What Zakopane costs
Zakopane is cheap to sleep and eat in, and expensive at one point — the Kasprowy Wierch cable car — which alone costs more than a whole dinner.
- Hostel
- €21–26 per person, a dorm bed
- Set lunch
- €6.39
- National park entry
- €2.51, valid on every trail that day
A day in Zakopane costs little until you take the cable car. A hostel bed is €21–26, a set lunch €6.39, and the park entry for Morskie Oko or Giewont is the same fee. A return ticket to Kasprowy Wierch is €37.66, on its own bigger than a whole day's food budget.
Prices line by line
The park ticket is valid all day, on every trail — Morskie Oko and Giewont are not charged separately.
The bill goes up in one place: the Kasprowy Wierch cable car is the priciest item on this list, pricier than a night in a hostel. Saving is easiest on food — grilled oscypek from a kiosk and a set lunch are cheaper than a restaurant dinner, and walking through Zakopane Style houses and the Pęksowy Brzyzek cemetery costs little.
The trip from Kraków is not part of the day
The bus from Kraków is €8.44 per person, one way, about 2 h. That covers only the trip in and out; the daily budget within Zakopane itself is the separate tally above.
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Before you go
Short answers to what people ask most before setting out.
How much is the Kasprowy Wierch cable car?
€37.66, return.
What does the national park ticket cover?
Every trail in the park that day — Morskie Oko and Giewont are not charged separately.
How much does the trip from Kraków cost?
€8.44 per person, about 2 h.
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