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The large coach tour
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- Length7 to 10 hours
- PickupAvailable
- GuideLive, several languages
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Auschwitz tour from Krakow price, from coach seat to private car
Auschwitz-Birkenau and the salt mine, guided from Krakow
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- Our combined day11 hours · for each guest from €42
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What an Auschwitz tour from Krakow costs, why the Memorial itself charges nothing for entry, what a licensed guide adds, and where the salt mine fits into the bill.
Editorial team, auschwitzandsaltminetour.com · Updated November 9, 2026 · Takes 7 min
Main facts
- Our combined dayFrom €46 for an 11-hour day with Auschwitz-Birkenau and the salt mine.
- Auschwitz onlyLarge group tours with pickup start from €18 and last 7 to 10 hours.
- Small groupThe 15-person tour opens at €69.
- Memorial entryEntry is free; only a visit with a Museum educator is charged.1
- Guided passAn individual guided pass in English costs PLN 150, or PLN 140 reduced.2
What our combined day costs and what it covers
The tour this site recommends is priced from €46 on GetYourGuide for a guided day of 11 hours. That one fare covers the transfers from Krakow, a guided visit of Auschwitz I for 2 hours and of Auschwitz II-Birkenau for 1 hour, then the salt mine in Wieliczka for 2.5 hours with a local guide. Read it as a starting price: the option, the pickup and the date you choose decide the final figure shown in the booking box.
The listing names a professional guide at the Memorial, a local guide underground and a tour leader who stays with the group for the whole day. Nothing is charged when you reserve, and cancelling at least 24 hours ahead returns the whole fare. On a trip where flights and trains can move, being able to change your mind is worth more than shaving a little off a fare you could never recover.
The tour has 9,949 reviews behind it, a long record of other travellers to read before you commit. What it does not list matters just as much for budgeting. The record schedules a lunch break and recommends bringing snacks, so plan a little money for food. Everything else on this page compares that fare with the cheaper Auschwitz-only coaches, the small groups and the private cars.
Side by side
Krakow tours to Auschwitz by price, length and terms
| Tour | From | Length | Cancellation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our combined day | €46 | 11 hours | Free up to 24 hours before |
| Coach tour, pickup | €18 | 7 to 10 hours | Free up to 24 hours before |
| Small group of 15 | €69 | 7 hours | Free up to 24 hours before |
| Guided, non-refundable | €75 | 7 hours | Non-refundable |
| Private car, driver | €107 | 7 hours | Free up to 24 hours before |
| Combined, guaranteed | €115 | 11 hours | Free up to 24 hours before |
All are starting prices; the option, the pickup and the date decide what you pay.
Entry to the Memorial is free, a guide is not
The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum charges nothing for admission to its grounds, and the entry cards are reserved on its own booking site.4 The charge comes with the guide: the Museum asks a fee only for visits with a Museum educator.1 Every tour price you see from Krakow is therefore paying for transport, organisation and a licensed educator, never for the right to enter.
If you book a guided place yourself, the Museum price list from January 2026 sets an individual guided pass with headphones at PLN 150 for any tour language except Polish, or PLN 140 at the reduced rate.2 That fee covers the educator at both former camps and the headset, and the Museum runs a shuttle bus between the former camps for individual visitors on guided tours.5
Reduced passes cover school pupils and students aged 26 or under, visitors over 75 and disabled visitors, with a supporting document.6 Free entry without an educator exists too, but only in the afternoon windows: in the months from April to September it begins at 5:00 PM.7 On a first visit, the Museum itself advises going with a guide-educator, for the sake of real understanding.8
Length of the day
How long each kind of tour takes, in hours
- Salt mine only4.5
- Small group7
- Private car7
- Coach tour10
- Combined day11
Upper lengths as each GetYourGuide listing states them; coach tours run 7 to 10 hours depending on the option.
What Auschwitz-only tours cost from Krakow
The cheapest way in from Krakow is a large guided coach tour. A large listing with 39,056 reviews starts from €18 and runs 7 to 10 hours with pickup available. A second large tour, labelled the official tour with hotel pickup, also starts from €18 and has 32,341 reviews. At those fares you share the coach and the guide with a large group, and the pace is set for everyone at once.
