Road trips in Poland
16 road trips and 41 hand-picked places in Poland, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping.
- Trip guides
- 16
- Places
- 41
- Motorways
- Tolls on some roads, bridges or tunnels
- Speed limit
- 140 km/h
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Road trips through Poland
Masuria: the land of a thousand lakes
Poland’s Baltic dunes: Hel to Łeba
Lower Silesia: Książ Castle, the Table Mountains and the skull chapel
Teutonic castles of the Vistula: Gdańsk to Toruń
© Marcin Konsek · CC BY-SA 4.0Bieszczady: Poland’s wild south-east corner
© Czaszyn · CC BY 4.0Pieniny: castles on the Dunajec and the Three Crowns
© Makalu · Pixabay Content LicenseBrick castles, inclined planes and reedy shores – by camper from Malbork Castle through Warmia and Masuria
© Mateusz War. (Email) · CC BY-SA 3.0Shifting dunes, cliffs and brick Gothic – along Poland’s Baltic coast to Gdańsk by camper
Wooden churches, mountain meadows and arcades – by camper through south-east Poland from Rzeszów to Lublin
Churches of Peace, castles and sandstone labyrinths – by camper through Lower Silesia to the Kłodzko Land
Elk, wooden mosques and primeval forest – by camper through Podlasie from Białystok to Białowieża
© annajelec · Pixabay Content LicenseBilly goats, a bronze door and pile dwellings – by camper along the Piast Route through Greater Poland
© IdaT · Pixabay Content LicenseLimestone crags, castle ruins and a sand desert – by camper along the Trail of the Eagles' Nests in the Polish Jura
Mountain pastures, wooden churches and raftsmen’s poles – by motorhome through the Western Beskids and the Pieniny to the Dunajec
© Klearchos Kapoutsis from Santorini, Greece · CC BY 2.0High Tatras: Poland and Slovakia
Salt, granite and rafting poles – by camper from Kraków over the High Tatras to Spiš Castle
Places worth the detour in Poland
Święta Lipka Basilica
Krutynia River
Łącka Dune
Książ Castle
Szczeliniec Wielki
Malbork Castle
Połonina Wetlińska
Niedzica Castle
Białowieża National Park
Morskie Oko
© Klearchos Kapoutsis from Santorini, Greece · CC BY 2.0Kopalnia soli Wieliczka
Wolf’s Lair
Rozewie Lighthouse
Kluki Open-Air Museum
Church of Peace in Świdnica
Wang Stave Church
Chapel of Skulls, Czermna
Kłodzko Fortress
Westerplatte
Frombork Cathedral Hill
Kwidzyn Castle
© Marcin Konsek · CC BY-SA 4.0Łańcut Castle
Museum of Folk Architecture, Sanok
Solina Dam
FAQs
What are the best road trips in Poland?
Popular routes include Masuria: the land of a thousand lakes, Poland’s Baltic dunes: Hel to Łeba, Lower Silesia: Książ Castle, the Table Mountains and the skull chapel and Teutonic castles of the Vistula: Gdańsk to Toruń. CampingSpirit has 16 trip guides that pass through Poland, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary and a route map.
Which places in Poland are worth a detour?
Our editors recommend Święta Lipka Basilica, Krutynia River, Łącka Dune, Książ Castle, Szczeliniec Wielki and Malbork Castle.
Do you need a vignette or pay tolls in Poland?
Tolls on some roads, bridges or tunnels. Some motorway sections are tolled; pay with the e-TOLL app. Rules and prices change. Check official sources before you travel.
What is the motorway speed limit in Poland?
140 km/h on motorways for cars, unless signs show otherwise.
Are there low-emission zones in Poland?
Low-emission zones in some cities.