--- iata: BZG name: Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport city: Bydgoszcz country: Poland lastUpdated: '2026-09-03' officialWebsite: 'https://plb.pl/' sources: - 'https://plb.pl/' - >- https://plb.pl/rekordowa-liczba-pasazerow-rozwoj-siatki-polaczen-i-historyczne-wyniki-czarterow-port-lotniczy-bydgoszcz-podsumowal-2025-rok/ - >- https://plb.pl/dobry-2025-rok-w-porcie-lotniczym-bydgoszcz-pobity-rekord-i-rosnacy-ruch-cargo/ - 'https://plb.pl/poradnik-pasazera/' - 'https://plb.pl/autobus-miejski/' - 'https://plb.pl/pociag/' - 'https://plb.pl/dojazd-busem/' - 'https://plb.pl/parking/' - 'https://plb.pl/en/business-executive-lounge/' - 'https://plb.pl/en/services-restaurants/' - 'https://plb.pl/baltona-hala-odlotow/' - 'https://plb.pl/historia/' - 'https://plb.pl/dla-osob-z-niepelnosprawnoscia/' - >- https://zdmikp.bydgoszcz.pl/pl/transport/bilety-i-oplaty/ceny-biletow-jednorazowych-i-czasowych - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/poland/bydgoszcz-ignacy-jan-paderewski/bzg1-executive-lounge - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bydgoszcz_Airport' quickFacts: - >- Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport (Port Lotniczy im. Ignacego Jana Paderewskiego Bydgoszcz), IATA BZG / ICAO EPBY, sits in the Białe Błota / Szwederowo area about 3.5 km southwest of central Bydgoszcz (airport / Wikipedia location notes). Operator: Port Lotniczy Bydgoszcz S.A., address ul. Paderewskiego 1, 86-005 Białe Błota. Hotline +48 52 365 47 00. Official site: plb.pl. Do not confuse with Gdańsk (GDN), Poznań (POZ), Toruń (no commercial airport), or Warsaw (WAW/WMI). - >- Official airport 2025 year-in-review (25 Jun 2026): 439,632 passengers (+20% vs 366,355 in 2024) — the airport’s best year on record and about +3.39% above the previous peak of 425,230 in 2019. Charter / holiday traffic hit 110,026 passengers (+24% YoY). Cargo: more than 526 tonnes across 111 freight operations in 2025 (airport cargo wrap). - >- One passenger terminal (new building opened 1 May 2004 per airport history page). Single runway 08/26 — 2,500 × 60 m asphalt/concrete; field elevation about 72 m / 235 ft AMSL; ILS procedures published for runway 26 (AIP / Wikipedia cross-check). Compact dual-use civil field with a military heritage — scheduled passengers use the civil terminal. - >- Ground access is bus-led, not rail-at-curb: ZDMiKP city bus line 80 runs Dworzec PKP ↔ Port Lotniczy daily; airport page quotes about 15 minutes to the centre. Single tickets are sold in the landside 1 Minute shop; ZDMiKP published adult singles PLN 3.80 (50% concession PLN 1.90) and a 20-minute ticket PLN 3.00 / 1.50 — confirm the live tariff before travel. No dedicated airport rail station; arriving by train means bus 80 from Bydgoszcz Główna. Regional Flytransfer coaches serve Toruń / Włocławek / Ciechocinek / Solec Kujawski (online ticket required). - >- Security follows classic EU cabin-liquid rules on the passenger guide (≤100 ml containers in one resealable transparent ≤1 L bag). No published CT “leave-liquids-in-bag” product. Check-in faces the two landside entrances; security and upper-level shops sit on floor 1. Be at the gate ≥30 minutes before departure; boarding typically closes 20 minutes before STD (passenger guide). - >- Business Executive Lounge (BEL) is airside Schengen on floor 1 of the departures hall (airport lounge page + Priority Pass). Priority Pass lists daily 08:00–20:00, max stay 3 hours, digital cards accepted, no dress code, children under 2 free. Airport page still ties opening to LOT flight days and 24-hour advance booking for other times — confirm the live Priority Pass / desk board. Star Alliance Gold / selected LOT Business access as published; VIP card sold at the helpdesk before security. Food retail: So!Coffee (Schengen), Coffee to go (non-Schengen), 1 Minute + Flower Studio landside, Aelia Beauty floor 1 public, Baltona Schengen floor 1 + non-Schengen ground (airport F&B directory). bentoTips: - label: Timing title: Record 2025 leisure banks still fill a small hall detail: >- Official 2025 traffic closed at 439,632 passengers — a new airport record — with Ryanair the volume engine, summer Antalya / Greek / Egyptian charters (110,026 holiday passengers), and a 2025 Lufthansa Frankfurt return