Posted on 06/01/2026 9:02:25 AM PDT by algore
Ready for a ride on the highway to Hel?
The infamous 'Route 666' bus service to the Polish seaside resort is being resurrected by Flixbus – three years after it was renumbered due to pressure from religious groups.
The 13-hour route links Kraków and Hel, with stops in major Polish hubs like Władysławowo, Kuźnica and the capital, Warsaw.
The route gets its name from a mix of its destination, Hel (similar to the English word 'hell'), and bus number 666, the biblical number of the beast.
Although the service ran for over a decade, the number was ultimately retired and replaced with '669' in June 2023 following years of complaints from Catholic conservative groups, who called it 'satanic' and 'anti-Christian propaganda'.
Roman Catholicism is the majority faith in Poland, where the Church has traditionally played a major role in shaping society and culture.
'The management board buckled under the weight of letters and requests that were sent to us, maybe not in large numbers, but periodically for many years with a request to change the line number,' a PKS Gdynia spokesperson told media at the time.
The 35-kilometre sandy spit along the Baltic coast is one of the country's most popular attractions during peak summer months, where temperatures can sit between 22C and 28C.
Hundreds of thousands of tourists flock to the region each year to experience its sandy beaches, ancient architecture and famous seal sanctuary.
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“Piekło” is Polish for “hell”, so what’s the big deal?
Is this like why there’s no “13th Floor”, that you can’t have anything numbered “666”?
Canning Highway: The Real “Highway to Hell” In Perth, Western Australia, Canning Highway is the specific stretch of road that inspired the band’s famous song.
The Route: The highway runs from the port city of Fremantle—where former AC/DC frontman Bon Scott lived—through Applecross and Melville.
The Inspiration: It was notorious in the 1970s for its steep inclines, blind crests, fatal accidents, and the heavy drinking culture at local venues along the way.
Favorite Watering Holes: The road notoriously connected Scott’s home to some of his favorite local pubs, most notably the Raffles Hotel in Applecross and the Leopold Hotel in Palmyra.
I’ve been to Hell. Quite a few times actually.
Even mailed postcards from there!
Hell, Grand Cayman Island that is.
Looks like “Htrae” from DC Comics, which ended up being Bizarro’s home planet.
Like pelosi’s “Sacred right of abortion”, call it what you want.....what it REALLY is is all that REALLY matters
***due to pressure from religious groups. ***
Sounds like what happened to the old 666 highway from Gallup NM to Shiprock. Been over it many times before the name change.
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