OHIO STATE SUMMER SCHOOL IN SOCIAL SCIENCES IN WARSAW
Central and Eastern Europe in Comparative Perspective: Assessing Social and Political Change
Need to get somewhere in Warsaw, but don’t know how to get there or which bus (or tram or metro) to take? Here is a useful website showing public transportation options in Warsaw.
Map of Europe. Here is a Google map of Warsaw:
Passports
For United States Citizens, passports are required to enter Poland. Information from the U.S. Department of State. Passport information in Franklin County, Ohio.
Money
Poland uses the zloty (sometimes referred to as PLN). Current exchange rates can be found here.
Accomodation
Students will be staying at:
HERA University of Warsaw Guest House
Belwederska 26/30
00-594 Warsaw
POLAND
Tel.: +48 22 55 310 04
Fax: +48 22 55 310 03
E-mail: herarezerw@adm.uw.edu.pl
The Guest House is located next to the Royal Road, near Łazienki Park and the Belweder Palace.
Safety
The U.S. Department of State on travel abroad and on Poland, in particular.
U.S. citizen services at the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw, Poland
U.S. Embassy in Warsaw, Poland
Aleje Ujazdowskie 29/31
00-540 Warsaw Poland
Tel.: +48 22 504 2000
Transportation
Airport: Chopin Airport in Warsaw. The website includes an interactive arrival/departure timetable and information on transportation.
On taxis in Warsaw: If you are inside the terminal, people may approach you and ask, “Taxi?” These are unlicensed, non-corporate “pirate” taxis that do not display a phone number or company logo: do NOT use them. Do NOT get into cars that say just “taxi” (i.e. no company name on the car), and which do not have registration numbers. Use only official companies (see below). Outside of Terminal 2 airport, there is a taxi rank. There, you will find official taxis waiting to take customers.
There is also Uber.
Receipts are available (rachunek prosze). Tips are not included in the price.
Warsaw has three types of public transportation: bus, tram, and subway. Bus and tram timetables and stopping points are usually posted at the stations where the buses and trams stop.
Always have a ticket! There are “controllers” who will ask to see your ticket (controllers must have an official ID). Inside buses and trams, there are ticket-taking machines (you don’t have to interact with the driver, except to buy tickets if you were unable to get one elsewhere). The metro has turnstiles where you insert the ticket. In all cases, the ticket is stamped with a date and time. You must retain this ticket for the duration of your public transportation trip. You can buy tickets (bilety) in all metro stations and in most kiosks.
Summer School in Social Sciences 
