Warszawa, mazowieckie
Miejski Ogród Zoologiczny im. Antoniny i Jana Żabińskich w Warszawie
A zoo in Praga with a history reaching back to 1928, underwater animal views and traces of the work of Antonina and Jan Żabiński.
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Miejski Ogród Zoologiczny im. Antoniny i Jana Żabińskich w Warszawie
Warsaw Zoo opened in the Praga district on 11 March 1928. Its first director was Wenanty Burdziński, succeeded in 1929 by Jan Żabiński. Today's zoo brings together spacious enclosures, animal houses and places whose history reaches beyond animal breeding.
During the German occupation, Antonina and Jan Żabiński sheltered Jews fleeing persecution in the zoo grounds and their home. In 1965 they received the title Righteous Among the Nations. Their villa remains within the zoo, and the institution now bears their names. Following wartime destruction, the zoo reopened in 1949.
A walk today introduces animals with very different ways of life. A flamingo filters food from water, a giraffe selects leaves with a grasping tongue, and an elephant uses its trunk with surprising precision for such a large animal. The hippopotamus house offers an underwater view of Hugo. The new penguin enclosure, opened in June 2026, provides a similar opportunity through the glass of its pool.
The zoo's work includes breeding threatened species, research and education. It also runs the Bird Asylum and a CITES centre, helping animals in need of care. The animals seen during a visit belong to a wider effort to understand their needs, look after them and protect the environments they come from.
For children
At Warsaw Zoo, different animals show different ways to manage everyday tasks. A flamingo has a bill that works like a sieve, an elephant picks up food with its trunk, and a kangaroo moves in powerful hops. Penguins and the hippopotamus can also be watched through pool windows, revealing what water normally hides.
The zoo opened in 1928. It is named after Antonina and Jan Żabiński. During the war, they helped persecuted people by hiding them in the zoo grounds and their home. Their villa still stands in the garden. This place tells stories about animals and about people who helped others.
Today, keepers care for animals from different parts of the world. The zoo also runs a Bird Asylum where wild birds receive help. On a walk you will meet large plant-eating mammals, mountain cats and birds from African coasts. Each has different needs. We do not feed or disturb the animals: watching quietly gives them room to carry on with their own activities.
Audience and visit conditions
Adult supervision required
Entire venue · 0-11 years
Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
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Open daily, including public holidays. From May to August, public-holiday hours are 09:00-19:00. Ticket offices and Visitor Services close one hour before the zoo, which is also the last admission time.
October-March
- Standard ticket
- PLN 35.00
- Standard with Karta Warszawiaka
- PLN 30.00
- Concession ticket
- PLN 30.00
- Concession with Karta Młodego Warszawiaka
- PLN 25.00
- Family ticket - per person
- PLN 30.00
April-September
- Standard ticket
- PLN 45.00
- Standard with Karta Warszawiaka
- PLN 40.00
- Concession ticket
- PLN 35.00
- Concession with Karta Młodego Warszawiaka
- PLN 30.00
- Family ticket - per person
- PLN 35.00
Year-round tickets and entitlements
- Personal annual standard pass
- PLN 150.00
- Personal annual concession pass
- PLN 100.00
- Annual pass for children under 3 and people over 75
- PLN 12.00
- Replacement annual pass
- PLN 12.00
- Children under 3 and people over 75
- PLN 1.00
- Group supervisor
- PLN 1.00
- Visitor with a disability and one adult carer
- PLN 0.00
- Retirees and pensioners - first Tuesday of the month
- PLN 0.00
- Children under 12 on Children’s Day
- PLN 0.00
Prices effective from 1 April 2026. Concessions require valid identification. Family tickets: at least 3 people, no more than 2 adults and children up to 16; price per person. Online purchases may include an operator fee. Personal annual passes are available at Visitor Services. Tickets cannot be returned or exchanged.
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Image generated or substantially modified by AI.Thematic routeMain route: ten ways of livingFrom a flamingo's filtering bill to a snow leopard's mountain paws: animal ways of feeding, moving and caring for young.Start the walk
All three entrances accommodate wheelchairs. Steeper slopes occur near the elephants and the entrance by Gdański Bridge. Pavilions have access provisions, but the amphibian section of the reptile house is not wheelchair accessible. Aquariums may be dark, and animals may make sudden loud sounds.