Krakow Airport to Auschwitz-Birkenau
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Entry to both Auschwitz I and Birkenau is only with a personalised entry pass, checked against an ID document at the gate. The Memorial asks visitors to book it online at visit.auschwitz.org and says no entry cards are available at the entrance. A visit without a guide is free, but it can start only late in the day: from 13:00 in December, 14:00 in January and November, 15:00 in February, 16:00 in March and October, and 17:00 from April to September. Before those hours, entry is with a Museum guide only.
The Memorial asks visitors to arrive at least 30 minutes before the start time for security checks. Time the car to that.
About This Transfer
Your driver meets you in the arrivals hall at Kraków Airport, the suitcases go into the boot, and they stay there. The car takes the A4 west for about 33 km to the Chrzanów junction, then provincial road 933 through Libiąż into Oświęcim, and stops at the Auschwitz I visitor centre on Więźniów Oświęcimia, where every visit starts. The drive is about 57 km and takes about 50 minutes in free-flowing traffic.
The airport lies west of Kraków, on the way. From the terminal the drive is about 12 km and about 17 minutes shorter than from the city centre, so a visit on the day you land needs no detour into Kraków first. No bus or train runs direct from the airport to the Memorial.
The car matters most for the bags. The Memorial allows nothing larger than 35 x 25 x 15 cm on the grounds and asks visitors to leave larger luggage in their vehicles; its lockers are paid, and nothing may stay in them overnight. A driver who waits keeps the suitcases in the car for the whole visit and drives you on afterwards.
For every run from the terminal, see our Kraków Airport transfers page. Our airport transfers page explains how carriers track flights, wait and quote per vehicle.
✓ ~57 km, ~50 min
✓ Bags stay in the car
✓ To the visitor centre
Route Overview
Pickup: Kraków Airport (KRK)
The terminal is open 24 hours. Your driver meets you in the arrivals hall. The Kiss&Fly lay-by in front of the terminal is free for only 8 minutes, then PLN 5 for every started 4 minutes, so a driver meeting you inside parks in the P1 multi-storey or the P2 car park instead.
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Drop-off: Auschwitz I, Oświęcim
The Museum stands on the outskirts of Oświęcim, on provincial road 933. Every visit starts at Auschwitz I, where the visitor centre, the entrance and the main car park are, at Więźniów Oświęcimia 55. No vehicle may enter the Museum grounds. Birkenau is 3.5 km away, and there are paid car parks near both sites.
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Best Travel Times
Time the car to the entry pass, not to the flight. English guided visits start from 8:30 all year, and the Memorial asks you to be at the gate 30 minutes early. A visit without a guide can start only late: 17:00 from April to September, 13:00 in December. An early landing suits a guided morning; an afternoon landing suits an unguided visit, with the suitcases in the car.
Traffic Patterns
About 33 km of the drive is the A4 motorway west to Chrzanów. The rest is provincial road 933 through Chrzanów and Libiąż into Oświęcim, a single road through towns, and that is where any delay builds. Nobody publishes by how much, so leave margin before a guided start.
Road & Border Notes
There is no border: the drive stays in Poland. The A4 between Kraków and Katowice is a toll motorway, and this drive passes one toll plaza, at Balice, where a car pays PLN 18. Ask the carrier to confirm the toll is in the quote.
Carrier Tip
Give the carrier the time on your entry pass and say whether it is guided. Agree before you go in where the driver meets you afterwards, at Auschwitz I or the Birkenau car park, and at what time. A guided visit runs about 3.5 hours; without a guide, the Memorial's own guidance for both sites runs from about 2 hours to 3 hours or more.
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- Meet and greet in the Kraków Airport arrivals hall
- Flight monitoring, so a delayed landing does not cost you the car
- Drop at the Auschwitz I visitor centre, where every visit starts
- Suitcases kept in the vehicle during the visit, on a booking with waiting time
- Pickup at Auschwitz I or the Birkenau car park, at the time you agree
- The A4 toll at the Balice plaza, where the quote includes it
- Onward drive to your Kraków hotel or back to the airport, on the same booking
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| Option | Price From | Duration | Convenience | Luggage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Transfer | Quote per vehicle | ~50 min, no changes | Suitcases stay in the car during the visit | |
| Airport train, then the coach from Kraków MDA | Two tickets | About 20 min to Kraków, a change, then 1h 25min | Suitcases through two stations, then a paid locker | |
| Rental car | Rental + fuel + toll + parking | ~50 min, then a paid car park | Bags stay in your own car |
When to Travel This Route
Opening hours and visiting conditions across the year.
Winter (Dec-Feb)
Shortest HoursThe last entry is 14:00 in December, 15:00 in January and 16:00 in February, and the unguided window is one hour. In winter visitors must keep to the designated paths. A guided morning and a car that waits suit these months.
- Closed 25 December and 1 January
- Unguided entry from 13:00 in December
- English guided visits hourly from 8:30
- Designated paths only in winter
Spring (Mar-May)
Hours LengthenThe last entry moves from 17:00 in March to 18:00 in April and May, and English guided visits run every 30 minutes from April. The Memorial is closed on Easter Sunday.
- Closed Easter Sunday
- Unguided entry from 16:00 in March
- Unguided entry from 17:00 from April
- English guided visits every 30 minutes from April
Summer (Jun-Aug)
Longest HoursThe last entry is 19:00 and the grounds close at 20:30. Unguided entry opens at 17:00, and the last coach on the timetable the Memorial links leaves the Museum car park at 18:30, before an unguided visit of both sites can end. A driver who waits removes that deadline.
- English guided visits every 15 minutes from 9:30 to 15:30
- Unguided entry from 17:00 to 19:00
- Grounds close at 20:30
- Linked coach to Kraków: last at 18:30
Autumn (Sep-Nov)
Hours ShortenThe last entry is 18:00 in September, 17:00 in October and 15:00 in November. From November the last coach on the timetable the Memorial links leaves the Museum at 17:30.
- Unguided entry from 17:00 in September
- Unguided entry from 16:00 in October
- Unguided entry from 14:00 in November
- Linked coach: last 18:30 to October, 17:30 from November
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Standard dates: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before pickup. Peak dates (last Saturday of December, first Saturday of January, first 3 Saturdays of February): 72 hours notice required. Confirm specific terms with your carrier at booking.
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Important Information
Entry passes are booked on visit.auschwitz.org
Guided or without a guide
Bags: 35 x 25 x 15 cm
Between Auschwitz I and Birkenau
Meeting your driver at Kraków Airport
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Why Book This Route?
- •About 57 km and 50 minutes from arrivals to the Auschwitz I visitor centre, with no change in Kraków
- •Suitcases stay in the car, as the Memorial asks, instead of in a paid locker
- •Timed to your entry pass, with the 30 minutes the security check needs
- •A driver who waits at Auschwitz I or Birkenau, not tied to the last coach
- •Quoted per vehicle, so a family or small group compares one fare against several tickets
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