🇵🇱 Save 50% on cigarettes in Poland (3 hours round trip)
Germany might not be the most expensive country for smokers – but Poland is definitely cheaper. You can save roughly 50% on buying there instead buying in Berlin. And from Berlin, Poland is close: Here I will tell you how to get there in a 3-hours-round-trip!
Ticket
We will go by train to Frankfurt/Oder and then by bus to Słubice, Poland. This trip is free if we already have the Deutschland Ticket – which I strongly recommend having anyway
Trip
The following connection works every hour – even on weekends! (Some minutes may vary though, better check the online timetable before your trip.)
Getting There
| RE 1 to Frankfurt/Oder, get on at any stop | |
| Berlin Zoologischer Garten | 18:15 |
| Berlin Hauptbahnhof | 18:21 |
| Berlin Friedrichstraße | 18:25 |
| Berlin Alexanderplatz | 18:28 |
| Berlin Ostbahnhof | 18:33 |
| Frankfurt/Oder | 19:26 |
| Bus 983 to Słubice, Poland | |
| Frankfurt/Oder Bahnhof | 19:40 |
| Słubice, Collegium Polonicum (first stop after the bridge) | 19:48 |
Returning to Berlin
| Bus 983 to Frankfurt/Oder Bahnhof (station) | |
| Słubice, Plac Frankfurcki (different stop than the one we arrived!) | 20:09 |
| Frankfurt/Oder Bahnhof | 20:18 |
| RE 1 to Brandenburg | |
| Frankfurt/Oder | 20:33 |
| Berlin Ostbahnhof | 20:26 |
| Berlin Alexanderplatz | 21:32 |
| Berlin Friedrichstraße | 21:35 |
| Berlin Hauptbahnhof | 21:39 |
| Berlin Zoologischer Garten | 21:45 |
Cigarette Stores
Right after the border, you will find a massive number of shops selling cigarettes. Choose any you like; the shops differ less by prices but more by variety.
- The bus stop where you arrive
- Some bigger cigarette stores (opened 24h)
- The bus stop where you depart
At the shops, you can also pay in Euro (the Polish currency is still złoty). The shops calculate their prices daily based on the exchange rate and show them on LED panels outside, like gas stations show fuel prices.
How Much Can I Bring?
By law, one person is allowed to carry 800 cigarettes when passing an inner EU border. That is 4 cartons of cigarettes (each carton having 10 packages).
Carry Your ID / Passport
Although Poland is part of the Schengen Area where no regular border control occurs anymore, some sporadic checks still happen – so better carry your identity card or passport to avoid any hassle.
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