Walking tours · Warsaw
Free walking tours in Warsaw
6 free walking tours, each checked on the operator's own website. Tip-based tours have no ticket: you join at the meeting point and give the guide what you think the tour was worth at the end. Free Tickets is an independent guide, not connected to these operators.
Checked Tuesday, 3 November 2026. Times change by season — confirm on the operator's page before you go.
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6 free walking tours in Warsaw
Tip-basedOrange Umbrella Free Tour Warsaw
Old Town: Facts & Legends
Castle Square and the Royal Castle, St John's Cathedral, the Market Square mermaid, the Barbican and Freta Street, ending at Marie Curie's birthplace, with the story of the post-war rebuild.
- Starts
- Daily 10:00 and 16:00 (October schedule: 10:00 and 15:00; on 1 January from 12:00)
- Takes
- 2 h
- Meet
- Sigismund's Column, Castle Square (entrance to the Old Town) map
- Languages
- English
- Booking
- Booking a free spot is recommended — Spots are limited to 20 and guests with reservations get priority; show the confirmation to the guide. Groups of more than 7 must book a private tour.
Tip-basedOrange Umbrella Free Tour Warsaw
WW2 in Warsaw
Traces of the war in the former German district and part of the ghetto: Piłsudski Square and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, execution sites, the ghetto wall and the Warsaw Uprising Monument.
- Starts
- Daily 13:30
- Takes
- 2 h 30 min
- Meet
- Sigismund's Column, Castle Square (entrance to the Old Town) map
- Languages
- English
- Booking
- Booking a free spot is recommended — Spots are limited to 20 and guests with reservations get priority; show the confirmation to the guide. Groups of more than 7 must book a private tour.
Tip-basedOrange Umbrella Free Tour Warsaw
20th Century Warsaw: Communism & WW2
Pre-war skyscrapers and the Wedel house, the Palace of Culture, Próżna Street and the ghetto wall, the socialist 'Behind the Iron Gate' estate and the revitalised Norblin Factory.
- Starts
- Daily 11:00
- Takes
- 2 h 30 min
- Meet
- Napoleon Bonaparte Monument (Plac Powstańców Warszawy) map
- Languages
- English
- Booking
- Booking a free spot is recommended — Spots are limited to 20 and guests with reservations get priority; show the confirmation to the guide. Groups of more than 7 must book a private tour.
Tip-basedWalkative!
Welcome to Warsaw! Historic Centre Guided Walking Tour
Down the Royal Route from the Copernicus Monument past the University and Presidential Palace to the Royal Castle and the rebuilt Old Town Market Square.
- Starts
- Times are in the operator's booking calendar
- Takes
- 2 h 30 min
- Meet
- Nicolaus Copernicus Monument, Krakowskie Przedmieście 2 (guide with a yellow umbrella) map
- Languages
- English, Spanish, German
- Booking
- Book a free spot online first — Booking is obligatory; groups of 8 or more cannot join the pay-what-you-wish tour.
- Tipping
- No fixed price; the operator says most guests give €10–50 per person.
Tip-basedWalkative!
Jewish Warsaw – Guided Walking Tour
Pre-war Jewish life, the ghetto and its aftermath: Grzybowski Square and Próżna Street, the Nożyk Synagogue, the Ghetto Heroes Monument, ending at the POLIN Museum.
- Starts
- Times are in the operator's booking calendar
- Takes
- 2 h 30 min
- Meet
- Church of All Saints, Plac Grzybowski 3/5 (guide with a yellow umbrella) map
- Languages
- English, Spanish, German
- Booking
- Book a free spot online first — Booking is obligatory; groups of 8 or more cannot join the pay-what-you-wish tour.
- Tipping
- No fixed price; the operator says most guests give €10–50 per person.
Tip-basedWalkative!
Alternative Warsaw: Praga District Tour
Right-bank Praga, largely intact after WWII: courtyards and street shrines, Catholic, Orthodox and Jewish sites, street art and the zoo's bear enclosure.
- Starts
- Times are in the operator's booking calendar
- Takes
- 2 h
- Meet
- St. Florian's Cathedral, Floriańska 3, Praga (guide with a yellow umbrella) map
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Booking
- Book a free spot online first — Booking is obligatory; groups of 8 or more cannot join the pay-what-you-wish tour.
- Tipping
- No fixed price; the operator says most guests give €10–50 per person.
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FAQ
Free walking tours in Warsaw: common questions
Are free walking tours in Warsaw really free?
All of the 6 tours listed here are tip-based: there is no ticket, and at the end you give the guide what you think the tour was worth.
Do I need to book a free walking tour in Warsaw?
Book a free spot online first for Welcome to Warsaw! Historic Centre Guided Walking Tour, Jewish Warsaw – Guided Walking Tour and Alternative Warsaw: Praga District Tour.
Are there free walking tours in Warsaw in other languages?
Besides English, the tours here run in Spanish and German — see each tour for its languages and times.
Sources
Where this comes from
- orangeumbrella.pl · Old Town: Facts & Legends · checked Tuesday, 3 November 2026
- orangeumbrella.pl · WW2 in Warsaw · checked Tuesday, 3 November 2026
- orangeumbrella.pl · 20th Century Warsaw: Communism & WW2 · checked Tuesday, 3 November 2026
- freewalkingtour.com · Welcome to Warsaw! Historic Centre Guided Walking Tour · checked Tuesday, 3 November 2026
- freewalkingtour.com · Jewish Warsaw – Guided Walking Tour · checked Tuesday, 3 November 2026
- freewalkingtour.com · Alternative Warsaw: Praga District Tour · checked Tuesday, 3 November 2026