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The Market Square in Rzeszów with a wooden roofed pavilion, a tree, a monument on a tall plinth and terraces in front of the houses

Where to stay in Rzeszów

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Places to stay in Rzeszów

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About Rzeszów

Rzeszów charges for street parking only on weekdays, from 8:00 to 20:00, and closes the streets around 3 Maja to most traffic. From the city and its airport at Jasionka, coaches and roads lead south to the Bieszczady and east to the Ukrainian border.

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Facts and rules

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Airport
Rzeszów-Jasionka (RZE), about 15 km by road from the Market Square; ZTM line 51 to the city centre, ZG PKS lines 224 and 225 to the main bus station. Source
Paid parking
Monday to Friday 8:00 to 20:00. Sub-zone 1 PLN 5 the first hour, sub-zones 2 to 4 PLN 3. Rates in force since 1 January 2023; no 2026 change found. Source
Unpaid parking
Additional fee PLN 70 if paid within 3 days of the notice, PLN 150 within 7 days, PLN 200 after that. Source
Restricted streets
Zone A (3 Maja, Kościuszki, Matejki, part of Grunwaldzka) is closed to cars without a permit; zone B (Aleja Pod Kasztanami and nearby streets) admits taxis. Order of October 2024. Source
To the Bieszczady
Coaches from the airport to Sanok, Lesko, Ustrzyki Dolne, Krosno, Solina and Polańczyk; Sanok is about 76 km by road from the Market Square. Source
Ukrainian border
Road crossings in the region include Korczowa-Krakowiec, about 99 km by road, and Medyka-Szeginie, about 102 km; waiting times on granica.gov.pl. Source
Visitor levy
The opłata miejscowa (2026 cap PLN 3.46 a day) applies only where a council adopts it; whether Rzeszów levies one was unverified as of October 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
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 Rzeszów

A wide view of the Rzeszów Market Square with café terraces under white umbrellas along pastel town houses
Photo: Scotch Mist, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Old Town and the Market Square

The centre of the city the regional tourism platform calls compact: the Town Hall, whose history goes back to the 15th century, the Rzeszów Cellars under the Market Square, and 3 Maja Street, one of the oldest promenades, with the former Piarist convent. It suits a stay on foot.

Rzeszów airport
about 15 km
Market Square
under 1 km

Car and parking

On the city's 2020 zone map the streets around the Rynek are in the blue sub-zone 1, PLN 5 the first hour on weekdays 8:00 to 20:00 (rates since 2023). Ul. 3 Maja, Kościuszki and Matejki form restricted zone A, closed to cars without a permit under the October 2024 order.

The Lubomirski Castle in Rzeszów, a long building with a red roof and a tower above stone fortification walls and a lawn
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Lubomirski Castle and Aleja Pod Kasztanami

The quarter of the former Lubomirski residences and the chestnut alley, where the Rzeszów Multimedia Fountain puts on shows every evening. It suits a stay a short walk south of the Market Square.

Rzeszów airport
about 14 km
Market Square
about 1 km

Car and parking

Aleja Pod Kasztanami belongs to restricted zone B, open to taxis and permit holders. The area lies in paid sub-zone 2 on the city's zone map of 2020, PLN 3 the first hour on weekdays.

The Rzeszów Główny railway station building seen across a roundabout, with cars and the Polonia building on the right
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Around Rzeszów Główny station

The railway station and the main bus station on Artura Grottgera, served by airport lines 224 and 225. It suits arrivals by train or bus and trips out to the Bieszczady.

Rzeszów airport
about 14 km
Market Square
about 2 km

Car and parking

On the city's 2020 zone map the station sits on the boundary of paid sub-zones 1 and 3; street parking is charged on weekdays only, 8:00 to 20:00.

The departures hall of Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport with a departures and arrivals board, shop counters and a polished floor
Photographed in 2015. Photo: Denis Barthel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Jasionka

The place north of the city, in the commune of Trzebownisko, that holds Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport and the Subcarpathian Science Center "Łukasiewicz". It suits early flights and late arrivals.

Rzeszów airport
about 5 km
Market Square
about 14 km

Car and parking

Jasionka lies outside the city, whose public roads are the ones the paid zone covers. Airport car park prices were not verified.

Guides

Questions

How much is street parking in Rzeszów?

In the blue sub-zone 1 around the Market Square, PLN 5 for the first hour, PLN 6 for the second and PLN 7.20 for the third; in sub-zones 2 to 4, PLN 3, PLN 3.60 and PLN 4.30. Monday to Friday 8:00 to 20:00, rates in force since 1 January 2023; no 2026 change found.

Can a car drive to a hotel on ul. 3 Maja?

Ul. 3 Maja, Kościuszki and Matejki form restricted zone A, open without a permit only to emergency and service vehicles and bicycles under the 2024 order; later amendments were not read. Ask the host how arrival works.

How far are the Bieszczady from Rzeszów?

Sanok is about 76 km by road from the Market Square and Ustrzyki Dolne about 112 km. Coaches run from the airport to Sanok, Lesko, Ustrzyki Dolne, Solina and Polańczyk.

Is there a tourist tax in Rzeszów?

Polish communes may levy an opłata miejscowa only where their council adopts one, capped at PLN 3.46 a day in 2026. Whether Rzeszów levies one was unverified as of October 2026.