About the Botanical Garden in Powsin

The Botanical Garden in Powsin (south of Warsaw, between Wilanów and Konstancin) is a huge park with nice walking paths: roughly half of it is taken, according to the map, by “useful and ornamental plants”, the second part (arboretum) is “a collection of woody plants”, where the azaleas are the most popular among visitors (they bloom in the spring). There are many opportunities to have amazing photo sessions, eg. cherry blossom, including Japanese sakura, the national collection of varieties of roses or Japanese and many others.

Great destination, especially during weekends – for a longer trip – to recharge your batteries by experiencing nature. You will find there a vegetable garden and orchard – lots of fun for city people to see “live” pumpkin, beetroot, dill or an apple on a tree. Kids will enjoy the “Collection of Polish flora” which includes mountain plants and mini-mountains / hills. There are short trails (marked as in the real Polish mountains) and peaks with an interesting view for children. Climbing is not difficult, and the little hikers have great satisfaction.

Opening hours: 9 am – 8 pm
Cafe Botanica opening hours: 10 am – 7 pm
Regular tickets: 17 PLN
Reduced tickets: 13 PLN (eg. students, seniors 65+, disabled people)
Children up to 5 years old – free entrance
Family tickets 2 adults + children: 45 PLN
Parking lot fee: 10 PLN
You can pay with a card
There are 2 entrances to the Park: the main entrance from Prawdziwka 2 Street (with a parking lot) and the entrance from the Culture Park in Powsin/Park Kultury w Powsinie (re-opened on April 1 2021 after renovation)

How to get there?

The Botanical Garden in Powsin is located about 20 km from Warsaw city center
By car: The Garden is close to Bielawa, on the way to Konstancin. Google navigation may be useful
Next to the entrance, there is a parking lot dedicated to the visitors. Before entering the parking lot, you will get a parking ticket from the guard. You must show this ticket to the ticket office and pay 7 zlotys. You will get a receipt which you need to show to the guard before you leave by a car after your visit to the Garden

Where to have lunch or coffee?

There is a café (Cafe Botanica) in a building near the ticket office and Prawdziwka Street entrance offering desserts, soup, and delicious ice cream:)
In the summer you can buy some barbecue (grill) food in the middle of the Garden (outdoor venue)

Other information:

The Botanical Garden could be confused with another spot called Powsin (Park Kultury w Powsinie www.parkpowsin.pl), which is an outdoor activity area in/near Las Kabacki with playground, tennis courts etc.
Animals are not allowed

Please click here to read our feature story about the Powsin Botanical Garden.

A new light display for the first time in Warsaw in 2021/2022 winter season: “Garden of Lights – Peter Pan”

November 5, 2021 – February 27, 2022

In the 2021/2022 season, a new outdoor exhibition of illumination will be opened for the first time in the Botanical Garden in Powsin, a few kilometers south of Warsaw. The main theme of the fairy-tale light display will be “Peter Pan”.

Location: Botanical Garden in Powsin, Prawdziwka 2 Street, 02-973 Powsin. The Forest Gate will be closed, the only entrance to the Garden and the light display is from Prawdziwka 2 Street. 700 paid parking spaces are available at a cost of 10 PLN (regardless of the length of your visit in the Garden of Lights).
Opening hours: November 5 – January 31: 4 pm – 9 pm; February 1 – 27: 5 pm – 9 pm. Last entry: 8.30 pm.
Tickets are available online or at the ticket office (you can pay with a card).
Tickets Monday-Thursday: regular ticket 28 PLN, reduced ticket 23 PLN, family ticket 23 PLN per person, children up to 3 years old 1 PLN.
Tickets Friday, Saturday, Sunday, holidays: regular ticket 33 PLN, reduced ticket 28 PLN, family ticket 27 PLN per person, children up to 3 years old 1 PLN.
There are two eateries in the exhibition area, where you can buy, for example, fries, hot dogs, gingerbreads, hot chocolate, tea, coffee.
Attractions include trees decorated with half a million colored LED lights, 30 light installations, multimedia attractions (e.g. a Christmas tree), laser shows with sound, video-mappings, photo-points.
A map of attractions.
Facebook page. Website in Polish.

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