Kantor and using credit cards in Poland

Hello.

I was wondering. Is there something like buying currency at a kantor with a credit card? Or am I just dreaming?

If the answer is no then

Is there any other way to aquire a foreign currency with a Credit card within Poland?

Thanks!

To the OP: I've never seen anybody use a credit card in a kantor, but I'm not sure.
One thing you can do with a credit card is to take some PLN out of it in an ATM and then go to kantor or a bank and exchange it to another currency, but it won't be the best deal.

"To the OP: I've never seen anybody use a credit card in a kantor, but I'm not sure.
One thing you can do with a credit card is to take some PLN out of it in an ATM and then go to kantor or a bank and exchange it to another currency, but it won't be the best deal."

true... You will get a poor exchange rate from the credit card company, then pay a premium from the kantor. But if you withdraw the money from a Polish ATM, you should get zloty and not need the kantor...

And pay the premium for taking cash out, if it's a credit card and not a debit one.


Well, we don't know what currency the OP wants to get.

Thanks for the answer. I thought about this option but concluded the same as you, it wouldn't be the best deal. Any other ideas? I thought about going to a casino, buying chips with a credit card and then changing them back for banknotes but then im not really sure if there are casinos in Poland.

There are casinos in every bigger city and yes, they should take credit cards so it might be a plausible option. But I'm not much of a casino-goer so wait till somebody more wordly confirms it.

The simplest way would be just to bring some cash or a debit card with you, but I guess that for some reason it's not an option.

I will do that, but even though this is a plausible option, i would have hoped there would exist something better, but i guess this is all I have. And just in case you are wondering, I do have a debit card and cash but this, what im asking, is completely unrelated to my solvency in Poland during my stay. There are other reasons as to why I need to use my credit card to buy zloty or US$

Farop
Yes,Citibank and bank pkao,I have used with mastercard,visa and for American express there is a kantor office in Hotel mariott in the lobby on the left side who will give you cash on your card with a ID.

Citibank and bank pkao in which city? What kind of ID do I need, I'm not polish. Maybe a passport?

Doesnt your credit card cover fraud or because of bad credit you use cheap credit card providers?
Using credit cards to withdraw money is really a bad idea for you brits...seriously get your freaking facts str8 as America is different!

Yes. The Argentinians are banned from buying any foreign currency. If he is Argentinian he has a valid reason to want convert peso's into hard currency. What the mad Argentinian dictator Kirchner is doing to her people is criminal.

I agree!