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If you want to explore the Auschwitz - Birkenau Concentration Camp by yourself and you are wondering how to get there - we have a perfect solution. We organize transport from the Bus Station to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum.  Use our transport and you will be able to enter the Museum (entrance is free) and visit as you wish.

Fast, specific and convenient. We have fixed departure times from the station.

 In addition to that, if you like, we can take you from the Auschwitz Museum and take you back to Krakow - just check out the return ticket option.

What does the service contain:

• A wide selection of departure times
• Pickup from the bus station
• Transport by a comfortable bus to the Auschwitz - Birkenau Museum, which takes about 1.5 hours
• Possibility to book a return Shuttle to Krakow

Sightseeing on your own

Independent tour of Auschwitz

You can visit the Auschwitz Museum by yourself. Almost all exhibitions in the Museum buildings are labeled in Polish, English and Hebrew. Sightseeing might take 3 to 4 hours.

We strongly encourage you to watch a documentary or to read about the history of the Camp (especially Birkenau, because the barracks are not labeled in any way and it is important to prepare yourself for sightseeing).

Departure times

Check from which parking place your bus leaves: 

(Bus Station, 18 Bosacka Street, lower deck)

Departure times:

• Monday - Thusday -> 6:20, 8:40, 9:40, 11:10, 12:30, 13:30, 14:45, 15:50 (from 1.03), 16:15, 16:55, 19:05
• Friday - Sunday -> 6:20, 8:05, 8:40, 9:40, 11:10, 12:00, 12:30, 13:30, 14:45, 16:15, 16:55, 19:05

Important Info

• Please show the driver your voucher
• Remember that you book a ride for a specific hour, it is not possible to use the voucher at a different time

You need to be 15 minutes before the departure time

You can cancel the reservation free of charge 24 hours until the start time

You can use the ticket only on the specific time/date stated on the voucher.

No, you can show your driver either a printed or a digital voucher

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From Krakow to Auschwitz: 5 Best Ways to Get There

Written by Joni Sweet and Diana Bocco Updated Feb 22, 2024 We may earn a commission from affiliate links ( )

The Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial camps are a somber reminder of the darkest part of WWII. Built as extermination camps and partially destroyed by the Nazis at the end of the war to hide their "Final Solution" plans, the camps have been converted into museums and receive over two million visitors every year. They are located about 70 kilometers away from Krakow and are easy to reach by bus, train, or car or, on an organized tour.

Although entry to the camps is free , Auschwitz limits the number of entry passes per time slot, and advanced reservations are highly recommended, especially during the summer months. You are r equired to book a 3.5-hour tour with a guide-educator if you visit during busier periods, which start at 7:30am and go until the early or late afternoon, depending on the month.

English language tours take place every 30 to 60 minutes. If you prefer to explore on your own, plan to visit late in the day and reserve an entry pass ahead of time. Check the Auschwitz website for the most up-to-date schedule and visitor requirements.

The park opens at 7:30am throughout the year and welcomes visitors as late as 7pm during the summer months. You can stay at the site for up to 90 minutes after the last entrance hour, allowing you to explore until as late as 8:30pm in June, July, and August.

Whether you're planning on visiting the camps on your own using public transportation or you prefer the comfort and convenience of a guided tour, here are the best ways to get from Krakow to Auschwitz.

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• From Krakow to Auschwitz by Organized Small Group Tour
• From Krakow to Auschwitz by Private Tour
• From Krakow to Auschwitz by Bus
• From Krakow to Auschwitz by Train
• From Krakow to Auschwitz by Car

1. From Krakow to Auschwitz by Organized Small Group Tour

If you are considering whether to take a Krakow to Auschwitz guided tour or not, consider this: over two million people visit Auschwitz every year. The lines to get in are always long, no matter the season—during particularly busy times, you can easily wait two to three hours just to get in if you haven't reserved an entry pass in advance.

One of the benefits of joining a tour is that there's no waiting time . Tours enter through a side entrance without any wait—plus you don't have to worry about transportation, moving from one camp to the next, or finding the right English-language tour once you get there.

A good option is the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum and Memorial Guided Tour from Krakow , led by an English-speaking, professional guide.

On the day of the tour, an air-conditioned minibus and an English-speaking tour guide will pick you up from your hotel or a central city point in Krakow. During the one-hour drive , you'll be able to watch a documentary about the camps, so you can have a better understanding of WWII's Holocaust and what happened at the camps.

Once you arrive, your guide will take you to the main buildings at the UNESCO-listed former Nazi concentration camp complex, including the gas chambers and crematoriums, old prison blocks, and dormitories, and a number of exhibitions documenting the life of prisoners. You'll also see the watchtowers once used by the Nazi officers at Birkenau.

After touring the two camps, your driver will bring you back to 2 Wielopole Street in Krakow.

2. From Krakow to Auschwitz by Private Tour

If you're looking to get a deeper understanding of the WWII events that led to the construction of the camps, the seven-hour Auschwitz-Birkenau Guided Tour by Private Transport from Krakow will give you just that.

This tour starts right at your Krakow hotel, where a driver will pick you up in an air-conditioned vehicle anywhere between 7:30am and 11am, based on your preferences. From there, it's a one-hour trip to the main camp and museum, where you will join an English-speaking guided tour for a 90-minute tour of Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau.

