The Hitchhiker's Guide to Warsaw
Currency
Polish zloty (PLN) is about 0.23 euro and 0.30 dollars. There is unfavorable exchange rate at airport. Try to make an exchange in the city. You can pay with credit card or ATM card even in taxi.
Taxi
Never get the taxi parked near airport or railway station. These nice people which propose you the taxi from airport are nice because the course will cost you 5-8 times more than normal.
If you need legal taxi then look for travel information point or call one of licensed taxi corp. The list: http://www.warsawtour.pl/en/warsaw-essentials/getting-around/taxis-1728.html
Some taxi corporations allow to pay with credit or ATM card, ie. Glob Taxi, Super Taxi, Ele Taxi.
Bus
The schedule tables with search are at http://warszawa.jakdojade.pl/?locale=en From airport the best bus to city center is 175 or 188. The Perl Workshop is near Metro Station.
The metro, buses and trams utilise the same tickets. You can buy one-way or 1 day or 3 day ticket. Buy ticket in at newsstand or machine ticket.
Always enter the subtrain at airport with first door and find conductor if you have a ticket for metro/bus/tram. They can be used in subtrain too but the conductor have to validate them first.
Phone
Warsaw numbers (ie. for taxi) are prefixed +48 22
The GSM 3G is available almost on every place. You can buy cheap mobile starter. See “Internet” below.
The PLPW2013 hotline is +48 690694177 (mobile).
Internet
Free and unregistered Internet is on almost every McDonald’s, KFC, cafe, restaurant. Sometimes you need ask about password.
If you have GSM mobile then buy at newsstand mobile starter: ie. “nju mobile” or “heyah”. The cheapest starter has 5 PLN on account and 1 MB costs 0.2 PLN. Better option is top-up for 10 PLN and data package (100 MB for 7 PLN or 350 MB for 15 PLN). The mobile starters are anonymous.
The city
See this guide: http://www.warsawtour.pl/en/tourist-attractions/top-10-3930.html
The Warsaw Rising Museum, University of Warsaw Library and Multimedia Fountain Park are the solid points to visit.
Tips
Usually 10%. Sometimes is already included into bill as “service”.
Other events
On Saturday and Sunday there is Orange Warsaw Festival http://orangewarsawfestival.pl/en/ with strong line-up: Beyonce, Fatboy Slim, Cypress Hill, The Offspring and others.
Lost?
Call our hotline +48 690694177 or see http://plpw2013.pl site for help.
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