ultimate warsaw guide | practical tips you must know before visiting poland's capital

[@charlidickenson4343]

I LOVED the airport info, particularly as a solo traveler it's the bit I feel the most anxious about, so to see it all so clearly makes me feel quite at ease about going in the future. Also the miming was creepy.

[@donnadickenson8992]

I'm with you on that miming. But James looked so please. 😂

[@bugder]

Just pushed Warsaw up a few places for the list of cities to visit in Europe, thanks and cheers for the informative video.

[@Aroslavsky]

I am planning to go there in May (it will be nice and warm). I cannot wait :-)

[@s1lverhawk]

Great information! To the point and no unnecessary rambling. Thank you, will definitely check out more of your videos.

[@andrzejpienczykowski9086]

Such an informative video! Great job even for a Pole (who haven't been back home many years).

[@CheapHolidayExpert]

Thanks Andrzej! I’m obviously visiting for you by proxy - just got back from Gdansk!!

[@andrzejostrowski5215]

In Warsaw Zone 1 and 2 you can travel on one ticket from the "red" ticket machine. If you are landing outside rush hours, the best mean of transport is by bus to the city center, also "red" ticket machine. Every train leaving Warsaw Chopin Airport have the same stops through the city (9 or 10 stations).

[@JeremiCzarnecki]

Not quite true - some trains go via Warszawa Centralna (central station), and they won't stop anywhere else in the centre, while others go on a parallel track via the adjacent Warszawa Śródmieście (which also means "centre", go figure), and will stop more frequently, e.g. at Powiśle, which is closer to the Indigo hotel. That said, until they change the schedule again (which is a fave for transit planners in WAW apparently) you will get to the centre either way and can then change to a bus, tram or tube (or just walk) to any destination in the city.

[@destinystyles2575]

I am very thankful to have stumbled across this video. I am heading there alone in September and am a bit nervous, I come from Colorado in the States, so it will be something completely new. After watching your video my stress has been greatly alleviated and I have even added a few new activities to my list, thank you so much for doing what you do! Now I am on my way to watch your other Warsaw video :)

[@CheapHolidayExpert]

I’m so glad!!

[@WeMuckAround]

Superb travel guide. Really well thought out and covered all the bases for the seasoned traveller 👍🏼 can’t wait for our trip in March!

[@Aroslavsky]

Really useful information!!! Great job :-) I am going there for 3 days in May, cannot wait. The city has been growing so fast:-)

[@CheapHolidayExpert]

Ah, hope it helps!! And have a wonderful time ☺️

[@georgeallsopdigitalmarketi2717]

The level of detail is amazing. Just dropping knowledge bombs galore. Thank you so much (y) :):):)

[@CheapHolidayExpert]

Thanks George!!

[@daveconroy6859]

This is the best city intro basics video I've seen.

[@teer7461]

At the Warsaw Okęcie railwaystation there are trains of two rail operators - Koleje Mazowieckie (Masovian Railways with white/green/yellow trains owned by Masovian Voivodeship) and Szybka Kolej Miejska - SKM (Fast Fast City Rail with red trains owned by city of Warsaw). SKM's trains are like any other city's public transport lines in Warsaw - buses, trams and metro - they use the same tickets of Warsaw Municipal Transport Management (ZTM). In case of time tickets you can drive in public transport for 45/60/90 minutes from validating of ticket and you can change lines as many times as you wish. There are two zones - zone 1 is the city within administrative boundaries, zone 2 are suburbs and near cites. In case of Koleje Mazowieckie's trains it's little different - there is agreement betwen Warsaw and Masovian Voivodeship about ability do ride those trains by ZTM's tickets, but this doesn't cover tickets for period shorter than one day. So 90 minute ZTM ticket isn't valid in Koleje Mazowieckie's trains and you must buy Koleje Mazowieckie's ticket. If you have one day or weekend ZTM tickets - they are valid there.

