How much does a weekend in Masuria cost? A budget for two or three nights

For many people a weekend in Masuria, Poland's lake district, is the easiest way to swap the city for a lake, even for a moment. Two nights, a cruise or a kayak, dinner on the terrace and a campfire in the evening. What does it cost? Less than you might think, once you know where the big amounts are and how to split them across the group.

In this article we work out the cost of a weekend in Masuria item by item: accommodation, food, activities and travel. Accommodation prices come from our own price list; cruise, kayak and ticket prices from the 2026 price lists of the operators. Where the amount depends on your habits, we give sensible ranges. All amounts are in Polish zloty (PLN). If you are planning a longer stay, see also our breakdown of a week in Masuria.

A weekend has the same items as a longer holiday, just on a smaller scale. Accommodation makes the biggest difference; the rest depends mainly on how you like to spend your time:

1. 01accommodation, usually the biggest part of the budget
2. 02the local tourist tax, charged per guest for each night
3. 03food: groceries, barbecues and a meal out
4. 04activities: a cruise, a kayak, entrance tickets
5. 05travel and fuel
6. 06small extras: ice cream, coffee, parking, firewood

For a weekend with family or friends, a house is the usual choice, because the price for the whole house can be shared among all the guests. At Krzywe Lake Houses one house sleeps up to 10, and the price per night is the same whether you come as two or as ten. For two nights, Friday to Sunday, prices start from these amounts:

These are the lowest prices in each season. It is most expensive in July and August, at holidays and on long weekends, and the booking calendar on our Prices page shows the exact price for your dates. A local tourist tax of PLN 3.50 per guest per night is added, paid by adults and children from 4 years. Bed linen, towels, Wi-Fi, parking and heating are included.

One thing to know for a weekend: the minimum stay depends on the dates and shows in the booking once you choose them. Check-in is from 4 pm and check-out by 11 am, so you arrive on Friday after work and still have Sunday morning by the lake. A later departure is possible if confirmed in advance.

With a price for the whole house, the number of guests changes everything. Take a winter weekend at PLN 1,998 for two nights:

1. 014 people: PLN 499.50 per person for the weekend
2. 026 people: PLN 333 per person for the weekend
3. 038 people: PLN 249.75 per person for the weekend
4. 0410 people: PLN 199.80 per person for the weekend

For a bigger group, consider the two houses side by side. Together they sleep up to 20 and cost from PLN 1,998 a night, so with everyone there the price per person is the same as in one full house, and each family has its own kitchen and bathrooms.

With your own kitchen, food for a weekend is reasonable. One bigger shop on the way or in Mrągowo, breakfasts and dinners at home, a barbecue on the terrace. With sensible planning, groceries come to roughly PLN 40-60 per person a day.

Add one meal out. In restaurants in Mikołajki, Mrągowo or Giżycko a main course usually costs several dozen zloty, and for fish, a drink and a dessert you can easily pay over PLN 100 per person. In many Masurian fish bars fish is sold by weight, so ask about the price of a portion before ordering.

For the whole weekend, food for one person usually comes to around PLN 180-220, including one meal out.

You do not need to do everything in a weekend. One bigger activity a day is enough. These 2026 prices are worth having to hand:

1. 01the Wodne Trio cruise from Mikołajki, 1 h 25 min: PLN 55 standard, PLN 40 reduced
2. 02the Mazurski Kwartet cruise from Mikołajki, 1 h 45 min: PLN 60 standard, PLN 50 reduced
3. 03the three-hour Król Jezior cruise onto Lake Śniardwy: PLN 110 standard, PLN 70 reduced
4. 04a two-person kayak on the Krutyń - Ukta route: PLN 120 including the minibus back, so PLN 60 per person
5. 05the Wolf's Lair in Gierłoż: PLN 30 standard, PLN 25 reduced, parking PLN 15
6. 06Boyen Fortress in Giżycko: PLN 25 standard, PLN 20 reduced

Żegluga Mazurska boats sail from the May long weekend until the end of September, and a cruise runs when at least 10 people sign up. The kayak trail from Krutyń to Ukta is about 13 km and takes 3-4 hours, and Krutyń is about 20 minutes' drive from Krzywe. There is more about the area in our guide to Piecki and the Krutynia.

