MozCampEU2012/Logistics

Traveling to Warsaw

Entry Fee

There are no fees associated with entering or leaving the territory of Poland

Passport/VISA Requirements

More info here.

MozCamp Europe - Warsaw 2012 Facts

Map and Point of Interest

The official MozCamp Europe is here:

It includes 4 key locations of MozCamp:

• Hotel
• Venue
• Friday Welcome Event
• Saturday Dinner

Map/directions

Arriving in Warsaw

Airport

All flights will arrive to Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport.

Taxi Companies

There are official taxis in Warsaw, as well as "minicabs" (Polish: przewóz osób).

Minicabs are usually much cheaper than official taxis, but as their prices are unregulated, some may be overly expensive. Check the fare before boarding a minicab.

A registered TAXI will have a "TAXI" sign on the roof (note: some of the overly expensive minicab companies may trick you using sings like "TAKI" or "TAX1").

Złap Taxi is an iPhone / Android / Bada app that lists taxis and minicabs with current fare information.

Public Transportation

In Warsaw, public transport consists of:

• a single underground line (operated by Metro Warszawskie)
• tramways
• buses
• municipal railway (operated by: Szybka Kolej Miejska and Warszawska Kolej Dojazdowa)

Underground, tramways, buses and municipal railways (with the exception of WKD trains) accept the same Municipal Transport Authority tickets.

Regional trains are operated by Koleje Mazowieckie. International and inter-regional trains are operated by PKP Intercity and Przewozy Regionalne. With the exception of a few Przewozy Regionalne trains, regional and inter-regional trains DO NOT accept Municipal Transport Authority tickets.

JakDojade.pl is a site and phone app that will find you the shortest or fastest connection with all public transportation.

Power Outlets

Electrical voltage is the same in all European countries (240 Volt/50 Hz), so you don't need to consider anything if travelling from other European countries. Although guests coming from the UK will need an adaptor as the plug is different in Poland than in the UK. You can find this in any shop selling electrical goods.

If travelling from other than the European countries, please make sure you take into account possible differences in Voltage.

Mobile Phones

Orange and T-Mobile have their local companies in Poland. Other mobile brands are Plus and Play.

• Orange Poland: http://www.orange.pl/
• T-Mobile Poland http://www.t-mobile.pl/en/home/home
• Play: http://www.play.pl/
• Plus: http://www.plus.pl/indywidualna/English/

Many news agent stores ("kiosk" in Polish) sell pre-paid starters of some or all of the major networks for a few złoty.

Money and Tiping

Local currency is Polish Złoty (zł, PLN). It's divided into 100 groszy (singular: grosz).

1 zł = 100 gr

The plural form is "złote" or "złotych" depending on the actual number.

• 1 złoty
• 2 / 3 / 4 złote
• 5 / 10 / 20 / 50 / 100 / 200 złotych

1 EUR is equal to 4.30-4.60 zł. The actual exchange rate varies - check National Bank of Poland website for the current one.

In an Emergency

• 112 - Police / Ambulance / Fire Department
• 997 - Police
• 998 - Fire Department
• 999 - Ambulance

Note: the "112" number is what usually works from mobile phones; the 99x numbers work from land line / phone booths.

Language

In Poland, Polish is spoken by the whole population. In major cities like Warsaw people, especially the younger ones (before 35 years of age), should also be able to communicate in English.