On the way

What to see on the way from Warsaw to Białowieża

It is about 284 km from Warsaw to Białowieża, roughly 3 h 26 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 10 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.

  • 284 km
  • 3 h 26 min
  • 10 stops
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Stops on the way

  1. Stop 1

    +10 min detour 34 km from the start Show on map

    Chapel of the Mother of the Redeemer

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    A Roman Catholic chapel in the village of Wielgolas Brzeziński (Halinów commune, Mińsk County, Masovian Voivodeship).

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  2. Stop 2

    +10 min detour 54 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St Anne in Jakubów

    Photo: Church of St Anne in Jakubów
    Michcik CC BY-SA 3.0

    A Roman Catholic parish church in Jakubów (Jakubów Commune, Masovian Voivodeship), built in 1903 in the Neo-Gothic style to a design by Józef Pius Dziekoński.

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  3. Stop 3

    +8 min detour 71 km from the start Show on map

    Our Lady of the Scapular Chapel in Sinołęka

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    A wooden Roman Catholic chapel in Sinołęka (Kałuszyn Commune, Mińsk County), part of the manor complex and listed in the heritage register.

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  4. Stop 4

    +11 min detour 98 km from the start Show on map

    Oblate Fathers' Monastery in Siedlce

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    A Roman Catholic monastery of the Oblate Fathers in the city of Siedlce (Masovian Voivodeship, Poland).

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  5. Stop 5

    +19 min detour 126 km from the start Show on map

    Wooden windmill in Krzesk-Królowa Niwa

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    A wooden windmill in the village of Krzesk-Królowa Niwa, Zbuczyn Commune, Siedlce County.

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  6. Stop 6

    +20 min detour 139 km from the start Show on map

    Manor House in Dziadkowskie-Folwark

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    A manor house in the locality of Dziadkowskie-Folwark (Huszlew Commune, Łosice County), built in 1921 and listed in the register of immovable monuments.

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  7. Stop 7

    +12 min detour 163 km from the start Show on map

    Broel-Plater Palace in Dwór

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    A manor house in the village of Dwór (Platerów Commune, Łosice County), listed in the register of monuments.

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  8. Stop 8

    +1 min detour 181 km from the start Show on map

    Cemetery of German and Russian soldiers fallen in World War I near Turna Duża

    Photo: Cemetery of German and Russian soldiers fallen in World War I near Turna Duża
    Proch CC BY-SA 3.0 pl

    A World War I war cemetery about 2 km from the village of Turna Duża (Siemiatycze Commune, Podlaskie Voivodeship), entered in the heritage register in 1988.

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  9. Stop 9

    +1 min detour 202 km from the start Show on map

    Church of the Holy Trinity in Dziadkowice

    Photo: Church of the Holy Trinity in Dziadkowice
    Lilly M CC BY-SA 3.0

    A Roman Catholic church built in 1802 in the village of Dziadkowice (Siemiatycze County), listed in the register of monuments.

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  10. Stop 10

    +1 min detour 237 km from the start Show on map

    German Soldiers' Cemetery from World War I in Bielsk Podlaski

    Photo: German Soldiers' Cemetery from World War I in Bielsk Podlaski
    Pablo000 CC BY 3.0

    A World War I war cemetery in the town of Bielsk Podlaski (Podlaskie Voivodeship), listed in the register of immovable monuments.

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Driving the other way?

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

Plan the route from Białowieża to Warsaw

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.