The nicest moments of a weekend in Masuria often cost nothing. When you stay right on a lake, half the plan takes care of itself:

1. 01a swim and a morning coffee on the jetty by the house
2. 02a walk along the promenade in Mikołajki or by Lake Czos in Mrągowo
3. 03cycling around the area: there are over 300 km of cycling routes around Mrągowo
4. 04an evening by the campfire, with firewood for the whole group at PLN 200 from us
5. 05birdwatching on Lake Krzywe, a quiet zone without motor boats

From Warsaw to Krzywe is about 282 km, roughly a 3.5-hour drive, or about 565 km there and back. At 7 l per 100 km and about PLN 6.50 a litre, the journey costs roughly PLN 260 per car. With four or five people in the car that is about PLN 50-65 per person. From Olsztyn it is only 67 km, about an hour's drive.

Two families or a group of friends, ten people, one lake house, two nights from Friday to Sunday in September or October:

1. 01accommodation: from PLN 2,098 for the house, or from PLN 209.80 per person
2. 02local tourist tax: PLN 7 per person for two nights
3. 03food with one meal out: around PLN 180-220 per person
4. 04activities: for example Boyen Fortress or the Wolf's Lair, around PLN 25-45 per person
5. 05travel from Warsaw: around PLN 50-65 per person
6. 06firewood for the campfire: PLN 20 per person

In total that comes to roughly PLN 490-570 per person for the whole weekend, including accommodation right on the lake, food, an activity and travel.

In summer a weekend usually becomes three nights, because that is the shortest stay in the Summer in Masuria offer. For ten people in one house, Friday to Monday:

1. 01accommodation: from PLN 3,597 for the house, or from PLN 359.70 per person
2. 02local tourist tax: PLN 10.50 per person for three nights
3. 03food with one meal out: around PLN 220-280 per person
4. 04activities: the Wodne Trio cruise and a kayak on the Krutynia, around PLN 115 per person
5. 05travel from Warsaw: around PLN 50-65 per person
6. 06firewood for the campfire: PLN 20 per person

In total that is from about PLN 780 to 850 per person for three nights. In July, August and on long weekends accommodation costs more than the lowest price of the season, so check the exact amount for your dates in the booking calendar.

To be honest: a house for ten for a single family of four is a lot of space and a sizeable cost per person. In winter, accommodation alone for two nights then comes to from PLN 499.50 per person.

The sums change when you travel with grandparents, siblings or friends' families. Two families of four plus two grandparents make ten people, and with eight or more the cost per head is half or less. Everyone has their own bedroom, and in the evening you all sit at one table.

1. 01Come outside the summer holidays: in spring, autumn and winter accommodation is cheapest and Masuria is calmer.
2. 02Travel as a bigger group: with a price for the whole house, each extra person lowers the cost for everyone.
3. 03Cook where you stay and plan one meal out instead of three.
4. 04Choose one paid activity a day and spend the rest of your time by the lake.
5. 05Travel in one car: fuel shared by five people is a small amount.
6. 06Order firewood for the whole group: PLN 200 shared by ten people is PLN 20 a head.

Two year-round houses on Lake Krzywe, each 130 m², with four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a fully equipped kitchen and a terrace facing the lake. The shore is about 10 metres from the houses and the beach with a jetty about 20 metres. Mrągowo is 9 km away, Mikołajki about 30 minutes and Krutyń about 20 minutes.

If you are planning a short trip to Mikołajki, see also our plan for a weekend in Mikołajki. You book directly with us, in the online calendar or by phone on +48 505 586 950.

In short: in a group of ten, in a house right on the lake, an off-season weekend costs roughly PLN 490-570 per person, including accommodation, food, an activity and travel. In summer, with three nights, allow from about PLN 780 to 850 per person. With a smaller group the amounts go up, with a bigger one they go down.

The best weekend in Masuria is the one that has you planning the next one by Sunday evening.