Poland by campervan: safety and healthcare

Campervan safety in Poland: vehicle security, healthcare, emergency contacts and practical prevention. What to know before you go.

Published 18 September 2026Last checked 19 September 2026

Currency
Polish złoty
PLN, not the euro. 4.36 zł to €1 on 18 September 2026
Language
Polish
Latin alphabet with nine extra letters
Driving
Right
Motorway 140 km/h, but 80 km/h over 3.5 t
Power
230V, type E
A Schuko plug fits the socket
Alcohol
0.2 promille
An offence from 0.2, a crime above 0.5
Emergency
112
Mountain rescue 601 100 300

Safety and health

Poland is a comfortable country to travel by van. Violent crime against travellers is rare and towns feel safe at night. The ordinary precautions are the ordinary ones: arrive before dark so you can see the place you picked, leave nothing visible through the windows, and prefer an occupied car park in a town to an empty layby on a forest road.

A Gothic town hall and lit street lamps on a Polish market square at blue hour — The market square at dusk. A square with people on it beats an empty forest track, in Poland as anywhere

What works

Do not sleep at motorway service areas if you have any alternative.
Arrive before dark, so you can see who else is there.

Numbers and pharmacies

112 reaches every emergency service. The older numbers still work: 997 police, 998 fire brigade, 999 ambulance.
601 100 300 is mountain rescue, GOPR and TOPR. 601 100 100 is water rescue.

Ticks are worth a sentence of planning rather than worry. Long trousers on forest walks, a look over yourself and any dog afterwards, and a tick remover in the van. If one has attached, pull it straight out with the tool rather than twisting, and watch the bite.