Wieliczka

Wieliczka County · Lesser Poland Voivodeship · Poland
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Photos: Magistratwieliczka, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Silar, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Igor123121, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Wieliczka is a town in Poland.

Elevation: about 261 m above sea level. Population: 26,599 (2021).

Here and nearby on the site: 1 trail, 1 spa or thermal pool.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

What's nearby

Trails nearby

All trails
Wieliczka Warzelnia – LubieńHardMulti-dayMarkedWieliczka Warzelnia LubieńElevation profile232–894 m49.7 kmascent 1 468 munder 1 km from the centreSwoszowice – SzczawaHardMulti-dayMarkedSwoszowice SzczawaElevation profile228–1 171 m83.8 kmascent 3 385 m8.6 km from the centreDziałek – Chełm WschodniHardMulti-dayMarkedDziałek Chełm WschodniElevation profile274–680 m38.8 kmascent 1 018 m≈ 11.5 h walking17 km from the centreMały Szlak BeskidzkiHardMulti-dayMarkedMały Szlak BeskidzkiElevation profile282–1 022 m134.7 kmascent 5 091 m19 km from the centreMyślenice – KudłaczeModerateTwo-dayMarkedMyślenice KudłaczeElevation profile289–827 m17.6 kmascent 941 m≈ 6.5 h walking20 km from the centreDobra – Szczyrzyc – DąbieModerateTwo-dayMarkedDobra Dąbievia SzczyrzycElevation profile297–600 m20.7 kmascent 463 m≈ 6 h walking20 km from the centre

What to visit

All
Wieliczka Salt Mine Health Resort: treatment undergroundWater parks & thermal poolsWieliczka Salt Mine Health Resort: treatment undergroundWieliczkaunder 1 km from the centreThe Wieliczka Salt Mine Health Resort (Uzdrowisko Kopalnia Soli „Wieliczka”) is an unusual treatment centre: its wards and halls lie 135 m underground, on the third...Swoszowice spa: sulphide baths in KrakówWater parks & thermal poolsSwoszowice spa: sulphide baths in KrakówKraków9 km from the centreSwoszowice is a spa within Kraków, on the city's southern edge by the Wilga river. Its operator stresses that it is the only spa in Poland, and one of few in Europe,...

Craft nearby

All craft places
Cistercian monastery shop, Szczyrzyc: abbey cheese, milk and Gryf beerCraft shopsCistercian monastery shop, Szczyrzyc: abbey cheese, milk and Gryf beerSzczyrzyc24 km from the centreIts heart is the Cistercian abbey: the monks arrived in the first half of the 13th century and, according to the monastery itself, have lived here without interruption...

Spas and thermal pools nearby

Wieliczka Salt Mine Health Resort: treatment undergroundWater parks & thermal poolsWieliczka Salt Mine Health Resort: treatment undergroundWieliczkaunder 1 km from the centreThe Wieliczka Salt Mine Health Resort (Uzdrowisko Kopalnia Soli „Wieliczka”) is an unusual treatment centre: its wards and halls lie 135 m underground, on the third...Swoszowice spa: sulphide baths in KrakówWater parks & thermal poolsSwoszowice spa: sulphide baths in KrakówKraków9 km from the centreSwoszowice is a spa within Kraków, on the city's southern edge by the Wilga river. Its operator stresses that it is the only spa in Poland, and one of few in Europe,...

Getting there from Ukraine

Border crossings

  • Krakovets – Korczowa — road, 24/7
  • Shehyni – Medyka — road, 24/7 Pedestrian crossing is not confirmed by the Ukrainian border service — check dpsu.gov.ua before the trip.
  • Smilnytsia – Krościenko — road, 24/7
  • Hrushiv – Budomierz — road, 24/7
  • Mostyska – Przemyśl (rail) — rail, 24/7

By car

Lviv – Nowy Sącz ≈335 km, ≈4 h 25 min without queues: M-10 to Krakovets → Krakovets – Korczowa → toll-free A4 via Rzeszów and Tarnów to Brzesko (≈198 km) → DK75 to Nowy Sącz (≈47 km). ≈257 km, ≈3 h from the border. Via Shehyni – Medyka (Przemyśl, DK28, DK77 to the A4) ≈348 km, ≈4 h 50 min.

Checked 23.10.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.