Gdańsk, Sopot & Malbork Castle (Gdańsk, Sopot, Gdynia & Malbork Castle) Travel Guide 2026

Highlights & What to See in Gdańsk, Sopot & Malbork Castle

• Długi Targ (Long Market), Neptune's Fountain, Artus Court & Mariacka Street — Stroll beneath ornate Dutch-Mannerist gables and browse Baltic amber galleries along cobbled Ulica Mariacka.
• St. Mary's Church (Bazylika Mariacka) — The largest brick church in the world; climb 409 steps to the viewing platform for panoramic Baltic and shipyard views (16 zł).
• Museum of the Second World War (Muzeum II Wojny Światowej) — Extraordinary 5,000 m² underground exhibition 14 meters beneath the canal (32 zł; free Tuesdays).
• European Solidarity Centre (ECS) at the Historic Gdańsk Shipyard — Stand beneath Shipyard Gate No. 2 where Lech Wałęsa and Solidarność sparked the fall of the Iron Curtain (35 zł).
• Malbork Castle (Zamek w Malborku — UNESCO) — Ride a 27-minute PKP train south to the 13th-century Teutonic Knights headquarters—the largest castle in the world by land area (80 zł incl. brilliant GPS audio guide).
• Sopot Wooden Pier (Molo w Sopocie) via SKM Train — 20 minutes north by SKM commuter train to Europe's longest wooden pier (511.5m).

Transit & Getting There

Connect to Gdańsk, Sopot & Malbork Castle via Gdańsk, Sopot & Malbork Castle Central Station (PKP Intercity EIP (Express InterCity Premium Pendolino), EIC, IC & TLK) and local transit using Jakdojade Universal App, Warsaw WTP.