If you want to visit Poland

Janusz
Janusz Forum Participant Posts: 6
edited July 2018 in Overseas Campsites & Touring #1

Hello

I've just finished UK visit and I am impressed what I saw and I am sure I will back but topic of this post is... I saw some discution how to visit Poland so  I live in Poland close to Wroclaw if you need some information, comment, proposals to visit let me know I will try to answer

 

regards

JK 

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  • Sumitra
    Sumitra Forum Participant Posts: 154
    edited July 2018 #2

    Glad you enjoyed your trip to the UK.Thank you for your kind offer.

  • Janusz
    Janusz Forum Participant Posts: 6
    edited August 2018 #3

     

    First advice:

    never use motorway A18 from Berlin to Wrocław, even with 20mil/h you can lose wheels. We say this part of the motorway should be added to UNESCO list... becasue surface is orginal since 1936 btw built by German Reich

    in the opposite direction there is new motorway with perfect condition

     

    A4 from Dresden to Wroclaw is good but part between Legnica and Wroclaw is a little bit crowded.

     

     

  • Wherenext
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    edited August 2018 #4

    We've nipped in and out of Poland whilst working our way down the River Oder. Always found the people to be very friendly, the roads less so but the wildlife made up for any shortcomings. Will return soon. Glad you enjoyed the UK and thank you for your kind offer.

  • Duzzied
    Duzzied Forum Participant Posts: 2
    edited February 2019 #5

     Hello

    We're planning of heading to Poland in mid August heading towards Zakopane have you got any tips on routes or things to do?

     

    Chris

  • oldagetraveller
    oldagetraveller Forum Participant Posts: 142
    edited February 2019 #6

    We travelled via Dresden, Camping Luxe Oase which is one of our favourites, then over the border to Jelenia Gora, on to Krakow then down to Zakopane.  We left Poland by crossing the Tatras south of Zakopane into Slovakia.

    http://www.oldagetraveller.net/439374539

  • Duzzied
    Duzzied Forum Participant Posts: 2
    edited February 2019 #7

    How was it going over the mountains?

  • oldagetraveller
    oldagetraveller Forum Participant Posts: 142
    edited February 2019 #8

    No problem at all.  We went north & west via Czarny Dunajec and Jablonka to pick up the E77, across the border, then the scenic route down to Liptovsky Mikulas (Villa Betula).  The hills and mountains were easy driving. 

    Our only difficulty was at the toll booth at Punkt Chyzne, close to the border, where we needed to surrender our Viabox toll system and get a refund of our deposit.  The only place suitable for a caravan to park seemed to be in the truck stop area, which was fine until we came to leave and found that the barrier operation system was at truck driver level so impossible to reach from the car!  A nice bit of compensation was that the deposit had been paid by UK bank card, so the refund was credited to my bank account.  When I checked statements I found that the pound had fallen and the Zloty had risen so I made a couple of quid profit on the deal!

  • Janusz
    Janusz Forum Participant Posts: 6
    edited March 2019 #9

    Hello All

    I am sorry for big delay, 

    Back to first question, how to reach Zakopane.

    If you travel via Dresden you can use motorway 4 in Poland called A4

    there is link to google maps

    https://www.google.pl/maps/dir/Zakopane,+Polska/51.1714538,13.8789967/@51.1903515,13.7569433,10.42z/data=!4m9!4m8!1m5!1m1!1s0x4715f29294ef3939:0xdf8d87a1716ba6a0!2m2!1d19.949562!2d49.299181!1m0!3e0

    The biggest problem is road between Krakow and Zakopane. It is under constraction, big traffic jams.

     

     

    I undrestand you want to visit Zakopane but please dont skip Wroclaw. It is close to A4 motorway but what is more important really beautful.

    https://www.wroclaw.pl/en

    Other important place is Karkonosze mountains with specific climat similar like in Alps - the nearest big city Jelenia Gora

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karkonosze_National_Park

    Motorway from Wroclaw to Krakow is paid on gates, so dont travel Friday afternoon and Sunday afternoon.

    Please remember that motorway A18 with East direction is destroied, on West it is new.

    let me know if you have more questions

    it's true that a motorhome with a weight of over 3.5T is treated as a truck also with payment on motorways gates

     

    best regards

    Janusz

     

     

     

  • Janusz
    Janusz Forum Participant Posts: 6
    edited March 2019 #10

    Hi

    this could be also interesting for you 

    http://wlodarz.pl/en/our-offer/

     

    https://www.ksiaz.walbrzych.pl/en

     

    regards

     

    Janusz

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