On the way

What to see on the way from Warsaw to Zamość

It is about 267 km from Warsaw to Zamość, 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 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.

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

  1. Stop 1

    +16 min detour 29 km from the start Show on map

    Mazovian Bartek in Emów

    Photo: Mazovian Bartek in Emów
    Fundacja Ziemia i Ludzie CC BY-SA 4.0

    A monumental pedunculate oak, a natural monument in the locality of Emów (Wiązowna Commune, Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship).

    • Nature and unusual places

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  2. Stop 2

    +11 min detour 47 km from the start Show on map

    Church of the Holy Trinity in Kołbiel

    Photo: Church of the Holy Trinity in Kołbiel
    Janusz J. CC BY-SA 3.0

    A neo-Gothic Roman Catholic parish church in Kołbiel (Kołbiel Commune, Otwock County), built in 1901–1903 to a design by Józef Pius Dziekoński and listed in the register of monuments.

    • History and culture

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  3. Stop 3

    +9 min detour 84 km from the start Show on map

    Old Church of the Holy Trinity in Gończyce

    Photo: Old Church of the Holy Trinity in Gończyce
    Marcin Białek CC BY-SA 4.0

    A wooden Roman Catholic church in Gończyce (Sobolew Commune, Garwolin County), built in 1740 and listed in the immovable monuments register of the Masovian Voivodeship.

    • History and culture

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  4. Stop 4

    +7 min detour 106 km from the start Show on map

    Church of the Most Holy Savior in Ryki

    Photo: Church of the Most Holy Savior in Ryki
    kuba13 / fotopolska.eu CC BY-SA 3.0

    Roman Catholic church in the town of Ryki (Lublin Voivodeship), built in 1908–1914 in the Neo-Gothic style and listed in the register of monuments.

    • History and culture

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  5. Stop 5

    +10 min detour 127 km from the start Show on map

    Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Żyrzyn

    Photo: Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Żyrzyn
    Bartek z Polski CC0

    A Roman Catholic church in Żyrzyn (Puławy County, Lublin Voivodeship), built between 1803 and 1848 and listed in the register of monuments.

    • History and culture

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  6. Stop 6

    +13 min detour 163 km from the start Show on map

    Budny Palace in Panieńszczyzna

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    A palace in the locality of Panieńszczyzna (Jastków Commune, Lublin County).

    • History and culture

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  7. Stop 7

    +10 min detour 179 km from the start Show on map

    Tęczyński Palace in Lublin

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    A palace in the city of Lublin (Lublin Voivodeship), listed in the register of monuments.

    • History and culture

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  8. Stop 8

    +19 min detour 196 km from the start Show on map

    Palace in Podzamcze

    Photo: Palace in Podzamcze
    Tomasz Zugaj CC BY-SA 4.0

    An 18th-century palace in Podzamcze (Mełgiew Commune, Świdnik County), part of a palace-and-park complex listed in the Polish register of monuments.

    • History and culture

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  9. Stop 9

    +1 min detour 216 km from the start Show on map

    World War I War Cemetery in Dziecinin

    Photo: World War I War Cemetery in Dziecinin
    Pablo000 CC BY-SA 3.0

    A World War I military cemetery from 1914 in Dziecinin (Fajsławice Commune, Krasnystaw County), by the Lublin–Krasnystaw road.

    • History and culture

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  10. Stop 10

    +1 min detour 245 km from the start Show on map

    Jewish cemetery in Izbica

    Photo: Jewish cemetery in Izbica
    Aung Public domain

    A Jewish cemetery in the town of Izbica (Lublin Voivodeship), founded in the second half of the 18th century and listed in the register of monuments.

    • History and culture

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Driving the other way?

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

Plan the route from Zamość 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.