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Road trip planner: Poland

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Driving rules: Poland

The general rules for cars, from the tables we keep with their official sources. Road signs always take precedence.

Speed limits
  • Built-up areas: 50 km/h
  • Outside built-up areas: 90 km/h
  • Expressways: 120 km/h (Dual carriageway; single carriageway 100)
  • Motorways: 140 km/h
Built-up areas are 50 km/h around the clock; outside them, dual carriageways with at least 2 lanes in each direction are 100 km/h and single-carriageway expressways 100 km/h. From 0.2 to 0.5 ‰ is a petty offence, above 0.5 ‰ a crime.
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Alcohol limit
0.2 g/l · Novice drivers: No alcohol allowed
Novice drivers: Drivers in the probation period after a first category B licence: 2 years, or 3 years for a licence obtained at 17 (but not past age 20). Applies to licences first obtained from September 2026.
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Winter tyres
No requirement
Poland has no legal winter-tyre requirement for cars; the general minimum tread depth of 1.6 mm applies all year.
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Motorway vignette
No vignette for cars.
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Fuel price
€1.384 petrol 95 · €1.753 diesel, per litre
Price of November 9, 2026
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Wild camping
  • Tent: only in marked places · In the vehicle: unclear — check locally
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These are the general limits: road signs always take precedence, and laws change. Before you travel, check the source linked in the row for your country.