Editing Bielsko-Biała (section)

==Transport==
=== Rail transport ===
[[File:Bielsko-Biala_01.jpg|thumb|Bielsko-Biała Główna, the city's main train station]]
The railroad reached the city in 1855, when a branch of the [[Emperor Ferdinand Northern Railway]] was built. Currently, three railway lines cross the city:
* [[Bielsko-Biała–Kalwaria Zebrzydowska railway|Railway line 117]] to [[Kalwaria Zebrzydowska]] ([[Kraków]] direction)
* [[Katowice–Zwardoń railway|Railway line 139]] from [[Katowice]] to [[Zwardoń]]
* [[Bielsko-Biała–Cieszyn railway|Railway line 190]] to [[Cieszyn]] and [[Český Těšín]]

Regional train services to Katowice and Zwardoń are operated by [[Koleje Śląskie]], while [[Polregio]] trains run to Kalwaria Zebrzydowska and Kraków. In addition, Bielsko-Biała has connections with large Polish cities ([[Białystok]], [[Bydgoszcz]], [[Warsaw]], [[Wrocław]], [[Poznań]], [[Gdańsk]]) by [[PKP Intercity]] express trains. Services on the line 190 were suspended in 2009. In 2023, plans were announced to restore trains on this route.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Czyżewski |first1=Marcin |title=Na trasę z Bielska-Białej do Cieszyna wrócą pociągi. Są pieniądze na odbudowę linii kolejowej |url=https://bielskobiala.wyborcza.pl/bielskobiala/7,88025,29651537,na-trase-z-bielska-bialej-do-cieszyna-wroca-pociagi-sa-pieniadze.html |publisher=[[Gazeta Wyborcza]] |access-date=24 July 2023 |language=pl |date=2023-04-11}}</ref>

The main railway station is [[Bielsko-Biała Główna railway station|Bielsko-Biała Główna]], located in the northern part of the city centre. In total, there are twelve railway stations and stops in the city, eight of which are currently (2023) open for passenger traffic.

===Road transport===
[[File:S1 1.JPG|thumb|Expressway S52 in Bielsko-Biała]]
Bielsko-Biała is located within a short distance to Czech and Slovakian borders on the crossroads of two [[Controlled-access highway|expressways]] connecting Poland with neighbouring countries:
*[[Expressway S1 (Poland)|Expressway S1]] connects the city with Slovakia via the border town [[Zwardoń]]
*[[Expressway S52 (Poland)|Expressway S52]] connects the city with the Czech Republic via the border town [[Cieszyn]]
Bielsko-Biała is connected with the rest of Poland by the [[National road 1 (Poland)|National road 1]] ([[dual carriageway]]) running to [[Tychy]] where it intersects the [[Expressway S1 (Poland)|Expressway S1]] and further to [[Katowice]] where it intersects the [[A4 autostrada (Poland)|Motorway A4]].

It is planned to extend S1 north along the existing dual carriageway DK1 from Bielsko-Biała to Tychy and Katowice, thus building an expressway connection of the city with the national motorway network of Poland. [[National road 52 (Poland)|National road 52]] connects Bielsko-Biała with [[Kraków]] in the east. The most important interchange in the area is the [[Cloverleaf interchange|cloverleaf]] north of Bielsko-Biała ([[Komorowice, Bielsko-Biała|Komorowice Śląskie]] district) where S1, DK1 and S52 meet.

Aleja Andersa and Bora-Komorowskiego Street constitute the Downtown Western Bypass (''Śródmiejska Obwodnica Zachodnia''), which connects the districts of [[Leszczyny, Bielsko-Biała|Leszczyny]], [[Kamienica, Bielsko-Biała|Kamienica]], [[Aleksandrowice, Bielsko-Biała|Aleksandrowice]] and [[Stare Bielsko]] to the junction with S52.

According to the June 2021 ranking, Bielsko-Biała had 826.7 registered vehicles per 1,000 inhabitants, including 681.3 passenger cars, which means that it was the ninth most motorized city in Poland and the second (after Katowice) in the Silesian Voivodeship.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cichy |first1=Michał |title=Bielsko-Biała na liście najbardziej zmotoryzowanych miast w Polsce |url=https://bielskobiala.beskidy.news/biznes/7961-elbielsko-biala-9-na-liscie-najbardziej-zmotoryzowanych-miast-w-polsce |publisher=Beskidy News |access-date=24 July 2023 |language=Polish |date=2021-06-24}}</ref>

=== Public transport ===
[[File:MZK_Bielsko-Biała,_Solaris_Urbino_12_IV,_ulica_3_Maja.jpg|thumb|MZK city bus at 3 Maja Street]]
[[File:Bielsko-Biała,_dworzec_autobusowy_02.jpg|thumb|Bus station]]
The public transport system in the city has been in existence since 1895. Until 1972 it included a [[Trams in Bielsko-Biała|tram network]], and since 1927 also a bus network which is currently the only one.

The main carrier is ''Miejski Zakład Komunikacyjny w Bielsku-Białej'' (Municipal Transport Company of Bielsko-Biała, MZK), which in 2023 served transport on 40 daily and two night bus lines. Four of them went outside the city limits: to [[Czechowice-Dziedzice]], [[Bystra, Bielsko County|Bystra]], [[Wilkowice, Bielsko County|Wilkowice]] and [[Janowice, Silesian Voivodeship|Janowice]]. Some stops in Bielsko-Biała are also served by three lines of ''PKM Czechowice-Dziedzice'', a municipal bus company from the neighbouring town, marked with numbers 5, VII and X (to distinguish from "7" and "10" of MZK). The fares and timetables of the two carriers are not coordinated.

Regional bus transport within the [[Bielsko County]], as well as towards [[Kęty]], [[Andrychów]] and [[Chybie]], is operated by ''Komunikacja Beskidzka'' established in 2021 as a result of the transformation of the former [[Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacji Samochodowej|PKS]] Bielsko-Biała. The bus station from which the KB lines (numbered from 100 upwards) and long-distance bus connections depart, is located at Warszawska Street opposite the Bielsko-Biała Główna railway station.

There also small private bus companies operating in the region, e.g. ''Linea Trans'' with services to [[Strumień]] and to [[Cieszyn]] via [[Skoczów]], ''Konkret Bus'' for [[Brzeszcze]] and [[Oświęcim]], or ''Żądło'' going to [[Szczyrk]]. Their stops are located near the station: at Warszawska, Podwale and Wałowa Street.

===Airports===
There are 3 international airports within the 90&nbsp;km distance from Bielsko-Biała, all serving connections with major European cities:
[[Katowice International Airport]], [[John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice|Kraków John Paul II International Airport]], [[Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava|Ostrava Leoš Janáček Airport]].

In [[Aleksandrowice, Bielsko-Biała|Aleksandrowice]] there is an airport with a unpaved runway used by the Aeroclub of Bielsko-Biała for sports purposes. Another airport in the vicinity is [[Bielsko-Biała Kaniów Airport]], which is part of the Bielsko-Biała Technology Park of Aviation, Entrepreneurship and Innovation.