO airport code|ICAO]]: EPWR) situated around 10 kilometres southwest from the city centre. The airport handles passenger flights with [[LOT Polish Airlines]], [[Buzz (Ryanair)|Buzz]], [[Ryanair]], [[Wizz Air]], [[Lufthansa]], [[Eurowings]], [[Air France]], [[KLM]], [[Scandinavian Airlines]], [[Swiss International Air Lines]] and air [[cargo]] connections. In 2019 over a 3.5 million passengers passed through the airport, placing it fifth on the list of busiest airports in Poland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://airport.wroclaw.pl/lotnisko/o-lotnisku/statystyki/ruch-pasazerski/|title=Ruch pasażerski &#124; Port Lotniczy Wrocław|website=airport.wroclaw.pl|access-date=8 December 2020|archive-date=29 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129090914/http://airport.wroclaw.pl/lotnisko/o-lotnisku/statystyki/ruch-pasazerski/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://businessinsider.com.pl/wiadomosci/ruch-lotniczy-w-polsce-w-2019-roku-liczba-pasazerow-statystyki-i-dane-ulc/kbt4ny9#:~:text=Najwi%C4%99ksze%20lotniska%20w%20Polsce,skorzysta%C5%82o%2018%2C8%20mln%20pasa%C5%BCer%C3%B3w.|title = ULC: W 2019 roku polskie lotniska pobiły rekord. Obsłużyły 49 MLN pasażerów|date = 4 May 2020|access-date = 8 December 2020|archive-date = 12 April 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210412012159/https://businessinsider.com.pl/wiadomosci/ruch-lotniczy-w-polsce-w-2019-roku-liczba-pasazerow-statystyki-i-dane-ulc/kbt4ny9#:~:text=Najwi%C4%99ksze%20lotniska%20w%20Polsce,skorzysta%C5%82o%2018%2C8%20mln%20pasa%C5%BCer%C3%B3w.|url-status = live}}</ref> Among the permanent and traditional destinations are [[Warsaw]], [[Amsterdam]], [[Düsseldorf]], [[Frankfurt am Main]], [[Zürich]] and [[Budapest]].<ref name="Airport Mapa Polaczen">{{cite web|url=http://airport.wroclaw.pl/pasazer/mapa-polaczen/|title=Mapa połączeń &#124; Port Lotniczy Wrocław|website=airport.wroclaw.pl|access-date=8 December 2020|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127163128/http://airport.wroclaw.pl/pasazer/mapa-polaczen/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Low-cost carrier|Low-cost flights]] are common among British, Italian, Spanish and Ukrainian travellers, based on the number of destinations.<ref name="Airport Mapa Polaczen"/> Seasonal charter flights are primarily targeted at Polish holidaymakers travelling to [[Southern Europe]] and [[North Africa]].<ref name="Airport Mapa Polaczen"/>

===Rail and bus===
[[File:Impuls 45WE-024.jpg|thumb|[[Koleje Dolnośląskie]] train at [[Wrocław Główny railway station|Wrocław Main Station]]]]
The main rail station is [[Wrocław Główny railway station|Wrocław Główny]], which is the largest railway station in Poland by the number of passengers served (21,2&nbsp;million passengers a year), and perhaps the most important railroad junction alongside [[Warszawa Centralna|Warsaw Central station]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Najwięcej pasażerów w 2018 roku skorzystało z dworca Wrocław Główny|url=https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/najwiecej-pasazerow-w-2018-roku-skorzystalo-z-dworca-wroclaw-glowny-95265.html|website=www.rynek-kolejowy.pl|language=pl-PL|access-date=2020-05-13|archive-date=25 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925202812/https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/najwiecej-pasazerow-w-2018-roku-skorzystalo-z-dworca-wroclaw-glowny-95265.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The station is supported by [[PKP Intercity]], [[Polregio]], [[Koleje Dolnośląskie]] and [[Leo Express]]. There are direct connections to [[Szczecin Główny railway station|Szczecin]], [[Poznań Główny|Poznań]], and to Warsaw Central through [[Łódź Fabryczna railway station|Łódź Fabryczna station]]. There is also a regular connection to [[Berlin Hauptbahnhof]] and [[Wien Hauptbahnhof]] (Vienna), as well as indirect to [[Praha hlavní nádraží]] (Prague) and [[Budapest Nyugati railway station|Budapest-Nyugati]] with one transfer depending on the carrier.
[[File:Bus Volvo Wroclaw, 7700A n°8142.jpg|thumb|Bus transport in Wrocław]]
Adjacent to the railway station, is a central bus station located in the basement of the shopping mall [[Wroclavia]], with services offered by [[Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacji Samochodowej|PKS]], Neobus, [[Flixbus]], Sindbad, and others.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wroclavia.pl/store/Dworzec-Autobusowy/70115|title=Dworzec Autobusowy Wroclavia|website=www.wroclavia.pl|access-date=8 December 2020|archive-date=15 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115185040/https://www.wroclavia.pl/store/Dworzec-Autobusowy/70115|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://infobus.eu/pl/bus/station/info-987|title=Dworzec PKS, ul. Sucha, 1 &#124; Galeria Wroclavia (Wroclaw, Polska): rozkład jazdy, adres i telefon dworca|website=infobus.eu|access-date=8 December 2020|archive-date=13 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113070029/https://infobus.eu/pl/bus/station/info-987|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Public transport===
The public transport in Wrocław comprises 99 bus lines and a well-developed network of 23 [[Tramways in Wrocław|tram lines]] (with a length over 200 kilometres) operated by the Municipal Transport Company MPK ({{Lang|pl|Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacyjne}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wroclaw.pl/rozklady-jazdy|title=Rozkłady jazdy Wrocław|first=CMSMirage sp z o o-|last=www.cmsmirage.pl|website=www.wroclaw.pl|access-date=8 December 2020|archive-date=5 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205212901/https://www.wroclaw.pl/rozklady-jazdy|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="MPK Wroclaw" /> Rides are paid for, tickets can be purchased in vending machines, which are located at bus stops, as well as in the vending machines located in the vehicle (payment contactless [[payment card]], the ticket is saved on the card). The tickets are available for purchase in the electronic form via mobile app: [[mPay]], [[Apple Pay]], SkyCash, Mobill, [[Google Pay (payment method)|Google Pay]]. Tickets are one-ride or temporary (0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 24, 48, 72, or 168 hours).

