By car

Data aktualizacji: 2016-08-10

General information +

Poland has right-hand traffic.

  • Using seatbelts is mandatory (except for pregnant women or people with a relevant certificate).
  • Children under 150 cm in height are not allowed to travel in the front seat without a child restraint. Drivers carrying children without a child restraint will be fined with 150 PLN and 6 penalty points.
Permitted speed in the city +
  • 50 km per hour – during the day in built-up areas; 60 km per hour – in the urban ring road between the intersections with ul Grabiszynska and Szkocka;
  • 60 km per hour – at night in built-up areas (between 11 am and 5 pm);
  • Drivers exceeding the speed limit by 50 km or more may lose their driving license for three months. 
Parking+

Many streets in the city centre are either one-way streets or excluded from traffic. The city also has metered parking zones, where an hour parking is payable from 1 to 3 PLN. The pricing for each zone is available at the back of parking signs. Parking fees in metered parking zones must be paid in vending machines. You can pay with coins, by phone or by credit card. Parking fees are required from Monday to Friday between 9 am and 6 pm. Metered parking zones are available free of charge on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

NOTE: the machines do not give change. Once you have bought your parking tickets, please remember to place it behind the windshield of the vehicle.