8-Hour Auschwitz-Birkenau Tour from Kraków with Private Transport

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Visit Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum
• 02 See surviving barracks and the ruins of gas chambers and crematoriums
• 03 Pass through the iconic "Arbeit Macht Frei" gate
• 04 View the Monument to International Victims of Fascism

Explore the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum from Kraków on this 8-hour tour to one of the most significant memorial sites of World War II. Visit Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau to see surviving barracks, the ruins of gas chambers and crematoriums, and the iconic "Arbeit Macht Frei" gate. The route also includes the loading and unloading ramps and concludes at the Monument to International Victims of Fascism.

At the end of the route, you will encounter the Monument to International Victims of Fascism.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 8 Hours

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Cracow, Oswiecim

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

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Day 01

Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau Tour from Kraków

• Begin your tour to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum from the city centre or your hotel in Kraków. The museum is located about 65 kilometres west of Kraków.

• After a 1.5-hour drive, you will arrive and begin your 3-hour tour of the museum.

• Visit Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau, where you will find crematoriums and gas chambers, as well as loading and unloading ramps and wooden and brick barracks. Auschwitz I is entered through the iconic gate inscribed with "Arbeit Macht Frei" (

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Day 01

Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau Tour from Kraków

Work Sets You Free). Visitors can see some surviving barracks and the ruins of gas chambers and crematoriums.

• At the end of the route, you will encounter the Monument to International Victims of Fascism.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• Oświęcim guide/driver

• Hotel pickup and drop-off

• Transport by private air-conditioned minivan

• Entrance ticket

What's Not Included

• Food and drinks

What to bring

• ID/passport is necessary for this tour.

Know before you go

• Please note that large bags cannot be brought inside the museum.

• Private transfer to Auschwitz-Birkenau is provided, but the tour inside the museum is shared with other people in a group of up to 30.

• Private transfer to Auschwitz-Birkenau is for your group of 2-8 travellers.

• Some 1.1 million people of 28 nationalities are estimated to have died at the camps.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Kraków, Poland

Tour start

Kraków, Poland

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.