On the way

What to see on the way from Łódź to Katowice

It is about 238 km from Łódź to Katowice, roughly 2 h 41 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 15 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.

  • 238 km
  • 2 h 41 min
  • 10 stops
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Stops on the way

  1. Stop 1

    +4 min detour 34 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St Christopher in Tuszyn-Las

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    A Roman Catholic parish church in Tuszyn-Las (Tuszyn Commune, Łódź East County), built in 1981–1983.

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  2. Stop 2

    +8 min detour 59 km from the start Show on map

    Park Belzacki in Piotrków Trybunalski

    Photo: Park Belzacki in Piotrków Trybunalski
    Qaz64 CC BY-SA 3.0 pl

    A park in Piotrków Trybunalski (Łódź Voivodeship), a landscape manor park from the second half of the 19th century, listed in the heritage register.

    • History and culture

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  3. Stop 3

    +26 min detour 87 km from the start Show on map

    Railway Enthusiasts' Observation Point, Wojciechów

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    A viewpoint for railway enthusiasts in the village of Wojciechów in Gomunice Commune, Radomsko County.

    • Nature and unusual places

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  4. Stop 4

    +7 min detour 100 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St Roch in Radomsko

    Photo: Church of St Roch in Radomsko
    Polar123 CC BY-SA 3.0 pl

    A wooden Roman Catholic church in Radomsko (Łódź Voivodeship), built in the early 16th century and listed in the heritage register.

    • History and culture

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  5. Stop 5

    +11 min detour 122 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St Leonard the Abbot in Mykanów

    Photo: Church of St Leonard the Abbot in Mykanów
    Marek Silarski CC BY-SA 2.5

    A Roman Catholic parish church in Mykanów (Mykanów Commune, Częstochowa County), built in 1836 to a design by Henryk Marconi in the Gothic Revival style and entered in the heritage register.

    • History and culture

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  6. Stop 6

    +30 min detour 138 km from the start Show on map

    Combat Bunker for 1 HMG in Częstochowa

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    A combat bunker for a heavy machine gun in the city of Częstochowa (Silesian Voivodeship), built in 1939.

    • History and culture

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  7. Stop 7

    +30 min detour 154 km from the start Show on map

    Parish Cemetery in Nierada

    Photo: Parish Cemetery in Nierada
    Waraciła CC BY-SA 4.0

    A Roman Catholic parish cemetery in the village of Nierada, Poczesna Commune, Częstochowa County.

    • History and culture

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  8. Stop 8

    +14 min detour 169 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St Valentine in Woźniki

    Photo: Church of St Valentine in Woźniki
    Przykuta CC BY-SA 4.0

    A wooden Roman Catholic church in the town of Woźniki (Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship), built in 1696 and listed in the register of monuments.

    • History and culture

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  9. Stop 9

    +15 min detour 197 km from the start Show on map

    Windmill in Zawarpie

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    A windmill in the village of Zawarpie, Siewierz Commune, Będzin County.

    • History and culture

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  10. Stop 10

    +21 min detour 211 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.

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Driving the other way?

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

Plan the route from Katowice to Łódź

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.