On the way

What to see on the way from Warsaw to Olsztyn

It is about 222 km from Warsaw to Olsztyn, roughly 2 h 15 min of driving without breaks.

Along the way we suggest 8 stops worth leaving the road for: heritage, nature and curiosities. A typical detour is 8 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.

  • 222 km
  • 2 h 15 min
  • 8 stops
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Stops on the way

  1. Stop 1

    +2 min detour 26 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St Nicholas the Bishop in Łomna

    Photo: Church of St Nicholas the Bishop in Łomna
    Hubert Śmietanka CC BY-SA 2.5

    A Roman Catholic church in the village of Łomna (Czosnów Commune, Nowy Dwór County), built in the second half of the 19th century and listed in the register of monuments.

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  2. Stop 2

    +8 min detour 43 km from the start Show on map

    Fort X Henrysin

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    A brick fort built in 1912–1915 in Henrysin (Zakroczym Commune, Nowy Dwór County), part of the outer ring of the Modlin Fortress, listed as a monument of the Masovian Voivodeship.

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  3. Stop 3

    +9 min detour 66 km from the start Show on map

    Saint Michael Archangel church in Płońsk

    Photo: Saint Michael Archangel church in Płońsk
    Hknap1 CC BY 4.0

    A Roman Catholic parish church from the 15th century in Płońsk (Masovian Voivodeship), built in the Gothic style and listed in the heritage register.

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  4. Stop 4

    +6 min detour 83 km from the start Show on map

    Grabowski Family Funeral Chapel in Dziektarzewo

    Photo: Grabowski Family Funeral Chapel in Dziektarzewo
    Kot.peter CC BY-SA 3.0 pl

    A Roman Catholic cemetery chapel and burial vault of the Grabowski family, built in 1897 in the village of Dziektarzewo (Baboszewo Commune, Płońsk County) and listed in the heritage register.

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  5. Stop 5

    +8 min detour 100 km from the start Show on map

    Filial Church of St Anne in Strzegowo

    Photo: Filial Church of St Anne in Strzegowo
    Kot.peter CC BY-SA 3.0 pl

    A Roman Catholic filial church in Strzegowo (Strzegowo Commune, Mława County), built in the 18th century and listed in the Polish NID heritage register.

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  6. Stop 6

    +10 min detour 128 km from the start Show on map

    Holy Trinity Church in Mława

    Photo: Holy Trinity Church in Mława
    Honza Groh ( Jagro ) CC BY-SA 3.0

    A Roman Catholic parish church in the town of Mława (Masovian Voivodeship), built at the end of the 19th century and listed in the register of monuments.

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  7. Stop 7

    +12 min detour 155 km from the start Show on map

    Nidzica Castle

    Photo: Nidzica Castle
    Chris Olszewski CC BY-SA 4.0

    A Gothic Teutonic Order castle in the town of Nidzica (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship), now housing a hotel and a cultural centre, listed as a monument since 1953.

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  8. Stop 8

    +7 min detour 185 km from the start Show on map

    Tannenberg Memorial Ruins

    Photo: Tannenberg Memorial Ruins
    Bundesarchiv, Bild 146-2004-0008 / Unknown author CC BY-SA 3.0 de

    Ruins of a former memorial site, located in the town of Olsztynek in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.

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Driving the other way?

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

Plan the route from Olsztyn 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.