Roadtrip · Summer 2026

Poland & Northern Germany Roadtrip

A counter-clockwise loop from Vienna — primeval forest, swan lakes, shifting Baltic dunes, the wildest beach in Germany, Hanseatic brick Gothic and Elbe sandstone.
25 July – 8 August 202614 nights9 bases~3,050 km drivingVW ID.44 tent nights

🗺️ The route

Base (numbered by arrival) Tent night base Home · Vienna Charging (toggle top-right)

Click a numbered pin for the stop and a link to its full guide. Toggle the ⚡ charging layer with the control at the top-right of the map. Zoom with the scroll wheel or the +/− buttons.

📅 Night by night

Four tent nights are spread across the most scenic national-park bases — Białowieża, Masuria (Śniardwy), Słowiński (Łeba) and Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft (the Darß) — each with a booked room as backup, so bad weather never strands you.

Day 1 · Sat 25 Jul
→ From home (Vienna) ~390 km · 4 h · 1–2 charge stops (D1 via Brno & Ostrava)
Day 2 · Sun 26 Jul
→ From Katowice ~300 km · 3 h · 1 charge stop (A1)
Day 3 · Mon 27 Jul
3. BiałowieżaTent (night 1 of 2)
→ From Warsaw ~250 km · 3 h · 1 stop (charge in Białystok)
Day 4 · Tue 28 Jul
3. BiałowieżaRoom (backup) (night 2 of 2)
Day 5 · Wed 29 Jul
4. MasuriaTent (night 1 of 2)
→ From Białowieża ~200 km · 2.5 h · 1 stop
Day 6 · Thu 30 Jul
4. MasuriaRoom (backup) (night 2 of 2)
Day 7 · Fri 31 Jul
→ From Masuria ~300 km · 3.5 h · 1 stop
Day 8 · Sat 01 Aug
6. ŁebaTent (night 1 of 2)
→ From Toruń ~250 km · 3 h · 1 stop
Day 9 · Sun 02 Aug
6. ŁebaRoom (backup) (night 2 of 2)
Day 10 · Mon 03 Aug
7. Fischland-Darß-ZingstTent (night 1 of 2)
→ From Łeba ~430 km · 5 h · 2 stops (cross near Szczecin)
Day 11 · Tue 04 Aug
7. Fischland-Darß-ZingstRoom (backup) (night 2 of 2)
Day 12 · Wed 05 Aug
8. BerlinHotel (night 1 of 2)
→ From the Darß ~270 km · 3 h · 1 stop (via Chorin Abbey)
Day 13 · Thu 06 Aug
8. BerlinHotel (night 2 of 2)
Day 14 · Fri 07 Aug
→ From Berlin ~200 km · 2.5 h · 1 stop
Day 15 · Sat 08 Aug
Drive home via Prague ~460 km · 5 h
Home to Vienna in the evening. Charge on the D8 / D1 in Czechia (Ionity).

📍 Explore each stop

Charging & EV (ID.4)

Planned Ionity-first. Six of the ten legs can run on Ionity alone — the A4 Kraków corridor, the A1 through Poland, the A6/A11 Szczecin–Berlin corridor, the A13 to Dresden and the D8/D1 in Czechia are all well covered. The exceptions are real and worth planning around: northeast Poland has no Ionity, so the Warsaw–Białowieża–Masuria stretch runs on GreenWay and Orlen Charge. Get both apps before you leave.

The ID.4 peaks near 135 kW, so an Ionity 350 kW stall is not the draw — reliability and a single roaming account across three countries is. For a trip this size, price an Ionity Passport subscription before you go. Charging pins on the map are representative hubs, not exact stalls — confirm live availability in the Ionity route planner or the app.

LegDistanceDriveStopsWhere to charge
Home (Vienna) → Katowice~390 km4.0 h1Ionity
D1 via Brno and Ostrava — Ionity the whole way.
Katowice → Warsaw~300 km3.0 h1Ionity / GreenWay
A1 north, then the S8 into Warsaw.
Warsaw → Białowieża~250 km3.0 h1Orlen / GreenWay
Charge in Białystok — the forest is remote, arrive topped up.
Białowieża → Masuria~200 km2.5 h1GreenWay / Orlen
No Ionity in Masuria. Top up at Olsztyn, Mrągowo or Giżycko.
Masuria → Toruń~300 km3.5 h1Ionity
Rejoin the A1 corridor via Olsztyn.
Toruń → Łeba~250 km3.0 h1Ionity / GreenWay
A1, then S6 past the Tricity (Gdańsk/Gdynia).
Łeba → the Darß~430 km5.0 h2Ionity
Longest leg. GreenWay to the border, then Ionity at Rostock near the turn-off.
The Darß → Berlin~270 km3.0 h1Ionity
A20 east, then A11 south past Chorin Abbey.
Berlin → Saxon Switzerland~200 km2.5 h1Ionity
A13 toward Dresden.
Saxon Switzerland → Home~460 km5.0 h1–2Ionity
Home via Prague; D8 / D1 in Czechia.

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