Study in Poland from Lithuania
A practical, honest guide for Lithuanian students — visas, refusal rates, flights, costs and what life is really like. Backed by sources, not marketing.
Northern Europe (EU, Baltics)
2022/23 · GUS/NAWA
visa-free entry
€16–70 (one-way est.)
Visas & entry
No visa — EU freedom of movement; register residence if staying >3 months
- Where to apply
- local voivodeship office (EU residence registration)
Key documents
- Lithuanian ID or passport
- EU residence registration certificate
- health insurance (EHIC or private)
Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
Getting there
Vilnius (VNO) → Warsaw (WAW)
- Typical price
- €16–70 (one-way est.)
- Flight time
- 1.1 h
- Airlines
- LOT, Wizz Air, Ryanair, airBaltic
Shortest flight here (~1h05 LOT). A shared land border also makes bus/car realistic.
Prices vary — estimate from omio.com
What it's really like
Polish-Lithuanian relations are nuanced and historically sensitive — shared Commonwealth heritage, but also memories of polonisation and the interwar dispute over Vilnius. Some Lithuanian nationalists view past Polish dominance critically, and the rights of the Polish minority in Lithuania can be a sore point. Even so, state relations have warmed markedly (shared EU/NATO membership, cooperation against the Russian threat). Day-to-day, Lithuanians and Poles coexist without hostility, and geographic/cultural closeness eases adaptation.
Community: No data on a large Lithuanian student community, but a strong link is the large Polish minority in Lithuania (~183k, 6.5% of the population, around Vilnius) — many Lithuanians have Polish roots or know Polish.
Tips from students & forums
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As an EU citizen you need no visa or permit — just an ID and residence registration for stays >3 months.
ipc.gov.cz -
Poland is cheaper than Scandinavia/Western Europe at a similar quality of student life, with the degree recognised EU-wide.
study.gov.pl -
English-taught programmes (incl. medicine) mean you don't need Polish, while cultural/linguistic closeness eases daily life.
en.wikipedia.org
Good to know
- Poland and Lithuania share centuries of common Commonwealth heritage (union from 1385/1569) — among the oldest state ties in Europe.
- ~183k Poles live in Lithuania (6.5%, 2021 census), creating a natural cultural and linguistic bridge.
Frequently asked questions
Do Lithuanian students need a visa to study in Poland?
Lithuanian citizens do not need a visa to study in Poland — EU freedom of movement applies; you only register residence for stays over 3 months.
How many Lithuanian students are in Poland?
About 470 students from Lithuania were enrolled in Poland (2022/23, GUS/NAWA data).
How much does it cost to live in Poland as a student?
Roughly €630–1,210 a month for a student living alone in a one-bedroom flat, from Lodz (the cheapest of the 8 cities we track) to Warsaw (the most expensive); a university dormitory or shared flat usually brings that down to about €400–700. Estimate from Numbeo market data accessed 9 July 2026 — for a visa, rely on the sum the authorities specify.
English-taught programmes for Lithuanian students
All 951 degrees in the catalogue are open to Lithuanian applicants — these picks match what students from Lithuania most often look for. Tuition shown per year where the university publishes it.
No English test listed
Programmes whose admissions pages named no English test when we captured them. That is not a university statement that a certificate is unnecessary — confirm the current rule before you apply.
Affordable programmes
The lowest rates published for English-taught studies in the catalogue. Each figure is a university-wide rate its programmes inherit, not this programme's own fee.
Universities behind these picks
Each profile has step-by-step application instructions, admissions contacts and every English-taught programme the university offers.
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Last reviewed: 2026-08-13. Visa-refusal figures are Schengen short-stay proxies unless stated; Poland does not publish national (type D) study-visa refusal rates per country. Flight prices and monthly budgets are estimates from aggregators and study.gov.pl and change over time. Entries ranked 31+ are added for search coverage of countries Poland does not publish separate student counts for; their studentsInPoland.count is null by design unless a published figure exists (the Perspektywy/GUS "Studenci zagraniczni w Polsce 2023" report covers some).