The tours include both indoor and outdoor spaces. You will see the permanent exhibitions and main buildings at Auschwitz I before you move on to Camp II, where you'll see the unloading platform (ramp) and a train carriage, the ruins of crematoria and gas chambers, and the barracks where prisoners lived.

You will be provided with headsets, so you can hear your guide clearly, as the museum requests that people keep their voices down while walking through Auschwitz.

After your tour is over, you'll get a private ride back to Krakow. You will be dropped off at your hotel no later than 4pm.

3. From Krakow to Auschwitz by Bus

If you are planning on using public transportation, buses are the cheapest and easiest way to get to the camps . From the Kraków MDA main bus station, you can catch a local bus in the direction of Oswiecim and get off at the stop called "Oswiecim Muzeum." This is right at the entrance of the Auschwitz Museum.

Make sure you check the bus schedules in advance on the official MDA Bus Transportation website, as not all buses traveling in that direction stop at Auschwitz.

Your other option is the Lajkonik buses . Choose the bus covering the route - Kraków - Chrzanów - Libiaz - Oswiecim, and get off at the last stop, right at the museum. You can book a seat online—a particularly good idea in summer, as the number of visitors increases, and you might not get a space otherwise. The first bus leaves for Auschwitz at 6:20am, and the last one back to Krakow departs from the museum at 6:45pm, so plan accordingly. During operating hours, the buses run roughly every hour to 90 minutes, although more frequent departures occur during the mornings and around noon.

Keep in mind that these buses take you only to Auschwitz-Camp I . To reach the second camp, Birkenau, you can walk the three kilometers that separate the camps or look for the museum shuttles that run back and forth between the two camps . The free shuttle bus runs every 30 minutes between November and March, increasing in frequency to every 10 minutes from April through October.

4. From Krakow to Auschwitz by Train

Kraków Glówny, the main train station near Krakow Old Town, has a number of trains that can get you close to the camps. You can check schedules on the Polish railway website to pick the best option.

Most trains have an average travel time of just over an hour and can get crowded on weekends, so pick an early morning one if you don't have tickets in advance and want to make sure you get a seat.

Trains leave every hour starting around 4 or 5am. For the camps, taking the 6:39am train is the best option, as you'll arrive in Oświęcim just before 8am.

All trains drop you off at Oswiecim's central station, 1,500 meters away from Auschwitz. You can opt to walk to the museum, which takes about 25 minutes or jump in a taxi. Another way to reach the museum from the train station is by boarding the seasonal "M" line bus. It runs every half hour from 9:07am until 4:07pm between April 1 and October 31. You can catch the bus at the Dworzec PKP stop just outside the train station or from the park-and-ride garage to the museum entrance. It takes approximately five minutes.

The last direct train back to Krakow departs at 8:39pm. If you miss that one, there's another that leaves at 8:52pm, but you'll need to transfer at Mysłowice. It takes more than 2.5 hours.

5. From Krakow to Auschwitz by Car

The Auschwitz-Birkenau camp and museum is located in the city of Oświęcim, about 70 kilometers from the center of Krakow . The trip takes about an hour and 15 minutes in normal travel conditions if you take the A4 motorway in the direction of Oświęcim.

Take the exit at Balin and follow signs for Oświęcim to get to the museum. As signs aren't in English here, having a GPS is essential , or you might find yourself taking the wrong turn here or there.

While the A4 is a toll road, light passenger vehicles are exempt from paying the fee as of July 2023. So as long as you're in a regular vehicle, rather than a large van or truck, you should be able to take the A4 on a toll-free basis.

There are paid parking areas at the camps . Both Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau camps have their own parking, but keep in mind that you should start your visit at Auschwitz I, so if you park at the other camp, you will need to walk back to Birkenau or wait for the museum shuttle. The camps are 3.5 kilometers away from each other.

You can also opt to use the multi-story park-and-ride garage next to the Oświęcim train station. From there, you can hop on the "M" line for a five-minute ride directly to the Auschwitz museum. The bus runs continuously from 9am to 4pm, but is only in operation from early April until late October.

Krakow to Auschwitz – the transport options

Posted May 5th, 2019 by Krakow Tours

The first thing you need to know is that Auschwitz Concentration Camp is now a museum located in the Polish town of Oświęcim (osh-shwee-en-chim). The name ‘Auschwitz’ is the German name for the same town. Oświęcim is a medium-sized town, with a population of about 40,000 inhabitants, about 50 kilometres west of Krakow, as the crow flies. By road or rail it is about 65 kilometres from Krakow. There are good, regular transport connections between Krakow and Oświęcim, both by bus and train, as well as the convenient options of joining a guided tour to and from Krakow. We’ll cover all these options in greater detail, so you can decide what is best for you.

Krakow to Auschwitz by bus

There are regular buses departing from the main bus station in Krakow. The bus station is right next to the train station, and just 5 minutes’ walk from Krakow’s main shopping mall, Galeria Krakowska. It is possible to turn up and just choose the first available bus, though it might be sensible to check the timetables first. Also bear in mind that in the high season (May to October) there may be less availability for free spaces on the buses. Buses, like all transport in Poland, are good value, though the quality of the vehicles varies a lot. You might get a smart coach with aircon if you’re lucky, or just as likely a rusty old minibus whose best days are behind it.

