Direction and location signs (E)

Direction and location boards keep you on the correct route. This gallery shows how Polish signposts present lane allocation, destinations, junction layouts and motorway exits so you can interpret them instantly while driving or during the exam questions.

Symbol	Meaning	Explanation
E-1	Advance direction sign board	Warns of an intersection. The depictions of other signs placed on the signs inform about the presence of those signs on the roads indicated on the sign.
E-1a	Advance direction sign board on a motorway	Warns of an exit from a motorway. The depictions of other signs placed on the signs inform about the presence of those signs on the roads indicated on the sign.
E-1b	Advance direction sign board before entering a motorway	Warns of an intersection with an entrance to a motorway or a road leading to a motorway. The depictions of other signs placed on the signs inform about the presence of those signs on the roads indicated on the sign.
E-2a	Panel direction sign placed beside the carriageway	Indicates, at an intersection or directly before it, directions to towns or city districts
E-2b	Panel direction sign placed above the carriageway	Indicates, at an intersection or directly before it, directions to towns or city districts
E-2c	Panel direction sign placed beside the carriageway on a motorway	Indicates, at an intersection or directly before it, directions to towns or city districts
E-2d	Panel direction sign placed above the carriageway on a motorway	Indicates, at an intersection or directly before it, directions to towns or city districts
E-2e	Panel direction sign placed beside the carriageway before entering a motorway	Indicates, at an intersection or directly before it, directions to towns or city districts
E-2f	Panel direction sign placed above the carriageway before entering a motorway	Indicates, at an intersection or directly before it, directions to towns or city districts
E-3	Arrow-shaped direction sign to a town indicating the road number	Indicates, at an intersection or directly before it, directions to towns or city districts
E-4	Arrow-shaped direction sign to a town giving the distance to it	Indicates, at an intersection or directly before it, directions to towns or city districts
E-5	Signpost to a city district	Indicates, at an intersection or directly before it, directions to towns or city districts The inscription “Centrum” indicates the direction to the city centre.
E-6	Signpost to the airport	Indicates the direction to a tourist or leisure facility indicated on the sign. On signposts, directions to Police units, emergency medical services, public administration offices, road administrations and units carrying out customs clearance may be given by an appropriate inscription or symbol. The sign with the letters “PL” placed next to the name of a locality and the distinguishing sign of the state adopted for marking vehicles participating in international traffic indicate that there is a border crossing to that state in the locality. The distinguishing sign of the state adopted for marking vehicles participating in international traffic placed next to the name of a locality indicates that the locality is located in that state.
E-6a	Signpost to a railway station	Indicates the direction to a tourist or leisure facility indicated on the sign. On signposts, directions to Police units, emergency medical services, public administration offices, road administrations and units carrying out customs clearance may be given by an appropriate inscription or symbol. The sign with the letters “PL” placed next to the name of a locality and the distinguishing sign of the state adopted for marking vehicles participating in international traffic indicate that there is a border crossing to that state in the locality. The distinguishing sign of the state adopted for marking vehicles participating in international traffic placed next to the name of a locality indicates that the locality is located in that state.
E-6b	Signpost to a bus station	Indicates the direction to a tourist or leisure facility indicated on the sign. On signposts, directions to Police units, emergency medical services, public administration offices, road administrations and units carrying out customs clearance may be given by an appropriate inscription or symbol. The sign with the letters “PL” placed next to the name of a locality and the distinguishing sign of the state adopted for marking vehicles participating in international traffic indicate that there is a border crossing to that state in the locality. The distinguishing sign of the state adopted for marking vehicles participating in international traffic placed next to the name of a locality indicates that the locality is located in that state.
E-6c	Signpost to a ferry terminal	Indicates the direction to a tourist or leisure facility indicated on the sign. The given sign may also indicate a sea terminal. On signposts, directions to Police units, emergency medical services, public administration offices, road administrations and units carrying out customs clearance may be given by an appropriate inscription or symbol. The sign with the letters “PL” placed next to the name of a locality and the distinguishing sign of the state adopted for marking vehicles participating in international traffic indicate that there is a border crossing to that state in the locality. The distinguishing sign of the state adopted for marking vehicles participating in international traffic placed next to the name of a locality indicates that the locality is located in that state.
E-7	Signpost to a landing stage or navigation	Indicates the direction to a tourist or leisure facility indicated on the sign.
E-8	Signpost to a beach or bathing area	Indicates the direction to a tourist or leisure facility indicated on the sign.