A step up, a tour with pickup and lunch in its title starts from €19 for 7 to 8 hours. Another offers several options from €24 with small groups available. Read the option list on each listing carefully, because the from-price usually belongs to the most basic seat and a hotel pickup or a smaller group raises it.
Higher fares do not always mean more flexibility. One guided tour starting from €75 is marked non-refundable, so a cancellation costs you the whole amount. A full-day tour that names the ticket in its title starts from €83 and refunds you up to 24 hours before. Before paying, compare the cancellation line as closely as the price.
Pick by budget
Which Auschwitz tour fits your budget
Choose the priority that fits you and see where your money does most.
If A live guide at the lowest price
A large coach tour
Guided coach tours with pickup start from €18.
If I want the salt mine on the same day
Our combined day
From €46 for Auschwitz-Birkenau and Wieliczka in 11 hours.
If I want a smaller group
The tour capped at 15
Its fare opens at €69, pickup included.
If We want our own car
A private chauffeur
From €107; it names a driver, so book the educator separately.
If I am a student under 26
A reduced guided pass
Students up to age 26 qualify for the reduced rate with proof.6
Budget options
Coach seat, small group or private car
Our tour
The combined day
Memorial and salt mine
- Length11 hours
- GuidesAt both sites
- Cancel24 hours before
Capped group
The small group
Capped at 15 guests
- Length7 hours
- PickupIncluded
- GuideLive, English
Small groups and private cars
Paying more mostly buys you a smaller group. The 15-participant tour, from €69, comes with pickup and runs 7 hours with a live English-speaking guide. With fewer people around the guide, questions are easier to ask and the walk between blocks is calmer, something worth weighing at a place of mourning.
Private transport is a different product. A chauffeur-driven private car costs from €107 for a 7-hour day, yet its listing names only an English-speaking driver, no guide. A private transport tour from €174 offers a host and an audio guide in English instead of a live educator, though the Memorial's regulations ban audio guides on its grounds.11 A wheelchair-accessible private car from €250 lists no guide at all.
If you take a private car, you can book the Museum educator directly. The Museum price list from January 2026 charges PLN 970 for a 3.5-hour general tour, headphones included, for a group of up to 10, rising to PLN 1070 for up to 20.12 Split across a family or a party of friends, that can be reasonable, but it has to be booked well ahead.13
Where your money goes
From booking to drop-off
When you book
Reserve, pay later
Hold a place from €46 without paying today.
Before the day
Free cancellation
Full refund if you cancel 24 hours or more ahead.
At the Memorial
Entry and educator
Entry is free; the fee pays for the Museum educator.1
At the break
Lunch and snacks
A lunch break is planned; snacks are worth bringing.
Underground
Lift included
The ride back up from the mine is part of the ticket.3
The combined day: what the salt mine adds
Adding Wieliczka to the day changes the price less than you might expect. Our tour and a similar full-day guided tour both start from €46. Another combined day starts from €46 too and visits the salt mine first, in the morning. The lowest combined fare we found starts from €26 for 11 hours.
At the top of the range, a combined day sold as guaranteed starts from €115, with pickup included. Compare that with doing the two places on separate days. A salt mine tour from Krakow alone starts from €21, and one with a fast-track ticket starts from €29. Two separate trips cost more in total and take two mornings, but each day is shorter and calmer.
Some salt mine extras are already covered. Children up to 4 years of age go in free.10 Every visitor returns to the surface by lift, and that ride is included in the ticket.3 You may take photos and film underground, but only for private purposes.14 If you plan to eat underground, Karczma Górnicza serves Polish food at a depth of 125 metres.15
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Entry to the premises of the Auschwitz Memorial is free. A fee is only charged for visits with a Museum educator
Costs that sit outside the ticket
Food is the main extra. The listing for our tour plans a lunch break during the full day and suggests bringing snacks, and the day finishes around 8:00 PM. A sandwich, a bottle of water and something sweet in a small bag will carry you through the morning at the Memorial, where you will not want to think about food.
