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Driving in Poland - Traffic rules and Road signs

Welcome to Accudriver! Here you can read and learn road rules in Poland. Also, you may take a look for road signs of Poland. It would be really useful to check the traffic rules before going to Poland. Make your trip safer!

pl

Poland

General rules

Traffic Direction
Right Hand
Km/h or Mp/h
km/h

For business inquiries: contact@accudriver.io

Speed limits rules

Urban Area

50

60 during night between 23–5

Can be restricted to 30 in selected zones

Speed road

90

100 - one line expessways

Express road

140

120 - dual carriageway expressways

140 - motorways

Where to rent a car in Poland?

The best site to book your car rental is Discovered Cars. They will find the best prices from all big rental companies 👍

Required car kit

Triangle
Yes
First aid
Recommended
Fire extinguisher
Yes
Spare bulb
No
Tow Rope
No

Other differences in rules

Maximum promille alcohole
0.02

We strongly recommend not to drink while driving

Toll roads
Yes
Minimum driver age
18

16 for B1 cars

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Where to rent a car in Poland?

The best site to book your car rental is Discovered Cars. They will find the best prices from all big rental companies 👍

Poland road signs

Built-up Area Limits signs

Entrance to built up area
Entrance to locality
Leaving built up area
Leaving locality

Checkpoints signs

Customs
Other Control
Toll

End of prohibition signs

End of all restrictions
End of no horns
End of no overtaking

Indication signs

Bus stop
First aid
Hospital
No through road
Parking
Tunnel

Mandatory signs

Bicycles and pedestrians only
Bicycles only
Pass on either side
Pass on this side
Pedestrians only
Proceed right only
Proceed straight or turn right only
Roundabout
Route for vehicles carrying dangerous goods
Straight ahead only
Turn right ahead only

Priority signs

End of priority road
Give Way Yield
Give way to oncoming traffic
Priority over oncoming vehicles
Priority road
Stop

Prohibitory signs

Maximum height
Maximum vehicle length
Maximum weight per axle
Maximum weight
Maximum width
No U-turns
No bicycles
No buses
No entry
No heavy goods vehicles
No horns or excessive motor noise
No left turn
No motor vehicles except motorcycles
No motor vehicles
No motorcycles
No overtaking by heavy goods vehicles
No overtaking
No parking or waiting
No parking zone
No pedestrians
No right turn
No stopping
No tractors
No trailers
No vehicles carrying dangerous goods
No vehicles carrying dangerous water pollutants
No vehicles carrying explosives
No vehicles

Special regulations signs

Bus lane
Expressway ends
Expressway
Lane ends
Motorway ends
Motorway
One-way street
Pedestrian crossing
Residential area living street

Speed limit signs

End of maximum speed limit
End of speed limit zone
Maximum speed limit
Minimum speed limit ends
Minimum speed limit
Speed limit zone

Warning signs

Accident area accident ahead
Bend ahead
Children
Crossroads with a minor road
Crossroads with priority to the right
Cyclists ahead
Dangerous crosswinds
Domestic animals
Double bend ahead
Falling rocks or debris
Give Way ahead
Junction with a minor road
Level crossing (multiple tracks)
Level crossing (one track)
Level crossing with barriers ahead
Level crossing without barriers ahead
Loose road surface
Low-flying aircraft
Merging traffic
Opening or swing bridge
Other danger
Pedestrian crossing ahead
Road hump ahead
Road narrows on both sides
Road narrows on one side
Roadworks ahead
Roundabout ahead
Slippery road surface
Snow or ice
Soft verges
Steep ascent
Steep descent
Stop ahead
Traffic queues likely ahead
Traffic signals ahead
Tram crossing
Two-way traffic ahead
Uneven road ahead
Unprotected quayside or riverbank
Wild animals
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About
News
Rules

Driving in Poland - Traffic rules and Road signs

Welcome to Accudriver! Here you can read and learn road rules in Poland. Also, you may take a look for road signs of Poland. It would be really useful to check the traffic rules before going to Poland. Make your trip safer!

pl

Poland

General rules

Traffic Direction
Right Hand
Km/h or Mp/h
km/h

For business inquiries: contact@accudriver.io

Speed limits rules

Urban Area

50

60 during night between 23–5

Can be restricted to 30 in selected zones

Speed road

90

100 - one line expessways

Express road

140

120 - dual carriageway expressways

140 - motorways

Where to rent a car in Poland?

The best site to book your car rental is Discovered Cars. They will find the best prices from all big rental companies 👍

Required car kit

Triangle
Yes
First aid
Recommended
Fire extinguisher
Yes
Spare bulb
No
Tow Rope
No

Other differences in rules

Maximum promille alcohole
0.02

We strongly recommend not to drink while driving

Toll roads
Yes
Minimum driver age
18

16 for B1 cars

🔥 Download our mobile app!

Works fully offline

Rules of more than 60 countries in your pocket

Comparing traffic rules and road signs between countries

Regular updates

Where to rent a car in Poland?

The best site to book your car rental is Discovered Cars. They will find the best prices from all big rental companies 👍

Poland road signs

Built-up Area Limits signs

Entrance to built up area
Entrance to locality
Leaving built up area
Leaving locality

Checkpoints signs

Customs
Other Control
Toll

End of prohibition signs

End of all restrictions
End of no horns
End of no overtaking

Indication signs

Bus stop
First aid
Hospital
No through road
Parking
Tunnel

Mandatory signs

Bicycles and pedestrians only
Bicycles only
Pass on either side
Pass on this side
Pedestrians only
Proceed right only
Proceed straight or turn right only
Roundabout
Route for vehicles carrying dangerous goods
Straight ahead only
Turn right ahead only

Priority signs

End of priority road
Give Way Yield
Give way to oncoming traffic
Priority over oncoming vehicles
Priority road
Stop

Prohibitory signs

Maximum height
Maximum vehicle length
Maximum weight per axle
Maximum weight
Maximum width
No U-turns
No bicycles
No buses
No entry
No heavy goods vehicles
No horns or excessive motor noise
No left turn
No motor vehicles except motorcycles
No motor vehicles
No motorcycles
No overtaking by heavy goods vehicles
No overtaking
No parking or waiting
No parking zone
No pedestrians
No right turn
No stopping
No tractors
No trailers
No vehicles carrying dangerous goods
No vehicles carrying dangerous water pollutants
No vehicles carrying explosives
No vehicles

Special regulations signs

Bus lane
Expressway ends
Expressway
Lane ends
Motorway ends
Motorway
One-way street
Pedestrian crossing
Residential area living street

Speed limit signs

End of maximum speed limit
End of speed limit zone
Maximum speed limit
Minimum speed limit ends
Minimum speed limit
Speed limit zone

Warning signs

Accident area accident ahead
Bend ahead
Children
Crossroads with a minor road
Crossroads with priority to the right
Cyclists ahead
Dangerous crosswinds
Domestic animals
Double bend ahead
Falling rocks or debris
Give Way ahead
Junction with a minor road
Level crossing (multiple tracks)
Level crossing (one track)
Level crossing with barriers ahead
Level crossing without barriers ahead
Loose road surface
Low-flying aircraft
Merging traffic
Opening or swing bridge
Other danger
Pedestrian crossing ahead
Road hump ahead
Road narrows on both sides
Road narrows on one side
Roadworks ahead
Roundabout ahead
Slippery road surface
Snow or ice
Soft verges
Steep ascent
Steep descent
Stop ahead
Traffic queues likely ahead
Traffic signals ahead
Tram crossing
Two-way traffic ahead
Uneven road ahead
Unprotected quayside or riverbank
Wild animals