Krakow to Auschwitz-Birkenau Live Guided Tour with Transportation

Overview

Available languages

English

7 hours

Mobile ticket

Auschwitz Birkenau Guided Tour provided by professional and certified museum guide.

Transportation between Krakow and Auschwitz is provided by modern Mercedes Benz vehicles equpied with tv screens, airconditioning, WiFi and chargers. Tour leader help is guarantee on every steep of the tour. Best quality of service.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Specialized infant seats are available

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

ENTRANCE: As it is mandatory in Auschwitz Birkenau museum to confirm your personal details, you are required to take with you passport or ID to be presented at the entrance to museum. Please do not forget it, otherwise you may be not allowed to enter museum.

VISIT: While in the camps, visitors are required to behave appropriately and respectfully.

VISIT: Visitors are generally allowed to take pictures with a few, clearly indicated exceptions.

VISIT: A visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau can prove traumatic, therefore we recommend that visitors were at least 13 years old.

LUGGAGE: The maximum size of your carry-on can not exceed the following dimensions: 30 x 20 x 10 cm. You can leave your larger luggage in the car.

DEPARTURE: Your pickup time might be changed and will be between 5:00 AM - 02:00 PM but we usually adjust it by only 30-60 minutes (sometimes a more significant change is necessary)

DEPARTURE: If the above change is necessary then the start time will be different than the one presented on your voucher. In such case you will be informed via email and/or What's App 12-24 hours before the amended start time

MEALS: Lunch is not included. There's no time for a regular meal between visits to Auschwitz and Birkenau, so bring a snack. A grocery shop, snack bar, and restaurant are NOT available on-site

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Headsets to hear the guide clearly

Transport by air-conditioned minivan or bus, with Wi-Fi

Documentary movie "Liberation of Auschwitz"

Hotel pickup and drop-off (If hotel pick up option selected)

Professional and licenced guide (excluded for option Private Transfer no Tickets)

Food and drinks

Applies only to option "Private Transfer no Tickets" - Entrance Ticket

What To Expect

Krakow

Our tour starts with transportation from Krakow, either from your specified hotel or a meeting point of your choice. Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum is located in Oswiecim, approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes away (65 km). All of our drivers hold the necessary EU certifications for passenger transport. A friendly, English-speaking group leader will be available to assist you whenever needed. Upon arriving in Oswiecim, you'll have a brief break to grab a coffee or explore the outdoor exhibits. Afterward, you'll be introduced to a professional local guide, licensed by the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum.

1 hour 15 minutes•Admission Not Applicable

Panstwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau

Begin your tour by walking through the gate of Auschwitz I, the first camp, initially established as a concentration camp for Polish citizens arrested after Germany annexed the country in 1939. You'll pass under the infamous sign "Arbeit Macht Frei" (Work Makes You Free). This portion of the tour typically lasts two hours, during which you'll use a headset to hear your guide clearly. The group size is limited to 30 people, as per the Museum's regulations, ensuring a comfortable and accessible experience for all participants. Explore the original wooden barracks, fortified walls, barbed wire fences, gas chambers, and crematoria, which together leave a haunting impression and allow visitors to grasp the immense scale of the Holocaust.

2 hours•Admission Included

Options

Guided Tour with Hotel Pick-up

Option description: Choose this option for a ticket for a guided tour to Auschwitz Museum with transportation from your accommodation.
Pickup included

Discounted Guided Tour

Option descriprion: Choose this option for a ticket for a guided tour to Auschwitz Museum with transportation from central meeting point

Guided Tour from Meeting Point

Option description: Choose this option for a ticket for a guided tour to Auschwitz Museum with transportation from the central meeting point.

Last Minute Guided Tour

Option description: Limited last minute tickets for a guided tour to Auschwitz Museum with transportation from the central meeting point.

Private Transfer no Tickets

Duration: 9 hours: Each journey takes about 1h30min. 5h of waiting time on spot is included.
Description: For visitors with their own tickets or those buying a guided tour at the Museum's cash desk.
Pickup included

Reviews

4.43

957 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

699

111

Very informative tour by...
Colin M,
Jul 8, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Very informative tour by a talented tour guide. Driver was safe and right on time. This seems like a trusted company for such an important historical tour.
Wanting to learn more
Christy G,
Jul 7, 2025
- Viator
3.00
I am so grateful that I had the opportunity to visit Auschwitz, however my tour guide did not know English very well and had a distracting stutter, which made it extremely difficult to follow what she was saying. I wanted to learn as much as I could, but her lack of fluency and speaking skills prevented this.
Auswitch tour with hotel pick up
Ada B,
Jul 7, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Very professional. Pick up from hotel was exactly on time. Driver kept us well informed as to what was happening eg times and places of pick up, museum facilities,duration of tours etc
Really bad guide in Auschwitz-Birkenau!
Caroline B,
Jul 4, 2025
- Viator
2.00
Very good and nice driver, but the journey home took 2 hours when he changed route. The guide spoke in the same tone and never to the point. In Birkenau the guide just wanted to go home, was totally uninterested in being there. It was all over in 20min. Really really bad. My 15 year old was disappointed because he wanted to see and hear more. My wife has made the tour several times and never has it been so bad and short in Birkenau! Too bad!
Extremely Disappointing Experience – Tour Time Changed Without My Consent
Atif M,
Jul 4, 2025
- Viator
1.00
I booked this tour specifically for 6 AM, which was clearly shown on my ticket and receipt. The evening before, they switched me to a 1:30 PM tour without asking me. I thought it was a glitch and still went to the 6 AM pickup point, but they refused to take me even after I showed them my original booking. I explained I couldn’t do the 1:30 PM tour because I had a 6 PM flight and had come to Krakow for only one day just to see this site. Their last-minute change completely ruined my plans. It seems like this might be a common practice for them, and I want to warn other travelers. If you have limited time in Krakow, be very careful booking with this company—they may arbitrarily change your tour time at the last minute and leave you stranded.