When you arrive in Oświęcim on the bus, there are 3 bus stops within the town that you might stop at, so make sure to get off at the right one! One stop is called ‘Museum Auschwitz’, which is right at the museum, and your best option. An alternative stop (served by some of the bus companies only) is called ‘Wiezniow Oswiecimia’ and is also good, as it is just a couple of minutes’ walk from the museum. The one you want to avoid is ‘Oswiecim Lodowisko’ which is at the town’s ice-rink and about 4 kilometres from the museum. If you are not sure what stop to get off at, ask the driver who should be happy to assist, and don’t be put off by how complicated it all sounds! Going on your own by bus is a great option if you have plenty of time, enjoy the adventure, and are not on a tight schedule.

Departures from: Main Bus Station in Krakow (also referred to as ‘MDA’ or ‘Malopolskie Dworzec Autobusowy’) Price: 10-14 Polish zloty (PLN) for a single ticket Travel time: 1:40-2:00 hours

A timetable for buses can be found here – https://www.busy-krk.pl/en/oswiecim-krakow/

Krakow to Auschwitz by train

There are quite a lot of scheduled trains between Krakow and Oświęcim, so this is quite a straightforward option. The Main Train Station is within easy reach of the Old Town in Krakow, close to the Bust Station and Galeria Krakowska, the shopping centre. The slight disadvantage of this option is the fact that the train station in Oświęcim is about 20 to 30 minutes’ walk from the Museum at Auschwitz, though there are always local buses which can shuttle visitors to and from the museum for a few zloty (currently 2.70 PLN for an adult, 1.70 PLN per child). This reduces the journey time from the train station to the museum to about 7 minutes.

Train tickets can be purchased at the train station itself (though many of the ticket salespeople don’t speak good English, they normally are able to work things out with visitors), or tickets can be purchased online (see the timetable below, which also has ticket sales). Tickets currently cost 15.60 PLN (about 3 GBP or 4 Euro), one way. If you buy your ticket online, you can download a pdf to serve as proof of payment and as ticket. One thing to bear in mind is that when travelling on a train, you should have your ID, and this should tie in with the passenger name on your ticket. A driving license or passport is fine. The trains themselves are of varying standards, but improving all the time.

Departures from: Main Train Station in Krakow (‘Krakow Główny’ in Polish) Price: 15,60 Polish zloty (PLN) for an adult one way ticket Travel time: 1:30-2:00 hours Distance to Museum from Oświęcim train station: approx 25 mins on foot, about 7 mins by minibus

A timetable for trains can be found here – http://rozklad-pkp.pl/en – (This train booking website is in English, but just remember to choose ‘Oświęcim’ as the destination, when choosing tickets)

Things to bear in mind

If you decide to travel on your own by bus or train, please remember that reaching the museum does not mean you are guaranteed to get in. Although entry to the museum at Auschwitz is free, the number of places is limited, in order to make sure the museum does not become overcrowded. In reality, if you arrive early (before 10 am or later in the day (after 5pm), the chances are that you will be allowed to go in without much wait, if any at all. However, in the high season, if you travel on your own and are not part of an organised tour, you may have to wait some time before being allowed into the Museum. For this reason, we also include the third and most popular option – travelling on an organised tour to Auschwitz

Organised Tour to Auschwitz

Krakow Tours offers a door-to-door tour service to the Museum at Auschwitz from Krakow. Booking guarantees you a pick-up from your hotel, apartment or hostel in Krakow, transport, museum entry plus guided tour on site, and some other extras are included such as a snack and drink. This is the easiest option to arrange (you can do this through this site), and also the most recommended if your schedule is a bit tight. The day is certainly quite long (around 7 hours), but few who take the trip to Auschwitz regret it. It can be a life-changing experience. More information and booking can be found here .

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Krakow - Auschwitz Shuttle Bus

• One-way shared transfer or round trip transfer
• Air-conditioned vehicle
• Entrance fee to the Museum
• Guide in Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum
• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Option 1 Bosacka 18, 31-505 Kraków, Poland Kraków main bus station LOWER FLOOR Stand D10 or D9
• Option 2 Więźniów Oświęcimia 55, 32-600 Oświęcim, Poland
• Option 1 Więźniów Oświęcimia 55, 32-600 Oświęcim, Poland Stanisławy Leszczyńskiej ( Auschwitz Birkenau parking lot)
• Option 2 Bosacka 18, 31-505 Kraków, Poland Kraków main bus station
• Not wheelchair accessible
• Near public transportation
• Confirmation will be received at time of booking
• Not recommended for travellers with back problems
• Travellers should have a moderate physical fitness level
• Auschwitz Birkenau Guided Tour takes in total from 3.5 to 4 hours. You can plan your return transfer according to that.
• Please contact us if you did not recieve your Discover Cracow voucher.
• PLEASE NOTE THAT AFTER THE CLOUSURE OF THE AUSCHWITZ MUSEUM, THE START POINT FOR BUS FROM AUSCHWITZ TO KRAKOW CHANGES. BELOW THE LINK WITH EXACT LOCATION. https://maps.app.goo.gl/zejZCory3cm4EiHLA
• This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travellers
• For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

