On the way

What to see on the way from Katowice to Częstochowa

It is about 98 km from Katowice to Częstochowa, roughly 1 h 14 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 10 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.

  • 98 km
  • 1 h 14 min
  • 6 stops
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Stops on the way

  1. Stop 1

    +16 min detour 15 km from the start Show on map

    All Saints Church in Mysłowice

    Photo: All Saints Church in Mysłowice
    Adrian Tync CC BY-SA 4.0

    A neo-Gothic Roman Catholic church in the Dziećkowice district of Mysłowice (Silesian Voivodeship), designed by architect Ludwig Schneider.

    • History and culture

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  2. Stop 2

    +20 min detour 27 km from the start Show on map

    Jacek Kuroń Park in Sosnowiec

    Photo: Jacek Kuroń Park in Sosnowiec
    Krzysztof Popławski CC BY-SA 4.0

    A municipal park in Sosnowiec (Silesian Voivodeship), established in 1956.

    • History and culture

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  3. Stop 3

    +9 min detour 38 km from the start Show on map

    St Catherine's Chapel in Dąbrowa Górnicza

    Photo: St Catherine's Chapel in Dąbrowa Górnicza
    Zontunex CC BY-SA 3.0

    An 18th-century Roman Catholic chapel in the Pod Górą area of Dąbrowa Górnicza (Silesian Voivodeship), listed in the Polish register of monuments.

    • History and culture

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  4. Stop 4

    +11 min detour 42 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St John the Baptist in Siewierz

    Photo: Church of St John the Baptist in Siewierz
    Olerys CC BY-SA 3.0

    A Romanesque Roman Catholic church from the first half of the 12th century in Siewierz (Będzin County, Silesian Voivodeship), listed in the heritage register.

    • History and culture

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  5. Stop 5

    +5 min detour 47 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St Nicholas in Mierzęcice

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    A Roman Catholic church in Mierzęcice (Będzin County), entered in the heritage register in 1967.

    • History and culture

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  6. Stop 6

    +7 min detour 54 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St James the Apostle in Sączów

    Photo: Church of St James the Apostle in Sączów
    Arro / fotopolska.eu CC BY-SA 3.0

    A Roman Catholic parish church in Sączów (Bobrowniki Commune, Będzin County), built in 1850–1872 and listed in the heritage register of the Silesian Voivodeship.

    • History and culture

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Driving the other way?

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

Plan the route from Częstochowa to Katowice

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.