All buses and a significant portion of the trams are low-floor.
[[File:3306Moderus.jpg|thumb|[[Moderus Gamma|Moderus Gamma LF07AC]] tram]]
Over a dozen traditional [[taxicab]] firms operate in the city as well as [[Uber]], {{Proper name|iTaxi}}, [[Bolt (company)|Bolt]] and [[Free Now (service)|Free Now]].

===Other===
[[File:Nextbike, 6001-Rynek, Wrocław.jpg|thumb|Wrocław City Bike]]

There are {{convert|1200|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} of [[Cycling infrastructure|cycling paths]] including about {{convert|100|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} paths on flood embankments. Wrocław has a bike rental network called the City Bike (''Wrocławski Rower Miejski''). It has 2000 bicycles and 200 self-service stations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gazetawroclawska.pl/wroclaw-stawia-na-rowery-bedzie-ich-az-2000-liczba-stacji/ar/13647533|title=Wrocław stawia na rowery. Będzie ich aż 2000 (LICZBA STACJI)|first=Malwina|last=Gadawa|date=8 November 2018|website=Gazeta Wrocławska|access-date=7 December 2020|archive-date=9 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409112148/https://gazetawroclawska.pl/wroclaw-stawia-na-rowery-bedzie-ich-az-2000-liczba-stacji/ar/13647533|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition to regular bicycles, tandem, cargo, electric, folding, tricycles, children's, and handbikes are available, operating every year from 1 March to 30 November. During winter (December – February) 200 bikes are available in the system.

Wrocław possesses a [[scooter-sharing system]] of [[Lime (transportation company)|Lime]], [[Bird Global|Bird]], [[Bolt (company)|Bolt]] and [[Free Now (service)|Hive Free Now]] – [[motorized scooter]] rental is available using a mobile application.

Electronic car rental systems include Traficar, Panek CarSharing (hybrid cars),<ref>{{cite web|title=Gdzie jesteśmy – PANEK CarSharing {{!}} Auto na Minuty|url=https://panekcs.pl/gdzie-jestesmy|website=panekcs.pl|access-date=2020-05-08|archive-date=2 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200602134508/https://panekcs.pl/gdzie-jestesmy|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wroclaw.pl/panek-car-sharing-wypozyczalnia-aut-hybrydowych-wroclaw|title=Nowy wypożyczalnia aut hybrydowych we Wrocławiu|website=www.wroclaw.pl|date=10 August 2023|access-date=23 October 2019|archive-date=23 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023124553/https://www.wroclaw.pl/panek-car-sharing-wypozyczalnia-aut-hybrydowych-wroclaw|url-status=live}}</ref> GoScooter and {{Proper name|hop.city}} electric [[Scooter (motorcycle)|scooters]] using the mobile application.

A [[gondola lift]] over the Oder called Polinka began operation in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Polinka – Wrocław University of Science and Technology|url=https://pwr.edu.pl/en/polinka|website=pwr.edu.pl|access-date=2020-05-13|archive-date=21 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721204235/https://pwr.edu.pl/en/polinka/|url-status=live}}</ref> Wrocław also has a [[Inland port|river port]] on the Oder and several [[marinas]].