If you come to Krakow by car or rent one, it is important to know where to park and traffic rules in the city.
Circulate in Krakow By car can be frustrating. Some panels are hard to decrypt and while you’re looking for a street to park, while worrying about the speed limit, it’s too late you just stopped. Why? You just entered the wrong area...
If you want to drive to Krakow, you may face the complex system of traffic areas in the city. Rest assured, even the premises sometimes have trouble here when it comes to parking or circulating in the city centre of Krakow.
Below you will find a quick overview of the areas where you can drive and park in Krakow.
Circulating in the city centre of Krakow
The historical centre of Krakow is mostly pedestrian. In the map below, you can find traffic restrictions areas in the city center.
- Zone A is a strictly reserved area for pedestrians and cyclists.
- Zone B is a residential area, pedestrians are a priority when they cross the street. The maximum speed limit is 20 km/h. Parking is allowed only in specially designated areas.
- Area C is open to traffic but parking on the street is paid from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. per week.
Parking in Krakow (parking)
It can be tricky to find a car park where to park in Krakow, and this practically anywhere in the city. ♪ public transport are often the easiest option for the premises. If you are planning to stay in Krakow by car, you should know that parking in the streets of the historic centre is charged 10 hours and 20 hours on weekdays, and free weekend .
The park meters (at least one per street), sell a ticket to:
- 20 minutes for 1 PLN
- 1 hour for 3 PLN
- 2 hours for 6.5 PLN
- 3 hours for 10.6 PLN
Forecast the change because the machines will not return it to you.
If it is possible to park in the street so there are also large parking lots (e.g. the parking lot and the train station). Galeria Krakowska ). There is a large underground parking in the old town district under the place Plac Na Groblach , next to the Sheraton Hotel, near the royal castle of Wawel , where an hour of parking costs about one euro.
A little cheaper car park is located in front of the Krakow National Museum on Aleja Mickiewicza Avenue .
To help you, you can also check on this map prices of available parking spaces (some are free but excentrated).
4 things to know before taking the car to Krakow (and Poland)
- Parking : If you travel to Krakow by car, or if you rent a car on site, it is advisable to park in a car park, if you have the means. - Alcohol not tolerated : In Poland, the limit of driving alcohol is 0%. If you take the wheel, you can't drink anything. - Lights on : Unlike the road code in France, driving in Poland is lighted all day and year round. - Security : Attention, the roads in Poland are not in good condition, and attention must be paid to pedestrians and other motorists around the cities. The accident rate and the number of deaths on the roads are high.
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