When I heard that our next destination would be Poland, I had no idea what to expect. We arrived on Wednesday to Modlin Airport (40km from the centre of Warsaw), where we took a bus to Modlin train station and then a train to Warsaw Central. First two days we spent discovering Warsaw and on Friday we headed to Kraków for the weekend.
On our flight to Warsaw from Eindhoven (NL), we watched the movie “Schindler’s List”. For all who haven’t seen it yet, quickly go to watch it!!
What did I personally spend? And then us, a couple?
Travels in total (flights, train, bus)
20€ / 40€ roundtrip Eindhoven – Warsaw (RyanAir)
60€ / 120€ public transport in Poland
Sleeping for five nights
80,5€ / 161€ Warsaw 2 nights 69€ + Krakow 2 nights 66€ + Warsaw 1 night 26€
Eating outside
64,60€ / 129,15€ 3x Lunch & 5x dinner
Besides flights, we used public transport to travel Warsaw – Kraków
: 1 hr Modlin Airport to Warsaw (train + bus) approx. 9€ (38zl) [x2 in total 18€]
: 2.5 hrs from Warsaw to Kraków in Premium Intercity 35€ (150zl) [x2 in total 70€]
: 3.5 hrs from Kraków to Warsaw in normal Intercity 15€ (66zl) [x2 in total 30€]
: Single ticket for public transport approx. 90 cent (4zl) [x2 in total 1,8€]
We stayed with
Warsaw, Old Town Kanonia Hostel & Apartments
+ Location, in Old Town, middle of everything. Easy to reach from Central station of Warsaw by public transport.
+ Pleasant and friendly staff, lots of information and tips available
+ Clean, nice common spaces
– Rather loud, you could hear other people through the walls
Kraków, Welcome In Kraków Staszica
+ Location, 10 minutes walk from Kraków Old Town
+ Very nice apartment, clean and very cute decoration
+ The owners were extremely friendly and we even got some arrival chocolate
– The bed was actually a couch bed not real bed, but that was already informed in booking.com
Warsaw, Dream Loft Central
+ Friendly staff, though, the key was to be picked up from another location
+ Location was good, close to the station but only a short walk to the centre
– The building itself was a bit hidden and it reminded us from of some hounted buildings
Review: Food 8, atmosphere 9, price 7 out of 10
2 x Singha beers – 4€ (2€ or 9zl per beer)
2 x Spicy tomato soup – 2€ (1€ or 5zl per soup)
2 x Dumplings filled with duck, shrimps, salmon & pumpkin – 9€ (4,5€ or 20zl per person)
3 x Sauces – 1€ (30 cent or 1.5zl per sauce)
Review: Food 9, atmosphere 6, price 9 out of 10
Potato cakes with spicy goulash for starter 6€ (26zl)
Pork ribs 9,7€ (42zl)
Beef and rye flour dumplings 8,3€ (36zl)
Drinks 5,55€ (24zl)
Total: 29,5€ (128zl)
Review: Food 7, atmosphere 6, price 5 out of 10
Review: Taste 8, price 6, the concept 8 out of 10
Dinner for two
1 x 3 Cheese pizza with spinach 5€ (22zl)
1 x Pesto risotto with shrimps 5€ (21,50zl)
2 x Beers 18zl 4€ (18zl)
1 x Cappuccino 2€ (9zl)
Total: 16€ (70,5zl)
Review: Food 7, atmosphere 9, price 8 out of 10
Alchemia (Jewish quarters)
Lunch for two
1 x Hummus share-board 5,5€ (24,5zl)
2 x Pad Thai 7,4€ (or 3,7€, 16zl per person)
Local “John Lemon” lemonade 1,4€ (6zl)
Mango shake 1,4€ (6zl)
Total: 15,7€ (7,85€ per person)
Score: 7/10
Review: Food 8, atmosphere 4, price 7 out of 10
Vegan dinner for two
2 x Burgers – 6€ (3€ or 12.5zl per burger)
Smoothie – 2,7€ (12zl)
Ginger beer (non-alcoholic) – 2,5€ (11zl)
Total: 11.10€ (48zl) / 5.5€ per person
Review: Food 7, atmosphere 6, price 9 out of 10
At Pijalnia, all the drinks were 1€/4zl and snacks 2€/8zl. This gets a high recommendation for those who want to meet people during their trip! You will probably also see a few eating Tatar with a raw egg during the night when the hunger surprises. They also have a looong list for shots! (The shots are rather mild so you kind of have to taste something)
For my dear Finnish readers, the best picks of Polish language:
And one recommendation from supermarkets to you dear all…
– Halva bars, caramel candy and the chocolates in a bag that you can pick yourself from a big variety!
