{"id":59723,"date":"2026-05-31T23:44:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T03:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/polands-controversial-highway-to-hel-666-bus-revived\/31\/05\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T23:44:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T03:44:23","slug":"polands-controversial-highway-to-hel-666-bus-revived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/polands-controversial-highway-to-hel-666-bus-revived\/31\/05\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Poland&#8217;s controversial &#8216;Highway to Hel&#8217; 666 bus revived"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 min-w-0 leading-7 break-words md:leading-8 col-body text-[18px] charcoal-color\">Coach operator FlixBus has announced the return of the 666 bus service to the Polish seaside resort of Hel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 min-w-0 leading-7 break-words md:leading-8 col-body text-[18px] charcoal-color\">It resurrects the controversial so-called &#8220;Highway to Hel&#8221; bus journey formerly run by local company PKS Gdynia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 min-w-0 leading-7 break-words md:leading-8 col-body text-[18px] charcoal-color\">Religious conservative groups fiercely opposed the &#8220;satanic&#8221; association of 666 with Hel, so in 2023 the number was changed to 669.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 min-w-0 leading-7 break-words md:leading-8 col-body text-[18px] charcoal-color\">The new 13-hour route run by FlixBus will connect Krak\u00f3w to Hel, passing through other major Polish regional towns and cities including the capital Warsaw.<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-fullbleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full items-center justify-center\" id=\"_R_2aqnclckluaiv5tmlbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_2aqnclckluaiv5tmlbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_2aqnclckluaiv5tmlbH1_ { display: flex; 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and Hel is just one &#8220;l&#8221; short of the English word &#8220;hell&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-fullbleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_2kqnclckluaiv5tmlbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_2kqnclckluaiv5tmlbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_2kqnclckluaiv5tmlbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 min-w-0 leading-7 break-words md:leading-8 col-body text-[18px] charcoal-color\">Poland is a predominantly Roman Catholic nation, where the Church has traditionally been influential.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 min-w-0 leading-7 break-words md:leading-8 col-body text-[18px] charcoal-color\">Hel is located on the tip of the 22-mile (35km) Hel Peninsula, which juts off the northern coast of Poland in the Gulf of Gda\u0144sk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 min-w-0 leading-7 break-words md:leading-8 col-body text-[18px] charcoal-color\">Tourists have been drawn to Hel&#8217;s sandy beaches, ancient architecture and seal sanctuary.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"col-body mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/polands-controversial-highway-hel-666-032003757.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coach operator FlixBus has announced the return of the 666 bus service to the Polish seaside resort of Hel. 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