Is Olsztyn safe? Poland travel risk
Is Olsztyn safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Olsztyn scores 25/100 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.
Olsztyn scores 25/100 (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 Olsztyn: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: health and medical access (43/100) and security (25/100).
A score of 25 is higher than the scores of 15% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Poland travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
In the Warmińsko-Mazurskie territory, Olsztyn is established at 53.7778° N, 20.4792° E. It lies 175.7 km SSE relative to Warsaw. Time zone observed: Europe/Warsaw.
Warmińsko-Mazurskie
53.7778° N, 20.4792° E
151 m
Europe/Warsaw
170,225
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Poland)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Olsztyn happened in September (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Poland travel advice & laws.
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