On the way

What to see on the way from Warsaw to Giżycko

It is about 293 km from Warsaw to Giżycko, 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 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.

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

  1. Stop 1

    +13 min detour 31 km from the start Show on map

    Former Jewish Cemetery in Radzymin

    Photo: Former Jewish Cemetery in Radzymin
    Nonick 1 CC BY-SA 4.0

    A former Jewish cemetery founded in the 18th century, transformed into a park after World War II, in the town of Radzymin (Wołomin County).

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  2. Stop 2

    +3 min detour 48 km from the start Show on map

    Holy Trinity Church in Niegów

    Photo: Holy Trinity Church in Niegów
    Antektosiek CC BY-SA 3.0

    A Roman Catholic parish church in Niegów (Zabrodzie Commune, Wyszków County), built in the second half of the 19th century in the Classicist style and entered in the heritage register.

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  3. Stop 3

    +10 min detour 79 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St Barbara in Poręba

    Photo: Church of St Barbara in Poręba
    Robert Wielgórski CC BY-SA 4.0

    A Roman Catholic church in Poręba (Brańszczyk Commune, Wyszków County), listed in the register of monuments.

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  4. Stop 4

    +10 min detour 121 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St John the Baptist in Piski

    Photo: Church of St John the Baptist in Piski
    Olowirnik CC0

    A Roman Catholic church in Piski (Czerwin Commune, Ostrołęka County), built in 1791 and listed in the register of monuments.

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  5. Stop 5

    +20 min detour 141 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St Adalbert in Szczepankowo

    Photo: Church of St Adalbert in Szczepankowo
    mzopw Public domain

    A 16th-century Roman Catholic church in Szczepankowo (Śniadowo Commune, Łomża County), entered in the heritage register in 1971.

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  6. Stop 6

    +19 min detour 155 km from the start Show on map

    Fort III of the Łomża Fortress

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    A fort of the Łomża Fortress, built in 1896, located in Pociejewo (Piątnica Commune, Łomża County).

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  7. Stop 7

    +8 min detour 198 km from the start Show on map

    Ruins of the Szczuka Castle in Szczuczyn

    Photo: Ruins of the Szczuka Castle in Szczuczyn
    ZeroJeden CC BY-SA 3.0 pl

    Ruins of the 17th-century Szczuka Castle in the town of Szczuczyn (Grajewo County, Podlaskie Voivodeship), listed in the register of monuments.

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  8. Stop 8

    +10 min detour 219 km from the start Show on map

    War Cemetery (Bajtkowo)

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    A war cemetery in the village of Bajtkowo, Ełk Commune, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, listed in the heritage register.

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  9. Stop 9

    +17 min detour 234 km from the start Show on map

    Lutheran Cemetery in Chełchy

    No photo is available yet.

    A Lutheran cemetery in the village of Chełchy (Ełk Commune, Ełk County), Poland.

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  10. Stop 10

    +1 min detour 261 km from the start Show on map

    Church of Our Lady of Gietrzwałd in Zelki

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    A Roman Catholic church in the village of Zelki (Wydminy Commune, Giżycko County), originally built as an Evangelical church in 1844 and listed as a monument.

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Driving the other way?

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

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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.