Radom



Radom is the second-largest city in Mazowieckie that gets little tourist traffic. The city was a centre of light industry, but is now battling high unemployment and eyeing a transition to a knowledge-based economy. There are few tourist sights and due to low demand the tourist infrastructure is lacking. As not many foreigners visit Radom, relatively few in the service industry speak English.

Understand
Radom is 100 km south from Warsaw. With 220,000 inhabitants, Radom is a mid-sized city. Once a major centre of industry, it has undergone dramatic changes since the end of communism, with many factories being closed down. This has brought many social problems such as high unemployment, even relative to other Polish cities. This has resulted in Radom being one of the most inexpensive cities in the whole country, offering very low prices in the services sector.

By plane
In Radom there are two airports.
 * The other airport in the city is the general aviation airport in Piastów.
 * The other airport in the city is the general aviation airport in Piastów.

For scheduled passenger flights, the closest airport is Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport, some 10 km south of the center of Warsaw and 95 km north of Radom. It takes about 1 hour by car to get to Radom from there.

By train
Numerous trains throughout the day link Radom with other cities in Poland. For more distant connections, change at one of Warsaw's stations may be needed. The main station in Radom is at Prażmowskiego Street, and usually referred to as Dworzec PKP by the locals. The station is south of the city centre and is within a walking distance from the Żeromskiego Street. Public transportation links are very convenient, as many bus lines stop around there; the bus station with connections to other cities is also nearby.

Here are the travel times to some major cities that have a direct train connection with Radom:
 * Białystok (about 4hr 20min)
 * Gdańsk (about 7hr 40min to 10hr, due to ongoing construction works)
 * Kielce (about 1hr 30min)
 * Kraków (between 3hr to 3hr 30min)
 * Łódź (about 3hr 20min)
 * Lublin (about 1hr 30min)
 * Moscow
 * Olsztyn
 * Warsaw (between 1hr 50min to 2hr 30min)
 * Wrocław (between 6hr 30min to 7hr 20min)
 * Zakopane

By bus
PolskiBus runs a frequent shuttle from Warsaw (Metro Wilanowska) to Radom using comfortable intercity coaches. The shuttle runs approximately every 1hr 30 min except for nighttime. Consult the detailed schedule here:. Tickets are around 10 zł if purchased in advance.

The main bus station (Dworzec PKS in Polish) for long-distance connections is located at Prażmowskiego Street, just next to the Main Post Office (Poczta Główna) and the train station (Dworzec PKP). A number of buses also stop at bus stops in the proximity of the train station.

To get information about buses and prices, you can contact the station at +48 48 363 54 54. For domestic departure times, consult the following website:.

By car
You can easily reach Radom by car:
 * from Warsaw, Gdańsk, Kielce and Kraków, by national road 7, E77: Gdańsk – Warsaw – Radom – Kielce – Kraków – Chyżne
 * from Rzeszów, by national road 9, E371: Radom – Rzeszów – Barwinek
 * from Lublin and Łódź, by national road 12: Piotrków Trybunalski – Radom – Lublin – Dorohusk

Parking
There is a paid-parking zone in the centre of the city. This applies M-F 08:00-16:00. Parking costs 0.10 zł for every 3 minutes, with the minimum payment of 0.50 zł for the first 15 minutes. You can pay with coins using the parking meter or with your mobile phone (more details on the parking meter).

For the information on the coverage of the paid-parking zone, consult the city's website.

Public transport
Radom is covered by a public transport network of 24 bus lines, numbered from 1 to 26. The full list of these routes can be found here (in Polish).

Two carriers in Radom operate the public buses, but the tickets are issued and controlled by one authority, Miejski Zarząd Dróg i Komunikacji (MZDiK). There are various tickets, but as a visitor you probably don't have to trouble yourself with most of them. A single ticket costs 3.80 zł, and there is a 50% reduction for children from the age of 4 till the end of education (includes university students), so the ticket costs 1.90 zł (in Polish: bilet ulgowy). Children until the age of 4 and seniors above the age of 70 travel for free. Be aware that you need to carry a document confirming your eligibility to the reduced fare. A single ticket is valid for the whole journey on the particular bus line. There is no time limit, but once you get off the bus, the ticket loses its validity. Make sure to validate the ticket in one of the validators by the door immediately after boarding.

Tickets can be purchased in any kiosk or a shop that has the sign bilety. Tickets can be also bought from the driver on-board, subject to availability, but an additional surcharge applies.

You can check the time table of the buses on this website (in Polish).

Parks

 * Borki Reservoir (Zalew na Borkach)
 * Kościuszko Park (Park Kościuszki), Contained by the following streets: Mickiewicza, Sienkiewicza, Słowackiego, Żeromskiego, 25 Czerwca.
 * Old Garden (Stary Ogród), ul. Mireckiego. Established in 1820, it is the first public park in Radom.

Religious buildings

 * Holy Trinity Church (Kościół Świętej Trójcy), pl. Kazimierza Wielkiego. Baroque church founded in 1678. Build by the famous architect Tylman van Gameren.
 * Holy Trinity Church (Kościół Świętej Trójcy), pl. Kazimierza Wielkiego. Baroque church founded in 1678. Build by the famous architect Tylman van Gameren.
 * Holy Trinity Church (Kościół Świętej Trójcy), pl. Kazimierza Wielkiego. Baroque church founded in 1678. Build by the famous architect Tylman van Gameren.

