On the way

What to see on the way from Białystok to Białowieża

It is about 80 km from Białystok to Białowieża, roughly 1 h 26 min of driving without breaks.

Along the way we suggest 6 stops worth leaving the road for: heritage, nature and curiosities. A typical detour is 3 minutes: the extra time to drive to a stop and back to the route.

Stops are listed in driving order, each with the time it adds and its distance from the start.

  • 80 km
  • 1 h 26 min
  • 6 stops
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Stops on the way

  1. Stop 1

    +1 min detour 19 km from the start Show on map

    St Roch Chapel in Zabłudów

    Photo: St Roch Chapel in Zabłudów
    Athantor CC BY-SA 3.0

    A Roman Catholic chapel from the mid-19th century in the town of Zabłudów, Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, listed in the heritage register.

    • History and culture

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  2. Stop 2

    +3 min detour 32 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St Michael the Archangel in Trześcianka

    Photo: Church of St Michael the Archangel in Trześcianka
    Chrumps CC BY-SA 4.0

    An Orthodox church in Trześcianka (Narew Commune, Hajnówka County), built between 1864 and 1867 and entered in the register of monuments.

    • History and culture

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  3. Stop 3

    +2 min detour 46 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St James the Apostle in Łosinka

    Photo: Church of St James the Apostle in Łosinka
    Radosław Drożdżewski (Zwiadowca21) CC BY-SA 1.0

    An Orthodox church in Łosinka (Narew Commune, Hajnówka County), built between 1882 and 1886 and entered in the heritage register.

    • History and culture

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  4. Stop 4

    +1 min detour 55 km from the start Show on map

    Church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos in Dubiny

    Photo: Church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos in Dubiny
    Grażyna Adamczyk CC BY 4.0

    An Orthodox church in the village of Dubiny (Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship), built between 1867 and 1872 and listed in the register of monuments.

    • History and culture

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  5. Stop 5

    +14 min detour 59 km from the start Show on map

    Church of the Transfiguration

    Photo: Church of the Transfiguration
    Pudlašuk CC BY-SA 4.0

    An Orthodox cemetery church in Hajnówka Commune (Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship).

    • History and culture

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  6. Stop 6

    +10 min detour 73 km from the start Show on map

    Polana Zubra

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    A viewpoint in Teremiski, Białowieża Commune, Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship.

    • Nature and unusual places

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Driving the other way?

Driving from Białowieża to Białystok, you reach the same stops in reverse order – read the list from the bottom.

Plan the route from Białowieża to Białystok

How stops are chosen: the planner routes the drive, checks places up to 5 km from the road and routes the real detour to each; it keeps those that add at most 30 minutes. Data: OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Wikidata, Wikipedia, the NID heritage register (CC BY 4.0), Opencaching.PL (CC BY-SA 3.0 PL), photos from Wikimedia Commons with their author and licence.