Our regular excursion to the most well-known symbol of Holocaust, with door-to-door service.
Embark on an unforgettable journey to Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial, the site of one of the most tragic genocides in world history. This place stands as a reminder of the horrors of the Holocaust and offers a sobering look at the past.
If you’re seeking the best-organized Auschwitz guided tours in Poland, look no further. Visiting Auschwitz Birkenau can be challenging, not only because it’s one of Europe’s most visited sites, attracting over 2 million people each year, but also due to the emotional weight of the experience.
Many who take the Auschwitz guided tour say it has a profound, lasting impact on them. Despite the sorrow it evokes, they consider the visit an essential and meaningful experience. The atmosphere at Auschwitz is somber, with stories of millions lost at the nazi concentration camp in Oswiecim, which was transformed into a death factory during World War II. A guided Auschwitz concentration camp tour allows you to delve deeper into the history, ensuring that you fully understand the context behind every site you visit.
The tour includes both Auschwitz I, where prisoners were held, and Auschwitz II-Birkenau, the extermination camp. Your professional guide will share stories and facts that are often unknown to the general public, providing valuable insights into this tragic chapter of history.
Given the emotional intensity of the tour, we recommend choosing a door-to-door service, ensuring a smooth and stress-free experience. Our Auschwitz tours from Krakow include transport, so you don’t have to worry about navigating your way to the site or finding your way home after such an impactful day.
We handle all the logistical details, including securing your tickets and transport, allowing you to focus solely on the experience. By choosing our Auschwitz tours, you ensure a comfortable, hassle-free journey that leaves you with time and energy to reflect on the significance of the visit.
What is also important booking the tour in advance, will secure the spot to enter the museum as there is a limited amount of places on any given day.
Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp is the site of the world’s greatest tragedy and atrocity. More than a million people perished here, victims of the horrific ambitions of the Nazi regime, facing unimaginable and inhuman fates. Hitler turned extermination into an industry, and Auschwitz-Birkenau was the largest of his death factories. The gas chambers and crematoria spared no one, indiscriminately taking the lives of men, women, and the elderly.
There are not enough words to truly convey the horror of Auschwitz, which is why so many people choose to pay their respects in person through Auschwitz tours. By visiting with a guide, you can explore the camp’s complex, gaining a deeper understanding of its inner workings. From the administrative headquarters to the crematoria and the women’s camp, these places can only be fully grasped by experiencing them firsthand.
A visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau will change you forever. It’s a profound and emotional journey, but one that is important to undertake. This is why Auschwitz-Birkenau remains one of the most visited historical sites in Europe. Many travelers come to Poland specifically to take part in Auschwitz tours, paying tribute to the millions who lost their lives. If you are already in Krakow, there is no reason not to join them in remembering this dark chapter of human history.
For further information about the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, you can find more details under this link.
Our Auschwitz tours have been highly rated by travelers from around the world. You can read all the reviews on our KrakowShuttle.com TripAdvisor profile, where many satisfied customers share their experiences. We are proud to announce that since 2014, we have consistently been recognized for our outstanding service, earning the prestigious TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence year after year!
Our trip is recommended on Trip Advisor by over 97% of travellers.
The tour was perfect and punctual organized. Shuttle is comfortable and had a friendly driver. Guide knows what he is talking about. Salt Mine impressive. Lunch was good!
The Auschwitz tour was super engaging and brilliantly done considering the nature of the place, and the tour around the mines was much better and more interesting than I was expecting
No hassle booking. Confirmation the night before highlighting time of pick up. Driver spoke excellent English and we were well informed throughout the day of when and where to be. A very moving start to the tour with the morning spent at Auschwitz and Birkenhau. Horrific but very informative. Then a quick break and a pack lunch, which was lovely. Afternoon spent at the salt mines which again was very informative and an amazing place to see. Would highly recommend this tour.
