World City Guide

Getting There By Road

Poland uses standard international traffic signs. Major routes have the prefix ‘E’ and motorways ‘A’. Speed limits are 130kph (81mph) on motorways, 100-110kph (62-68mph) on main roads and 60kph (37mph) in built-up areas. Traffic drives on the right. Seatbelts must be worn. Vehicles should be equipped with a first-aid kit, fire extinguisher and warning triangle. Headlights must be on at all times from 1 October to 1 March. The legal maximum alcohol to blood ratio for driving is 0.02%.

The minimum driving age in Poland is 17. International Driving Permits and European and US national driving licences are accepted for the first six months in Poland. Drivers should carry their vehicle registration and third party insurance documents. Short-term Green Card insurance is only required for cars originating from outside of the EU and Switzerland.

Information about road travel can be obtained from the Polish Motoring Association (PZM) (tel: (022) 849 8449; website: www.pzmtravel.com.pl).

Emergency breakdown service:
PZM 9637

Routes to the city: The main route to the city is the east-west E30, which connects Warsaw with Lodz, Poznan and Berlin to the west and the Belarus border to the east. The north-south E77 links Gdansk with Cracow, via Warsaw. The E67 is the route from the southwestern city of Wroclaw.

Coach services: Dozens of licensed carriers, including Polski Express (tel: (022) 844 5555; website: www.polskiexpress.pl) and the state-owned PKS (tel: 0300 300 130; website: www.pks.warszawa.pl) offer services to and from over 200 European and Polish destinations. Warszawa Zachodnia (tel: (022) 822 4811) is the central bus station, located at aleje Jerozolimskie 144. Eurolines (tel: (022) 524 4208; website: www.eurolinespolska.pl) also provides international services to and from Poland.