What Gdańsk costs
The biggest item is the bed, the biggest decision is Gdańsk or Sopot — everything else is a few euros a day.
- Frugal
- €15.48–34 a day: hostel
- Middle
- €71–99: hotel in Gdańsk
- Comfortable
- €85–119: hotel
A day in Gdańsk costs per person from €15.48–34 in a hostel and a milk bar to €85–119 in a hotel, with two restaurant meals and two museums. In all three profiles the bed is about half the spend or more, so the biggest decision is where you sleep — in Gdańsk or in Sopot, where the average room costs about half as much again.
Three profiles, per person per day
The biggest item in all three — the bed — about half the daily spend or more. Per person; the hotel room is a double shared by two. Getting to Gdańsk and day trips are not included.
Gdańsk, Wrzeszcz or Sopot
The average double room in Sopot costs about half as much again as in Gdańsk, and even the cheapest hotels there start higher. The ride is short: the SKM from Gdańsk Śródmieście to Sopot is €2.07 one way. The third option is Wrzeszcz, the district between the two centres, with an SKM station on the lowest fare to Śródmieście (€1.61) — for anyone who wants both the old town and the beach without changing trains.
A 24-hour ticket or singles
For the train alone the 24-hour ticket rarely pays if you're only headed one way. Sopot and back is two rides at €2.07, Gdynia and back two at €2.53 — both under the price of the rail-plus-one-city ticket (€6.91). But a day that covers both Sopot and Gdynia by train alone already passes the price of the rail-plus-whole-Tricity ticket (€7.83) — that one pays off without a single tram or bus ride.
Where money goes for nothing
- The Second World War Museum on a Wednesday. On Tuesdays entry is free, with a free ticket taken online or at the door and limited in number; on Mondays the museum is shut. If your dates can move, that is €8.06 less per person.
- Malbork on a Monday. The Historic Route through the castle (€18.50) does not run that day, only the walking route — and the journey to Malbork costs the same.
- Paying extra for a guide at Malbork or the ECS. In both, the audio guide is included in the ticket, so it is not paid separately.
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Before you go
Short answers to what people ask most before setting out.
How much does a day in Gdańsk cost?
Per person about €15.48–34 in a hostel and a milk bar, €71–99 in a hotel with one restaurant and a museum, and €85–119 with two restaurant meals and two museums. The bed is about half the spend or more in all three.
Is a 24-hour Tricity ticket worth it?
For the train alone, rarely, if you're only going to Sopot: two rides at €2.07 stay under the rail-and-city ticket (€6.91). A day that covers both Sopot and Gdynia by train already passes the rail-and-whole-Tricity ticket (€7.83).
When is the Second World War Museum free?
On Tuesdays, with a free ticket that is limited in number. Other days it is €8.06, and on Mondays it is shut.
Ready for Gdańsk?
Where to next
Gdańsk behind the façades: the crane, the tower, the fortress and the district the guides skip
→A crane that once hauled masts, a tower that shows how small the Main Town really is, a fortress at the river…
Malbork · 43 km
→Europe's largest brick castle on the bank of the Nogat, with the town and its old square right beside it
How well does Gdańsk suit you?
→Six questions: a score for this place and others like it.
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