[@CheapHolidayExpert]

Thank you!! I did film a lot about the trains but it took up SO MUCH TIME that I cut it down 🤦‍♀️😂 Those things are complicated (at first!)

[@whaitwhait2852]

Well done.Really useful information.🚈🚋✈🏢

[@tiffanyandmattexplore]

this is a great video, thanks for the tips. I love the video style, I can't help but laugh because it's so similar to the style of video I try to make

[@jur4x]

For someone regularly traveling from Dover to Riga (or the other way around), Poland also seems to be really cheap. While they are better financially situated, their prices are lower than in LV.

[@angieng8732]

Super_super helpful especially where to get tickets in the airport, etc. Thank you so much!

[@Duke46283]

I’m new to your channel so I’m going through your old videos. I’m really enjoying them so far and I cant wait to be able to travel again. I went to Warsaw a few years ago with a group of friends on a short city break, flying from Liverpool. I would really like to go back again. Rounds of beer for £4-5 and friendly and helpful locals. You can’t beat Poland for city break!

[@CheapHolidayExpert]

Oh hi Neil!! The price of beer is just the best isn’t it?!

[@Duke46283]

@@CheapHolidayExpert it’s insane! Hope you’re well and can’t wait to see new videos once all this Covid madness is over 😊

[@CheapHolidayExpert]

@@Duke46283 I’m so excited for it!!!

[@javiervs2827]

I live on Warsaw and I approve this guide 👍

[@elishaukpong637]

Totally love your commentary style! 🎉

[@sandraortega4756]

Thank you for the information , It very important for tourist.

[@Ali_Kurt]

Brilliantly informative video! Thank you so much.

[@sharongalvin9433]

I’m heading to Warsaw in August. Loved your videos .Very informative 😀🇨🇮

[@CheapHolidayExpert]

Hope it helps and have the best time, Sharon!!! x

[@agrodocsss]

Very useful video. Well done. Keep up the good work 👍

[@jur4x]

Quite a lot of nations have their own dumplings :) Pelmeņi, chinkali, pierogi, manty are just to name a few.

[@CheapHolidayExpert]

I shall endeavour to TRY THEM ALL! 😂

[@JamesLintonwriter]

I'm going to Warsaw in December and this was a super useful video. I understand what you mean about calling a country cheap though. I remember going to thailand a few years ago and being amazed that £1 is 40 Thai bhat. Super cheap for me. Probably not for the impoverished locals who live there.

[@viktormyslikovjan5938]

Really nice and helpful video! Thanks

[@CheapHolidayExpert]

Glad it helped, Viktor! Enjoy Warsaw if you’re going ☺️

[@Monika-qu3ls]

Great research. I bet even Poles from outside of Warsaw will find it helpful :)

[@Aroslavsky]

yes :-)

[@ShonaLiveOnLife]

You weren't missing out too much by not going to Czerwony Wierpz. My partner and I found it to be overpriced and that there were much better food options around. They are quieter at lunchtime, but aside from the "history" of the place and the photos of celebrities adorning the entry, I'd give it a miss.

[@johnjones3885]

We are going in December, thanks for some great advance information. A really well put together travelogue.

[@CheapHolidayExpert]

Have a great time John!! It's a great city : )

[@dananjanirathnayake5059]

Saved my life. Thank you

[@aniruddha_das]

Very nice video. Explorative. Like your content. I am a warsaw based video maker. I have created number of videos on warsaw including other cities in poland. Thanks for making this video. Like it.

[@ksmpl2023]

Wow! Another visit in Warsaw? ✋

[@apogeumus]

Red trains are SKM (Warsaw city rail) where you can use all Warsaw public transport (ZTM = bus, tram, metro, SKM) tickets which you can buy for example in those red ticket machines. Green-white trains are Koleje Mazowieckie. In Koleje Mazowieckie and WKD trains you can use some Warsaw public transport tickets (at least 24 hours tickets), 20, 40, 90 minutes tickets are not valid in those trains. More info you will find here www.ztm.waw.pl/integracja.php?i=2&c=103&l=2 . Koleje Mazowieckie has also extra offer for airport tickets www.mazowieckie.com.pl/en/airport-ticket-special-offer

[@CheapHolidayExpert]

Thank you!!