that later schedule notices suggest may not still be live. The single terminal walks fast, but classic 100 ml security and Ryanair bag drop still compress when morning UK/Ireland turns and evening leisure departures stack. Use airline app + live FIDS; pad earlier than the building size suggests on peak Saturdays. summary: >- Compact terminal, real leisure peaks — pad check-in and security when Ryanair and charter banks overlap. category: timing - label: Layout title: One terminal — Schengen BEL upstairs; non-Schengen stays downstairs detail: >- Landside ground floor: two entrances, check-in ahead, Information / ticket desk left of check-in, 1 Minute and Flower Studio, Help Points for PRM. Floor 1 public: security checkpoint and Aelia Beauty. Airside Schengen (floor 1): So!Coffee, Baltona, Business Executive Lounge next to the coffee shop (Priority Pass / airport directions). Airside non-Schengen (ground): Coffee to go and Baltona — UK/Ireland Ryanair passengers should not assume the Schengen BEL is on their sterile path. Meeting point: landside arrivals after reclaim. summary: >- Single Paderewski terminal — easy to walk; the failure mode is assuming the Schengen lounge is on a non-Schengen Ryanair path. category: terminal - label: Food title: So!Coffee / Coffee to go + Baltona — eat in Bydgoszcz if you have time detail: >- Airport F&B directory: So!Coffee in Schengen departures (floor 1), Coffee to go in non-Schengen departures (ground), 1 Minute and Flower Studio landside, Aelia Beauty on floor 1 public, Baltona in both departure zones (open before each departure). Business Executive Lounge adds a cold drinks/alcohol/snacks buffet for eligible guests while open. There is no food court — budget café prices or eat in the city before bus 80. summary: 'Two café brands and Baltona retail — fine for coffee, not a dining hall.' category: food - label: Live checks title: 'Close-in city link helps — one 2,500 m strip still sets the risk' detail: >- Being ~3.5 km from the centre makes bus 80 / taxi recovery realistic when a turn runs late. Ops risk is still a single 2,500 m runway with ILS on 26, classic CAT I-style minima in public summaries, winter low cloud/fog, and stacked leisure banks in a small terminal. Confirm live FIDS and your airline app before leaving Toruń or the city — regional coach gaps hurt more than the short urban hop. summary: >- City proximity is the cushion; weather and the single strip own the delay risk. category: status lounges: - name: Business Executive Lounge zone: >- Airside Schengen departures, 1st floor via escalator after security and passport control; lounge next to the coffee shop (Priority Pass + airport lounge page). hours: >- Priority Pass currently lists daily 08:00–20:00 with max stay 3 hours. Airport page says the room opens on LOT Polish Airlines flight days and on request with booking ≥24 hours ahead — hours may follow the live schedule. Confirm the Priority Pass / LoungeKey app and desk board on the day. access: - Priority Pass / LoungeKey as published on those networks - >- Star Alliance Gold / HON Circle / Senator and equivalent Gold cards (+1 guest) on Lufthansa / Miles & More rules as published on the airport lounge page - LOT Business Class (C) and LOT Executive Lounge invitations as published - >- Airport VIP card sold at the helpdesk before security (desk price changes — confirm on the day; Polish press has cited about PLN 100) bestFor: - >- Priority Pass holders on daytime Schengen departures with 60–180 minutes before departure - Star Alliance Gold travellers when the lounge is staffed for the bank - Anyone who wants a quiet seat with apron views instead of So!Coffee only summary: >- BZG’s only Priority Pass passenger lounge — airside Schengen floor-1 room with Wi-Fi, press, soft drinks, standard alcohol, snacks/sweets, and runway views as published by the airport and Priority Pass. Worth it with network access on a daytime Schengen flight; skip if you sit non-Schengen (typical Ryanair UK/Ireland path), arrive outside staffed hours, or only need a quick So!Coffee. No showers on published Priority Pass amenity lists. Max stay 3 hours on Priority Pass. verdict: depends terminal: 'Main terminal (airside, Schengen departures)' amenities: - Wireless internet / mobile-office