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Euro in Poland

  • 30-12-2010 11:35pm
    #1
    pbarr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 824 ✭✭✭


    Does anyone know is the Euro accepted in Poland. Am going there next week and wondering is the Euro accepted in shops taxis etc.
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  • #2
    chucken1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭chucken1


    Short answer..no. But its very easy to change your money in the airport(in Poland) to start off. Enjoy Poland,its fantastic :)


  • #3
    finbarrk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,526 ✭✭✭finbarrk


    I tried to pay for diesel with euros last September and no good, had to use the card.


  • #4
    Rockery Woman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 593 ✭✭✭Rockery Woman


    No - they are joining the Euro in 2012!

    You will need your Zloty. 200 Zloty = 50 Euro approx

    Enjoy Poland, Im going myself in July and cant wait!


  • #5
    undo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 860 ✭✭✭undo


    chucken1 wrote: »
    Short answer..no. But its very easy to change your money in the airport(in Poland) to start off. Enjoy Poland,its fantastic :)

    Ugh. Don't do that. There are a few extremely rip-off exchange places in each town - at the airport, the main train station, the main tourist square. Avoid those like the plague. There will always be hundreds of other exchange places (look for the word "kantor") that will give you a much, much fairer rate. The difference in rate is huge, you could easily end up losing 1/3 of your money due to an awful rate.

    In general, the cheapest way to get cash is from an ATM. Exchanging is possible as explained above but an ATM is faster and simpler.

    And finally, some large shops or touristy shopping centers may accept euro directly. But expecting Polish shops to accept euro is kind of like walking into a shop in Dublin and expecting them to accept US dollars.


  • #6
    cailinoBAC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,113 ✭✭✭cailinoBAC


    Yes, atms are usually best. However, if you fly to Krakow airport, don’t use the ATM there, it is an absolute rip off. I was a bit frazzled after an early morning flight and also I always use ATMs and have never had problems so wasn’t really thinking. It told me before I finished the transaction what exchange rate I would be given and it was only after I had confirmed that I woke up and realised it was a terrible rate. I’ve never actually seen an ATM like it before or since, I don’t think it was an ordinary bank one. It was just there to rip people off. The exchange offices even had much better rates. So I would recommend changing a small amount there and then using ATMs in the city after that.


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  • #7
    undo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 860 ✭✭✭undo


    I have seen this type of ATM in the UK I think. They actually make you an offer to charge your card in the local currency (at which point you get your card issuer's good rate) or in euro directly (in which case the ATM converts the local amount at a rubbish rate). So if you select the right menu items, there should be a way to avoid this terrible rate. But of course, this still is a tourist trap and not a nice way to welcome someone to a new country.


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