• Cgriffin81 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles A must see while in Krakow Beautiful Museum. A must-see. Can be completed in 2 hours. They will tell you to buy tickets online . You can but if it says not available just go and buy that day. Get there at 10am when it opens. There will be a line but you should be able to get in. Definitely buy the audio guides - they have in several languages. Read more Written 2 May 2024
• KathleenHowarth 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Salt mine tour Krakow Great trip, really interesting and the sculptures were amazing. The guide was great, very knowledgeable and great personality Read more Written 1 May 2024
• christinefN7985CR 0 contributions 3.0 of 5 bubbles Good but rushed Felt rather rushed and I felt sorry for some people on the tour who found it hard to keep up with the quick pace of the walk around the mines Read more Written 1 May 2024
• W7615BXphillipc 0 contributions 4.0 of 5 bubbles good but could be better Salt mine excellent but group too large, guide could not be heard from back of group and spoke very quickly with a strong polish accent (hard to understand). Headset type tour would be much better. No warning of distance to be walked 4 - 5 km which some people struggled with. Read more Written 30 April 2024
• AlenaMahas 0 contributions 3.0 of 5 bubbles Rip off Complete rip off . The driver was nice and dropped us off but it’s advertised as a private tour and yet the tour was with a one guide for 50-60 people , tickets cost $30 per person , taxi is $40 each way. So the trip with tickets for 2 people is $140 yet I was charged $288. On top of it my phone died while in the mine , it’s huge and I was not able to find a driver for 20 minutes . I had to look for a cafe to charge my phone first before contacting him . I was also expected to come back to the car 15 minutes before the tour actually ended which was impossible . I understand it’s not his fault but the entrance and exit to the mine at e also not at at the Sam place . Read more Written 30 April 2024
• karenwL8225NC 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Fantastic tour of an amazing place Thoroughly enjoyed our visit, everything was well organised and exactly what we expected. Our tour guide in the mine who called himself Simon’Says’ ( he used this phase a lot to get moving 🤣’ spoke very good English and was very entertaining. He had a great sense of humour and made the whole thing a fun experience. The mine itself was excellent very interesting, beware there are a lot of steps to get down, but they are very well constructed and very safe. And there is a lot of walking required. We were brought back up to the top by lift. Well worth a visit highly recommend it 👍 Read more Written 28 April 2024
• D36BZpaulinem 0 contributions 4.0 of 5 bubbles Amazing Amazing to see couldn’t believe what we saw an experience never to be forgotten ,however , we had difficulty hearing the guide as her voice was very quiet. She appeared to just be talking to the people in front of her . Read more Written 28 April 2024
• kimeU3227BV 0 contributions 1.0 of 5 bubbles APPALLING!!!!!AVOID Absolutely appalling...do not use this company. Our along with many many other people had the prepaid for trip totally ruined by this company. Instead of 6.30am pick up get there at 8am tour starts at 8.30am we were all informed by text message late the night before to be ready for 4.30am take it or leave it!!!. They hadn't even brought the tickets yet. We arrived at Auschwitz at 5.40am and had to wait in the cold until 8.30am. Our guide just dissappeared and left us. It was disgusting. Read more Written 25 April 2024
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• jodiew391 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Great Worth Visiting Amazing lots of stairs but worth it on the way down. Lots to see and crazy how much is underground: Lift back upto the top: We have food in the underground restaurant and it was lovely and cheap. Our guide was brilliant. Read more Written 21 April 2024
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Basic information

• Admission to the grounds of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial is free of charge. The entry cards should be reserved on  visit.auschwitz.org . For better understanding the history of Auschwitz we suggest a visit with a guide-educator

• The fees are charged for  engaging a guide-educator . Visitors in groups are required to engage an Auschwitz Memorial guide. There is also possibility for individual visitors to join a guided tour .  

• The Museum  also  organizes  online guided tours   for groups and individual visitors .

• Due to overwhelming demand, please book in advance and arrive at the Memorial at least 30 minutes before the start of the tour due to security checks. The main car park and entrance to the Museum is located at 55 Więźniów Oświęcimia Street .

• Visitors to the grounds of the Museum should behave with due solemnity and respect. Visitors are obliged to dress in a manner befitting a place of this nature. Before the visit please read " the rules for visiting ".

• The grounds and buildings of the Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau camps are open to visitors. The duration of a visit is determined solely by the individual interests and needs of the visitors. As a minimum, however, at least three-and-a-half hours should be reserved.

• The maximum size of backpacks or handbags brought into the Museum can not exceed dimensions: 35x25x15 cm . Please leave your bags in your cars or buses.

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Multibook - preparing for a visit to the Memorial Site

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Multibook is also available in I nternational Sign language

Guided Tours for Individual Visitors

Individual visitors may tour the Memorial independently or in organised groups with a guide.

Entrance to the Museum, to both Auschwitz I and Birkenau parts, is possible only with a personalized entry pass booked in advance. Reservations can be made at visit.auschwitz.org or on the spot at the cashier. The number of entry passes available is limited.

Due to the huge interest, visitors are kindly requested to book in advance at the website visit.auschwitz.org, as well as to arrive at least 30 minutes before the start of the tour. Larger luggage should be left in vehicles in the car park. Before the visit, please read the rules of visiting and the opening hours of the Museum.

HOURS OF THE VISIT CAN BE RESERVED ONLINE: VISIT.AUSCHWITZ.ORG

Online guided tours

The online guided tour lasts about two hours and is divided into two parts – in Auschwitz I and Birkenau. The guide's narration is conducted live. Additionally, the educator uses multimedia materials, archival photographs, artistic works, documents, and testimonies of Survivors. Interaction with the guide and asking questions is also possible. 