This is a trip not to be missed. We booked the tour of Auschwitz, Birkenau and Wieliczka from the UK and read several reviews of previous tours. Although we knew that it was going to be a long day, the tour was so engrossing, moving and well organised that it was hard to believe that it lasted 12 hours. On the coach journey to Auschwitz from Krakow a video of the liberation of the camp gave a graphic reminder and set the emotional tone for the visit to the two camps. The tour driver/guide was excellent throughout the day and provided detailed explanation and descriptions of the camps and answered questions. As this was mid-January, the queues were not long and the places relatively uncrowded. However, this being January it was worth being prepared for being out in the open for much of the time and for a lot of walking - warm clothes were essential. The salt mine visit provided a welcome contrast at the end of the day. Lots of steps down and then a waking tour through the passages and hollowed out chambers. It was well guided by a humorous member of the mine staff. And it was warmer underground than outside! We had visited a bakery in Krakow to get breakfast to take with us before being picked up from outside our apartment at 7.45am The packed lunch was fine and there were opportunities to grab a coffee during the breaks. Thank you to our guide for pacing the day well and dropping us back to our apartment at the end of the day.
It is a door to door service so you will be picked up in the morning from you place of stay. Our English-speaking driver will take care of you all day long. Here is how it looks:
It is a long day so You can also order a lunch box which will be served on the way back. Just let us know whether you have any special requests (vegetarian, vegan, gluten free or lactose free)! Our lunches are freshly prepared with the best Polish ingredients and your driver will make sure it will be delivered to you.
*All times are approximate and depend on traffic and guide availability.
You can easily join one of our Auschwitz tours from Krakow, as Auschwitz-Birkenau is located only 50 kilometers (around 30 miles) from Krakow City Center. It’s far more convenient and affordable to join our organized Auschwitz tour than to take a bus from Krakow to Oswiecim on your own. Why?
With Mr.Shuttle’s door-to-door service, you won’t have to search for a Krakow-Oswiecim bus at the station or worry about transportation back to Krakow. Our driver will pick you up directly from your hotel and ensure a comfortable journey throughout the entire trip. We also provide an English-speaking guide as part of the tour, so there’s no need to buy tickets or stand in long lines—everything is booked in advance for you.
Additionally, our service includes an English-speaking driver who will assist you during the trip, ensuring you don’t have to worry about anything. Feel free to ask them any questions you may have. Our small group tours are conducted in comfortable Mercedes Sprinter Mini Buses or Mercedes Vito vehicles, equipped with AC and video screens, ensuring a smooth and pleasant experience.
The nearest airport is Krakow Balice Airport and we can pick you up for the trip from there as well! Although our pickup time is usually in the morning, if you are arriving later just let us know! We will try our best to find a solution for you, including the possibility of a private car.
- To book please select the date and number of people.
- You will be redirected to our secure reservation system.
- After completing the reservation you will receive verified voucher.
- 12 hour before the tour you will receive text message about exact pickup time.
What is also important making a booking in advance, will secure the spot to enter the museum as there is a limited amount of places on any given day.
If you are wondering how to plan a day trip from Krakow during your stay, you can find some practical tips here:
For your day trip try do not to plan any other special activities as most probably you will be tired after coming back to Krakow
Eat your breakfast early, you will be picked up between 6:00 and 8:00 a.m., we will inform you about the exact pickup time 12 hours before with a text message and email.
You can carry your umbrella, extra jumper or backpack with you, but bear in mind that the maximum size of bags and backpacks allowed to carry on the Museum grounds is 30 x 20 x 10 cm —in case of larger luggage, you have to leave it in the car, the driver will be waiting for you the entire time.
Wear comfortable shoes, it is a walking tour!
The weather in Poland can be really tricky so if it is cloudy and chilly bring extra jacket as it might be windy.
You will be back in Krakow around 3.00 – 4.00 p.m., book Mr.Shuttle packed lunch box if you would like to eat something on the way back.
If you short on time during your stay in Krakow, you can always book our Auschwitz and Salt Mine One Day Tour bundle which will take one full day but you will manage to see both places! In the morning, you will be picked up for visit in Auschwitz directly from your accommodation and you will visit both camps with an English speaking guide. In the afternoon, our bus will take you to famous Salt Mine in Wieliczka, where, once again, you will be visiting museum with English speaking guide. You will be driven back to your hotel around 6 or 7 p.m. It will be a long day but we promise you will have enough time to visit both places (both excursions aren’t shortened in any way, you will manage to see exactly the same things as you would on the regular tour) and we will make it as comfortable as we can.
Our prices may change every day depending on many factors, including availability or date, and you can always check them on our website by choosing a specific date or ask one of our staff members to do it. We try to make special deals for our trips as often as possible so you can always find the best price for you!
Apart from our regular excursions mentioned earlier, we offer many more special packages that will adhere to anyone’s special needs: whether they concern the price, places you want to visit or the comfort of your service.
