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The Motława river in Gdańsk with the gabled houses of Długie Pobrzeże along the quay and the brick and timber Crane gate further down the bank

Where to stay in Gdańsk

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Places to stay in Gdańsk

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About Gdańsk

Gdańsk, Sopot and Gdynia each charge a visitor levy from 2026, collected by the host for every day begun, and each runs its own paid parking zone. The Tricity areas differ in how far they sit from the Main Town and the beach.

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Facts and rules

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Airport
Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN), about 12 km from Długi Targ (straight line); trains leave from the station in front of the terminal for Gdańsk Wrzeszcz, Sopot and Gdynia. Source
Visitor levy, Gdańsk
Opłata miejscowa PLN 3.46 per person for every day begun, on stays longer than a day, from 1 January 2026; hosts collect it and give a receipt. Source
Visitor levy, Sopot and Gdynia
Sopot: spa levy (opłata uzdrowiskowa) PLN 6.67 for every day begun. Gdynia: opłata miejscowa PLN 3.46 for every day begun. Both from 1 January 2026. Source
Paid parking, Gdańsk centre
Red zone (Main Town, Old Town, Długie Ogrody): every day 09:00 to 20:00, PLN 7.50 the first hour, 9.00 the second, 10.80 the third. Blue sectors: weekdays 09:00 to 17:00, from PLN 5. Source
Main Town access
Limited access zone: identifier holders only, but guests of hotels inside the zone may drive in with a printed valid booking. 20 km/h, parking in marked bays, paid as the red zone. Source
Beach parking
Jelitkowo becomes a paid sector in the summer: 1 June to 30 September 2026, weekdays 09:00 to 17:00, on six streets including Jelitkowska and Nadmorska. Source
Short-term rental rules
A bill that would give every short-let flat an ID number for its listings passed committee on 17 September 2026 and awaits its second reading in the Sejm. Not law yet. Source
Registration
Foreigners staying in Poland up to 30 days are exempt. Beyond that, EU, EEA and Swiss citizens register by the 30th day at the address, other nationals by the fourth day. Source
Short stays for non-EU visitors
90 days in any 180 across the Schengen area. The EU Entry/Exit System has been fully operational since 10 April 2026. Source
Currency
Polish złoty (PLN). Source
Emergency numbers
112; police 997, ambulance 999 Source

Areas of Gdańsk

The bronze Neptune fountain behind a wrought iron railing on Długi Targ in Gdańsk, in front of a pale facade with tall arched windows
Photo: Marek Mróz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Main Town (Główne Miasto)

The Royal Route along Długa and Długi Targ, with the Neptune fountain, the Main Town Hall, seat of the city authorities from the 14th century to 1921, whose 80 m tower opens in summer, and the quays of the Motława. It suits a first visit on foot.

Gdańsk airport
about 12 km
Długi Targ
under 1 km

Car and parking

A limited access zone: guests of hotels inside it may drive in with a printed valid booking, others need an identifier. The red paid zone charges every day 09:00 to 20:00, PLN 7.50 for the first hour.

Restored white tenements with red tiled roofs and balconies around a round planted island on Wajdeloty Street in Gdańsk Wrzeszcz
Photo: Andrzej Otrębski, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Wrzeszcz

The district close to the centre that the city's tourism board describes as full of late 19th-century eclectic tenements, small restaurants and cafés, centred on the revitalised Wajdeloty Street, with the house where Günter Grass grew up nearby. It suits a stay near Gdańsk Wrzeszcz station, where the airport trains leave.

Gdańsk airport
about 9 km
Długi Targ
about 5 km

Car and parking

Blue paid sectors cover Wrzeszcz Politechnika, Górny, Dolny and Kuźniczki, including Wajdeloty Street: Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:00, PLN 5 for the first hour, free at weekends.

Aerial view of Oliwa Cathedral in Gdańsk with its green copper roofs and twin towers, surrounded by the trees of Oliwa Park and the houses of the district
Photographed in 2019. Photo: Fallaner, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Oliwa

One of the oldest districts of Gdańsk, around Oliwa Cathedral with its two 46 m towers and its organ concerts, Oliwa Park with the botanical garden and palm house, and the 136 ha zoo on the edge of the Tricity Landscape Park. It suits a stay near the park, the cathedral and the zoo.

Gdańsk airport
about 7 km
Długi Targ
about 9 km

Car and parking

The green paid sector in Oliwa charges Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 15:00 only.

The wide sandy beach at Jelitkowo in Gdańsk under a clear blue sky, with a few walkers at the water's edge
Photo: Andrzej Otrębski, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Jelitkowo and the beach

The bathing area on the border of Gdańsk and Sopot, a few minutes from a tram loop and bus stops, with beach and sports equipment for rent and an outdoor gym. It suits a beach stay on the Gdańsk side of the border.

Gdańsk airport
about 10 km
Długi Targ
about 9 km

Car and parking

A seasonal paid sector from 1 June to 30 September 2026 on six streets including Jelitkowska and Nadmorska, weekdays 09:00 to 17:00 at the blue rates.

A white two-storey pavilion with a red roof on the wooden deck of Sopot pier, with flags at the entrance
Photo: Panek, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sopot

The Baltic resort between Gdańsk and Gdynia, with sandy beaches, spa architecture and the pier, and the status of a spa town, which is why it charges a spa levy instead of the opłata miejscowa. It suits a seaside stay.

Gdańsk airport
about 10 km
Długi Targ
about 12 km

Car and parking

The central red zone charges every day 09:00 to 22:00 from April to September, PLN 9.50 for the first hour. Pułaskiego, Bema, Fiszera and Sobieskiego form a limited access zone for residents.

Modernist apartment and office buildings with long rows of windows on Skwer Kościuszki in central Gdynia, with bare trees in early spring
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Gdynia

The port city at the north end of the Tricity, whose modernist centre UNESCO added to the World Heritage List in July 2026 as one of the best preserved modern port cities of the 20th century. It suits a stay among interwar architecture by the sea.

Gdańsk airport
about 16 km
Długi Targ
about 20 km

Car and parking

The central zone charges every day 08:00 to 20:00, PLN 5.50 for the first hour; the outer paid zone weekdays 08:00 to 18:00 from PLN 3.90.

Guides

Questions

How much is the tourist tax in Gdańsk?

The opłata miejscowa is PLN 3.46 per person for every day begun, on stays longer than a day, collected by the host. Gdynia charges the same, Sopot a spa levy of PLN 6.67.

Can hotel guests drive into Gdańsk Main Town?

Yes, to hotels inside the limited access zone, with a printed valid booking. Other drivers need an IGM identifier, issued to residents and businesses in the zone.

Is parking charged at weekends in Gdańsk?

In the central red zone, yes, every day from 09:00 to 20:00 at PLN 7.50 for the first hour. The blue sectors in Wrzeszcz and elsewhere charge Monday to Friday only.

Which Tricity area suits a beach holiday?

Jelitkowo, on the Gdańsk side of the Sopot border with a tram loop near the beach, or Sopot itself.