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    Ojcowski Park Narodowy - The Closest National Park to Krakow

    Poland's smallest national park protects 21.46 km² of limestone gorge north of Krakow, and the drive covers about 26 km in roughly 35 minutes. Unibus coaches leave from the Nowy Kleparz stop on ul. Kamienna and reach…

    Address
    Ojców 9, 32-047 Ojców, Poland
    Nearest transit
    Ojców park stop, Unibus coach from Krakow Nowy Kleparz (ul. Kamienna), 35-40 min, 2-min walk
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    Tatrzański Park Narodowy - Poland's Highest Peaks and Busiest Trails

    Around 100 km south of Krakow, Tatrzański Park Narodowy covers 211.64 km² of granite ridges and is the most visited national park in Poland, counting almost 833,000 people in a single July. Driving the DK47 Zakopianka…

    Address
    Kuźnice 1, 34-500 Zakopane, Poland
    Nearest transit
    Zakopane railway station, PKP Intercity from Kraków Główny in about 2 hours, then a local bus to Kuźnice
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    Babiogórski Park Narodowy - A UNESCO Biosphere Reserve on the Slovak Border

    Babia Góra reaches 1,725 m and forms the second-highest massif in Poland, roughly 100 km south-west of Krakow. The drive along DK7 and DK28 through Sucha Beskidzka takes 1.5 to 2 hours. X-Bus coaches run direct from…

    Address
    Zawoja 1403, 34-222 Zawoja, Poland
    Nearest transit
    Zawoja Markowa stop, X-Bus coach direct from Krakow, about 2 h 10 min
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    Pieniński Park Narodowy - Limestone Crowns Above the Dunajec Gorge

    Poland's oldest national park, established on 23 May 1932, lies 74 km south-east of Krakow and takes about 2 hours to drive. FlixBus runs direct from the Krakow MDA bus station to Krościenko nad Dunajcem Rynek in 2 h 11…

    Address
    ul. Jagiellońska 107B, 34-450 Krościenko nad Dunajcem, Poland
    Nearest transit
    Krościenko nad Dunajcem Rynek stop, FlixBus and A-Langowski minibuses from Krakow MDA bus station, 2 h 11 min
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    Magurski Park Narodowy - Empty Beech Forest in the Low Beskids

    Magurski Park Narodowy is the entry on this list you will mostly have to yourself: 194.39 km² in the Beskid Niski along the Slovak border, roughly 95% of it forest. Krempna sits about 162 km south-east of Krakow and the…

    Address
    Krempna 59, 38-232 Krempna, Poland
    Nearest transit
    Krempna stop, SAN-BUS services via Jasło, roughly 4.5 hours in total from Krakow

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