If you value privacy and don’t want to depend on the rest of your group during your exploration, you can always book Private version. We offer two options: a trip with shared or private guide. In case of shared guide, we offer a private transportation both on your way to Auschwitz and back – there will be no one else bothering you and your group in the car. After arriving, you will join the rest of the group and carry the tour with them and the English speaking guide. The latter means that both your transfer and the sightseeing itself will be for you only – if you value the highest quality of experience, it is the right choice for you. In case of private options, please contact KrakowShuttle staff directly – these trips need to be prepared in advance as we need to find the guide for the time slot that’s the best for you.
For the ones that care about their independence during the trip and don’t have time to visit both parts of the camp, we prepared Auschwitz II – Birkenau Concentration Camp Tour. This is a self-guided visit, during which you will see just Death Camp. It is also a cheaper option than our regular tour, so if you’re looking for the most economic option, this is something right up your alley.
If you you want to discover something more we have prepared Auschwitz-Birkenau Premium Tour. Trip looks exactly the same during your visit in the museum, but after it we will drive you either to Kosciuszko Mound (Premium Tour) from which you can see the most beautiful panoramic view of the city .
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All admission fees and tickets are included so you don't have to worry about a thing and stand in the lines to buy the tickets
We will pick you up and drive you back to your hotel or apartment.
On your way, you will watch a documentary introduction movie.
If you want to order a launch package during the tour please select this option during booking.
Here is a break down of all the activities
In Auschwitz I Museum You will join an English tour – provided by the Museum’s guide – for about 2 hours. After that, we will transfer You to Auschwitz II – Birkenau, which is about 2 km away. You will spend there about 1 hour with the same guide.
Please note that you must bring your ID or passport to enter Museum’s grounds.
Please note that this tour is not available on: 25th of December, 1st of January, Liberation Anniversary, Easter Saturday afternoon, Easter Sunday and March of the Living Day.
Auschwitz-Birkenau is the most well-known Nazi concentration camp, somehow a “point zero” for the history of other camps. Operating in 1940-1945, it ended up being the place of a massive extermination, not known to human history before. 1 million Jewish people were exterminated there, which also makes it the main place where Holocaust took place.
Auschwitz consisted of around 40 subcamps, but the most tragic events happened in Auschwitz I (administrative headquarters) with Crematorium I and Birkenau (Auschwitz II) with crematoria II-V. The inmates in the first mass transport in June 1940 were political prisoners – Poles, there were around 700 of them. Ever since 1942 and Wannsee Conference, a massive transportation of Jews from all over Europe has started. Initially, Auschwitz was not a death camp and the first gassing was in September 1941 – it included Soviet soldiers and some of the most sick prisoners. The situation quickly changed, though.
Due to the great location of Oswiecim – the city where the camp was located – where railroad tracks from many places in Europe crossed their paths, it was possible to organise transports of Jews, Roma, Russians and various other nationalities. Auschwitz-Birkenau was the only Nazi concentration camp with such an organised number and tattooing system, which later allowed to estimate almost the exact number of prisoners/murdered there. There were around 1.3 million of inmates in Auschwitz-Birkenau during the 5 years of its existence, with approximately 1.1 million (mostly Jews) of them being killed.
We use a fleet of new Mercedes-Benz Vans and Minibuses. Our drivers are well trained and fully licesned for travel ground transportation. Our door to door service means that you will be pickup directly form your hotel and delivered to the same spot after the tour, for free.
Guides are local experts certified by the museum. Maximum group size is 30 people. You will be equipped with headphones to hear guide better in crowded areas.
On the way, we will serve you our delicious packed lunch set freshly prepared everyday including: chicken salad, one of a fruit, chocolate wafer and bottle of water. We also offer vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options so if you need one, please remember to add a remark in your booking form.
What is also important booking the tour in advance, will secure the spot to enter the museum as there is a limited amount of places on any given day.
Here is our FAQ list of the Auschwitz visit
Please note that the maximum size of bags and backpacks allowed to carry on the Museum grounds is 30 x 20 x 10 cm. You can always leave your belongings inside the bus which will be parked nearby. Your whole tour is operated by the same driver so you don’t need to worry about your bag being left behind.
Please note that this activity does not take place on: 25th of December, 1st of January, Liberation Anniversary, Easter Saturday afternoon, Easter Sunday and March of the Living Day. If you have any doubts about availability on any particular day, please do not hesitate to ask our staff about it!
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