GROUPS / SCHOOLS

The tour for groups is available in 7 languages (English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Polish, and Spanish). Bookings can be made after logging in via a form available on visit.auschwitz.org .

TOURS FOR INDIVIDUAL VISITORS

Individual visitors can join guided tours starting at set times of the day in English, German and Polish.  Entry cards are available at visit.auschwitz.org .

Check the hours of online guided tours for individual visitors . 

Learn more about "Auschwitz in Front of Your Eyes" platform.

Guided tours options. Prices.

We offer visitors several options for guided tours. Each includes tours of Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau.

• General tours (2,5 h) • General tours (3,5 h) • Guided tours for individual visitors (3,5 h) • One-day study tours (6 h) • Two-day study tours (2x3 h) • Online tour (2 h)

Because of a large number of visitors guides should be reserved at least two months before a planned visit.

Plan a visit

In order to take in the grounds and exhibitions in a suitable way, visitors should set aside a minimum of about 90 minutes for the Auschwitz site and the same amount of time for Auschwitz II-Birkenau. It is essential to visit both parts of the camp, Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau, in order to acquire a proper sense of the place that has become the symbol of the Holocaust of the European Jews as well as Nazi crimes againt Poles, Romas and other groups.

The grounds and most of the buildings at the sites of the Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau sites are open to visitors. Some buildings are not accessible to visitors (including the blocks reserved for the Museum administration and its departments). Please familiarize yourself with " the rules for visiting ".

Opening hours

The Museum is open all year long, seven days a week, except January 1, December 25, and Easter Sunday. You can start the visit in the following hours*:

• 7:30 AM - 2:00 PM December
• 7:30 AM - 3:00 PM January, November
• 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM February
• 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM March, October
• 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM April, May, September
• 7:30 AM - 7:00 PM June, July, August

* These are the hours of entrance to the Museum. A visitor may stay on the site of the Museum 90 minutes after the last entrance hour (i.e. 5.30 in February or 8.30 in July) 

"Reserve" buildings available for the visitors

Study tour groups may visit Block 2 and 3 of the former Auschwitz I camp and wooden hospital barracks (B-80 and B-210) at the Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp. Block 2 and 3 are ones of so-called "reserve blocks" of the Museum, maintained and presented in their original condition. Since the liberation of the camp, the interior of the blocks has been preserved almost intact. It comprises rooms for prisoners, a washroom, toilets and other areas, furnished with original strawbeds, bunks and other elements of block furnishing. 

Getting to the Museum

The Museum is located on the outskirts of the city of Oświęcim on provincial road 933. The visit starts at the former Auschwitz I site. The Museum is about 2 km. from the train station and can be reached from there by local buses. (GPS coordinates: GPS coordinates: 19.20363 E, 50.0266 N )

There are PKS and minibus stops adjacent to the Museum, with service to Cracow and Katowice. There are also two international airports within about 50 kilometers of Oświęcim: Kraków-Balice and Katowice-Pyrzowice.

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Temporarily closed for visitors

Closed for the visitors:

• parts of the Auschwitz II-Birkenau 

• part of the exhibition in Blocks 5 and 6 in Auschwitz I

• the Russian exhibition in Block 14

• The so-called Central Sauna building in Auschwitz II-Birkenau

• the Slovak exhibition in Block 16

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Krakau & Auschwitz

Ich fühlte mich, als wäre ich die einzige Person, die an dieser „Gruppe“ -Tour beteiligt war. Als ich das gebucht habe, hatte ich den Eindruck, dass ich bei einer Gruppe sein würde. Ich habe nie einen konsistenten Führer oder eine andere konsistente Person bei den gleichen Aktivitäten getroffen. Es schien, als wären die Unterkünfte und Touren für mich durch Tourradar/EuroAdventures arrangiert worden. Aber ehrlich gesagt hätte ich das selbst mit besseren Unterkünften tun können.

Krakau, Auschwitz, Emaillefabrik & Salzbergwerk Wieliczka - 4 Tage

Eine tolle Reise. Unser Reiseleiter Seweryn war fantastisch. Wir hatten ihn ganz für uns allein und er hat sich sehr um uns bemüht, uns alles über die Geschichte erzählt und uns sogar jeden Tag kleine Leckereien mitgebracht. Ich kann diese Tour nicht genug empfehlen!

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Kuba war äußerst sachkundig und trug wesentlich zu unserem Verständnis und unserer Freude an den Spots bei, die wir gesehen haben. Er war empfindlich auf die besonderen Bedürfnisse meiner Mutter und programmierte Stopps in der Tour, damit sie sich ausruhen konnte. Er tauchte auch an unserem letzten Tag mit speziellen polnischen Donuts auf, die wir genießen konnten — eine durchdachte und sehr süße Geste. Wir empfehlen Kuba sehr!

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Höhepunkte aus Polens - Rundreise (10 Tage)

Wir haben unsere Erwartungen übertroffen! Unsere Einführung in das schöne Polen war gründlich und in einem Tempo, das für jeden im Bus geeignet war, von jungen Junioren bis zu den Senioren. Die regionalen Geschmacksschmeckereien auf dem Weg, die zu den lustigen und lokalen Infoführern hinzugefügt wurden, machten uns bewusst auf die atemberaubende Geschichte Polens und die Körnung und Entschlossenheit der Polen.

