Swifties Guide to Warsaw

Remembrance of the Warsaw Uprising

The W hour on the Vistula River, boat parade, in the background the Poniatowski Bridge, PGE National Stadium, trees, greenery, day, summer.

It just so happens that the first of Taylor Swift’s concerts will take place on the day we commemorate the anniversary of the most important event in the history of Warsaw. Eighty years ago, soldiers of the Polish underground army, mostly young and even teenage fighters, launched into an unequal battle against the German army that occupied Poland during World War II. The Warsaw Uprising lasted more than two months and went down in history as the largest act of armed resistance in Europe.

The residents of Warsaw, and the whole of Poland, pay tribute to the heroes of the Uprising on August 1 at 5 p.m. – public transport stops for a minute, sirens are heard all over the city, and Varsovians honour the memory of the fallen with a moment of silence. At major points in the city, including near the PGE Narodowy Stadium, thousands of people gather at this time holding flags and red flares. We kindly ask you to respect this moment, and if your heart tells you to, stop in a gesture of solidarity. On this and subsequent days, many other commemorations will take place at sites connected with the Uprising.

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Day, summer. Young, smiling people. He is wearing a shirt with a card, she is wearing a white T-shirt. They are both wearing small hats and sunglasses. The man is holding a map in his hand and a camera around his neck. The woman is pointing at something with her finger. In the background, a historic building.

How to get to the PGE Narodowy Stadium on the day of the concert

Top view of the PGE National Stadium, from the side of Aleja Zieleniecka, in the background the center of Warsaw, greenery all around, day, summer.

The easiest way to get to the PGE Narodowy Stadium is by metro line M2 to the Stadion Narodowy station (in the direction of Bródno). Trains of the Fast City Rail and Mazovian Railway also stop in the vicinity of the stadium, and trams and buses run across Poniatowski Bridge.

After the concert, Poniatowski Bridge and the stretch of Aleje Jerozolimskie from rondo Waszyngtona (Waszyngtona Roundabout) to rondo Charles’a de Gaulle’a (Ch. de Gaulle’a Roundabout) will be closed to traffic. In this situation, it is best to return to the centre by metro or on foot across the bridge.

In addition, on August 1, 2024, due to public gatherings and a traffic stoppage in the centre of Warsaw from 4 p.m. to 5.30 p.m., we recommend getting to the PGE Narodowy Stadium by metro line M2.

Detailed information on changes in the organisation of traffic can be found at: infoulice.um.warszawa.pl and facebook.com/infoulice. Announcements regarding the routes of Warsaw Public Transport vehicles are available at: wtp.waw.pl. In addition, on the website of the Warsaw Municipal Contact Centre and in the 19115 app, you can sign up for free notifications of planned traffic disruptions and changes to public transport.

Where to store your luggage

A woman with a small, dark suitcase stands in front of the luggage lockers, she opens one of the lockers with her hand

in the luggage lockers at Warszawa Centralna Station
in the luggage lockers at Warszawa Wschodnia Station
in the luggage lockers at Warszawa Zachodnia Station
in several luggage lockers at Palace of Culture and Science
the radicalstorage.com or usebounce.com online private storage systems

See other things to do in Warsaw in your free time
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Swifties Guide to Warsaw – Warszawski Transport Publiczny