Poland international travel guide in September 2023

Widely accepted Credit cards are widely accepted within Poland (at hotels, shops, and restaurants, travel agencies, car-rental agencies etc.). Visa, MasterCard and Maestro are the most widely accepted. American Express is less common. Diners Club is pretty rare. Discover, JCB, UnionPay and RuPay are unknown.

Automatic teller machines are very common in Poland. You can find them in both large & small cities, tourist areas etc.You do not need a chip & PIN card to use an ATM — your standard magnetic card will work fine.

Expected to tip Tipping is quite common in Poland and it's good etiquette to leave one. How much money you leave depends on the service and how happy you were with it.

Internet speed in Poland is on average 11.0 Mbps. WiFi coverage in Poland is very high. Most hotels, hostels, cafes, restaurants and bars have it.

You can buy a SIM card for about 23.40 PLN, which includes 3 GB of data plan. You can choose from 6 telecoms: Aero2, Orange, Play, Plus, Sferia or T-Mobile. Poland uses GSM mobile networks GSM 900 and GSM 1800. If you don't want to buy SIM card in Poland upon arrival, make sure to check the roaming charges with your telecom provider before your departure so there are no surprises when you return home.

To call Poland, dial +, then 48 (the country code for Poland), then the area code and the local number. For local calls within Poland, start with the area code. In the case above area code is 85 .

In Poland you drive on the right side. Most cars have manual transmission (stick). Unless otherwise posted, the speed limits for cars and motorcycles are as follows: 120 km/h (74 mph) on expressways, 140 km/h (86 mph) on motorways, 50 km/h (31 mph) in all built-up areas and 90 km/h (55 mph) on undivided highways. Right turn on red lights is strictly forbidden unless an additional green semaphore arrow allows it. It is illegal to drive with blood alcohol content higher than 0.02%.

Road assistance is available at 9637 (National Roadside Assistance Service) or 022 9637 (National Roadside Assistance Service). For general news on Poland's traffic use GDKiA or V-Traffic. For news on Poland’s motorways and tolls use Autostrada A1, Autostrada A2 Wielkopolska, Autostrada A4 Stalexport Autostrada Matopolska S.A. or ViaTOLL. Most popular petrol stations in Poland are Circle K, Shell, Lotos, Statoil, Orlen and BP. Petrol (unleaded) gas options are called benzyny, PB98/Superplus or PB95/Eurosuper. Petrol costs about 4.38 PLN per liter.Diesel options are called Olej nap?dowy or ON.