The essentials

Language: Polish
Time: GMT/UTC plus one hour
Electricity: 230 volts, 50 Hz AC
Weights & measures: Metric
Currency: 1 zloty = 100 grosz

Banknotes and Coins

GETTING TO POLAND:

- PLANES
direct flights to Warsaw from major European destinations, as well as from US cities (e.g. New York, Chicago). It is also possible to get directly to Gdansk, Krakow, Katowice, Poznan, Wroclaw.

LOT Polish Airlines

- TRAINS AND BUSES
from most European destinations

- SEA CONNECTIONS
from Scandinavia (Sweden, Norway, Denmark) to Gdansk, Gdynia and Swinoujscie (most services have car-freighting facilities).

Polferries

Stena Line

DFDS Seaways

STAYING IN POLAND:

Getting Around:

• trains are most popular and relatively cheap means of transport  
• buses - public and private transport available
• car - driving in Poland might be tedious and time consuming due to poor quality of roads and lack of highways 
• planes - destinations within Poland include: Warsaw, Gdansk, Krakow, Poznan, Katowice, Wroclaw
• cycling - advised especially in quiet rural Poland; urban areas are bike-unfriendly with few cycle paths

Cultural Highlights:

January: Warsaw Theatre Meetings

August: Music in Old Krakow Festival

September: Wratislavia Cantans in Wroclaw

October: Jazz Festival Warsaw  

November: Polish Film Festival in Gdynia 

Activities:

In winter:

• Skiing - mostly in the Carpathians (Zakopane at the foot of the Tatra Mountains, Szczyrk in the Beskid Slaski, Szklarska Poreba in Karkonosze)
• Iceboats - especially in Masurian Lake District where varius championships are held

In summer:

• Hiking - most popular in Polish mountains. Experienced alpinists can visit beautiful the Tatra Mountains (highest pick Rysy, 2499 m.). The Pieniny, the Bieszczady or the Karkonosze are great for less experience hikers.
• Canoeing - Mazury Lake District offers some of the best kayaking in the country - almost  untouched by civilization Krutynia and Czarna Hancza are real paradise for kayak-lovers.
• Sailing - mostly on the Masurian lakes – most famous resorts are Gizycko, Mikolajki, Ruciane Nida. Sailers are also fond of picturesque Kaszubian lakes or Jeziorak lake near Ilawa
• Caves - mostly in the uplands near Krakow and in the Tatra Mountains

It’s a MUST!

Poland is famous for its historic cities like Krakow, Zamosc, Torun or Malbork. However, apart from the outstanding monuments of the past it also offers unique lanscapes, fantastic views and contact with wild nature. Here are some places you simply must visit while your trip to Poland.

Krakow  >>>

The Tatras >>>

Great Masurian Lakes >>>

Oswiecim (Auschwitz) >>>

Kazimierz Dolny >>>

Gdansk >>>