Auschwitz-Birkenau Guided Tour from Krakow with Hotel Pickup
Overview
Available languages
8 hours
Mobile ticket
Visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, a haunting reminder of history, with seamless transport from Krakow. This 3.5-hour guided tour allows you to reflect on the somber legacy of the Holocaust while exploring the memorial and museum. Witness significant sites, including the notorious 'Arbeit Macht Frei' gate, original barracks, and gas chambers, and gain insights into the lives of the 1.3 million victims through period photos and artifacts. Each step taken here offers a profound understanding of the past, ensuring a respectful and informative experience.
- Includes pick-up from your accommodation in Krakow for convenience
- Travel in an air-conditioned vehicle to the site for comfort
- Guided tour lasting 3.5 hours, providing deep historical context
- Visit impactful locations within the memorial and museum
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What To Expect
Krakow
Your tour begins with transportation from your hotel in Krakow. Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum is located in the town Oswiecim, about 1h15min in one way (65km).
Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau
Your tour begins as you pass through the gate of Auschwitz I – the first camp, established by the Germans in 1940 as a detention site for Polish citizens after the annexation of the country. Above the entrance stands the infamous sign Arbeit Macht Frei (“Work Makes You Free”), one of the most recognizable symbols of the camp. This part of the visit lasts about two hours, with each participant using a headset to follow the guide’s commentary clearly. According to the Museum’s regulations, groups are limited to a maximum of 30 people, ensuring a more personal and accessible experience. During the tour, you will see original wooden barracks, watchtowers, barbed wire fences, as well as gas chambers and crematoria. These powerful sites leave a lasting impression, providing a harrowing glimpse into the scale of the Holocaust.
Options
English Tour with Hotel Pickup
Duration: 8 hours Guided Tour + Transport: This option includes a guided tour to Auschwitz Museum with hotel pick-up and drop-off. Pickup included
What‘s Included
Headsets to hear the guide clearly
Professional assistance in case of any issue
Round-trip transportation from and to Krakow by air-conditioned vehicle
Licensed local guide
Highly qualified, helpful and friendly customer service
Entry fees (Auschwitz I & Auschwitz II Birkenau), insurance and taxes
Food and drinks
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
7 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Powerful and perfectly organized experience
davidsG7183CM,May 12, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Visiting Auschwitz-Birkenau was one of the most emotional and important experiences of our trip to Poland. Everything was very well organized from start to finish - comfortable transport, clear communication, and a very knowledgeable guide who explained the history in a respectful and engaging way. The tour was deeply moving and gave us a much better understanding of the events that happened there. Our guide shared many details and stories that made the experience even more meaningful. Highly recommended for anyone visiting Krakow. A difficult but unforgettable experience.
Paid, but no one picked us up or contacted after the initial contact and £209 payment
PetuniaPumpkin,Apr 28, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00Paid £209, initially got a message, which stated they would pick us up at 6am, but would text first to let us know they were coming. We waited in the hotel lobby from 5.45 - 6.50 and they didn’t message us or ring the hotel (had both numbers). Missed the trip - whole reason for going and can’t reach anyone for a refund. Really unhappy.
Everything was good prepared
Johngugu,Apr 22, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We really enjoyed the tour with this company. Tickets were secured, contact with them was good, they answered our questions. Auschwitz ourself amazing!
Very interesting
X6578CKpaulab,Apr 5, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very informative, didn't feel rushed at all.gave a more understanding off what happened.
Cancellation hours before no refund
N6629NCsilviam,Apr 4, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00They canceled the tour a few hours before without giving us any explanation and they still haven't returned the money
Highly recommended
danielkI3046ZH,Mar 28, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Well organised trip with easy booking process, everything on time and very friendly staff.
Deception
Levi p,Nov 23, 2025
- Review from Viator
1.00Fatal the organization, first they sell you the most expensive excursion in Spanish and when you arrive at the destination they give it in English, you book the excursion with tickets and guide make you get up at 4:00 to arrive early and stand in line to get the entrance as those who do not carry it a real scam, because there are people who wear it and do not expect queue, which really is what they sell you, and the worst is that until 9:00 they do not open to do the tour, bone that making you get up so early for nothing is a slut and snowing at -2 degrees waiting for a queue of two hours the truth that is not very pleasant, because of this and because the guides are super edges and leave you thrown to the first change inside the tour, I do NOT recommend doing it here. Better to do it for free than in the end it is how you feel there and it costs you 30€ a ticket plus 4€ the train journey that leaves you next door and not 100€ as here. And another thing they don’t sell in English that is cheaper but then they make it in English, they are real fraudsters. RECOMMENDED 0%, really believe me because it is not worth taking out here, BUT IF YOU GO TO Krakow you should visit the attraction.
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Operated by Cracow Local Tours No.1