Old Town to Kazimierz, Krakow: free self-guided walking tour
Quick answer. A free self-guided walking tour from Krakow’s Old Town to Kazimierz: 3 stops, about 2.4 km, about 30 minutes of walking plus about 20 minutes of listening. Start in the Main Market Square, one of the largest medieval squares in Europe, where a trumpeter plays the Hejnał from St Mary’s every hour and breaks off mid-note. Walk down to Wawel Hill, the castle of Poland’s kings, whose state rooms use timed entry. Finish in Kazimierz, the royal town Casimir III founded in 1335, which became the Jewish City; tree-lined Józef Dietl Street follows a filled-in arm of the Vistula.
- Stops:
- 3
- Distance:
- about 2.4 km
- Walking:
- about 30 min
- Listening:
- about 20 min
Old Town to Kazimierz, Krakow: how long does the walk take?
About 50 minutes in all: about 30 minutes on foot over about 2.4 km, plus about 20 minutes of audio at the 3 stops. Time inside the sites is extra.
Old Town to Kazimierz, Krakow: in what order should you visit the stops?
Follow the stops in this order: Old Town, Wawel Castle, and Kazimierz. The longest stretch between two stops is about 1.2 km, about 16 min on foot.
Route and map
Navigate with Google Maps, listen with Mappu: the stories keep playing while you follow the route.
Opens Google Maps with walking directions through every stop.
Stop 1
Every hour a trumpeter plays the Hejnał from St Mary’s taller tower, and the melody stops abruptly, as it did for a watchman struck by an arrow.
about 6 min of audio
Next stop: Wawel Castle · about 1.1 km, about 15 min on foot
Stop 2
In the Envoys’ Hall, Sebastian Tauerbach carved 194 human heads into the coffered ceiling in the 1530s; only thirty survive.
about 7 min of audio
Next stop: Kazimierz · about 1.2 km, about 16 min on foot
Stop 3
The old river arm that once separated Kazimierz from Kraków was filled in at the end of the nineteenth century and became Józef Dietl Street.
about 7 min of audio
The stop stories are AI-generated audio guides and can contain mistakes. Check opening hours and tickets on the official sites.
How does this self-guided walking tour work?
The audio guides on this page stay free: open any stop to listen in your browser.
Walk Mode uses your location to narrate places as you walk. It opens in the Mappu app at the first stop, Old Town. Your first walk is free for three stops with a free Mappu account.
Walk Mode: 2 hours for 50 credits (€4.99 Starter pack)
Self-guided audio walk. No guide accompanies you. Not affiliated with the sites.
Before you go
- Check opening hours, tickets and access on each site’s official page before you go.
- Distances and times are estimates: the walking route between stops, from OpenStreetMap, at 4.5 km/h. Your route on the street may differ.
Useful for your visit
Tickets, tours and practical extras for this trip, from Mappu's partners.
- Krakow Old Town and more: guided tourViator · Partner(opens the partner's site in a new tab)
- Wawel Castle and more: guided tourViator · Partner(opens the partner's site in a new tab)
- Kazimierz and more: guided tourViator · Partner(opens the partner's site in a new tab)
Partner links (Airalo, Amazon, Booking.com, GetYourGuide, Klook, Tiqets, Trip.com, Viator, Welcome Pickups): if you book or buy through them, Mappu may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you.
Route checked by Mappu on October 23, 2026. Stop descriptions come from each place’s published Mappu audio guide. Mappu is a Fenutech product.