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Best Place to Exchange Money in Warsaw Airport and City Centre

What Currency is Used in Poland?

The biggest problem for many tourists when arriving in Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport is exchanging the national currency – Polish Zloty before travelling. Although Poland is one of the European Union (EU) State Members, it still retains its unique currency identity. Zloty is not a popular currency worldwide. Hence, the currency exchange counters in most countries do not keep them. That said, you are most probably not able to get any zloty exchange in your country before arrival in Poland.

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Warsaw Airport Money Exchange

We know that money exchange at the airports has a bad forex exchange rate. However, if you have to take public transport from Warsaw Chopin Airport to the city centre, regardless of the poor exchange rate, we still require some Polish zloty to buy a ticket. The only exception is paying with bank cards at the airport counters which are accepted by the ATM.

Having Euro in pockets certainly does not help much. I explored all the Kantor Exchange I could find in Warsaw Airport to make a comparison so I can tell you which one has the best polish zloty exchange rate in Warsaw Airport despite the rip-off due to the high commission charged. Kantor means “currency exchange office” in Polish.

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The conversion on that day of arrival to Poland was   1 Euro to 4.30 PLN   (zloty currency code) when conducting a quick check online. We will benchmark this figure as a comparison against other Kantor Exchange counters in Warsaw Chopin Airport and city centre when converting from Euro to zloty. Generally, private Kantor Exchange counters not operated by the bank have no company names explicitly stated. So, you can only use the photos as a recognition.

|1| Kantor Exchange at Baggage Reclaim Area

|2| Kantor Exchange at Arrival Hall Out of Security Clearance

Immediately on the right after stepping out from the security clearance at Warsaw Airport Arrival Hall located between the ‘Information Counter’ and ‘Meeting Point’, you can see a Kantor Exchange. The zloty exchange rate was 1 Euro to 3.42 PLN there. Gosh! It was even lower than the first one in the Baggage Reclaim area. As the currency board was inside the counter, thus it seemed impossible for me to take a photo with the staff there.

|3| “Money Exchange Open 24h” at Right Side of Arrival Hall

Moving forward towards the Public Transport area, there was another one with a big signboard written “Money Exchange Open 24h”. The currency exchange rate was 1 Euro to 3.42 PLN which was similar to the second one that I had seen. As there was no one inside the office, I quickly snapped a photo of the undesirable rate on the currency board to forewarn you not to change here too. You will lose about 20% of the published zloty exchange rate.

|4| Kantor Exchange beside McDonald’s

Towards the right-wing at the end of the building, the Kantor Exchange Counter beside McDonald’s had the best currency exchange rate among the worst. It was 1 Euro to 3.71 PLN. As it seemed like there was no more money exchange counter for me to explore further, I decided to change it here. The pleasant lady serving me said that they had the best rate at Warsaw Chopin Airport.

I told her that I only required a small amount to buy train or bus tickets to Warsaw city centre. She asked me to go opposite to the Public Transport Service Point to ask how much money I needed and then returned. I did as she requested to find out the ticket price for public transport. Then, sheepishly, I asked if I could only change 10 Euro. She obliged me willingly as she would have known that the Kantor Exchange rate in the airport was low, and tourists were not going to exchange a lump sum of foreign currency here.

|5| Best Kantor Exchange at Warsaw Old Town Found

My destination in the city centre was Warsaw Old Town since I had only a few hours of transit in Poland. Over here, I came across another Kantor Exchange opposite The Royal Castle. So far, it had the best exchange rate for zloty of 1 Euro to 4.30 PLN! It was precisely the same rate as what I had seen online on that day. So people, if you want a reliable Kantor Exchange forex rate without being exploited in a touristic zone, this would be one of the best places to exchange money in Warsaw.

The profile image of this article also highlights the area where you can find this money changer. The orangey-red building on the right is the Royal Castle.

Best Place to Exchange Money in Warsaw City Centre

Here are more of the other Kantor Exchange Services on Google Maps that were testified by many satisfied customers as these places had a high zloty exchange rate in Warsaw. The Kantor Exchange companies in the customised maps below have at least a 4-star rating on Google Maps, tried and tested.

The winner of the best currency rate and service go to Tavex with a smashing record of 4.9 stars out of 102 happy customers! The following 3 Currency Exchange establishments have positive experiences attested by more than 50 reviews too: –

• Apollo Kantor » 4.0 stars out of 94 reviews
• Kantor Diament » 4.5 stars out of 75 reviews
• Conti » 4.5 stars out of 72 reviews

The Google Maps listing is arranged according to the number of reviews garnered and is correct at the time of writing. With so many places to get your zloty in Warsaw, you can think about where to eat the best Polish food – Pierogi and things to do in Warsaw Old Town.

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