[@farooqamin1028]

Thank you for your very informative video

[@CheapHolidayExpert]

You are welcome, Farooq!

[@EEA310]

Thanks for those useful tips 💪💪

[@joaozaldana1785]

Amazing info thank you so much

[@chrisdickinson3168]

Went to Krakow last September so this is top of my list to go to next in po land. It's such great value out there. Where else is as cheap as poland?

[@rotocope2]

Any country that was colonized by Brits.

[@Aroslavsky]

I do recomend Warsaw - fast growing city (the best time from April to late September), also Wroclaw City (amazing), Torun, Zakopane, Gdansk and Sopot.

[@Snowshowslow]

@@rotocope2 Not Ireland though 😬

[@yakeosicki8965]

The best Hotel in Warsaw is Raffles Europejski Warsaw. He is located opposite the Hotel Bristol. Old Polish comedy "Miś" and scene from the Bar Mleczny kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJLYdad6qc1_npI A bar mleczny-literally "milk bar" in Polish (though not to be confused with the Australian milk bar)-is a Polish form of cafeteria. The first typical milk bar "Mleczarnia Nadświdrzańska" was established in 1896 in Warsaw by Stanisław Dłużewski, a member of Polish landed gentry. Although the typical bar mleczny had a menu based on dairy items, these establishments generally also served other, non-dairy traditional Polish dishes as well. The commercial success of the first milk bars encouraged other businessmen to copy this type of restaurant. As Poland regained her independence after World War I, milk bars appeared in most of the country. They offered relatively cheap but nourishing food, and as such achieved even more prominence during the economic depression in the 1930s. The role of cheap restaurants carried through World War II. After the fall of German Nazi regime, Poland became a communist state, and a satellite of the Soviet Union. The majority of the population was poor, contrary to official propaganda, and expensive and even moderately-priced restaurants were derided as "capitalist". During the post-war years, most restaurants were nationalized and then closed down by the communist authorities. In the mid-1960s milk bars were common as a means of offering cheap meals to people working in companies that had no official canteen. They still served mostly dairy-based and vegetarian meals, especially during the period of martial law in the early 1980s, when meat was rationed. Apart from raw or processed dairy products, milk bars also served egg (omelets or egg cutlets), cereal or flour-based meals such as pierogi. After the fall of the communist system and the end of shortage economy, the majority of milk bars went bankrupt as they were superseded by regular restaurants. However, some of them were preserved as part of the relics of the welfare state so as to support the poorer members of the Polish society. In early 2010 milk bars were seen to make a comeback. They became small, inexpensive restaurants that took advantage of welfare state nostalgia, while providing good quality food and customer service. Due to their good locations, milk bars often fall victim to gentrification processes and are defended by protest groups. Some people prefer milk bars over fast-food restaurants because of the homemade-style food and low prices. A typical three course lunch can cost as little as 2-3 euro. Currently every major Polish city has at least one "milk bar" somewhere in the city center.[citation needed] They are popular among the elderly, students, and working class, but are generally looked down upon by other social classes.

[@ellasocha]

I know it's minor detail but Chopin is pronounced Sho-pen (like show without w and pen like... well pen 😂 🖋) 😉. The airport is named after one of the most famous and talented polish pianists 💕

[@CheapHolidayExpert]

Mais non, c'est français! Though having listened back, I have totally RUINED IT by over pronouncing and giving it a hard 'n' 😂My Dad did always say my French accent was RUBBISH.

