On the way

What to see on the way from Poznań to Łódź

It is about 219 km from Poznań to Łódź, roughly 2 h 42 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.

  • 219 km
  • 2 h 42 min
  • 10 stops
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Stops on the way

  1. Stop 1

    +12 min detour 24 km from the start Show on map

    All Saints Church in Kleszczewo

    Photo: All Saints Church in Kleszczewo
    MOs810 CC BY-SA 4.0

    An 18th-century wooden Roman Catholic church listed in the register of monuments, located in the village of Kleszczewo in Gmina Kleszczewo (Greater Poland Voivodeship).

    • History and culture

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  2. Stop 2

    +10 min detour 50 km from the start Show on map

    Manor in Białężyce

    Photo: Manor in Białężyce
    Piotrek21511 CC BY-SA 3.0

    An eclectic manor from the early 20th century in Białężyce (Września Commune, Greater Poland Voivodeship), listed in the heritage register.

    • History and culture

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  3. Stop 3

    +18 min detour 73 km from the start Show on map

    Regional Museum in Słupca

    Photo: Regional Museum in Słupca
    Michał Serdyński CC BY-SA 4.0

    A regional museum in the town of Słupca (Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship), founded in 1975.

    • History and culture

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  4. Stop 4

    +12 min detour 86 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St Matthew the Apostle in Myślibórz

    Photo: Church of St Matthew the Apostle in Myślibórz
    Pw72 CC BY-SA 3.0

    A Roman Catholic church in the village of Myślibórz (Golina Commune, Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship), built in the early 16th century and entered in the heritage register in 1970.

    • History and culture

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  5. Stop 5

    +22 min detour 100 km from the start Show on map

    War Cemetery in Konin

    Photo: War Cemetery in Konin
    Flyz1 CC BY-SA 4.0

    A World War I war cemetery in the town of Konin (Greater Poland Voivodeship) with graves of German and Russian soldiers, listed in the heritage register.

    • History and culture

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  6. Stop 6

    +28 min detour 114 km from the start Show on map

    Paprotnia Observation Tower

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    An observation tower in the village of Paprotnia, Krzymów Commune, Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship.

    • Nature and unusual places

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  7. Stop 7

    +15 min detour 144 km from the start Show on map

    Small Palace in Czepów

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    A small palace in the locality of Czepów, Uniejów Commune, Poddębice County, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland.

    • History and culture

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  8. Stop 8

    +14 min detour 160 km from the start Show on map

    Palace in Stary Gostków

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    A palace in the locality of Stary Gostków (Wartkowice Commune, Poddębice County, Łódź Voivodeship), Poland.

    • History and culture

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  9. Stop 9

    +23 min detour 174 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St Roch

    Photo: Church of St Roch
    Jacek Bogdan CC BY-SA 3.0 pl

    A Roman Catholic cemetery church in Parzęczew (Parzęczew Commune, Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship), listed in the register of monuments.

    • History and culture

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  10. Stop 10

    +9 min detour 191 km from the start Show on map

    Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Biała

    Photo: Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Biała
    Jacek Bogdan CC BY-SA 3.0

    An 18th-century Roman Catholic church in Biała (Zgierz Commune, Zgierz County), listed in the register of monuments.

    • History and culture

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Driving the other way?

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

Plan the route from Łódź to Poznań

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.