E-9	Signpost to a museum	Indicates the direction to a tourist or leisure facility indicated on the sign.
E-10	Signpost to a historic monument as a cultural asset	Indicates the direction to a tourist or leisure facility indicated on the sign.
E-11	Signpost to a natural monument	Indicates the direction to a tourist or leisure facility indicated on the sign.
E-12	Signpost to a viewpoint	Indicates the direction to a tourist or leisure facility indicated on the sign.
E-12a	Signpost to a cycle route	Indicates the direction to a tourist or leisure facility indicated on the sign.
E-13	Directional board	Indicates the direction and distance to the main localities located along the given road.
E-14	Road route board	Indicates the road number and the distance to the main localities located along the given road route.
E-14a	Road route board on a motorway	Indicates the road number and the distance to the main localities located along the given road route.
E-15a	National road number with permissible vehicle axle load up to 11.5 t	Indicates the number and type (category) of the road. The sign also indicates that vehicles with a single axle load not exceeding 11.5 t and an appropriately higher multiple axle load, in accordance with regulations specifying the technical requirements for vehicles using roads, may travel on the road. A supplementary plate T-34 placed under the sign means that an electronic toll is charged for travel on a section of public road marked in this way.
E-15b	Voivodeship road number with permissible vehicle axle load up to 8 t	Indicates the number and type (category) of the road. The sign also indicates that vehicles with a single axle load not exceeding 8 t and an appropriately higher multiple axle load, in accordance with regulations specifying the technical requirements for vehicles using roads, may travel on the road.
E-15c	Motorway number	Indicates the number and type (category) of the road. The sign also indicates that vehicles with a single axle load not exceeding 11.5 t and an appropriately higher multiple axle load, in accordance with regulations specifying the technical requirements for vehicles using roads, may travel on the road. A supplementary plate T-34 placed under the sign means that an electronic toll is charged for travel on a section of public road marked in this way. A supplementary plate T-34 placed under the sign means that an electronic toll is charged for travel on a section of public road marked in this way.
E-15d	Expressway number	Indicates the number and type (category) of the road. The sign also indicates that vehicles with a single axle load not exceeding 11.5 t and an appropriately higher multiple axle load, in accordance with regulations specifying the technical requirements for vehicles using roads, may travel on the road. A supplementary plate T-34 placed under the sign means that an electronic toll is charged for travel on a section of public road marked in this way.
E-15e	Voivodeship road number with permissible vehicle axle load up to 10 t	Indicates the number and type (category) of the road. The sign also indicates that vehicles with a single axle load not exceeding 10 t and an appropriately higher multiple axle load, in accordance with regulations specifying the technical requirements for vehicles using roads, may travel on the road.
E-15f	National road number with permissible vehicle axle load up to 10 t	Indicates the number and type (category) of the road. The sign also indicates that vehicles with a single axle load not exceeding 10 t and an appropriately higher multiple axle load, in accordance with regulations specifying the technical requirements for vehicles using roads, may travel on the road. A supplementary plate T-34 placed under the sign means that an electronic toll is charged for travel on a section of public road marked in this way.
E-15g	National road number with permissible vehicle axle load up to 8 t	Indicates the number and type (category) of the road. The sign also indicates that vehicles with a single axle load not exceeding 8 t and an appropriately higher multiple axle load, in accordance with regulations specifying the technical requirements for vehicles using roads, may travel on the road. A supplementary plate T-34 placed under the sign means that an electronic toll is charged for travel on a section of public road marked in this way.
E-16	International route number	Indicates the number and type (category) of the road.
E-17a	Locality	Indicates entry into a locality
E-18a	End of locality	Indicates exit from a locality.
E-19a	Bypass	Indicates, at an intersection, the direction to the city bypass.
E-20	Motorway junction sign board	Informs about approaching an exit from a motorway. The numbers placed on the sign indicate: upper – exit number; lower – distance of the board from the exit. Instead of the exit number, the name of the junction may be given on the sign.
E-21	District (housing estate)	Informs about entry into a district or housing estate. The sign with the inscription “Centrum” informs about entry into the city centre.
E-22a	Automotive tourist route	Indicates the beginning of a designated automotive tourist route. On the sign, next to the route name, the route symbol and the symbol of the tourist organization designating the route may be placed.
E-22b	Object on an automotive tourist route	Indicates a tourist facility on an automotive tourist route. The symbol of a tourist or leisure facility is placed on the sign.
E-22c	Information about tourist facilities	Informs about tourist facilities located in the area indicated on the sign.