Shoeb & Jola

Where & how

Location & travel

Przysiółek Kresy sits on seven hectares of birch woodland near Bełchatów, about halfway between Łódź and Częstochowa.

Przysiółek Kresy, Kluki, Parzno 72A, 97-415 Kluki, Poland open in Google Maps for turn-by-turn directions from your own starting point.

From Łódź

~1 hour by car

The closest big city to the venue. Head south-west out of Łódź towards Bełchatów on the S8/DK8 and local roads — a straightforward, mostly rural drive.

From Warsaw

~2.5–3 hours by car

Take the A2 motorway towards Łódź, then continue south-west towards Bełchatów. Traffic around Warsaw and Łódź can add time, so build in a buffer.

Flying in

Łódź and Warsaw Chopin will give you the easiest connections; Modlin and Kraków are worth checking if you’re chasing a cheaper fare.

Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport (LCJ)

Closest

About an hour's drive from the venue — brilliant if it has a route from your home city, though it's a small airport with fewer direct international flights.

Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)

Best connections

Poland's main international hub, with by far the widest choice of direct flights. From here it's roughly a 2.5–3 hour drive (or transfer) on to the venue.

Warsaw Modlin (WMI)

Cheaper fares

The budget-airline alternative to Chopin, around 40km north of Warsaw itself. Fares are often lower, but factor in an extra hour to get into/through Warsaw before the drive on to the venue.

Kraków John Paul II Airport (KRK)

Cheaper fares

Also well served by budget airlines, but it's the furthest option at around 3.5–4 hours' drive. Makes the most sense if you're planning to spend a few days in Kraków first (see Explore Poland).

Hire a car

The venue is out in the countryside with limited public transport, so we’d strongly recommend hiring a car for the trip — whichever airport you land at. It’ll make the drive to the venue easy, and give you the freedom to explore the surrounding villages and forests at your own pace.

A word about Polish trains

If you do fancy a train journey somewhere along the way, our top tip is to skip the ticket machine and go and speak to the person at the counter (the kasa). They’re often genuinely brilliant — happy to dig out a faster connection, a cheaper fare, or a route you’d never have found yourself. Just don’t assume they’ll speak English; a translation app, a printed timetable, and a friendly smile go a long way.