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Red tiled rooftops of Poznań's Old Town seen from above, with the slender green-topped tower of the Town Hall rising in the middle

Where to stay in Poznań

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Places to stay in Poznań

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About Poznań

Poznań has charged visitors more than residents for street parking since 1 September 2025, and bollards have closed the Old Market Square to most cars since 1 October 2024. The areas differ in which parking zone they fall in and how far they are from the square.

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Facts and rules

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Airport
Poznań-Ławica (POZ), 7 km from the centre according to the tourism board and about 9 km by road from the Old Market Square; buses 159 and 148, night bus 222, about 15 minutes by taxi. Source
Paid street parking
Rates in force since 1 September 2025, for visitors: Old Town zone PLN 9.50 the first hour, Jeżyce PLN 7.50, both Monday to Saturday 08:00 to 20:00; blue zone PLN 5, Monday to Friday. Source
Two parking tariffs
Since 1 September 2025 residents registered in Poznań who pay tax there pay less through the OK Poznań programme; other drivers pay the standard rates. Source
Old Market Square access
Bollards since 1 October 2024: in by ulica Wielka, out by Wodna; vehicles up to 3.5 t 06:00 to 10:00, then only municipal services and residents. Rule of 2024, no 2026 confirmation found. Source
Visitor levy
The opłata miejscowa (2026 cap PLN 3.46 a day) applies only where a council adopts it; no Poznań resolution found, unverified as of October 2026. Source
A2 motorway toll
Nowy Tomyśl to Konin: PLN 40 for a car on each of three 50 km sections since 11 March 2026. Świecko to Nowy Tomyśl: PLN 18, the rate of September 2024, unchanged in March 2026. 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
Border checks
Poland checks people crossing its borders with Germany and Lithuania; the regulation of 23 September 2026 extends this to 30 March 2027. 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 Poznań

The Proserpina fountain on Poznań's Old Market Square, in front of a row of narrow coloured townhouses
Photographed in 2016. Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Old Town (Stare Miasto)

The streets around the Old Market Square, a square of 141 m with its townhouses and the famous goats on the Town Hall tower; the Citadel, the city's largest park, is a 15-minute walk away, and the Old Brewery mixes shopping and art. It suits a first visit on foot.

Poznań airport
about 9 km
Old Market Square
under 1 km

Car and parking

The central Old Town zone charges visitors PLN 9.50 for the first hour, Monday to Saturday 08:00 to 20:00 (rates since 1 September 2025). Bollards close the square itself to most cars, under rules of 2024.

Poznań Cathedral with its two green-capped towers on Ostrów Tumski, seen across the river with low red-roofed buildings in front
Photographed in 2017. Photo: Maciek Nowaczyk z Pixabay, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ostrów Tumski and Śródka

Ostrów Tumski holds Poland's oldest cathedral, from the 10th century and the beginnings of the Polish state, where the first rulers of Poland, Mieszko and his son Bolesław Chrobry, were buried; Śródka lies beside it. It suits a stay by the river close to the Old Town.

Poznań airport
about 12 km
Old Market Square
about 2 km

Car and parking

Both lie in the blue paid zone: PLN 5 for the first hour for visitors, Monday to Friday 08:00 to 20:00, free on Saturdays (rates since 1 September 2025).

Rynek Jeżycki in Poznań, a market square with green and red stall awnings, tram tracks and overhead wires in front of a row of tenements
Photo: Plaga med, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Jeżyce

The district west of the Old Town around Rynek Jeżycki, a market square with stalls, trams and tenements. It suits a longer stay a short drive from both the Old Market Square and the airport, about 3 km and 7 km by road.

Poznań airport
about 7 km
Old Market Square
about 3 km

Car and parking

The central streets between Roosevelta, Polna and Kościelna form a red zone at PLN 7.50 for the first hour, Monday to Saturday; other parts of Jeżyce fall in the blue zone (rates since 1 September 2025).

Rynek Łazarski in Poznań, a square with paved paths through flower beds, tenements around it and a long glass canopy in the distance
Photo: Borzpoz, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Łazarz

The district south-west of the centre around Rynek Łazarski, a square of flower beds and tenements; the grounds of the Poznań International Fair on ulica Głogowska lie within it. It suits drivers who want weekday-only parking charges close to the centre.

Poznań airport
about 7 km
Old Market Square
about 4 km

Car and parking

Blue paid zone: PLN 5 for the first hour for visitors, Monday to Friday 08:00 to 20:00, free on Saturdays (rates since 1 September 2025).

Guides

Questions

How much is street parking in central Poznań?

For visitors in the central Old Town zone, PLN 9.50 for the first hour, PLN 11 for the second and PLN 13 for the third, Monday to Saturday from 08:00 to 20:00, on the rates in force since 1 September 2025.

Can a car drive onto the Old Market Square in Poznań?

Not as a rule. Under the 2024 rules, bollards let vehicles up to 3.5 t in from 06:00 to 10:00 for deliveries and services, and after 10:00 only municipal services and residents.

Which Poznań area is cheapest to park in?

The blue zone, which covers Ostrów Tumski, Śródka, Łazarz and Wilda: PLN 5 for the first hour for visitors, Monday to Friday only.

Does Poznań charge a tourist tax?

The opłata miejscowa applies only where a city council adopts it. Quub found no Poznań resolution introducing it; unverified as of October 2026.