Is Ełk safe? Poland travel risk
Is Ełk safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ełk scores 26/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Poland Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 5 Jun 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Ełk scores 26/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Poland (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Ełk: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: health and medical access (43/100) and security (25/100).
A score of 26 is higher than the scores of 17% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Poland travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Geographically located in Warmińsko-Mazurskie (53.8214° N, 22.3622° E), Ełk sits 198.7 km SSW from Warsaw at 127 m elevation.
Warmińsko-Mazurskie
53.8214° N, 22.3622° E
127 m
Europe/Warsaw
60,390
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Poland
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Poland travel advice & laws.
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