Telephone

Poland’s telephone network is well developed and offers all the usual facilities. As the mobile technology is now superseding the traditional copper wire communication, you will find that many people give up home numbers in favour of the cheaper mobile service.

Mobile network

Mobile network coverage in Poland is on a par with other EU countries. Regardless of which UK service provider you are with, you will be able to make and receive calls almost everywhere in Poland. Please contact your network operator to find out about roaming charges.

To make mobile calls within Poland, it is often more conveneint to buy a prepaid SIM card from one of several Poland’s service providers. They offer the usual services, including GPRS and MMS, on the pay-as-you-go basis.

Long Distance Dialing

If calling long distance within Poland, dial a '0' and wait. After a short pause, you'll hear a faint tone - that's your signal. Then dial the city code and phone number.

Dialing outside of Poland, do the same thing, but dial '0' again when you get the second tone followed by the country code, and then the rest of the number.

Poland can be reached from the UK by dialing 00, then 48 + city code (without 0) and the phone number.

Dialing local numbers in Poland

Please note when dialing from inside Poland, you need to dial ‘0’ followed by the area code and the number. Here is a list of local dialing codes:

Biala Podlaska (57)
Bialystok (85)
Bielsko Biala (33)
Bydgoszcz (52)
Chelm (82)
Ciechanow (23)
Czestochowa (34)
Elblag (55)
Gorzow Wielkopolski (95)
Jelenia Gora (75)
Kalisz (62)
Katowice (32)
Kielce (41)
Konin (63)
Koszalin (94)
Cracow (12)
Krosno (13)
Legnica (76)
Leszno (65)
Lublin (81)
Lomza (68)
Lodz (42)