Student Housing in Bydgoszcz

Bydgoszcz is a small and relatively modern city that has a lot to offer students. You will find parks, rivers, museums, shops, shopping centres, the Opera, bars, restaurants, among other places frequented by national and international youth.

If you are looking for student accommodation in Bydgoszcz, we recommend that you continue reading this article, as here we tell you everything you have to take into account to find the ideal accommodation for you easily and quickly.

Student apartments for rent in Bydgoszcz

Are you looking for a student flat for rent in Bydgoszcz? In this Polish city, you will find two types of apartments: studio flats for one or two people (ideally couples) and flats with more rooms to share between several students. Pay attention to the characteristics of each apartment, most of them are furnished and with the basic appliances to move into (such as a refrigerator, oven or washing machine), but some of them do not include furniture. Renting an unfurnished apartment is usually not profitable for Erasmus students who move to live in Bydgoszcz for a season, as you would have to incur a lot of expenses to buy everything.

Regarding the cost, studio flats usually go from € 300 onwards and can go up to € 600 per month. The apartments with more rooms to share have a price that starts from € 500 per month usually.

Student room for rent in Bydgoszcz

This alternative is usually the most chosen by young internationals who move to live their Erasmus experience in Bydgoszcz, mainly for two reasons: it is usually the most affordable option and allows you to share your day to day situation with other students who are in the same situation as you. Young people from previous years ensure that your roommates quickly become your Erasmus family.

Most of the available and verified rooms that you can see in the Erasmus Play housing search engine have everything a student needs, such as a bed, bedding, wardrobe, desk and study chair. However, each of them has different characteristics, so we suggest that you investigate well what each one includes.

The price of rooms in shared flats usually goes from € 110 onwards, with the average being approximately € 180 per month.

Student accommodation in Bydgoszcz

Despite being a small city, there are several areas that you can consider living in Bydgoszcz as a student. Here are the neighbourhoods that were most chosen by international youth every year:

Apartments for rent in Śródmieście

This neighbourhood is the centre of the city. It includes some of the areas most frequented by young people, such as the central square, museums, shops, bars and restaurants.

Apartments in Bielawy

Bielawy is located north of the centre, a few minutes away on foot or by public transport. This area is especially suitable for those students who are going to study at the Nicolas Copernicus University in Toruń or the Casimir the Great University in Bydgoszcz.

Rooms for rent at Stare Miasto

This is the old part of the city, which includes several important sights and attractions. Its atmosphere is very beautiful, in addition to crossing the river Brda there.

Erasmus accommodation near the universities of Bydgoszcz

The following are some of the institutions that receive more Erasmus students every year in the Polish city:

University of Bydgoszcz 

This institution has two main buildings in the city, both with central locations. Most of its faculties are located in these buildings.

Nicholas Copernicus University of Toruń

This institution has its main campus in Torun, but in Bydgoszcz, there are faculties related to Medicine. It should be noted that it is considered one of the five most important universities in Poland. The Bydgoszcz city campus is located in the Osiedle Leśne neighbourhood.

Casimir the Great University of Bydgoszcz (Uniwersytet Kazimierza Wielkiego)

The main campus of this university is located in the Bocianowo neighbourhood, north of the centre of Bydgoszcz. You can choose those two neighbourhoods to live in or also consider Bielawy and Osiedle Leśne.

Bydgoszcz University of Technology (“Uniwersytet Technologiczno - Przyrodniczy im. JJSniadeckich w Bydgoszczy”)

This institution has its campus in an area far from the city centre, called Nowy Fordon. It is approximately 35 minutes by public transport from the centre, so you can choose to live there or in areas closer to the institution, such as Nowy Fordon or Stary Fordon.

University residence in Bydgoszcz

In Bydgoszcz there are several residences available for students, so we recommend that you compare the different characteristics offered by each one of them to choose the ideal one for you.

Frequently Asked Questions about studying in Bydgoszcz