On the way

What to see on the way from Kraków to Wrocław

It is about 273 km from Kraków to Wrocław, roughly 3 h 8 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 16 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.

  • 273 km
  • 3 h 8 min
  • 10 stops
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Stops on the way

  1. Stop 1

    +20 min detour 33 km from the start Show on map

    Tenczyn Castle

    Photo: Tenczyn Castle
    Jakub Hałun CC BY-SA 3.0

    Renaissance castle ruins, part of the Eagles' Nests system, in the village of Rudno (Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship).

    • History and culture

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  2. Stop 2

    +15 min detour 63 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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  3. Stop 3

    +11 min detour 87 km from the start Show on map

    Workers' Colony – 1920 in Ruda Śląska

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    A historic workers' colony in the city of Ruda Śląska (Silesian Voivodeship), listed in the register of monuments.

    • History and culture

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  4. Stop 4

    +16 min detour 111 km from the start Show on map

    St Bartholomew Church in Smolnica

    Photo: St Bartholomew Church in Smolnica
    Przykuta CC BY-SA 4.0

    A wooden Roman Catholic filial church located in the cemetery in Smolnica (Gmina Sośnicowice, Gliwice County), a listed architectural monument.

    • History and culture

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  5. Stop 5

    +12 min detour 127 km from the start Show on map

    Pławniowice Palace

    Photo: Pławniowice Palace
    Lestat (Jan Mehlich) CC BY-SA 3.0

    A palace and park complex in the village of Pławniowice (Rudziniec Commune, Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship), listed in the Polish heritage register.

    • History and culture

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  6. Stop 6

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

    Biesie Skały

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    A viewpoint in the locality of Skały, Leśnica Commune, Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship.

    • Nature and unusual places

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  7. Stop 7

    +10 min detour 172 km from the start Show on map

    Dąbrówka Górna Palace

    Photo: Dąbrówka Górna Palace
    Robert Niedźwiedzki CC BY-SA 3.0

    A palace from the second half of the 17th century, rebuilt in 1907–1909 in the Neo-Baroque style, in the village of Dąbrówka Górna (Krapkowice Commune, Opole Voivodeship), listed in the register of immovable monuments.

    • History and culture

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  8. Stop 8

    +20 min detour 193 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St Hedwig of Silesia in Prądy

    Photo: Church of St Hedwig of Silesia in Prądy
    Adrian Tync CC BY-SA 4.0

    A Roman Catholic filial church in Prądy, Dąbrowa Commune, Opole County, Opole Voivodeship.

    • History and culture

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  9. Stop 9

    +20 min detour 227 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St Michael the Archangel in Jaworów

    Photo: Church of St Michael the Archangel in Jaworów
    Adrian Tync CC BY-SA 4.0

    A Catholic church in Jaworów (Wiązów Commune, Strzelin County), built around 1500 and entered in the register of monuments in 1966.

    • History and culture

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  10. Stop 10

    +19 min detour 241 km from the start Show on map

    Palace in Marszowice

    Photo: Palace in Marszowice
    Jar.ciurus CC BY-SA 3.0 pl

    Ruins of a palace in Marszowice (Oława Commune, Oława County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship), under heritage protection in Poland.

    • History and culture

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Driving the other way?

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

Plan the route from Wrocław 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.