Bags are the second. The Memorial caps backpacks and handbags at 35x25x15 cm.16 A luggage locker at the Museum costs PLN 5, and the fee is not refunded.9 On a coach tour, leave anything larger on the bus, and keep your passport or ID card in a pocket you can reach quickly. Underground in Wieliczka, hand luggage is limited to 35cm x 20cm x 20cm.17
The last cost is small and voluntary: a tip for the guides, who carry a long and emotionally heavy day. Carry a few small notes in Polish zloty for it, for a coffee during the break and for a bottle of water for the long walk at the salt mine. Thanking the guides in person at the end of the day is always appropriate, whatever you decide about money.
Tour or going alone: comparing the real cost
Going alone looks cheaper on paper. Lajkonik coaches go straight from Krakow to the Museum's own car park, and the railway station is 1,500 metres or about 2 km from the Museum, depending on which Memorial page you read.18,19,20 Add the PLN 150 guided pass for a non-Polish tour and the total can still be modest.2 The catch is planning: entry cards are sold only online and can no longer be bought at the Museum.21
The Museum has warned about firms that delivered visitors holding no reservation, charging a high fee, often well above an independent train or bus fare.22 It has also described operators shifting departures into the small hours of the night and blaming the Museum for alleged booking trouble.23 A good tour is worth its price; a vague one is not.
The real Auschwitz tour from Krakow cost includes your time as well as the fare. Value, in the end, is about the day you get. A tour removes the timetable puzzle, holds an educator slot for you and brings you back to your hotel. Going alone gives you a quieter pace and your own start time. Either way, book through a listing that names its guide, its schedule and its cancellation terms clearly, and you will pay a fair price.
FAQ
Brief questions, brief answers.
How much is an Auschwitz tour from Krakow?
From €18 on large tours.
Large guided coach tours with pickup start from €18; our combined day with the salt mine starts from €46.
Is entry to Auschwitz free?
Yes, admission is free.
Admission to the grounds is free; the Museum charges only for visits with an educator.1
How much does a Memorial guide cost on your own?
PLN 150 per person in English.
PLN 150 at the regular rate for a foreign-language tour, PLN 140 reduced, headphones included.2
What does the Auschwitz and salt mine tour price include?
Transport and guides at both sites.
Transfers, a Memorial guide and a salt mine guide, across 11 hours from Krakow.
Is lunch included on the combined day?
A lunch break is planned.
The listing schedules a lunch break and recommends bringing snacks; check your option for food.
Who gets a reduced Memorial pass?
Students, seniors, disabled visitors.
Students to age 26, visitors over 75 and disabled visitors, each with proof of status.6
Can I cancel if my plans change?
Yes, up to 24 hours before.
Cancel at least 24 hours ahead and the whole fare of our tour comes back.
What does a private car to Auschwitz cost?
From €107 for a private car.
A chauffeur service costs from €107, and its listing names a driver rather than a guide.
Sources
- Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, booking system (visit.auschwitz.org) · FAQ ↩
- Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum (auschwitz.org) · Entry Pass Price List valid from 2 January 2026 (PDF) ↩
- The salt mine in Wieliczka, official site (wieliczka-saltmine.com) · Questions and answers: Tourist Route ↩
- Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum (auschwitz.org) · Basic information ↩
- Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum (auschwitz.org) · Individual Visitors ↩
- Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum (auschwitz.org) · Individual Visitors ↩
- Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum (auschwitz.org) · Individual Visitors ↩
- Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum (auschwitz.org) · Basic information ↩
- Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum (auschwitz.org) · Rules and regulations for the use of the luggage storage (PDF) ↩
- The salt mine in Wieliczka, official site (wieliczka-saltmine.com) · Tourist Route ↩
- Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum · Regulations for visitors (valid from 1.07.2026), PDF ↩
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- Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum (auschwitz.org) · Tours options. Prices. ↩
- The salt mine in Wieliczka, official site (wieliczka-saltmine.com) · Questions and answers: Tourist Route ↩
- The salt mine in Wieliczka, official site (wieliczka-saltmine.com) · Tourist Route ↩
- Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum (auschwitz.org) · Basic information ↩
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- Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum (auschwitz.org) · Basic information ↩
- Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum (auschwitz.org) · Changes of some entry regulations at the Memorial from May 2025 (news, 23 April 2025) ↩
- Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum (auschwitz.org) · visit.auschwitz.org: entry cards to the Memorial available only online from 1 March (news, 4 February 2026) ↩