Located in Oświęcim, near Krakow, the Auschwitz Museum at the former concentration camp is one of the largest tourist destinations in Poland. Every year, hundreds of thousands of visitors come to the museum. Many people wonder how much it costs to visit Auschwitz in Oświęcim. How much is the entrance fee to Auschwitz? What is the entry ticket price? How much do you need to pay for a tour in pounds? Here is the full Auschwitz tour price list for visiting Auschwitz in 2025. What is Auschwitz entry fee?
Price list for Auschwitz tour
In Krakow, you will find many companies organizing trips to Auschwitz, but their prices are often inflated and disconnected from reality. Tickets to Auschwitz should be purchased on the official website: https://visit.auschwitz.org/?lang=en. This guarantees that the tour will not be canceled and ensures a fair price or even free admission.
Standard guided tours of Auschwitz cost 110 PLN for a regular ticket and 100 PLN for a reduced ticket for tours in a foreign language or 100 PLN for a regular ticket and 90 PLN for a reduced ticket for tours in Polish.
Additionally, a six-hour guided tour is available for 140 PLN for a regular ticket and 120 PLN for a reduced ticket in Polish, or 150 PLN for a regular ticket and 130 PLN for a reduced ticket in a foreign language.
The Auschwitz Museum is available to visit completely free of charge for a selfguided tour. The advantage of such a tour, aside from being free, is that it doesn’t last 3.5 hours, and you can spend either more or less time in the museum. You don’t have to stick to a group and can explore at your own pace.
Price list for Auschwitz tickets
Here is the price list in zloty, euro, dollars and pounds.
Price in PLN | Price in EUR | Price in USD | Price in GBP | |
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Standard guided tour (in Polish language) | ||||
Standard ticket | 100 zł | ~23 EUR | ~25 USD | ~20 GBP |
Reduced ticket | 90 zł | ~21 EUR | ~22 USD | ~18 GBP |
Standard guided tour (all foreign languages) | ||||
Standard ticket | 110 zł | ~26 EUR | ~27 USD | ~22 GBP |
Reduced ticket | 100 zł | ~23 EUR | ~25 USD | ~20 GBP |
Six-hour guided tour (in Polish language) | ||||
Standard ticket | 140 zł | ~33 EUR | ~35 USD | ~28 GBP |
Reduced ticket | 120 zł | ~28 EUR | ~30 USD | ~24 GBP |
Six-hour guided tour (all foreign languages) | ||||
Standard ticket | 150 zł | ~36 EUR | ~37 USD | ~30 GBP |
Reduced ticket | 130 zł | ~31 EUR | ~32 USD | ~26 GBP |
Individual unguided tour | ||||
Free of charge | 0 zł | 0 EUR | 0 USD | 0 GBP |
The ticket price includes access to both Auschwitz and Birkenau. A free shuttle bus operates between the two parts of the museum.
Total cost of a trip to Auschwitz from Krakow

In addition to the cost of the entrance ticket to the Auschwitz Museum, you need to factor in transportation expenses. There is no need to hire any “transfers” or, even less so, to take a Bolt, Uber, or taxi.
From the very center of Krakow, there are direct buses operated by Lajkonik that go straight to Auschwitz, costing 22 PLN (5.13 EUR, 4.37 GBP, 5.37 USD) for a one-way ticket. From the center of Krakow, you can also take a train to Oświęcim, to a station near the museum, for 16.50 PLN for a one-way ticket. From there, you can walk for about 10-15 minutes or, during the tourist season, use a shuttle bus for 5 PLN.
The total cost of a trip to Auschwitz from Krakow starts from 44 PLN per adult if you choose free admission, or 154 PLN for a standard guided tour and direct bus from Krakow.
Only by knowing these real prices and the Auschwitz price list can you assess whether an offer prepared for you by an intermediary is fair or inflated, especially since you are a foreign tourist who might not be aware of the actual costs.
Read detailed guide on easiest and cheapest ways to get to Auschwitz from Krakow city center.
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