 The canal starts in downtown Bydgoszcz, flowing through the western part of the city, it then crosses Bydgoszcz district on 7 km and ends at Nakło nad Notecią.The Bydgoszcz Canal is a key element of the Vistula-Oder River Waterway (294.3 km long), which in turn is part of the international E-70 waterway, connecting Antwerp (Belgium) and the Atlantic Ocean to Klaipeda (Lithuania) and the Baltic Sea.Its main intended role comes as being a component of this east-west navigable shipping route.