Höhepunkte Polens

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Polen im Portät

Unser Reiseleiter Kasia war lächelnd Dame, freundlich, gut organisiert und fürsorglich Person. Sie war sehr kenntnisreich über ihr Land Polen und machte unsere Reise sehr erfolgreich. Der Fahrer Franco lächelte, hilfsbereite Person und fuhr sehr vorsichtig.

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Das Beste aus Polen (11 Tage)

Wir wurden in ganz Polen in einem sehr bequemen Trainer gezeigt. Die Hotels waren schön und in großartigen Lagen, was es uns leicht macht, unsere eigene Aktivität zu finden, wenn wir uns nicht für den optionalen Ausflug entschieden haben. Wunderbare Reise!

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Shuttlebus Krakau - Auschwitz

• Einfacher gemeinsamer Transfer oder Hin- und Rücktransfer
• Fahrzeug mit Klimaanlage
• Eintrittsgebühr für das Museum
• Führer im Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum
• Abholung vom Hotel und Rückgabe
• Option  1 Bosacka 18, 31-505 Kraków, Poland Krakauer Hauptbusbahnhof UNTERE ETAGE Stand D10 oder D9
• Option  2 Więźniów Oświęcimia 55, 32-600 Oświęcim, Poland
• Option  1 Więźniów Oświęcimia 55, 32-600 Oświęcim, Poland Stanisławy Leszczyńskiej (Parkplatz Auschwitz-Birkenau)
• Option  2 Bosacka 18, 31-505 Kraków, Poland Krakauer Busbahnhof
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• Durchschnittlicher Fitnesslevel erforderlich
• Die geführte Tour durch Auschwitz-Birkenau dauert insgesamt 3,5 bis 4 Stunden. Danach können Sie Ihren Rücktransfer planen.
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• Nicole A 0  Beiträge 5,0 von fünf Punkten Absolut empfehlenswert! Hervorragend geführte Tour zu einem guten Preis. Discover Cracow war gut organisiert, man brauchte sich um nichts kümmern. Angenehme Hin- und Rückfahrt in einem Mini-Bus und vor Ort hat uns die Reiseleitung in Empfang genommen, alles gut erklärt, uns unsere Eintrittskarten gegeben und uns dann in unserem Fall an einen englischsprachigen Guide übergeben. Ich empfehle diese Tour zu 100% weiter! Mehr lesen Verfasst am 12. April 2024
• N1256NHsusanneh 0  Beiträge 1,0 von fünf Punkten Keine deutsche Führung trotz Buchung Wir haben für 4 Erwachsene und 2 Kinder eine deutschsprachige Tour gebucht. Bei unserer Ankunft hatten sie uns aber auf die englische Führung gesetzt. Auf die Bitte um Umbuchung, auf eine deutschsprachige Führung, (welche ich auch gebucht hatte) da wir alle nicht der englische Führung so gut folgen hätten können und wir ja auch noch 2 Kinder dabei hatten, wurde uns gesagt, dass das nicht möglich sei und uns als "Wiedergutmachung " die Tickets für eine eigene Besichtigung des Museums mit dem Hinweis, dass wir uns ja den deutschen Museumsführer kaufen können, angeboten. Wir waren alle maßlos enttäuscht, da die Reise ein Geburtstagsgeschenk für meinen Mann war und wir uns alle schon sehr auf die Tour gefreut haben.. Es ist halt ein Unterschied ob man eine Führung in der eigenen Sprache mitmacht oder alleine das Museum besucht, und dort mehr oder weniger nichts versteht. Das Museum selber ist aber top. Mehr lesen Verfasst am 28. März 2024
• 489ehmh 0  Beiträge 4,0 von fünf Punkten Ein Besuch wert Die Buchung der Tour über das hotel hat problemlos funktioniert, Abholung war pünktlich und der Fahrern (Namen leider vergessen), war sehr freundlich. Das Salzbergwerk ist beeindruckend und wirklich einen Besuch wert. Kritikpunkt ist leider, dass unsere Tourguide sehr leise gesprochen hat und man sie kaum verstand. Mehr lesen Verfasst am 17. November 2023
• 681yvonner 0  Beiträge 5,0 von fünf Punkten Unbedingt anschauen Ein tolles Museum in dem man Stunden verbringen kann. Die Ausstellung zeigt das jüdische Leben in Polen in verschiedenen Epochen. Die Bilder und die dazugehörigen Erläuterungen sind sehr interessant. Zudem verfügt das Museum über einen Buchladen mit Büchern in verschiedenen Sprachen und ein tolles koscheres Café. Bei schönem Wetter kann man draußen sitzen. Mehr lesen Verfasst am 8. September 2023
• 897eleftheriak 0  Beiträge 5,0 von fünf Punkten Für jeden zu empfehlen Wir fanden es genial. Es wurde wirklich interessant gerichtet und haben Sachen gesehen was man nur sehr selten sieht. Klar man muss verstehen da sind viele Nazi abzeichnungen was manche als unsensible sehen. Aber wer da rein geht glaub ich weiß es selber. Würde sogar nochmal hin gehen und mir alles langsam nochmal durchlesen und schauen ob ich vllt was verpasst habe Für jeden zu empfehlen kostet auch 32 zloty kostet mehr nach 16 Uhr Mehr lesen Verfasst am 9. August 2023
• 897eleftheriak 0  Beiträge 3,0 von fünf Punkten Angenehm aber zu wenig War sehr interessant und groß. Wurde auch alles schön gezeitigt. Fanden es nur schade das man keine richtigen Kristalle gesehen hat sondern und ab und zu das Salz. Würde es jeden für 1x vorschlagen aber auch nicht mehr und finde es viel zu viel Geld 81,56€ was dann 2 Stunden lang ging und man wie gesagt nur weniger sieht als erwartet. Mehr lesen Verfasst am 9. August 2023
