Employee Parking at POZ: staff-only, not for passengers
Airport staff at Poznań-Ławica use a dedicated Employee Parking area that’s restricted and separate from the public P1/P2 car parks near Terminal 1. This zone sits behind barrier access and is controlled by staff IDs or permits, so drive-up entry as a normal passenger is not an option.
Most travellers only see signs for Employee Parking when public areas around Terminal 1 feel full or traffic backs up toward the P1/P2 entrances. Following those staff signs usually drops you at closed barriers with card readers instead of ticket machines, which means you have to circle back to the main public access roads and lose 5–10 minutes.
Overall parking at Poznań-Ławica rates around 4.0–4.3/5 on user review sites, which includes staff, short-stay, and long-stay zones on the same airport footprint. That score suggests the mix of public and non-public parking works in practice, even if Employee Parking itself doesn’t offer anything a passenger can actually book.
The Employee Parking area sits landside and outside the main public pay-on-exit system that covers the signed P1 and P2 lots in front of Terminal 1. Tariffs posted on airport boards only apply to those public car parks, so trying to slip into staff bays won’t save you a few złoty; it just risks a ticket or being towed by airport security.
Practical tip: if you spot "Parking Pracowniczy" or "Employee Parking" signs while aiming for POZ, ignore them and follow the marked P1/P2 visitor parking instead, even if traffic is heavy—this keeps you on the correct loop for terminal drop-off and regular paid parking.