Take part in our guided tour from Vienna to Auschwitz Birkenau and vist the most most terrifying places in the World. After a 5,5 hours drive, arrive at the Auschwitz Birkenau Museum and start walking sightseeing with a local guide in choosen languge. Explore the remains of the Nazi camp’s barracks, watchtowers, and crematoriums.. The visit includes two sections of the camp: Auschwitz I ( mostly for political prisoners) and the immense concentration and death camp at Auschwitz II-Birkenau (mostly for Jews and gypsies). In the first part of the camp You will spend around 2 hours and around 1 hour in the second part. Afterward, get a bit of free time before returning to Vienna.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Learn about the history of the Holocaust and WWII
- Visit Auschwitz-Birkenau, the former German extermination camp
- Learn about living conditions and the tragic fate of Auschwitz prisoners
- Discover the horrors of this UNESCO World Heritage Site
- See personal belongs and objects of everyday use belonging to the prisoners
- Visit the ruins of the gas chambers, original barracks and the railway prisoner unloading platform
ITINERARY:
- Early morning pick up from your hotel in Vienna
- Around 5,5 h of drive in air-conditioned vehicle from Vienna to Auschwitz Concentration Camp Museum with some stops during the way
- Up to 3,5 hours of a sightseeing inside the Auschwitz-Birkenau Camps with local guide in choosen language
- Up to 1 hour of free time for lunch or rest
- Retrun to Vienna
- Drop off in Vienna
Tour lasts approx. 15-16 hours (including 3,5 hours of sightseeing inside the camps)
PRICES:
- 750 EUR per person (1 person)
- 399 EUR per person (2 persons)
- 299 EUR per person (3 persons)
- 275 EUR per person (4 persons)
- 255 EUR per person (5 persons)
- 215 EUR per person (6 persons)
- 199 EUR per person (7 persons)
- Contact us (8 persons or more)
INCLUDES:
- service of private car/mini-van with English speaking driver
- transport by high quality air-conditioned minivans or minibuses
- skip the line entrance tickets to Auschwitz & Birkenau camps
- guided sightseeing tour inside the camps in choosen language up to 3,5 hours
- pick up and drop off in Vienna
Available languages of a live guide in Auschwitz Birkenau Museum: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish
Due to frequent problems with availability of guides in Auschwitz, we kindly advise you to book your tour as early as possible before your planned journey
FAQ – Auschwitz Tour from Vienna
This is a full-day, 14–15 hour pilgrimage. The journey covers approximately 390 km (240 miles) each way, taking about 4.5 to 5 hours per leg. While the day is long, traveling by private vehicle is the only way to visit the Memorial from Vienna and return the same evening, saving you from the logistical complexity of booking international trains and overnight stays in Poland.
Yes. To maximize your comfort for such an early start, the tour includes door-to-door service. Your English-speaking driver will pick you up directly from your Vienna hotel or accommodation in a private, air-conditioned vehicle. At the end of the tour, you will be dropped back at your doorstep, ensuring a seamless and stress-free return after an emotionally demanding day.
Your tour includes both sites, which serve different historical purposes. Auschwitz I is the original camp where you will see the “Arbeit Macht Frei” gate, brick barracks, and museum exhibitions featuring prisoners’ personal belongings. Auschwitz II-Birkenau is the vast extermination site, located 3.5 km away, featuring the iconic railway ramp, ruins of the gas chambers, and endless rows of wooden barracks that illustrate the massive scale of the Holocaust.
Absolutely. We provide “skip-the-line” entrance tickets, which are essential as daily visitor caps at the Memorial are strictly enforced. Upon arrival, you will join a 3.5-hour professional guided tour led by an authorized Museum educator. They provide deep historical context and survivor testimonies that are not available to solo visitors, ensuring a more profound and educational experience.
The Museum maintains strict security similar to an airport. The maximum bag size allowed inside the camps is 30x20x10 cm (roughly the size of an A4 sheet of paper). Larger bags must be left in the tour vehicle. Photography is permitted for personal use in most outdoor areas, but it is strictly forbidden in specific rooms, such as those containing the hair of victims, and in the basements of Block 11.