seating (airport lounge page) - 'Self-service cold drinks, alcohol, snacks and sweets' - Polish and foreign press - Air conditioning and apron / runway views - Digital Priority Pass card accepted - Children under 2 admitted free (Priority Pass conditions) - No showers on published Priority Pass amenity lists - Mini-meeting / soft business-meeting use as published waterOptions: - kind: purchase name: Bottled water at So!Coffee / Baltona (Schengen) zone: airside price: Typically about PLN 5–12 for 0.5 L (outlet-dependent; confirm at till) summary: >- Sealed bottles at So!Coffee and Baltona after classic 100 ml screening on the Schengen path. Buy airside or carry an empty bottle through security. location: >- Airside Schengen departures floor 1 after security — So!Coffee and Baltona beside the Business Executive Lounge / gate hold terminal: Main terminal - kind: purchase name: Bottled water at Coffee to go / Baltona (non-Schengen) zone: airside price: Typically about PLN 5–12 for 0.5 L (outlet-dependent; confirm at till) summary: >- Sealed bottles on the non-Schengen sterile side used by many Ryanair UK/Ireland turns. Same classic liquids rules at screening. location: >- Airside non-Schengen departures on the ground floor after security / passport control — Coffee to go and Baltona toward the gates terminal: Main terminal - kind: purchase name: Landside 1 Minute bottled water zone: landside price: Typically about PLN 4–10 for 0.5 L (shop-dependent; confirm at till) summary: >- Landside kiosk bottles before security if you want water on bus 80. Finish or empty open bottles before the classic liquids lane. location: >- Landside public hall ground floor — 1 Minute shop before the security checkpoint (also sells ZDMiKP city-bus tickets) terminal: Main terminal - kind: refill name: Washroom tap refill (no published fountain map) zone: airside summary: >- The airport does not publish a drinking-fountain map on passenger pages. After classic 100 ml screening, airside washroom cold taps are the practical free refill — carry an empty bottle. Prefer sealed retail water if you need guaranteed quality for a long sector. location: >- Airside washrooms after security in the Schengen floor-1 and non-Schengen ground departure areas near So!Coffee / Coffee to go terminal: Main terminal isBestValue: true airportistScore: 7.1 slug: bzg region: Europe --- > Markdown for [/airports/bzg](/airports/bzg). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/bzg) - [Lounge directory](/airports/bzg/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport (BZG) Bydgoszcz, Poland · Europe Kujawy-Pomerania’s close-in Paderewski field: a single compact terminal ~3.5 km from Bydgoszcz centre, a record 439,632 passengers in 2025, classic 100 ml security, a Schengen Business Executive Lounge on Priority Pass, and ZDMiKP bus 80 instead of an airport rail station. ## Airportist Score **7.1 / 10** - Comfort: 6.6 - Navigation: 8.4 - Food: 5.8 - Transport: 8.6 - Disruption resilience: 6.4 ## At a glance - Passengers: 439,632 (2025) - Terminals: 1 passenger terminal - Typical security: 12 min - On-time: 78% - Disruption: normal ## Best for - Travellers using ZDMiKP bus 80 (~15 min / from PLN 3.80) into Bydgoszcz - Ryanair leisure passengers on a walkable single-terminal campus - Priority Pass holders on daytime Schengen departures while BEL is staffed - Drivers using published Kiss&Fly / P1–P3 curb parking ## Watch out for - Business Executive Lounge is Schengen floor-1 only — many Ryanair UK/Ireland paths never reach it - Airport page still ties lounge opening to LOT flight days / 24 h booking despite Priority Pass’s 08:00–20:00 listing - Classic EU 100 ml liquids; no published CT leave-liquids-in-bag lanes - No on-airport rail — train arrivals still need bus 80 from Bydgoszcz Główna ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/bzg/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/bzg/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/bzg/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/bzg/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/bzg/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/bzg/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/bzg/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/bzg/reviews.md)