On the way

What to see on the way from Kraków to Krynica-Zdrój

It is about 143 km from Kraków to Krynica-Zdrój, roughly 2 h 34 min of driving without breaks.

Along the way we suggest 8 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.

  • 143 km
  • 2 h 34 min
  • 8 stops
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Stops on the way

  1. Stop 1

    +16 min detour 21 km from the start Show on map

    War Cemetery No. 330 – Podłęże

    Photo: War Cemetery No. 330 – Podłęże
    Zygmunt Put Zetpe0202 CC BY-SA 4.0

    A Christian World War I military cemetery in Podłęże (Niepołomice Commune, Lesser Poland Voivodeship), listed in the register of immovable monuments.

    • History and culture

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  2. Stop 2

    +12 min detour 33 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St Joseph the Worker in Kłaj

    Photo: Church of St Joseph the Worker in Kłaj
    Zygmunt Put Zetpe0202 CC BY-SA 4.0

    A Roman Catholic church in Kłaj Commune (Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship).

    • History and culture

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  3. Stop 3

    +7 min detour 46 km from the start Show on map

    Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Krzeczów

    Photo: Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Krzeczów
    Pokier150 CC BY-SA 4.0

    A Roman Catholic church in Krzeczów, Rzezawa Commune, Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship.

    • History and culture

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  4. Stop 4

    +10 min detour 58 km from the start Show on map

    War Cemetery No. 278 – Jadowniki Podgórne

    Photo: War Cemetery No. 278 – Jadowniki Podgórne
    Jerzy Opioła CC BY-SA 3.0

    A World War I war cemetery in the village of Jadowniki (Brzesko Commune, Lesser Poland Voivodeship).

    • History and culture

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  5. Stop 5

    +3 min detour 72 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St Nicholas the Bishop in Tymowa

    Photo: Church of St Nicholas the Bishop in Tymowa
    Pudelek (Marcin Szala) CC BY-SA 3.0 pl

    An 18th-century wooden Roman Catholic church in Tymowa (Czchów Commune, Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship), listed in the heritage register.

    • History and culture

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  6. Stop 6

    +2 min detour 94 km from the start Show on map

    Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Tęgoborze

    Photo: Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Tęgoborze
    MBi CC BY-SA 4.0

    A wooden Roman Catholic filial church on the St Just Pass in Tęgoborze (Łososina Dolna Commune, Lesser Poland Voivodeship), a listed monument.

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  7. Stop 7

    +8 min detour 106 km from the start Show on map

    War Cemetery No. 351 – Zabełcze

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    A World War I war cemetery in the Zabełcze area of Nowy Sącz (Lesser Poland Voivodeship), listed in the register of immovable monuments.

    • History and culture

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  8. Stop 8

    +5 min detour 118 km from the start Show on map

    Stadnicki Palace in Zamek

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    The Stadnicki family palace in the village of Zamek (Nawojowa Commune, Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship).

    • History and culture

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Driving the other way?

Driving from Krynica-Zdrój to Kraków, you reach the same stops in reverse order – read the list from the bottom.

Plan the route from Krynica-Zdrój to Kraków

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.

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