[@wojciechkrotoszynski5459]

@@CheapHolidayExpert In Poland we pronounce it "Sho-pen" but it is true the name is of French origins and serait prononcé Cho-pin en France. Et ton accent français est très bon :)

[@panosmpasiourasserrano7449]

That mimimg (I am not sure) was pretty cool, I won't lie :P

[@jordanh5603]

It's probably a really boring question, but I was wondering what you guys were doing (if anything) in preparation for Brexit? How does the whole Brexit situation affect us British holiday-goers? You briefly touched on currency too, I'd be interested to know your thoughts on where to exchange and how to research etc.

[@CheapHolidayExpert]

No one has any clue about how it will affect anyone. It’s a mess.

[@jm442266]

Another great video

[@oORoBeOo]

Amazing

[@rupertbambarya2829]

0:13 my girlfriends works there (the chatkas by the ice rink) :D

[@RobertPodwika]

7:32 when you were saying to try Polish pierogi the footage showed "pielmieni" that are russian :)

[@solongsofa]

We got the Modlinbus when we were in Warsaw a couple of weeks ago. It cost us £37 for 2 returns. The bus from the airport into town was ok, but on the way back we were in a cramped minibus with no legroom and our reserved seats weren't honoured. We worked out that an uber would have only cost us a fiver more, so it's a no from me 😂

[@CheapHolidayExpert]

Oh boyyyy that doesn’t sound fun. Sometimes it’s worth paying a little more for Uber!!!

[@mp-jt1gx]

I know it's 2 years too late, but maybe someone else will find this information useful - there is a train service to Modlin with the green trains (they operate from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Modlin) and they cost like 4 GBP :) No need of going with Modlinbus or Uber.

[@JoshuaMathewz]

@@mp-jt1gx where can you buy those tickets beforehand?

[@wikingagresor]

Here is a more detailed ticket info: www.ztm.waw.pl/?c=110&l=2 It looks that a group weekend ticket is the best deal, up to 5 people for 40PLN. Regarding the difference in train colors and tickets for them: red (ZTM) is metropolitan trains, and white/green is regional trains. Inside the metropolitan area ZTM tickets are valid for the regional trains.

[@StuartPoore]

F.Y.I. Ticket details have now moved to here :- www.wtp.waw.pl/

[@martincarbosin3431]

Well done, well done. Oklaski:)

[@emanueldesperado4503]

Uber delivers you to the door of the hotell wich save you time and time is money

[@SinghRajwinderSandhu8252]

I love Poland country?

[@arthurjz]

Looks interesting. ..

[@supreme3376]

On summer you can enjoy the Chopin Concert on Open every sunday from 12 - 16 on Royal Bath Park koncerty-chopinowskie.pl/en/

[@creativesociety888]

One more intresting video about Warshaw kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2fPgaSvj5WJjNE

[@mkbrand8667]

Hi

[@aston-s]

£87 for flights, your standards have slipped!

[@CheapHolidayExpert]

Don’t Aston. I’m mortified.

[@Aroslavsky]

I paid for my one-way ticket there only 41 GBP:-)

[@tomaszsusik9413]

Hi from Łódź ;)

[@CheapHolidayExpert]

Hello from London, Tomasz!!

[@isranislam7675]

Me watching from middle east saying you sweat in 6° like 😐😐😐

[@giorgikhutsishvili5044]

Yeap these called perogi are khinkali and you shouldn't eat it with the knife lol

[@rupertbambarya2829]

9:39 my girlfrienmd hania works there

[@tomaszsusik9413]

7:30 it wasn't Polish pierogi :/

[@CheapHolidayExpert]

Don’t worry; I’ve had polish pierogi too and it’s just as DELISH!

[@jakenova4590]

Too bad flying from Canada isn't as cheap haha

[@CheapHolidayExpert]

Get yourself to London (so many cheap flights at the moment) and use it as a base to explore Europe!!

[@jakenova4590]

how many holidays haha funny cause that's exactly what I did. I booked my flight a couple of weeks ago

[@julioestorino4752]

Honey, you are blending way too many issues in one vid with little detail each. Airport money exchange and transportation deserve a separate vid each.