--- title: "Poland Travel Guide | Weather, Entry Rules and Tours | Tourpublish" description: "Plan a trip to Poland with live conditions, entry requirements, practical local knowledge and bookable experiences in Krakow, Warsaw and Gdansk." canonical: https://tourpublish.com/destinations/poland last_updated: 2026-10-16 content_type: page publisher: Tourpublish SIA --- > Plan a trip to Poland with live conditions, entry requirements, practical local knowledge and bookable experiences in Krakow, Warsaw and Gdansk. Tourpublish is the publishing layer above your reservation system, not a reservation platform. Every tour operator should be able to publish everywhere from one place. [Image: Krakow main market square at dusk] # Poland Rebuilt old towns, salt mines and a Baltic coast with its own history. Photo: [Monika Towiańska](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wawel_(4).jpg) (CC BY-SA 4.0) Currency Polish zloty (PLN) 1 USD = 3.88 PLN Emergency number 986 112 / 997 / 998 / 999 also works Advisory level Normal precautions U.S. Department of State and 3 other governments Language Polish Visa requirement Schengen area 90 days in any 180 for most visitors ## Good to know You can travel without a visa to the Schengen area, which includes Poland, for up to 90 days in any 180-day period… [UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/poland/entry-requirements) Poland follows Schengen area rules. Your passport must have: have a ‘date of issue’ less than 10 years before the date you arrive – if you renewed your passport before 1 October 2018, it might have a date of issue that is more than 10 year… [UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/poland/entry-requirements) The European Union’s (EU) new Entry/Exit System (EES) is now being implemented across the Schengen area… [UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/poland/entry-requirements) There are strict rules about goods you can take into and out of Poland. You must declare anything that may be prohibited or subject to tax or duty… [UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/poland/entry-requirements) Exercise normal security precautions. Latest change: The Health section was updated - travel health information (Public Health Agency of Canada). [Government of Canada - Travel Advice](https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/poland) Polen: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise [German Federal Foreign Office](https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/ReiseUndSicherheit/199124) Poland uses the zloty, not the euro. Avoid airport exchange desks and the Euronet style booths in old towns, use a bank ATM or pay by card. Tap water is treated to EU standards and safe in the big cities, though many Poles still prefer bottled. PKP Intercity trains are fast and cheap. Warsaw to Krakow takes about 2 hours 20 and Warsaw to Gdansk about 3. About 10 percent in restaurants. Saying thank you as you hand over payment can be taken as keep the change. ## Top destinations [[Image: Krakow Cloth Hall on the main market square] Krakow Poland's intact royal capital, with a salt mine and Kazimierz on the doorstep.](https://tourpublish.com/destinations/poland/krakow)[[Image: Warsaw skyline and the Vistula river] Warsaw A capital rebuilt from rubble, now glass towers over a reconstructed old town.](https://tourpublish.com/destinations/poland/warsaw)[[Image: Gdansk waterfront on the Motlawa river] Gdansk A Hanseatic port of gabled facades, amber and modern history.](https://tourpublish.com/destinations/poland/gdansk) ## Frequently asked questions There are strict rules about goods you can take into and out of Poland. You must declare anything that may be prohibited or subject to tax or duty. Source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. U.S. Department of State currently advises normal precautions (level 1 of 4). Advice differs slightly between governments, so check your own country's advisory before you travel. Poland is in the Schengen area. Most UK, US, Canadian, Australian and EU visitors can stay 90 days in any 180 without a visa. No. The currency is the Polish zloty (PLN). Cards are accepted almost everywhere, so you rarely need to exchange cash. Yes by western European standards. Budget the equivalent of 70 to 110 EUR per person per day mid-range. May to September for warm weather, late November to December for the Christmas markets in Krakow and Wroclaw. Book a timed entry online well ahead. It is about 90 minutes from Krakow by road and needs the better part of a day. Widely in cities and among younger people. Less so in small towns, where a few Polish phrases go a long way. Sources and freshness Travel information last reviewed 16 October 2026. Compiled from [European Commission Newsroom](https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/api/rss?language=en) , [IATA Timatic](https://api.iata.org/timatic/v2) , [Open-Meteo](https://api.open-meteo.com/v1/forecast) and Tourpublish Travel Intelligence . Always confirm entry rules and safety guidance with official government sources before you travel. Aggregated from official sources. Content is never rewritten - always display the publisher, publication time and original source link. Photography: [Monika Towiańska](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wawel_(4).jpg) (CC BY-SA 4.0) ; [Jorge Lascar](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sukiennice_and_Main_Market_Square_Krakow_Poland.JPG) (CC BY 2.0) ; [C messier](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%CE%91%CE%BB%CE%B1%CF%84%CF%89%CF%81%CF%85%CF%87%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%B1_%CE%92%CE%B9%CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%AF%CF%84%CF%83%CE%BA%CE%B1_5021.jpg) (CC BY-SA 4.0) ; [Andrzej Otrębski](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Krakow_Rynek_Glowny_panorama_2.jpg) (CC BY-SA 4.0) ; [Adrian Grycuk](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Warsaw_Old_Town_Market_Square_10.JPG) (CC BY-SA 3.0 pl) . ## Structured data ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","name":"Tourpublish","url":"https://tourpublish.com","logo":"https://tourpublish.com/icon-512.png","sameAs":["https://www.linkedin.com/company/tourpublish","https://www.klnk.tv","https://klnk.to"]} ``` ```json 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