Things to do in Warsaw

Things to do

1. The rebuilt Old Town

   Razed in 1944, rebuilt brick by brick from Canaletto’s paintings. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Culture and historyMonument2 hrFreebest in the morning

2. The Warsaw Rising Museum

   Sixty-three days of 1944, told in a former power station. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Culture and historyMuseum3 hr≈ €8best in the afternoon

3. The POLIN Museum

   A thousand years of Polish Jewish history, facing the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes. On Wikipedia

   Culture and historyMuseum3 hr≈ €9best in the morning

4. Łazienki Park and a Chopin recital

   A palace on the water, peacocks, and on summer Sundays Chopin played at the foot of his statue. On Wikipedia (in French)

   RelaxationPark2 hrFreebest in the afternoon

5. The Palace of Culture terrace

   Stalin’s gift, and the city seen from the thirtieth floor. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Culture and historyViewpoint1 hr≈ €5best in the evening

6. Pierogi at a bar mleczny

   The “milk bars” inherited from communism, where you eat well for next to nothing. On Wikipedia (in French)

   FoodRelaxation1 hr≈ €6best in the afternoon

When to go

The most pleasant months in Warsaw: from May to September, taking weather and crowds into account.

More ideas for those months: where to go in May, where to go in June, where to go in July, where to go in August, where to go in September.

Averages measured over recent years: mean temperatures and number of rainy days, month by month.

What budget on the ground?

Per person and per day, including accommodation, meals, local transport and visits — excluding the round trip. An estimate calculated the same way as in the app, from the local cost of living.

Budget

€35

Mid-range

€60

Comfort

€115

Getting there from Paris: the carbon footprint

Per person, round trip, in kilograms of CO₂ equivalent — manufacturing, energy and, for flights, contrails included.

Bus

130 kg

Plane

500 kg

By coach rather than by plane: 370 kg less CO₂e per person (4 times less).

Factors from ADEME (Impact CO₂); outside France, rail uses the European average published by the European Environment Agency.

Book on the ground

Tours and tickets

• Go City Multi-attraction passes for big cities
• Klook Tours, tickets and excursions
• Tiqets Museums and monuments, skip-the-line tickets
• WeGoTrip Self-paced audio tours

Internet on site (eSIM)

• Airalo Data eSIM, by country or region
• Drimsim SIM card that works in almost every country
• Saily Data eSIM
• Yesim Data eSIM

From the airport

• GetTransfer Drivers make an offer for your ride
• Intui Private transfers at a fixed price
• Kiwitaxi Booked transfers, from taxi to minibus
• Welcome Pickups Driver waiting on arrival, price fixed in advance

Rent a car

• Auto Europe Rental comparison
• EconomyBookings Rental comparison
• GetRentacar Cars from rental companies and private owners
• Localrent Local rental companies, often no credit card needed

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Good to know: Poland

Plugs

Type C, E, 230 V

Emergencies

112

Driving

On the right

Near Warsaw

• Kraków Poland, 250 km
• Poznań Poland, 280 km
• Gdańsk Poland, 280 km
• Wrocław Poland, 300 km
• Zakopane and the Tatras Poland, 330 km
• Vilnius Lithuania, 390 km

Elsewhere in Poland

• Gdańsk
• Kraków
• Poznań
• Wrocław
• Zakopane and the Tatras