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Auschwitz-Birkenau

How to Get to Auschwitz from Kraków

To go from Kraków to Auschwitz on your own, get to Oświęcim and continue to the Auschwitz I entrance, at Więźniów Oświęcimia 55. With pickup at your hotel or a nearby point, the guided tour takes 7 to 7 hours 30 minutes.

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Before entry

Visit checklist

Tick off the checks you have already done.

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Oświęcim and Brzezinka

From the visitor centre to Birkenau

Follow the stages of the standard guided visit, from arrival in Oświęcim to the second site.

Indicative diagram · not to scale

  1. Arrival in Oświęcim

    Visitor centre

    Head to the Memorial entrance for the meeting point and security checks.

    Więźniów Oświęcimia 55

  2. First site

    Auschwitz I

    The standard guided visit starts here, among the buildings and exhibitions of the original camp.

    Brick buildings and avenue at the Auschwitz I Memorial

  3. Transfer

    Memorial shuttle

    The bus links the two sites and has a wheelchair ramp.

    3.5 km between the two sites

  4. Second site · Brzezinka

    Auschwitz II-Birkenau

    The site of the former extermination camp preserves barracks and remains of the original structures.

    Brick barracks and snow-covered ground at Auschwitz II-Birkenau

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By train or by bus

By train, search for Kraków Główny and Oświęcim. From Oświęcim station you can reach the Memorial on foot or by the local transport the museum points to. For the bus, check the connections published on the Memorial’s official page.

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By car and between the two sites

Use the address of the visitor centre and the main car park at Auschwitz I. To get to Birkenau, check the directions for the Memorial’s shuttle.

Plan the journey around the time on your named pass. The museum advises arriving at least 30 minutes before the visit for the checks.

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Auschwitz tickets

Tours from Kraków

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Exterior of a building at the Auschwitz I Memorial

Auschwitz-Birkenau with hotel pickup

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Pickup from a central hotel or a nearby point, with a guided visit to Auschwitz I and Birkenau.

  • 7 h – 7 h 30 min
  • Guide in English
  • Hotel in the centre or a nearby point
View on Civitatis

https://www.civitatis.com/en/krakow/auschwitz-birkenau-day-trip-hotel-pickup/?aid=10795&cmp=hejnalo-en-auschwitz

Brick buildings and avenue at the Auschwitz I Memorial

Auschwitz-Birkenau tour

8.9/1031,814 reviews

Coach transport from Kraków and a visit to Auschwitz I and Birkenau with a guide in English at the Memorial.

  • 7 h – 7 h 30 min
  • Guide in English
  • Plac Jana Matejki 2
View on Civitatis

https://www.civitatis.com/en/krakow/auschwitz-birkenau-day-trip/?aid=10795&cmp=hejnalo-en-auschwitz

Frequently asked questions

Which station do you need for Auschwitz?

The railway station is Oświęcim. From there you continue to the Memorial entrance at Więźniów Oświęcimia 55.

How do you get from Auschwitz I to Birkenau?

The Memorial provides a shuttle between Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau. Check the official instructions for the day of your visit.