Krakow: Auschwitz-Birkenau Guided Tour with Hotel Transfer

7 Hours Round trip from Meeting Point - Szczepanski Square 8 Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Visit both Auschwitz and Birkenau with a guide
  • 02 Learn about the history of the camps through exhibitions
  • 03 Travel comfortably from Krakow with round-trip transportation
  • 04 Hotel pick-up and drop-off included
  • 05 See original features and personal belongings at the memorial site
  • 06 Visit a UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • 07 English-speaking guide and driver included

Travel from Krakow to Oświęcim for a guided visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, one of the most important historical sites in Europe. With an English-speaking guide, explore both Auschwitz and Birkenau and gain deeper insight into the history of the camps through exhibitions, preserved features, and personal belongings of prisoners.

This experience offers time for reflection and remembrance while helping visitors better understand the scale and human impact of the Holocaust. Round-trip transportation and hotel transfer are included for a smoother visit from Krakow.

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 7 Hours
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
Cities Cracow, Oswiecim
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

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Day 01

Pick up (Krakow)

The driver will pick you up from the place in Krakow that you chose when making your reservation. Wait for him in front of the hotel / apartment main entrance at the agreed time (or better a few minutes earlier).

Transfer to Oswiecim

Depending on road and weather conditions, the journey takes approximately 1,5 - 2 hours. 

Auschwitz and Birkenau Guided Tour

See both the KL Auschwitz and KL Birkenau camps and learn more about their history at interesting exhibitions.

Transfer to Krakow

Transfer back to your hotel / apartment in Krakow 

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Meeting Point - Szczepanski Square 8 2 cities · 7 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Hotel pick-up and drop off
  • Transportation
  • English-speaking driver
  • Guided Tour
  • Entrance ticket
  • Visiting Auschwitz and Birkenau with Educator
  • Visiting two camps

What's Not Included

  • Foods
  • Drinks

Know before you go

  • Pick-up can be between 5:30AM and 3:00PM (with the possibility of earlier or later times), so be prepared for possible changes. It is recommended to reserve a full day for this tour.
  • Time provided in the booking and voucher (9:30AM) is the most common time provided by the museum and does not depend on the local operator. Exact pick-up time is confirmed on the day before the tour.
  • You’ll receive a confirmation or cancellation message by 6:00PM the day before.
  • The tour may be canceled if no guide is assigned—full refund guaranteed.
  • Condition of visiting Museum is to have an identity card (ID or Passport).
  • Entrance may be refused if the name provided on the booking is not identical to the name on the ID provided when entering.
  • As per the requirements of Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, all participants are required to provide their full name and contact details.
  • All tickets to the museum are non-refundable. Please consider your purchase carefully.
  • Not wheelchair accessible.
  • Baby carriages and luggage larger then 30 x 20 x 10cm are not permitted inside the museum.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Meeting Point - Szczepanski Square 8, plac Szczepański 8, Kraków
Tour start
Meeting Point - Szczepanski Square 8, plac Szczepański 8, Kraków
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 7 hours finish where they began, in Meeting Point - Szczepanski Square 8.

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