Transport – faster, more convenient, farther
Trains and buses have become a popular means of transport. Public transport is chosen by an ever-growing number of travellers each year. The regional self-government is pleased with this trend and is making every effort to ensure that the rail and bus network meets the expectations of the residents of our region. We are not only increasing the number of services, but also modernising our rolling stock. All of this means that transport expenditure is rising. Thanks to this, we enable passengers to travel around the region cheaply and quickly. Our window to the world – Bydgoszcz Airport – is also becoming increasingly popular.
More passengers, more kilometres
Spending on rail transport in 2026 will reach a record PLN 267 million. This is 12.5% more than in the previous year. This amount includes the costs of fees we pay for access to rail infrastructure and station charges – PLN 37 million.
The number of kilometres travelled by our trains will increase by 13% (compared to 2025). Over the twelve months of 2026 they will cover a record 7.5 million kilometres. It is worth adding that train operating work on the Kujawsko-Pomorskie tracks has been steadily increasing for four years. We can boast a 39% increase!
Last year, 8 million passengers used our rail offer. This year we will improve on that result.
The operators of regional rail services in our region are Polregio and Arriva.
Ciechocinek
Together with PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe and local governments in Aleksandrów County, we have delivered our flagship project – the revitalisation of the Aleksandrów Kujawski – Ciechocinek railway line and the launch of services to our famous spa resort.
From Aleksandrów Kujawski to Ciechocinek, 13 pairs of trains run on working days and 10 pairs at weekends. Some services run directly from Ciechocinek to Toruń, and from this year it will also be possible to reach the graduation towers without transfers from Bydgoszcz.
The timetable has been planned to make it easier for residents travelling from Włocławek to reach the graduation towers as well. The station in Aleksandrów Kujawski has now become an important transfer hub, where transfers from long-distance trains are also possible.
The services are co-financed by the regional self-government, Aleksandrów County, the towns of Aleksandrów Kujawski and Ciechocinek, and the Ciechocinek municipality. Until 15 February, a ticket from Aleksandrów Kujawski to Ciechocinek costs a symbolic 1 zloty.
Regular services were preceded by the renovation of a seven-kilometre section of railway line No. 245 worth over PLN 47 million, carried out by PKP PLK. This year, the renovation of the station building in Ciechocinek will also begin, to be implemented by PKP SA.
New timetable
In the timetable in force since 14 December, we have 25 new rail connections:
- more trains run, among others, between Bydgoszcz and Toruń to Mogilno, from Bydgoszcz to Łódź and Kołobrzeg
- for 47 trains we extended the operating period (passengers can use them not only on working days but also at weekends)
- for 9 trains we extended routes (they no longer terminate, for example, at Toruń Główny or Włocławek stations, but reach Toruń Wschodni and Kaliski Kujawskie (Włocławek County), respectively)
New connections
At the end of this year we will launch services on the routes Rypin – Brodnica and Laskowice Pomorskie – Wierzchucin. We are restoring services to Kcynia. PKP PLK is currently renovating rail infrastructure on lines 356 and 281.
Opening further new connections is possible thanks to cooperation with the rail infrastructure manager PKP PLK, which modernises railway lines and builds new stops, adjusting their locations to the changing settlement network in the region.
Holidays with regional rail
During the holiday season, we will once again offer the rail connections that have enjoyed great popularity in previous seasons – to popular Baltic seaside resorts and to the Tuchola Forest.
Despite less-than-ideal weather in the summer of 2025, passenger interest in the holiday offer exceeded our expectations.
Attendance on holiday trains:
- “Rybitwa” (to Kołobrzeg) – 4,000 passengers
- “Latarniki” (to Hel) – 10,000 people
- “Borsuk” (to the Tuchola Forest) – 2,000 travellers
Agglomeration ticket
This year we are also offering passengers the BiT City and WiT City project. It is a single ticket allowing travel on Polregio trains between Bydgoszcz and Toruń, Włocławek and Toruń, as well as the use of buses and trams for one hour after arriving in one of these cities. The BiT City monthly section ticket provides unlimited travel on public transport for the entire month, after indicating the relevant bus or tram line in advance.
