On the way

What to see on the way from Warsaw to Toruń

It is about 269 km from Warsaw to Toruń, roughly 2 h 46 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 16 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.

  • 269 km
  • 2 h 46 min
  • 10 stops
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Stops on the way

  1. Stop 1

    +12 min detour 32 km from the start Show on map

    Parish Church of the Transfiguration in Żuków

    Photo: Parish Church of the Transfiguration in Żuków
    Marchevkowo CC BY-SA 3.0 pl

    An 18th-century Roman Catholic church in Żuków (Grodzisk Mazowiecki Commune, Grodzisk County), listed as a heritage monument of the Masovian Voivodeship.

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  2. Stop 2

    +16 min detour 53 km from the start Show on map

    Sobański Palace in Guzów

    Photo: Sobański Palace in Guzów
    Tomasz Kuran aka Meteor2017 CC BY-SA 3.0

    A 19th-century Neo-Renaissance palace in Guzów (Wiskitki Commune, Żyrardów County, Masovian Voivodeship), listed in the Polish heritage register.

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  3. Stop 3

    +8 min detour 87 km from the start Show on map

    Bishop's Palace in Łyszkowice

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    A bishop's palace in the village of Łyszkowice, Łowicz County, Łódź Voivodeship.

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  4. Stop 4

    +26 min detour 105 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St Adalbert in Niesułków

    Photo: Church of St Adalbert in Niesułków
    Jacek Bogdan CC BY-SA 3.0 pl

    A Roman Catholic church in Niesułków (Stryków Commune, Zgierz County), built in the second half of the 17th century and entered in the heritage register.

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  5. Stop 5

    +19 min detour 128 km from the start Show on map

    Manor Park in Piaski Bankowe

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    A manor park listed in the register of monuments, located in the village of Piaski Bankowe, Bielawy Commune, Łowicz County.

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  6. Stop 6

    +21 min detour 142 km from the start Show on map

    Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene in Łęki Kościelne

    Photo: Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene in Łęki Kościelne
    Kot.peter CC BY-SA 3.0 pl

    A Roman Catholic parish church in Łęki Kościelne (Krzyżanów Commune, Kutno County), a listed monument from the second half of the 18th century.

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  7. Stop 7

    +10 min detour 159 km from the start Show on map

    Palace in Strzelce

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    A palace in the village of Strzelce, Strzelce Commune, Kutno County, Łódź Voivodeship.

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  8. Stop 8

    +16 min detour 188 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St Mary Magdalene in Grabkowo

    Photo: Church of St Mary Magdalene in Grabkowo
    Magda Felis CC BY-SA 3.0 pl

    A Roman Catholic parish church in Grabkowo (Kowal Commune, Włocławek County), originally built in the second half of the 15th century and rebuilt in 1889.

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  9. Stop 9

    +19 min detour 210 km from the start Show on map

    Palace in Wieniec

    Photo: Palace in Wieniec
    Lotek70 CC0

    An eclectic palace built in 1890–1892 to a design by Artur Goebel in Wieniec, Brześć Kujawski Commune, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship.

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  10. Stop 10

    +14 min detour 241 km from the start Show on map

    Aleksandrów Kujawski Railway Station

    Photo: Aleksandrów Kujawski Railway Station
    Dawid9999 CC BY-SA 3.0

    A railway station built in 1862, located in the town of Aleksandrów Kujawski (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship) and listed as a registered monument.

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Driving the other way?

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

Plan the route from Toruń 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.