Cemeteries

 * Jewish Cemetery, ul. Towarowa. Built in 1831.

Streets

 * Moniuszki Street
 * Piłsudskiego Street
 * Rwańska Street
 * Żeromskiego Street

Squares

 * Third of May Constitution Square (Plac Konstytucji 3 Maja)
 * Market Square (Rynek)

Tenement houses and other buildings

 * City Public Library (Miejska Biblioteka Publiczna), ul. Piłsudskiego 12. - Library located in a neo-renaissance villa. Built in 1892.
 * Glogier Family House (Kamienica Glogierów), ul. Sienkiewicza 12. Built in 1914.
 * Resursa Obywatelska, ul. Malczewskiego 16.
 * Trzebiński Printing Shop (Drukarnia Trzebińskiego), ul. Żeromskiego 28 (enter through the archway into the backyard)
 * White Eagle Pharmacy (Apteka pod Białym Orłem), ul. Żeromskiego 5.

Do

 * Football: Radomiak Radom play soccer in Ekstraklasa, the top tier. Their home ground Stadion im. Braci Czachorów (Czachor Brothers Stadium) has capacity 8800 but is being rebuilt to accommodate 15,000; it's 2 km northwest of town centre. Games during rebuilding sometimes move to Stadion Lekkoatletyczno-Piłkarski just south of town centre.
 * Football: Radomiak Radom play soccer in Ekstraklasa, the top tier. Their home ground Stadion im. Braci Czachorów (Czachor Brothers Stadium) has capacity 8800 but is being rebuilt to accommodate 15,000; it's 2 km northwest of town centre. Games during rebuilding sometimes move to Stadion Lekkoatletyczno-Piłkarski just south of town centre.
 * Football: Radomiak Radom play soccer in Ekstraklasa, the top tier. Their home ground Stadion im. Braci Czachorów (Czachor Brothers Stadium) has capacity 8800 but is being rebuilt to accommodate 15,000; it's 2 km northwest of town centre. Games during rebuilding sometimes move to Stadion Lekkoatletyczno-Piłkarski just south of town centre.

Learn
Maybe not the obvious choice, Radom is the second largest academic centre in Masovia, after Warsaw.

Work
In Radom, there is a small expatriate community of language teachers. Try contacting one of the city's numerous language schools; they are especially keen on employing native English speakers, but speakers of German, French or Spanish might also find something.

City shopping
The best place for city shopping is Żeromskiego Street and the adjacent streets. There you will find numerous shops with clothes, shoes and others. Many Polish and international banks have their branches at Żeromskiego too. Almost opposite of the city hall (where Mickiewicza and Żeromskiego streets meet), there is also Galeria Rosa which has a number of shops inside.

Shopping malls

 * Galeria Fenix
 * Galeria Fenix
 * Galeria Fenix
 * Galeria Fenix

Budget
At the M-1 Mall (M-Jeden in Polish) there is a small food court with McDonald's and KFC, as well as a pretty good sit down restaurant called Sphinx. There are a few other McDonald's restaurants in town.


 * Bar Mleczny "Sezam", ul. Moniuszki 23. A remainder of the communist era, this milk bar offers fairly decent dishes for as little as 2 zł. Worth a visit for a 1980s-like experience.
 * Samira Kebab Cafe Bar, ul. Malczewskiego 9/11, +48 48 362 26 41. A Lebanese restaurant, serving delicious kebabs and other Arabic dishes at very competitive prices.

Connect
As of Aug 2022, Radom has 5G from all Polish carriers. Wifi is widely available in public places.



Stay safe
Pick-pocketing happens mostly at the train station, public transportation and local market places; it is not frequent though. Exercise the usual caution when walking around the city, especially at night and away from the city centre. At night, try keep to the main streets or use a taxi.

As a foreigner, you are likely to be a target of any crime just as much as if you were local. Crimes targeting solely tourists are unheard of.

Radom was a pioneer of the Bezpieczne Miasto (Safe City) programme, later followed by other cities in Poland, by introducing a full-scale campaign since 1997. There are 61 CCTV cameras around the city, mostly in the centre, that have helped to reduce the number of criminal offences.

North

 * Jedlińsk
 * Warka
 * Warsaw - 100 km away, the capital of Poland is within easy reach, with numerous trains and buses leaving throughout the day.
 * Wsola - 10 km away from Radom is Wsola, home of Witold Gombrowicz Museum . Address: Wsola, ul. Witolda Gombrowicza 1, 26-660 Jedlińsk.

East

 * Czarnolas - Visit the museum of the great renaissance poet, Jan Kochanowski.
 * Kazimierz Dolny
 * Kozienice

South

 * Iłża - 30 km south of Radom, Iłża is a great place for a one-day visit. The remains of the 14th century castle are a must-see.
 * Orońsko - Visit Centrum Rzeźby Polskiej, the Centre of Polish Sculpture. See the manor house of the painter Józef Brandt. Open daily except Mondays. Admission: adults 5 zł; children, students 3 zł.

West

 * Domaniów - About 20 km west of Radom. Home to a 500 ha artificial lake; good place to go in the summer if you are a water-sports enthusiast. There is a little pier where you can rent a sailing boat or a kayak.