Auschwitz Birkenau Guided Day Trip from Krakow with Transfer and Entry Ticket
by Hello Cracow
Choose from 8 available options
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✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.€60Overview
This guided day trip from Krakow lasts about 7 hours and includes round-trip transportation by air-conditioned van or minibus. The tour visits both Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau camps, with entry tickets and licensed local guides included in selected options. The group is assisted by an English-speaking leader throughout the trip. The trip begins with pickup from your Krakow hotel or a designated meeting point, followed by a drive of approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes to Oswiecim. Upon arrival, there is a short break to rest or view outdoor exhibitions before meeting the professional licensed Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum guide. The guided visit to Auschwitz I lasts about 2 hours. Visitors walk through the camp gate marked by the sign Arbeit Macht Frei and explore original wooden buildings, watchtowers, barbed wire fences, gas chambers, and crematoria. The group size is limited to 30 people and headsets are provided to hear the guide clearly. After a short break, the tour continues with a 1-hour visit to Birkenau (Auschwitz II), located just 3 minutes away. This camp was built in 1941 to support the Nazi plan to remove Jews from Europe. The guide explains the harsh living conditions, selection processes, and medical experiments conducted by Nazi doctors, including Josef Mengele. The liberation of Auschwitz by the 60th Army of the First Ukrainian Front on January 27, 1945, concludes the historical overview. After the tour, there is a minimum 20-minute break for rest or shopping at the onsite bookstore and grocery store. The return trip to Krakow takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes, ending at a predetermined drop-off location. Options with or without a licensed guide inside the camps are available, but all include transport and entry tickets.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Transfer to Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum
The tour starts with pickup from your Krakow hotel or a chosen meeting point. The trip to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum in Oswiecim takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes, covering 65 km. Drivers have all required EU permissions for passenger transport. Upon arrival, a short break allows time to relax or view outdoor exhibitions. Then the licensed local guide introduces the group.
120 min
Auschwitz I Camp Visit
The group walks through the entrance gate marked Arbeit Macht Frei into Auschwitz I, originally a concentration camp for Polish detainees after Germany's 1939 annexation. The visit lasts about 2 hours using headsets to hear the guide in groups of up to 30 people. Visitors see original wooden barracks, fortified walls, barbed wire fences, gas chambers, and crematoria, providing insight into the scale of the Holocaust.
120 min
Birkenau (Auschwitz II) Camp Visit
After a brief break of up to 15 minutes, the tour continues with a short transfer of 3 minutes to Birkenau. Built in 1941 by order of SS commander Heinrich Himmler, Birkenau could hold around 90,000 prisoners and was intended to make Europe 'Judenrein' (free of Jews). The guide explains the harsh living conditions, deadly selections, and medical experiments by Nazi doctors, including Josef Mengele. The history ends with the camp's liberation on January 27, 1945, by the 60th Army of the First Ukrainian Front.
60 min
Return to Krakow
Following the Birkenau visit, the group has a break of at least 20 minutes to rest or visit the onsite bookstore and grocery store. The return journey to Krakow lasts about 1 hour and 15 minutes, ending at a predetermined drop-off location.
120 min
Meeting point
Jewish Quarter / Starowiślna 65 (Kiss & Ride)
End point
Jewish Quarter / Starowiślna 65 (Kiss & Ride)
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Auschwitz Birkenau Guided Day Trip from Krakow with Transfer and Entry Ticket
by Hello Cracow
Choose from 8 available options
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.€60Overview
This guided day trip from Krakow lasts about 7 hours and includes round-trip transportation by air-conditioned van or minibus. The tour visits both Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau camps, with entry tickets and licensed local guides included in selected options. The group is assisted by an English-speaking leader throughout the trip. The trip begins with pickup from your Krakow hotel or a designated meeting point, followed by a drive of approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes to Oswiecim. Upon arrival, there is a short break to rest or view outdoor exhibitions before meeting the professional licensed Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum guide. The guided visit to Auschwitz I lasts about 2 hours. Visitors walk through the camp gate marked by the sign Arbeit Macht Frei and explore original wooden buildings, watchtowers, barbed wire fences, gas chambers, and crematoria. The group size is limited to 30 people and headsets are provided to hear the guide clearly. After a short break, the tour continues with a 1-hour visit to Birkenau (Auschwitz II), located just 3 minutes away. This camp was built in 1941 to support the Nazi plan to remove Jews from Europe. The guide explains the harsh living conditions, selection processes, and medical experiments conducted by Nazi doctors, including Josef Mengele. The liberation of Auschwitz by the 60th Army of the First Ukrainian Front on January 27, 1945, concludes the historical overview. After the tour, there is a minimum 20-minute break for rest or shopping at the onsite bookstore and grocery store. The return trip to Krakow takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes, ending at a predetermined drop-off location. Options with or without a licensed guide inside the camps are available, but all include transport and entry tickets.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Transfer to Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum
The tour starts with pickup from your Krakow hotel or a chosen meeting point. The trip to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum in Oswiecim takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes, covering 65 km. Drivers have all required EU permissions for passenger transport. Upon arrival, a short break allows time to relax or view outdoor exhibitions. Then the licensed local guide introduces the group.
120 min
Auschwitz I Camp Visit
The group walks through the entrance gate marked Arbeit Macht Frei into Auschwitz I, originally a concentration camp for Polish detainees after Germany's 1939 annexation. The visit lasts about 2 hours using headsets to hear the guide in groups of up to 30 people. Visitors see original wooden barracks, fortified walls, barbed wire fences, gas chambers, and crematoria, providing insight into the scale of the Holocaust.
120 min
Birkenau (Auschwitz II) Camp Visit
After a brief break of up to 15 minutes, the tour continues with a short transfer of 3 minutes to Birkenau. Built in 1941 by order of SS commander Heinrich Himmler, Birkenau could hold around 90,000 prisoners and was intended to make Europe 'Judenrein' (free of Jews). The guide explains the harsh living conditions, deadly selections, and medical experiments by Nazi doctors, including Josef Mengele. The history ends with the camp's liberation on January 27, 1945, by the 60th Army of the First Ukrainian Front.
60 min
Return to Krakow
Following the Birkenau visit, the group has a break of at least 20 minutes to rest or visit the onsite bookstore and grocery store. The return journey to Krakow lasts about 1 hour and 15 minutes, ending at a predetermined drop-off location.
120 min
Meeting point
Jewish Quarter / Starowiślna 65 (Kiss & Ride)
End point
Jewish Quarter / Starowiślna 65 (Kiss & Ride)
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.