How to Skip the Line at the Palace of Culture and Science
The queue at the Palace of Culture and Science (PKiN) is for the lift to the 30th-floor viewing terrace. Buy a ticket online or at the machines in the main hall to skip the ticket line, then go at opening (10 am) or on a weekday evening. In summer, the terrace stays open until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, with tickets sold only from the machines.
- Viewing terrace
- About PLN 30-35 adults (check the official site)
- Where to buy
- Online or at machines in the main hall. Card only for night tickets
- Hours
- Usually 10 am to 7-8 pm
- Late nights
- Fridays and Saturdays to midnight in summer
- Best time
- 10 am opening on a weekday
- Busiest
- Weekend afternoons and sunset
- Time to allow
- 45 minutes to 1 hour
How long are the lines at PKiN?
The Palace of Culture and Science, Stalin's 'gift' to Warsaw, is still the tallest building in Poland. The bottleneck is the lift to the terrace, which takes small groups. On weekend afternoons and around sunset, you may wait a while even with a ticket. Skip-the-line tickets only save the ticket queue, not the lift.
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