• egerphilipp 0  Beiträge 1,0 von fünf Punkten Seelenlose Aneinanderreihung von Devotionalien Ich verstehe die hier abgegebenen positiven Bewertungen kein bisschen. Ich besuchte einen Tag vorher die Ausstellung im KZ Auschwitz-Birkenau, die mich und meine Begleitung wirklich gerührt und zum Nachdenken angeregt hat. Einen vergleichbaren kulturellen Wert erwartete ich mir bei der Ausstellung in Schindlers Emaillewarenfabrik - und wurde bitterlich enttäuscht. Diese "Ausstellung" wird weder Schindler, noch den von ihm geretteten Menschen und ihren Schicksalen, noch der Tragödie des zweiten Weltkriegs als Solchem gerecht. Seelenlose Aneinanderreihung von Devotionalien ohne roten Faden und Erklärung. Da hängen Portraits von Stalin und Hitler 1 Meter voneinander entfernt, schlimmste Kriegspropaganda wird ohne historische Einordnung ausgestellt und im Hintergrund dudelt die ganze Zeit irgendeine unpassende Musik. Reizüberflutung at it's best. Und die ganze Zeit fragte ich mich, wann denn nun wirklich etwas über die Schicksale der hier untergebrachten Menschen zu erfahren war. Die Idee einer multimedialen Ausstellung ist großartig. Die Umsetzung in diesem Kontext fand ich allerdings unglaublich unpassend, fast ein wenig beschämend. Kein roter Faden, keine zusammenhängende Geschichte, keine historische Einordnung, kein Stück war das Drama zu spüren, das sich auf diesem Fabrikgelände abgespielt haben muss. Alles in allem eine der schlechtesten "Ausstellungen", die mir je untergekommen sind. Sparen Sie sich das Geld und schauen Sie sich lieber etwas mit wirklichem historischen- und kulturellen Wert an. Mehr lesen Verfasst am 5. Juni 2022
• Christina H 0  Beiträge 1,0 von fünf Punkten Finger weg! Unprofessionell! Finger weg! Leider fand bei uns der im Vorfeld bezahlte Flughafentransfer bei der Abreise nicht statt. Das Unternehmen verwechselte trotz angegebener Flugnummer die Abholzeit von abends mit morgens. Der Fahrer rief um 4:30 am statt pm an. Nach Aufklärung weigerte sich das Unternehmen, den späteren Transfer am Nachmittag durchzuführen! Ich solle mich an Expedia wenden, über die ich den Service gebucht hatte. Leider hat mir das Unternehmen eine von mir geforderte Bestätigung über den nicht erfolgten Transfer verweigert! Mehr lesen Verfasst am 29. Mai 2022
• patoiseau 0  Beiträge 5,0 von fünf Punkten Super interessante Tour Paulina war ein super Stadtführer. Sie hat uns zu vielen interessanten Orten und Restaurants geführt. Immer wieder gab es hier und da etwas zu probieren. Natürlich konnten wir nebenher viel über die Geschichte von Krakau und Polen erfahren und ihr diverse Fragen stellen. Paulina war sehr belesen und kennt sich sehr gut aus! Eine wirklich tolle Tour und die interessantere Alternative als eine reine Führung durch die Stadt! Djenkuje barzo Mehr lesen Verfasst am 27. September 2020
• G9924DRtims 0  Beiträge 1,0 von fünf Punkten Eine Frechheit Schade das es hier nicht die Möglich gibt Null Punkte zu geben. Nach dreimaligen anrufen und immer wieder vertrösteten Worten das der Bus verspätet,in 15 Minuten und in 5 Minuten kommen sollte sind wir und ein anderes Päärchen ,nach 2 Stunden des wartens ,vom vereinbarten Treffpunkt abgehauen. Es ist eine Frechheit sich bei Verspätung von über solch einer Zeit sich nicht bei den Gästen zu melden, Schlimmer noch, wir wurden also 3 mal angelogen und es fühlte sich so an als ob der Veranstalter die Tour einfach nicht voll bekommen hat und somit nur darauf gewartet hat das wir es Canceln. Das Französische Päärchen welches uns beistand erzählte uns das sie einen Tag zuvor beim selben Veranstalter am Vortag ebenso solche Probleme hatten..... schade habe mich sehr auf den Kurztripp gefreut Mehr lesen Verfasst am 27. Juli 2020
• Korich 0  Beiträge 1,0 von fünf Punkten Das Ticket ausdrucken zu lassen klappt nicht! Die Anlaufstelle von Discover Cracow existiert nicht mehr, sodass man keine Möglichkeit hat, das Ticket auszudrucken. Geht man an eine Touristeninformation, wird man an die Kasse der Kirche geschickt, ist man dort, wird man wieder an eine Info geschickt. Hat man also, wie im Urlaub sehr wahrscheinlich, keinen Drucker zur Verfügung, hat man Pech. Wir waren dann im Nandu Copy Shop und haben das Ticket dort drucken lassen. Alles in allem haben wir hier keine Zeit gespart, was die Hauptintention der Sache gewesen ist. Die Öffnungszeiten der Türme stimmten nicht, sodass wir auf diese auch nicht hoch konnten. Ein Reinfall auf ganzer Linie. Mehr lesen Verfasst am 22. Juli 2020
• cfriedrich10 0  Beiträge 5,0 von fünf Punkten Überwältigend Früh morgens war ich mit einem Audio-Guide dort. die Kathedrale ist wirklich beeindruckend. Im Inneren sind mehrere kleine Nischen, fast wie kleine Kirchen in der Kirche. Der Besuch dort lohnt sich auf jeden Fall! Mehr lesen Verfasst am 15. Oktober 2019
• guntraml2019 0  Beiträge 1,0 von fünf Punkten Fassungslos Der Rücktransport fand, trotz vorheriger Bezahlung überhaupt nicht statt. Die Terminänderung von 8.30 Uhr auf 10.40 Uhr - per Email bestätigt - wurde ignoriert und das Unternehmen hat trotz Hinweis des Hotels keinen Wagen geschickt bzw. telefonische Kontakte ignoriert. Sie gingen einfach nicht mehr ans Telefon!!! Mehr lesen Verfasst am 22. August 2019
• liebenundleben 0  Beiträge 1,0 von fünf Punkten eine Frechheit für den Preis 262,- Zloty als Familienkarte - dafür bekamen wir 1,5h Führung über ausgetrampelte Wege durch eine künstlich hergestellte "Erlebnislandschaft" mit einer gelangweilten Führerin (Svetlana) - das Bergwerk lebt allein durch die Nähe zu Krakau - ein Reinfall Mehr lesen Verfasst am 19. August 2019
• imer04 0  Beiträge 5,0 von fünf Punkten Wuder schöhne ausfug. Also in Salzbergwerk ist so ein Erlebnis da kann ich nicht beschreiben, da mussma hin und erleben,sehen. Das ist wahnsinn was die da alles gemacht haben. Mehr lesen Verfasst am 14. August 2019

