Knowledge base: currency exchange in Kraków
Practical guides to exchanging money in Kraków: rates, spreads, cards, cash and common traps. Written by an exchange office at Floriańska 37.
- Currency exchange near Kraków Main Square: how to find Floriańska 37 from the Square, St. Florian's Gate and the station
A kantor under 2 minutes' walk from the Main Square and a minute from St. Florian's Gate. Walking routes, opening hours and how to recognise the right board.
- Buy rate vs sell rate at a Polish kantor: which one applies to you
Two numbers on the board, one mistake most visitors make. How to read a kantor's rate board, work out the spread and check a rate in one minute.
- Pay in PLN or your home currency? Dynamic currency conversion in Kraków explained
Card terminals and ATMs in Poland often offer to charge you in your own currency. Here is what that offer really is, what it costs and what to press instead.
Written from the counter of a currency exchange office at Floriańska 37 in Kraków. General information, not financial advice. Rates in examples are illustrative; current rates are on our home page.