On the way

What to see on the way from Białystok to Olsztyn

It is about 309 km from Białystok to Olsztyn, roughly 3 h 46 min of driving without breaks.

Along the way we suggest 10 stops worth leaving the road for: heritage, nature and curiosities. A typical detour is 8 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.

  • 309 km
  • 3 h 46 min
  • 10 stops
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Stops on the way

  1. Stop 1

    +13 min detour 50 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St Anne in Rutki-Kossaki

    Photo: Church of St Anne in Rutki-Kossaki
    Fczarnowski CC BY-SA 3.0

    A Roman Catholic parish church in the village of Rutki-Kossaki (Rutki Commune, Zambrów County), built in the second half of the 16th century and listed in the register of monuments.

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  2. Stop 2

    +17 min detour 71 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St Joseph the Worker in Zambrów

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    A Roman Catholic church in the town of Zambrów (Zambrów County, Podlaskie Voivodeship), Poland.

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  3. Stop 3

    +9 min detour 124 km from the start Show on map

    Belfry (Goworowo)

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    A belfry from the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries in the village of Goworowo (Goworowo Commune, Ostrołęka County, Masovian Voivodeship), listed in the heritage register.

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  4. Stop 4

    +6 min detour 146 km from the start Show on map

    Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Czerwonka Szlachecka

    Photo: Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Czerwonka Szlachecka
    MOs810 CC BY 4.0

    A Roman Catholic parish church built in 1901–1906 in the village of Czerwonka Szlachecka (Masovian Voivodeship), listed in the heritage register.

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  5. Stop 5

    +5 min detour 164 km from the start Show on map

    Church of the Holy Spirit in Węgrzynowo

    Photo: Church of the Holy Spirit in Węgrzynowo
    MOs810 CC BY 4.0

    A Roman Catholic parish church in Węgrzynowo (Płoniawy-Bramura Commune, Maków County), listed in the register of monuments of the Masovian Voivodeship.

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  6. Stop 6

    +2 min detour 179 km from the start Show on map

    Historical Museum in Przasnysz

    Photo: Historical Museum in Przasnysz
    Loraine CC BY-SA 4.0

    A former town hall from the late 18th century on the market square in Przasnysz (Masovian Voivodeship), now a museum and listed in the register of monuments.

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  7. Stop 7

    +1 min detour 198 km from the start Show on map

    Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Grudusk

    Photo: Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Grudusk
    Wojsyl CC BY-SA 3.0

    A Roman Catholic church in Grudusk (Ciechanów County, Masovian Voivodeship), built in 1883–1893 in the Gothic Revival style and listed as a Masovian Voivodeship monument.

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  8. Stop 8

    +9 min detour 215 km from the start Show on map

    Holy Trinity Church in Mława

    Photo: Holy Trinity Church in Mława
    Honza Groh ( Jagro ) CC BY-SA 3.0

    A Roman Catholic parish church in the town of Mława (Masovian Voivodeship), built at the end of the 19th century and listed in the register of monuments.

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  9. Stop 9

    +12 min detour 242 km from the start Show on map

    Nidzica Castle

    Photo: Nidzica Castle
    Chris Olszewski CC BY-SA 4.0

    A Gothic Teutonic Order castle in the town of Nidzica (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship), now housing a hotel and a cultural centre, listed as a monument since 1953.

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  10. Stop 10

    +7 min detour 273 km from the start Show on map

    Tannenberg Memorial Ruins

    Photo: Tannenberg Memorial Ruins
    Bundesarchiv, Bild 146-2004-0008 / Unknown author CC BY-SA 3.0 de

    Ruins of a former memorial site, located in the town of Olsztynek in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.

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Driving the other way?

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

Plan the route from Olsztyn 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.