Radom travel guide
Nihil novi, Malczewski's paintings and Poland's biggest air show
A former royal city 100 km south of Warsaw, with a museum for the painter Jacek Malczewski, an early contemporary art museum and an open-air village museum. May to September is best, and in show years the late-August air show fills the city. Half a day to a day is plenty. Prices are moderate, and many passports need no visa.
Radom lies about 100 km south of Warsaw, an old royal city of Lesser Poland that ended up in Masovia. Its past is grander than its looks. Polish nobles met in the Sejm here in 1505 and passed Nihil novi, the act that stopped the king making new laws without them. Much later Radom became a factory town, and in June 1976 it was one of the centres of the workers' protests against the communist government.
The museums are the reason to stop. On the Rynek, one museum is devoted to Jacek Malczewski, the Symbolist painter who was born here, and another, founded in 1990, was the first in Poland to collect only contemporary art. Out on Szydłowiecka, the open-air Muzeum Wsi Radomskiej gathers farmhouses from the surrounding countryside and is at its best during its weekend events.
Living costs here are among the lowest of any Polish city, and it shows in restaurant bills. The Sezam milk bar on Moniuszki still serves canteen meals in the style of the 1980s. Żeromskiego, the main shopping street, leads up from the station area towards the old centre. The Old Garden off Mireckiego, laid out in 1820, was the city's first public park. In the years when it is staged, usually at the end of August, the Radom Air Show is one of the largest aviation events in Poland.
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Art museums on the Rynek, an open-air village museum and a cheap, unhurried centre.
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Open-air museum events and easy walking between the Rynek and the parks.
The city fills with visitors, so book rooms early.
Check whether the Radom Air Show runs in your year before booking a late-August trip; hotels fill fast on show weekends.
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Getting there
Train from Warsaw, and Chopin airport
Warsaw Chopin, about 95 km north, is the airport almost everyone uses for Radom. Radom's own Sadków airport, opened to passengers in 2023, handles mostly seasonal holiday flights. Most visitors come by train to the main station on Prażmowskiego, within walking distance of Żeromskiego, with the coach station on the same street.
- Train from Warsaw
- Regional and InterCity trains on the upgraded line, about 1 to 1.5 hours
- Train from Kielce or Lublin
- About 1 hour 30 minutes
- Train from Kraków
- 3 to 3 hours 30 minutes
- Train from Łódź
- About 3 hours 20 minutes
- By car from Warsaw Chopin
- About an hour
- For long trips, such as Gdańsk or Wrocław, expect to change at one of the Warsaw stations or to sit through slow through-trains of six hours and more.
Where to stay
Near Żeromskiego, Prażmowskiego or the old square
Few Radom hotels aim at tourists, so choose for convenience, near Żeromskiego, Prażmowskiego and the station, or the old square. Prices are among the lowest of any Polish city, which makes Radom an inexpensive stop between Warsaw and Kraków.
- Centre, near Żeromskiego
- Walking distance to the Rynek museums and Kościuszko Park, with shops and cafés
- Around the Rynek
- Closest to the museums and the old street plan, quiet in the evening
- Prażmowskiego, by the station
- Handy for early trains and long-distance buses; keep an eye on bags around the station
Getting around
MZDiK buses and paid parking
Walk Radom's centre between the station, Żeromskiego and the Rynek. City buses cover the outer districts, and although two companies run them, one authority, MZDiK, issues and checks all tickets, so a ticket works on every bus. Concession holders must carry proof of their discount.
- Buses
- One ticket system across the MZDiK network
- Open-air museum
- On Szydłowiecka, south of the centre; take a bus or taxi
- Parking
- Paid zone in the centre on weekdays, by meter or phone
- After dark, stick to the main streets or call a taxi when heading away from the centre.
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What makes Radom worth the trip, and what catches visitors out.
Why travelers love it
- Malczewski's Symbolist canvases, shown on the Rynek in the town where he was born.
- A weekend event at Muzeum Wsi Radomskiej, the open-air museum of regional farmhouses on Szydłowiecka.
- Lunch at the Sezam milk bar on Moniuszki, a cheap canteen that has barely changed since the 1980s.
Good to know
- Pickpockets work the station, the buses and the markets; it is not common, but keep bags zipped.
- Central parking is paid on weekdays; pay at the meter or by phone.
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Radom's Rynek museums, a milk-bar lunch and the village museum
Walk from Radom station up Żeromskiego, the main shopping street, to the Rynek, where the Jacek Malczewski Museum and the Museum of Contemporary Art face each other; Malczewski was born here. Lunch at the Sezam milk bar on Moniuszki, and with a car or taxi spend the afternoon at the open-air village museum.
