Make it a trip · Warsaw, Poland
What Warsaw costs
once you land
Real prices, from the airport ride to a room for the night, each with where we found it. Checked October 2026, around Śródmieście and the Old Town.
Prices as the source quoted them.
Private room, a cheap lunch, dinner out (your half), a coffee, two beers, two rides and the top sight.
Half a villa or 4-star room, two meals out, a coffee, two beers and the signature experience.
Arriving
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Bus from Chopin airport to the centre Fixed
A single ticket on the airport bus to the centre.
Source: Radical Storage, is Warsaw expensive (2026-09)
zł 4.40 Book an airport pickup -
Visa free for 90 days in Schengen Fixed
For AU, NZ, GB, US, CA, SG passports.
No fee yet; the €20 ETIAS has no start date.
Source: Deep Arrival, ETIAS 2026 (2026-10)
Free -
EU citizens, ID card is enough Fixed
For IE, NL, DE, FR passports.
Free movement within the EU.
Source: Deep Arrival, ETIAS 2026 (2026-10)
Free
Getting around
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Public transport, 75 minutes Fixed
A 20-minute ticket costs 4.40 PLN.
Source: Radical Storage, is Warsaw expensive (2026-09)
zł 5.80 -
zł 15
Eating and drinking
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Meal at a milk bar, from Range
Usually 3 to 6 EUR. Bar mleczny canteens are a cheap Polish classic.
Source: Radical Storage, is Warsaw expensive (2026-09)
€3 -
Dinner for two at a mid-range restaurant, from Range
Usually 16 to 30 EUR. €8 to 15 a head.
Source: Radical Storage, is Warsaw expensive (2026-09)
€16 -
Coffee at a café, from Range
Usually 1.5 to 3 EUR.
Source: Radical Storage, is Warsaw expensive (2026-09)
€1.50 -
Beer, half a litre, from Range
Usually 2 to 3.5 EUR.
Source: Radical Storage, is Warsaw expensive (2026-09)
€2
At the supermarket
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Pierogi, ten pieces, from Range
Usually 3 to 5 EUR. A zapiekanka costs €2 to 3.
Source: Radical Storage, is Warsaw expensive (2026-09)
€3
Doing
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Warsaw Uprising Museum Fixed
POLIN Museum costs €8.50.
Source: Radical Storage, is Warsaw expensive (2026-09)
€5.50 Get tickets -
Palace of Culture viewing deck Fixed
Source: Radical Storage, is Warsaw expensive (2026-09)
€6.50 Get tickets
Sleeping, per night
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€15 Find a hostel
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Budget hotel, from Range
Usually 30 to 60 EUR.
Source: Radical Storage, is Warsaw expensive (2026-09)
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Mid-range hotel, from Range
Usually 60 to 110 EUR.
Source: Radical Storage, is Warsaw expensive (2026-09)
€60 Find a hotel
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