No visa needed

Do citizens of Ukraine need a visa for Poland?

Citizens of Ukraine don’t need a visa for Poland and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Ukraine: the passport opens 89 countries visa-free; Kyiv — Warsaw: ≈ 690 km, about 1.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Poland without a visa on a Ukraine passport?

Yes, citizens of Ukraine don’t need a visa for Poland for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Poland visa rules at a glance

With a Ukraine passport you can visit 89 countries visa-free, 36 with a visa on arrival and 38 with an e-visa; 35 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Ukraine passport ranks 68th of 199.
Ukraine passport: visa-free access to 89 countries; Poland passport: 120.
Citizens of Ukraine and Poland can travel together visa-free to 85 countries, for example: Moldova, Belarus, Lithuania, Romania, Latvia, Hungary, Serbia, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Austria, Estonia, Kosovo, Finland, Czech Republic, and North Macedonia.
Ukraine and Poland share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Poland, in turn, don’t need a visa for Ukraine. Ukraine visa for citizens of Poland

Travelling to Poland: good to know

Kyiv — Warsaw: about 690 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Kyiv 12:00 — Warsaw 11:00.
Local currency: Polish Zloty.
Languages: Polish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ PLN 3.84.
Poland is the 4th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Ukraine.
Ukraine has an embassy in Poland — contact it if you lose your passport or need consular help during the trip.