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Getting Around
Train
Poland has a well developed rail network. Major Polish cities are interconnected by Intercity express trains running between European cities. The national railway network is administered and serviced by the Polish State Railways (PKP).

Poland CarBus, Car & Motorcycle
Any place in Poland can be easily reached by an extensive network of national and local roads. Coach services are operated by the state and private bus companies through out the whole country.

Car Rental
Polish and international rental agencies are well represented at airports, railway stations and at major hotels.

Traffic regulations
There are compatible with the rules in the EU countries.
The relevant speed limits on Polish roads are:
* 60 km/h for all vehicles in built-up areas;
* 110 km/h on four-lane express roads;
* 130 km/h on motorways;
Between October and February headlights must be switched on at all times while driving.

Road Traffic is more intense traffic you may expect every weekend (Friday and Sunday afternoon). Besides that in 2005 roads could be congested close to the following dates:

January: 1 (New Year), 17,24,30-31
February: 6, 13-14, 27 (winter school holidays – people leaving and coming back)
March: 27-28 (Easter)
May: 1 (Labour Day), 3 (National Holiday – Constitution Day), 26 (Corpus Christi)
June: 24 (end of school year)
July: 1-3, 15-17, 29-30 (leaving for and coming back from summer holidays)
August: 1-15 (pilgrimage to Czestochova), 15 (Ascension), 12-14, 28-31 (leaving for and coming back from summer holidays)
September: 1 (beginning of the school year)
November: 1 (All Saints’ Day), 11 (Independence Day)
December: 25-26 (Christmas)

Fuel
A majority of fuel (petrol) stations are open 24 hours and sell all popular grades of petrol, including 94 octane leaded, 95 and 98 octane unleaded, U95 octane unleaded for vehicles without catalytic converter, as well as diesel fuel. Many stations offer LPG and Auto gas fuel.

Taxi
Taxi stands are marked with TAXI sign. Taxis can best be booked by phone. Higher rates are charged for travel out of city limits, on Sundays and holidays; a special night fare is applied between 10 pm and 6 am.