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Currency:
Banknotes and Coins in Poland
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The official Polish
unit of currency is
the Polish Zloty (1
PLN = 100 groszy). If
you convert 1 USD into
Polish Zloty you will
receive about 3.70 PLN
(2015). The bank notes are:
200, 100, 50, 20 and
10 zlotych. The coins
are: 5, 2, 1 zloty and
50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1
grosz.
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T:
Exchange
Rate: The Polish Zloty
exchange rate may
fluctuate many times
during the day. Major
foreign currencies may
be exchanged for
Polish Zloty at the banks or exchange
counters / kiosks, identified
by the name KANTOR.
They are located in
many places like
hotels, train and bus
stations at the
airport (the worst
exchange rate),
shopping malls as well as
main streets in the
cities. Kantors
are open between 9:00
am to 7:00-8:00 pm,
but some might be open
24 hours. In year 2017
for 1 dollar you
will receive between
4.00 - 4.08 zlotych.
To check currency
exchange rate,
please visit www.xe.com.
In Poland is used
Polish Zloty, but some places
honor Euro too
(example: car
rentals or hotels).
An offer to exchange
money by an unknown
person on the street,
while very rare, might
be a
scam (fake money).
Tips:
There is no
requirement to leave
tips in Poland. But if
someone is happy of
the service may
live tip about
10%. Some restaurants
might charge
additional
service charge. Also
there is no requirements
to leave tips to taxi driver.
In the hotel you may
leave tip for the room
service from 5 to 20
zl, and this depends
what kind of hotel you
stay at.
Following are examples of
the currency and coins
presently
used in
Poland:
200 zlotych >>
100 zlotych >>
50 zlotych >>
20 zlotych >>
10 zlotych >>
Credit Cards:
An increasing number
of establishments in
Poland accept credit
cards. Among the most
popular are American
Express, VISA,
MasterCard, Eurocard,
Carte Blanche and,
Diner’s Club.
You may pay with
credit card in the
stores, gas stations,
restaurants, hotels.
You need to have
credit card if you
plan to rent a car or
for online purchases. Holders of credit
cards can obtain cash
from banks or ATMs. Automated teller
machines (ATMs) are
widely available
throughout major
cities in Poland. Most
Polish ATMs offer
instructions in
multiple languages and
allow access to U.S.
bank accounts.
Visitors requiring ATM
services should
attempt to use
machines at more
secure or heavily
traveled and monitored
locations, such as
commercial banks,
large hotels, and the
airport. You should
monitor your personal
bank account after
traveling. But in some
smaller towns or
local kiosks you need
to pay with cash
only.
Traveler's Checks:
Major traveler’s
checks can be
exchanged for polish
currency. When
traveling to smaller
towns, it is better to
have some cash in
reserve. Eurochecks
are accepted in
accordance with
standard international
tourism agreements.