Zoo
Warsaw Zoo
🇵🇱 Poland
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Poland 154 spp. present
The Antonina and Jan Żabiński Municipal Zoological Garden, known simply as the Warsaw Zoo (Polish: Miejski Ogród Zoologiczny im. Antoniny i Jana Żabińskich w Warszawie), is a scientific zoo located alongside the Vistula River in Warsaw, Poland. The zoo officially adopted this name on January 1, 2023, to honor its former director Jan Żabiński and his wife Antonina. Opened in 1928, the zoo covers about 40 hectares (99 acres) in central Warsaw, and sees over 700,000 visitors annually, making it one of the most popular zoos in Poland. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
52.258° N 21.022° E
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Essentials
Entrance
—
Tourism
High
Species present
154
speciesOpened
1928
Size
Large
Visit
Opening hours
Feb, Mar, Oct, Nov · 9:00–17:00Apr · 9:00–18:00May–Sep · Mon–Fri · 9:00–18:00May–Sep · Sat, Sun · 9:00–19:00Jan, Dec · Mon–Fri · 9:00–15:30Jan, Dec · Sat–Sun · 9:00–16:00
Getting there
- Address
- Ratuszowa 1/3, 03-461 Warszawa
- Phone
- +48 22 619 40 41
- Access
- Partly wheelchair accessible
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Warsaw Zoo?
Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Warsaw, Poland, at Ratuszowa 1/3, 03-461 Warszawa. Its coordinates are 52.258° N, 21.022° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Biebrza National Park, about 156 km away.
What animals can you see at Warsaw Zoo?
154 species
Citizen-science photos record 154 species at Warsaw Zoo, including Slender-tailed Meerkat, African Penguin, Chilean Flamingo, Serval and Grey-winged Trumpeter. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Warsaw Zoo in the wild?
Slender-tailed Meerkat: Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Some of the animals photographed at Warsaw Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Slender-tailed Meerkat (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park), African Penguin (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Table Mountain National Park) and Chilean Flamingo (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Lauca National Park).
When is Warsaw Zoo open?
Feb, Mar, Oct, Nov · 9:00–17:00
According to its open map listing, Warsaw Zoo is open Feb, Mar, Oct, Nov · 9:00–17:00; Apr · 9:00–18:00; May–Sep · Mon–Fri · 9:00–18:00; May–Sep · Sat, Sun · 9:00–19:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Warsaw Zoo open and how big is it?
Opened 1928, 39 ha
Warsaw Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Warsaw, Poland, opened in 1928 and covers about 39 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 154 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)