The road
Warsaw to Kraków by car
299 km, about 2 h 42 on the fastest road, through Poland. Fuel from about €38 in a petrol car at this week's prices.
Measured on the road our router draws, 2026-09-30. Your own start and vehicle change every number — that is what the button at the end is for.
Distance
299 km
fastest road, one way
Driving
2 h 42
without stops
Countries
1
Poland
The road, country by country
- 🇵🇱 Poland · 299 km
What it costs to drive
Fuel at the 2026-09-20 prices of the EU Weekly Oil Bulletin, per country crossed. Tolls are an estimate from published per-kilometre tariffs plus the crossings on this road. Beds and food are not here: they depend on how you travel.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €38 | €0 | €38 | 21 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €40 | €0 | €40 | 19 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €73 | €0 | €73 | 36 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇵🇱 petrol €1.82 · diesel €2.04 /l
Charged on the way
- 🇵🇱 Motorway tolls in Poland: about €13 for a car over 299 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
Shops on a Sunday
- 🇵🇱 Poland — Most Sundays are non-trading by law, with a few exempt Sundays a year. Small owner-run shops and station shops stay open.
Where to sleep beside the road
21 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Caravan site / aire · camper site · km 112, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 147, 1 km off the road
- ⛺ Camping 140 · campsite · km 150, 1.7 km off the road
- ⛺ Pole namiotowe Pod Zamkiem w Chęcinach · campsite · km 192, 1.6 km off the road
- ⛺ Biwak kajakowy nad Białą Nidą · campsite · km 199, 3.3 km off the road
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 200, 0.2 km off the road
Worth a detour
Between the two ends, within 10 km of the road — the places the map marks as notable.
- ◆ Oak Mieszko I · attraction · km 13, 5.6 km off the road
- ◆ Grójeckich Żydów · memorial · km 48, 0.2 km off the road
- ◆ Rogatka Warszawska · attraction · km 103, 8.5 km off the road
- ◆ Town hall · attraction · km 129, 1 km off the road
- ◆ Dąb Bartek · attraction · km 166, 5.1 km off the road
- ◆ Zamek Królewski w Chęcinach · attraction · km 192, 1.4 km off the road
- ◆ Kościół pw. Świętej Katarzyny w Ulinie Wielkiej · attraction · km 260, 9.6 km off the road
- ◆ Arc of the Lord Church · attraction · km 285, 1.7 km off the road
What this road is for
Counted within 10 km of the road between the two ends, from OpenStreetMap — the places a passion would stop for.
- 139 castles — Pałac w Ojrzanowie (km 34), Dwór w Bartodziejach (km 90), Zespół dawnej huty Józef (km 165), Fort 49¼ "Grębałów" (km 284)
- 124 swim spots — Plaża miejska w Białobrzegach (km 73)
- 68 viewpoints — Górka Kazurka (km 14)
- 52 climbing
- 20 wineries
- 10 farm shops — Szkółka Bór (km 226)
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.