Modern rolling stock
Seventy-five percent of trains providing regional passenger services belong to the regional self-government. Next year (in 2027), seven modern electric trains manufactured by Pesa in Bydgoszcz will enter service. The trains currently in production are four-car multiple units, carrying 360 people, equipped with facilities for passengers using wheelchairs and bicycle racks. The purchase is financed with the support of, among others, the European Funds for Kujawy and Pomorze (FEdKP) 2021–2027 and government funds. The cost of the seven trainsets ordered by the regional self-government is PLN 329 million.
Kujawsko-Pomorskie Tariff
2025 was another year in which the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Tariff was in force on all railway routes in the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Region, thanks to which we kept ticket purchase costs unchanged compared to previous years. In 2025, a standard ticket cost PLN 4.90 for the first 10 km and PLN 0.2563 for each additional kilometre.
Billion-zloty investments in tracks
The new year will bring record rail investments.
PKP PLK is already renovating line No. 201 (the historic Coal Main Line):
- PLN 1.8 billion – Maksymilianowo station
- PLN 1.3 billion – Wierzchucin–Lipowa Tucholska tracks
- PLN 1.2 billion – Maksymilianowo–Wierzchucin tracks
The railway company also plans to modernise railway line No. 353 Poznań Wschód–Skandawa. As part of the project, platforms at Toruń Miasto and Toruń Wschodni stations will be rebuilt, a second track between these stations will be constructed, and the railway bridge in Toruń will undergo a thorough modernisation. The total value of the investments carried out by PKP PLK and the City of Toruń will amount to PLN 686 million, and EU co-financing of the project will be PLN 551 million. Completion of the project is planned for 2028.
Buses
For three years, ridership on regional bus routes has also been steadily increasing. Last year we carried 1.5 million passengers.
In 2026, we will spend PLN 9.9 million from the regional self-government budget on bus transport. In total, the cost of organising bus transport will amount to PLN 45 million this year. The operating work of our buses will exceed 7 million kilometres.
The regional self-government purchased forty modern, eco-friendly and comfortable buses (15 hybrid and 25 electric) for PLN 125 million, obtaining support from the National Recovery Plan (KPO) amounting to PLN 91 million. Thanks to this, the Marshal’s Office company Kujawsko-Pomorski Transport Samochodowy in Włocławek has the most modern bus fleet in the country.
The first 12 vehicles arrived in our region in December last year. The next fourteen will be delivered at the turn of January and February, and the entire contract will be completed by mid-2026. The buses will be introduced on the roads of Kujawy and Pomorze gradually.
Passengers will sit in comfortable seats with integrated headrests, armrests and seat belts. The vehicles will also feature a passenger information system with an information display, a modern sound system and a Wi-Fi router. The buses purchased by the regional self-government will also make travelling easier for people with disabilities. Each of them will carry 50 passengers.
To support the new fleet, new charging stations are being built in Włocławek, Mogilno, Rypin, Brodnica, Lipno and Inowrocław – ultimately there will be 38.
We modernised the KPTS headquarters in Włocławek, where new workshops with social facilities for employees were created. This year, a new bus wash will be built there. We also renovated depots in Inowrocław, Mogilno and Brodnica, and we are planning further modernisations – in Rypin and Golub-Dobrzyń.
At the invitation of the regional self-government, which is the company’s main shareholder, 25 municipalities and 8 counties have joined Kujawsko-Pomorski Transport Samochodowy, making it possible to adapt the network of connections to residents’ needs. This also made it possible to increase the bus fleet serving local routes.
Airport
In 2025, Bydgoszcz Airport served 425,230 passengers.
In response to strong demand from passengers travelling to Ireland, Ryanair launched an additional weekday flight to Dublin. The flight schedule still includes the carrier’s popular connections to Alicante, Birmingham, Bristol and London airports – Luton and Stansted.
Last year, Germany’s Lufthansa launched five connections a week to Frankfurt. In March 2026, the frequency of regular flights to Germany’s largest airport will be increased to six per week.
From March, the flights to Warsaw operated by LOT Polish Airlines will be better adjusted to passengers’ needs. Departures to Chopin Airport will take place every weekday morning, with return flights in the evening (except Sundays).
The summer season this year will run from 29 March to 31 October. This year’s new holiday destination will be Monastir in Tunisia, available from 1 June to 28 September. The summer timetable will also include favourite holiday destinations: Antalya, Sharm El-Sheikh, Heraklion, Rhodes and Palma de Mallorca, as well as year-round Marsa Alam.
Beata Krzemińska
Spokesperson of the Marshal’s Office
21 January 2026