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At Auschwitz-Birkenau, pupils from a Paris suburb face the memory of the Holocaust

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Feature At the end of February, middle schoolers traveled to Krakow and Auschwitz in an effort to raise awareness of the genocide and prevent anti-Semitism.

Up until then, it had been a school trip like any other: Pupils from the Romain-Rolland middle school in Clichy-sous-Bois, a suburb east of Paris, were filming the outskirts of Krakow through the bus window with their smartphones, sharing sweets and laughing. Then, all of a sudden, something grabbed their attention. An icy whisper, like a breath, silenced their conversations. Outside, on the right, they had just seen the infamous silhouette of the Birkenau watchtower appear in the misty morning. "It's huge," whispered Nazim.

This study trip to Krakow and Auschwitz-Birkenau, organized at the end of February by the Holocaust Memorial in partnership with the French department of Seine-Saint-Denis, was the first of its kind for middle schoolers in that department, with the aim of raising awareness of the memory of genocide and preventing anti-Semitism. Usually, it's the high schools that send their pupils. France's school curricula provide for studying the Holocaust on three occasions: in the last year of primary school, in the last year of middle school, and in the penultimate year of high school (optionally, in vocational schools).

On the eve of departure, in a classroom at the middle school, no one spoke a word, apart from Nazim, who was particularly interested in the subject. His teachers later admitted, a little worried, that he had rushed to watch Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List (1993) and Roman Polanski's The Pianist (2002), alone at home. "I'm going to have to calm him down a bit, these are difficult images for a young person of his age," said Carole Couderc, the history teacher who spearheaded the project. "As we're not there to debrief with him, it can be complicated."

Most of the students found it hard to imagine what they were going to see. Their teacher took over, talking with them about local places of remembrance they'd already visited, such as the Shoah Memorial in Drancy, the internment camp near Paris from where Jews were deported to extermination camps during World War II. The history syllabus includes a study "wars of annihilation" in the broadest sense, by comparing the genocide of Jews with other events where hatred led to the worst.

Double logic

During the two-day trip, the teachers sought to create an encounter between a group of children from immigrant backgrounds and the memory of a Europe their grandparents never knew, seeing as the overwhelming majority of them came from former French colonies such as Algeria or Senegal.

Over the course of the trip, the history teacher returned several times to the twofold method that drives her: to approach the memory of the genocide through knowledge, but also through her pupils' own experiences. In other words, the history of their region – Seine-Saint-Denis having been the departure point for most deportees from France – and their own personal family history. "Teachers have often been criticized for taking a compassionate approach to the genocide of the Jews," said Couderc. "Like many of us, I learned about the Holocaust by looking at images of emaciated bodies in history class. But what do we retain in terms of knowledge? I'm teaching them to take a historian's approach, based on facts, but they're also teenagers, and a teenager is a whole: a pupil, a citizen, an individual, with his or her own history and sensibility."

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