A Day Trip To Malbork Castle

It was our second day in Gdansk and we decided to take a train trip to Malbork Castle to explore the history and local area. Malbork Castle is a very famous medieval castle in Poland, built around the 13th Century.

We had our breakfast before we caught our train. It took a little bit of time for us to navigate the train station but we finally found our way and it didn’t take long. We got a train from Gdańsk Głowny which is about 10 minutes from our apart-hotel. The ticket booth wasn’t responding to get tickets, so we moved to a manned booth and the lady got us tickets and directed us to the correct platform. It cost us 39.32PLN which is around £7.30 for 3 adult tickets one way to Malbork. That is unheard of in England, as a single adult travel card ticket will cost more than £15.

A DAY TRIP TO MALBORK CASTLE BY TRAIN // EXPLORE THE 13TH CENTURY HISTORY

The train journey took around 30 minutes from Gdańsk Głowny and the train was very clean but old fashioned at the same time. There were plenty of toilets throughout the carriages and places to sit however our train was very busy so we had to stand in a section between two carriages. There were two lovely local guys there as well who we got talking to and asked them about things to do.

As we got off the train, we were greeted by a delightful and quaint train station building filled with intricate tile patterns on the ceiling and quirky structures in the walls. It reminded me a lot of the train station in Toledo! It was about an 18-20 minute walk from the train station to the castle through the main part of town, you will see a McDonald’s before you get to the castle.

We arrived at the castle and purchased our tickets with an audio guide that cost 70PLN = £13.74. The audio guide took us around the main points of interest and around the grounds of the castle. There was so much to take in and see in the castle, we did have to cut a few bits out as we would have been there for hours and hours. Our feet were really starting to hurt from all the walking around.

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Once we had finished and come to the end of our tour around Malbork castle, we were desperate for a drink and something to eat, so we left the grounds and came across a cafe called Papa’s. We didn’t really know what it would be like but there were plenty of people sat outside as it was such a lovely day.

I ordered a Diet Cola and a portion of chips which were exactly what I needed. We went through our photos from the day and discussed what we would do in the afternoon.

We caught the train back to Gdansk around 4pm and arrived back at around 4:30pm in time for dinner.