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Szczecin
Capital city of West Pomerania, Poland

Szczecin

Szczecin, historically known in English as Stettin, is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland.

Plan a trip to Szczecin→From Poznań

Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major seaport, the largest city of northwestern Poland, and seventh-largest city of Poland. As of 31 December 2022, the population was 391,566.

Get in

Getting to Szczecin

  1. 01
    Solidarity Szczecin–Goleniów Airport
  2. 02
    Szczecin Główny

    Polish State Railways (PKP) has connections to and from all major Polish cities.

  3. 03
    Szczecin

    The rail replacement buses to Angermünde also depart here.

  4. 04
    Szczecin DA PKS

    PKS Szczecin operates daily connection with Schwedt in Germany.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Pomeranian Dukes Castle
  2. 02
    Old Town

    Jokingly referred to by locals as "Brand New Old Town" (its reconstruction only started in late 1990s and is ongoing), it has some nice houses rebuilt to original plans.

  3. 03
    Kamienica Loitzów

    Go from Old Town in direction of Castle, and you'll see it after about 20–30 m on the left side.

  4. 04
    Wały Chrobrego

    A promenade with great views on the Oder river and port.

  5. 05
    Katedra św

    Jakuba (St.

  6. 06
    Park Kasprowicza

    City park spreading through nearly all of the city.

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Szczecin Philharmonic

    Mieczysława Karłowicza w Szczecinie), ul.

  2. 02
    Floriana Krygiera Municipal Stadium
  3. 03
    Świdwie
Eat

Where to eat

You will easily find fast food such as hamburgers, hot dogs, kebabs, pizza, etc., but for unique Szczecin snack try paszteciki (plural, singular is pasztecik), which are type of deep fried cake with meat or cheese and mushrooms filling. They taste best hot and combined with a cup of barszcz czerwony (red beetroot soup).

  1. 01
    Turysta

    Ul.

  2. 02
    Zacisze Bar

    Asnyka 19 (Niebuszewo district),.

  3. 03
    Akademia Kulinarna

    Mickiewicza 45.

  4. 04
    Amar

    If you are on limited budget, order their "danie dnia" (dish of a day) and/or "zupa dnia" (soup of a day) which are always very affordable.

  5. 05
    Browar Stara Komenda
How locals move

Getting around Szczecin the local way

  • Get in| phone | fax | price Solidarity Szczecin–Goleniów Airport | image = Lotnisko Szczecin-Goleniów.jpg | wikidata = Q1432917 | lastedit = 2019-08-29 | content = LOT and a few low cost airlines operate here }} You can reach the airport by car (the journey may take up to 1 hour, depending on traffic), by taxi (about 120 zł), or by minibus – LOT operates a minibus to and from the airport for all LOT's flights (free of charge for passengers), leaving from LOT's office (al.
  • Get inWyzwolenia 17) about 90 minutes before departure, and Interglobus has minibuses for all international flights.
  • Get inFrom Berlin, you can get to Szczecin by minibus (numerous Szczecin-based companies, including Atlastransfer and Interglobus, operate regular services to Berlin Brandenburg International airport at attractive prices), by car or by train in 2–3 hours.
  • Get inYou can also reach Szczecin from Sweden (Ystad) and Denmark (Copenhagen) using the ferry connections to and from Świnoujście.
  • Get inThere are multiple stops for long-distance buses in Szczecin: There are also dozens of minibus operators driving to and from Berlin Szczecin is on the banks of the Odra (German: Oder) and Regalica (branch of the Odra) rivers and Lake Dąbie, near the Szczecin Lagoon.

From Wikivoyage: Szczecin, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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