Auschwitz-Birkenau Tour with Private Transport

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Krakow, Poland

7 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

Overview

Driving on unfamiliar roads can be daunting, so save yourself the hassle of hiring a car and get from Krakow to Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum with a private driver. After leaving Krakow, a driver takes you directly to the memorial and museum, where you can go instead and learn about the history of this poignant site during a guided tour.

Private transport between Krakow and Auschwitz-Birkenau
No need to share the vehicle—it’s just for your personal group
Don't worry about bringing food: Lunch is included
Visit two separate memorial locations on one tour

What's Included

Private transportation
Lunch
Guided tour of Auschwitz surrounding sites
Visit to the memorial to the final victims of Auschwitz
Exploration of the camp extension area
Viewing of the first crematorium and gas chamber
Visit to Birkenau's Death Gate and main SS barracks
Exploration of the extermination zone
Visit to the memorial to victims of Auschwitz-Monowitz

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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Pickup details

We will pick you up from yours address in Kraków. Please provide it. Pick up time is possible between 7:00 AM-1:30 PM. Your preferred time is not guaranteed. You will be informed by WhatsApp/email or text message about the exact time a day before the tour Starts and ends in Krakow with round-trip transportation Visit Auschwitz- Monowitz (Auschwitz III) memorial Explore of the Auschwitz "camp extension": SS barracks, women's camp Stop at the pre-war theater (Zyklon B storage), Polish Ramp and Old Jewish Ramp View the commandant's villa and gravel pits where executions took place NOTE: Entrance to Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau main camps is not iclude the price!!!

Itinerary

Oświęcim

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Brzezinka

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Oswiecim

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Memoriale Auschwitz III (Monowitz)

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation

Infants must sit on laps
Infant seats available
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

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based on 43 reviews

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Promised a refund and never received this!!! Pick up time changes less than 24 hours before from 7am to 4am

katy_H, Jan 2026

We arranged a 7am pick up. The afternoon the day before our tour this was changed to 4am. No refund was given even though I have a message to say we would get a full refund

Absolutely perfectly...

warren_m, May 2025

Absolutely perfectly organized. Viator took care of everything. We opted for a private driver who was right on time, very informative about Krakow and Poland, and a pleasure to talk with. The Auschwitz tour is conducted by museum staff and was very informative and well organize.

Efficient tour

Brian_J, Apr 2025

Pick up at hotel, no waiting in lines, very efficient but costs more than most of the other tours. For me a good value.

Response from Host, Apr 2025

Thank you ❤️

Careful who you book with

Claire_B, Apr 2025

Your tickets are not prebooked - despite the description advising that the driver will give them to you. We wee picked up at 8am and when tickets "finally " secured we got a 3.30 entry to a 3 hour tour. Tour was fantastic but be very careful who you book with

Response from Host, Apr 2025

We apologize for the inconvenience, it is currently the most difficult time of the season. Before the trip, we informed you about it.

Excellent service from the tour company, note you may be using the camp's own guides.

Jennifer_S, Aug 2023

This is an emotionally difficult place to visit, and it's about an hour's drive outside of Krakow. Our driver, Daniel, was excellent. He picked us up at our hotel, made sure that we were comfortable, the car (Audi) was immaculate, and he chose a pretty, pleasant route. He also took the time to get us to the airport rather than back to the hotel, as we'd requested, and stopped for water and showed us a bit more than was on the tour at the end. He really took good care of us - I cannot say enough about what a good job he did. The tour agency itself could not get private tickets that day, since we booked very close to the time we wanted a tour, so we had to use the camp's own guides as part of a large group tour. The company went above and beyond so we didn't have to wait at the entrance. I think this may be the norm, using the camp's guides, but I am not sure. For us, this would have been fine but our particular guide set a hard pace (he was only slowed down by the also-visiting Polish army's marching pace ahead of him), and had a very strong accent and a bitter outlook, though who could blame him, really? It made for a challenging day in the heat and we were exhausted by the end. Again, not this tour company's fault, and it was what we had to do to see the camps on very short notice. We were especially grateful to Daniel for the refreshment stop afterward, and his comfortable car. Despite the pace, we learned a lot, even though both of us had a reasonable education about what happened in Auschwitz. The camps themselves assume that you know what happened in concentration camps, generally, and give you a particular view of what happened at that camp. If you are unfamiliar with the Holocaust, I suggest you at least read a general overview before you arrive. As a child I saw the films that the US military recorded of the atrocities at this and other camps, but such graphic images were not presented at this site, only a lot of harrowing facts and evidence. I was surprised by how many people in our guided group didn't know very much about it. This tour included Auschwitz and Birkenau.