On the way

What to see on the way from Kraków to Sandomierz

It is about 220 km from Kraków to Sandomierz, roughly 2 h 51 min of driving without breaks.

Along the way we suggest 9 stops worth leaving the road for: heritage, nature and curiosities. A typical detour is 9 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.

  • 220 km
  • 2 h 51 min
  • 9 stops
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Stops on the way

  1. Stop 1

    +14 min detour 33 km from the start Show on map

    Mill in Słomniki

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    A watermill in the town of Słomniki (Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship).

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  2. Stop 2

    +13 min detour 43 km from the start Show on map

    Jewish Cemetery in Miechów

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    A Jewish cemetery established in 1882, located in the town of Miechów (Lesser Poland Voivodeship).

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  3. Stop 3

    +9 min detour 67 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St James the Apostle in Mieronice

    Photo: Church of St James the Apostle in Mieronice
    Jakub Hałun CC BY-SA 3.0

    A Roman Catholic church in Mieronice (Wodzisław Commune, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship), entered in the Polish register of monuments in 1956.

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  4. Stop 4

    +15 min detour 86 km from the start Show on map

    Blessed Wincenty Kadłubek Church in Jędrzejów

    Photo: Blessed Wincenty Kadłubek Church in Jędrzejów
    Arianus CC BY-SA 4.0

    A Roman Catholic church in the town of Jędrzejów (Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship), listed in the register of monuments.

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  5. Stop 5

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

    Defensive Manor of the Chęciny Starosts in Chęciny

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    A defensive manor house in the town of Chęciny (Chęciny Commune, Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship), Poland.

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  6. Stop 6

    +10 min detour 126 km from the start Show on map

    Oak "Kacper" in Kielce

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    An oak marked as a monument in the city of Kielce, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship.

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  7. Stop 7

    +1 min detour 155 km from the start Show on map

    Chapel of the Mother of God in Makoszyn

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    A Roman Catholic chapel listed in the register of monuments, located in the village of Makoszyn in the Bieliny Commune, Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship.

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  8. Stop 8

    +3 min detour 176 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St Nicholas in Baćkowice

    Photo: Church of St Nicholas in Baćkowice
    Olerys CC BY-SA 3.0

    A stone Roman Catholic church in Baćkowice (Baćkowice Commune, Opatów County), listed in the NID register of immovable monuments.

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  9. Stop 9

    +6 min detour 198 km from the start Show on map

    World War I Cemetery, Kolonia Kurów

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    A World War I cemetery listed in the register of monuments, located in Kolonia Kurów in the Lipnik commune.

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Driving the other way?

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

Plan the route from Sandomierz 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.