Krakow Auschwitz-Birkenau Guided Day Tour with Ticket and Transfer
by Discover Cracow
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This full-day bus tour from Krakow lasts about eight hours and includes round-trip transportation by air-conditioned vehicle, skip-the-line entry tickets, and a guided visit to Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camps. The trip begins with a 90-minute drive from Krakow to Oswiecim, where there is a short break before meeting a licensed museum guide. The guide leads visitors through Auschwitz I, entering the site through the gate inscribed with Arbeit Macht Frei. Visitors see original camp buildings, barracks, roads, fences, watchtowers, the railway ramp, and the death wall. Exhibits include documents and personal belongings taken from prisoners. Next, the tour continues to Birkenau (Auschwitz II), the largest camp in the Auschwitz complex. Visitors walk among preserved barracks and view the rail ramp where selections took place under Dr. Mengele. The gas chambers are located about 200 meters from this point. The guide explains the camp’s history and conditions, including its original purpose for Soviet POWs and later as a center for the extermination of Jews. After the visit, there is a break of at least 20 minutes near the museum to visit a bookstore or grocery store or rest. The return drive to Krakow takes about 75 minutes, ending at a set location. The tour includes headsets for better audio, a friendly tour leader to assist throughout, insurance and taxes, and, if selected, hotel pickup. The tour does not include lunch or hotel drop-off.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Krakow
The trip starts with a ride from Krakow, either from the hotel or a chosen meeting point. The drive to Auschwitz takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes. Upon arrival in Oswiecim, there is a short break to get coffee or look around outside. Then, a licensed local guide from the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum meets the group to lead the tour.
120 min
Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau
The visit starts at Auschwitz I with entry through the gate bearing the Arbeit Macht Frei inscription. This site was built in 1940 on old Polish army barracks and was used until liberation by Soviet forces in 1945. Over 1.5 million prisoners were brought here, including Jewish, Polish, Italian, and French detainees; about 1.1 million perished. Guests see original buildings, roads, fences, watchtowers, railway ramps, and the death wall. Some Auschwitz I barracks contain exhibitions with original documents and items taken from prisoners on arrival.
110 min
Brzezinka
The second part of the tour is Birkenau (Auschwitz II), the largest camp among over 40 camps and sub-camps in the Auschwitz complex. Originally intended as a camp for Soviet POWs, it became a concentration camp for prisoners of various nationalities and a center for the extermination of Jews. Construction began in October 1941 by slave laborers on the site of the displaced and mostly demolished village of Brzezinka, located three kilometres from Auschwitz I. It was designed to hold 125,000 prisoners at one time, many of whom were destined to die from cold, hunger, disease, and exhaustion. Prisoners were treated as redundant and easily replaceable labor. Visitors see the harsh living conditions prisoners had to endure, can walk among preserved camp barracks, view the rail ramp where Dr. Mengele conducted selections deciding life or death, with gas chambers only 200 meters away.
70 min
Krakow
After the tour, there is no rush; participants have at least 20 minutes to visit a bookstore, grocery store, or take a break. Then, after another 1 hour and 15 minutes on the road, the group is taken back to a designated place in Krakow.
120 min
Meeting point
Kiss&Ride park, Pawia 18b street, next to the Mercure Hotel. Please contact the supplier to confirm your exact departure time day before the tour.
End point
Kiss&Ride park, Pawia 18b street, next to the Mercure Hotel. Please contact the supplier to confirm your exact departure time day before the tour.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Krakow Auschwitz-Birkenau Guided Day Tour with Ticket and Transfer
by Discover Cracow
Choose from 3 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.zł 430Overview
This full-day bus tour from Krakow lasts about eight hours and includes round-trip transportation by air-conditioned vehicle, skip-the-line entry tickets, and a guided visit to Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camps. The trip begins with a 90-minute drive from Krakow to Oswiecim, where there is a short break before meeting a licensed museum guide. The guide leads visitors through Auschwitz I, entering the site through the gate inscribed with Arbeit Macht Frei. Visitors see original camp buildings, barracks, roads, fences, watchtowers, the railway ramp, and the death wall. Exhibits include documents and personal belongings taken from prisoners. Next, the tour continues to Birkenau (Auschwitz II), the largest camp in the Auschwitz complex. Visitors walk among preserved barracks and view the rail ramp where selections took place under Dr. Mengele. The gas chambers are located about 200 meters from this point. The guide explains the camp’s history and conditions, including its original purpose for Soviet POWs and later as a center for the extermination of Jews. After the visit, there is a break of at least 20 minutes near the museum to visit a bookstore or grocery store or rest. The return drive to Krakow takes about 75 minutes, ending at a set location. The tour includes headsets for better audio, a friendly tour leader to assist throughout, insurance and taxes, and, if selected, hotel pickup. The tour does not include lunch or hotel drop-off.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Krakow
The trip starts with a ride from Krakow, either from the hotel or a chosen meeting point. The drive to Auschwitz takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes. Upon arrival in Oswiecim, there is a short break to get coffee or look around outside. Then, a licensed local guide from the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum meets the group to lead the tour.
120 min
Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau
The visit starts at Auschwitz I with entry through the gate bearing the Arbeit Macht Frei inscription. This site was built in 1940 on old Polish army barracks and was used until liberation by Soviet forces in 1945. Over 1.5 million prisoners were brought here, including Jewish, Polish, Italian, and French detainees; about 1.1 million perished. Guests see original buildings, roads, fences, watchtowers, railway ramps, and the death wall. Some Auschwitz I barracks contain exhibitions with original documents and items taken from prisoners on arrival.
110 min
Brzezinka
The second part of the tour is Birkenau (Auschwitz II), the largest camp among over 40 camps and sub-camps in the Auschwitz complex. Originally intended as a camp for Soviet POWs, it became a concentration camp for prisoners of various nationalities and a center for the extermination of Jews. Construction began in October 1941 by slave laborers on the site of the displaced and mostly demolished village of Brzezinka, located three kilometres from Auschwitz I. It was designed to hold 125,000 prisoners at one time, many of whom were destined to die from cold, hunger, disease, and exhaustion. Prisoners were treated as redundant and easily replaceable labor. Visitors see the harsh living conditions prisoners had to endure, can walk among preserved camp barracks, view the rail ramp where Dr. Mengele conducted selections deciding life or death, with gas chambers only 200 meters away.
70 min
Krakow
After the tour, there is no rush; participants have at least 20 minutes to visit a bookstore, grocery store, or take a break. Then, after another 1 hour and 15 minutes on the road, the group is taken back to a designated place in Krakow.
120 min
Meeting point
Kiss&Ride park, Pawia 18b street, next to the Mercure Hotel. Please contact the supplier to confirm your exact departure time day before the tour.
End point
Kiss&Ride park, Pawia 18b street, next to the Mercure Hotel. Please contact the supplier to confirm your exact departure time day before the tour.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.