In 2018, the 10th annual City Costs Barometer from Post Office Travel Money announced the cheapest European destinations and two cities of Poland: Warsaw and Krakow, was on the highest places of the list. This study counted a three-course meal for two with a bottle of house wine, a cup of coffee, a coca-cola, a beer and a glass of wine, a return bus or train transfer from the airport to the city, a 48-hour city travel card, a sightseeing tour and a visit to a leading museum, a gallery and a heritage attraction. According to the study, the cost of a trip to Warsaw is ~193 euros and the cost of a trip to Krakow is ~185 euros. If you`re interested in longer trips all across Poland, let’s dig into more details and see how much does a trip to Poland cost!

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Tours and entertainment

Poland has to offer a lot of free attractions during your vacation: hikes or skiing in the mountains, relaxation by the sea, walks in beautiful old towns and national parks. Although, if you want to explore Poland more deeply, it is a good idea to take a guided tour or visit museums. Here are some prices:

• City tour cost usually varies from 20 to 40 euros in different cities of Poland
• Entrance to Wieliczka salt mine: 4,7 eur
• Entrance to Wawel Cathedral in Krakow: 2,8 eur
• Entrance to Auschwitz-Birkenau: free
• Tour in Auschwitz-Birkenau: ~ 25 eur
• Entrance to Malbork castle: 9 eur
• Ticket to Copernicus science museum in Warsaw: ~ 7 eur
• 4 days Bialowieza forest tour with Bizon safari: ~ 700 eur

Accomondation

Hotel prices in Warsaw start from 35 euros for a double room, which makes the price for a person – 16 euros. Prices in hostels for a bed in shared room or rooms in smaller cities are even lower. If you`re a budget traveler, you can find a bed for less than 10 euros per night!

Apartments` prices on Airbnb are almost the same in all Poland and usually, range from 20 to 100 euros for a night. The price is around 30 euros for a simple, but nice and modern apartment or around 60-80 euros for luxurious apartments with extraordinary views.

For fun experiences and even smaller cost of a trip to Poland, you can always try Couchsurfing. There is more than 50 000 host in all Poland, who are accepting guests in their homes for free!

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Food

Meal in a restaurant – 5 eur
Beer in a restaurant – 1,6 eur
Coffee in a restaurant- 1,5 – 2 eur

Food prices in Poland shops:

• Bread – 0,6 euro
• Butter – 1,05 euro
• Cheese (1kg) – 4,6 euro
• Ham (1kg) – 5,8 euro
• Eggs (10) – 1,2 euro
• Meat (1kg) – 3,5 euro
• Fish (1kg) – 5,4 euro
• Bottle of water – 0,4 euro
• Coca-cola – 1,2 euro
• Bottle of wine – 3,5 euro
• Bottle of beer – 0,6 euro

The average cost in a Polish cuisine restaurant is 20 euros for two people (2 mid-ranged appetizers, 2 main meal, 2 beverages, and 1 dessert), but you can find a lot of simple, budget-friendly places, where two people can eat for around 8 euros. For a fine dining experience, you could expect to pay around 50 euros for two people.

Transport

Public transport prices in Warsaw:

• Single ticket – 1,03 euro
• 1-day ticket – 3,5 euro
• 3-day ticket – 8,4 euro
• Weekend ticket – 5,60 euro

Car rental prices start from:

• 50 euros per day in Warsaw
• Around 30 euros per day in smaller cities of Poland

Some examples of train cost of a trip to Poland between different cities:

• Warsaw – Krakow: 18 euros or 40 with a high-speed train
• Gdansk – Zakopane: 24 euros

The average cost for the trip to Poland

Of course, it’s impossible to say exactly how much does a trip to Poland cost, because every travelers` needs and wishes are different: people can choose between luxurious hotels and low budget hostels, between fine dining restaurants and local cafes, between hikes in the mountains and relaxation at SPA. But let’s create a hypothetical vacation model and see what would be the average cost for a trip to Poland.

Let’s say, that you are planning a 7-day trip for two people with a medium budget and you want to spend few days in the North of Poland, few days in the South of Poland and the weekend in Warsaw.

• Train ride with a high-speed train from Warsaw to Gdansk: ~80 euros
• Car rental for few days in Gdansk to visit the North of Poland: ~30 euros (without gas)
• Hotel on a seaside in Leba in a 3-star hotel for 2 nights: ~80 euros
• Train ride with a high-speed train from Gdansk to Krakow: ~105 euros
• Car rental for few days in Krakow to visit the South of Poland: ~100 euros (without gas)
• Studio apartment for one night in the old town of Krakow: ~35 euros
• Apartment with mountains view in Zakopane: ~30 euro
• A train ride from Krakow to Warsaw with a high-speed train: ~80 euros
• Public transport in Warsaw for a weekend: ~10 euros
• 2 nights in 3-star hotel in Warsaw: ~60 euros
• Main attractions in Warsaw: ~ 50 euros
• Food for a week (without restaurants): ~ 50 euros
• 5 meals in Milk bars (bar mleczny) – Polish style cafeterias that serve low-cost food: ~40 euros
• 2 meals in restaurants: ~70 euros

The total average cost for the trip to Poland for 2 people (7 days, without flights): ~ 820 euros.

For a low budget trip to Poland choose to eat more in Milk bars, to stay in hostels and to visit free sites, which Poland has a lot, or don’t choose high-speed trains, because the tickets of them cost double. Your vacation in Poland can be really inexpensive: after all, Poland is one of the cheapest European destinations.

 Poland is about to blow your mind away from only €525!

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