Malczewski was born in Radom, and his allegorical canvases, full of chimeras and self-portraits, are the strongest reason to come. The contemporary museum next door, opened in 1990, holds more than 3,500 works.
Stop for lunch at the Sezam milk bar on Moniuszki, a communist-era canteen that still serves soup and pierogi for very little. Then stroll through the Old Garden off Mireckiego, the city's first public park, or Kościuszko Park closer to Żeromskiego. On the corner of Malczewskiego and Kelles-Krauza, the Rogatka gallery shows student art inside a 19th-century toll house that once marked the city gate.
With a car or a taxi, give the afternoon to the open-air village museum on Szydłowiecka, best on an event weekend. In the evening, see a play at the Jan Kochanowski theatre on Plac Jagielloński or catch the Radom Chamber Orchestra on Żeromskiego.
Sezam milk bar, a Lebanese café and low-key pubs in Radom
Radom's low prices show at the table. The Sezam milk bar on Moniuszki, a surviving communist-era canteen, serves soups and pierogi for very little, with 1980s atmosphere. Samira on Malczewskiego is a Lebanese café-bar, and nights out are low-key, at pubs such as Jack Rocks on 11 Listopada.
Across the street, Słonecznik is a cafeteria-style place for a quick meal, cake and coffee.
For something different, Samira on Malczewskiego is a Lebanese café-bar serving kebabs and other Arabic dishes at low prices. Casablanca Piano Cafe on Piłsudskiego suits a slower evening, and the M-1 mall has a small food court with Sphinx as its sit-down option.
Nights out are low-key. Jack Rocks on 11 Listopada is a two-storey pub with live music that runs late at weekends. MK Bowling, inside the Rosa shopping centre on Żeromskiego, combines lanes with a bar and restaurant.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Quick answers to the questions travelers ask most before visiting Radom.
Getting there
About 100 km. Trains on the upgraded line take about 1 to 1.5 hours, and by car it is about an hour from Warsaw Chopin airport.
Yes. Warsaw-Radom airport at Sadków opened to passengers in 2023, but it serves mainly seasonal holiday routes. Warsaw Chopin, about 95 km north, is the practical choice.
Warsaw Chopin, about 95 km north, is the airport almost everyone uses for Radom. Radom's own Sadków airport, opened to passengers in 2023, handles mostly seasonal holiday flights. Most visitors come by train to the main station on Prażmowskiego, within walking distance of Żeromskiego, with the coach station on the same street.
General
For half a day to a day, if you like museums. The Malczewski and contemporary art museums on the Rynek and the open-air village museum are the highlights, and prices are low.
The Sejm meeting in Radom passed Nihil novi, which barred the king from making new laws without the nobles' consent.
A Symbolist painter born in Radom in 1854, known for allegorical canvases. A museum named after him stands on the Rynek.
The main station on Prażmowskiego is south of the centre, within walking distance of Żeromskiego street and the Rynek.
Generally yes. Pickpocketing happens around the station, on buses and at markets, but it is not frequent. At night keep to main streets or take a taxi.
The Sezam milk bar on Moniuszki serves communist-era canteen food for very little, and Słonecznik across the road does quick meals and cake.
Half a day covers the Rynek museums and a park. Give it a full day if you add the open-air village museum on Szydłowiecka.
Walk Radom's centre between the station, Żeromskiego and the Rynek. City buses cover the outer districts, and although two companies run them, one authority, MZDiK, issues and checks all tickets, so a ticket works on every bus. Concession holders must carry proof of their discount.
Timing & weather
There is no fixed cycle: it ran in 2023 and 2024, and the 2025 show was cancelled after a pilot died in a training crash. When it is held it usually falls on a late-August weekend, so check the organisers' announcement before booking.
The best time to visit Radom is May to Sep. Weekend events at the open-air village museum, and the air show in late August in show years.
- Best overall: May - September (Open-air museum events and easy walking between the Rynek and the parks)
- Air show weekend: Late August, in years when it runs (The city fills with visitors, so book rooms early)
Visa & documents
Poland applies the Schengen area's entry rules. Citizens of the EU and of many other countries, including the US, UK, Canada and Australia, can visit visa-free for up to 90 days in any 180-day period; other nationalities need a Schengen visa. The EU's Entry/Exit System (EES) records non-EU travelers' fingerprints and a photo at the border.
Health & safety
Crime against visitors to Poland is low. Watch for pickpockets in busy tourist areas and overpriced bars that target tourists.
