Krakow to Austwitz Transport

Another way of getting to Auschwitz is to take the bus from Krakow's bus station which is located behind Krakow's main railway station at ul. Bosacka. The bus will take you directly to the Auschwitz museum, although journey times are longer than by train. Organised tours might be the preferred option for those who don't wish to use, or don't feel confident in using, public transport.

The Auschwitz museum provides a shuttle bus service (free of charge) to Birkenau that operates all year round, however it run less frequently from November until March. If there are no convenient buses available it is possible to get a taxi to Birkenau.

Phil33101Threads: 4 Posts: 27 Joined: Oct 5, 08	Oct 6, 08, 14:12 / #
Can anyone suggest the best way to get to Austwitz from the Holiday Inn at Krakow.

polishgirltx	Oct 6, 08, 14:17 / #
ask in the hotel, but it probably will be a bus taking off from the center...

Phil33101Threads: 4 Posts: 27 Joined: Oct 5, 08	Oct 6, 08, 14:18 / #
Thanks Polishgirl, I have emailed the Hotel but they havent come back to me yet, and leave UK at the weekend.

SomerledThreads: 6 Posts: 106 Joined: May 31, 07	Edited by: Somerled Oct 6, 08, 14:22 / #
edited - nevermind

polishgirltx	Oct 6, 08, 14:23 / #
Another way of getting to Auschwitz is to take the bus from Krakow's bus station which is located behind Krakow's main railway station at ul. Bosacka. The bus will take you directly to the Auschwitz museum, although journey times are longer than by train. Organised tours might be the preferred option for those who don't wish to use, or don't feel confident in using, public transport. The Auschwitz museum provides a shuttle bus service (free of charge) to Birkenau that operates all year round, however it run less frequently from November until March. If there are no convenient buses available it is possible to get a taxi to Birkenau. jewishkrakow.net/en/waryears/auschwitz

Phil33101Threads: 4 Posts: 27 Joined: Oct 5, 08	Oct 6, 08, 14:27 / #
Polishgirl, your a star

SvenskiThreads: 3 Posts: 212 Joined: Mar 20, 08	Oct 6, 08, 14:28 / #
polishgirltx: Organised tours might be the preferred option for those That's what I did.. and we boarded the bus at the Holiday Inn. (Arranged for the tour from a tourist office near the Cloth market Plaza area.) Worked out great.. the bus took us to both camps.. tour lasted 4 hours.

BarbaraKrakowThreads: - Posts: 4 Joined: Oct 14, 08	Oct 20, 08, 09:35 / #
For future reference, search in google for tips how to get the Oswiecim. If you put in google " auschwitz everydaykrakow " you will find the description of Auschwitz tour, as well as tips on how to get there. Buying an organised trip is good, but you can also get there by bus or train.

Phil33101Threads: 4 Posts: 27 Joined: Oct 5, 08	Oct 20, 08, 10:52 / #
Thanks Barbara, the receptionist at the Holiday Inn sorted it all out. Ending upgetting the 09:10 bus and then back at 15:05, so had the chance to have a very good look around. Have previopusly been to Dachu and went round the Warsaw Uprising Museum 2 days previous so I know now a lot more than i did a week ago. Only downside was by the time we got back to Krakow, it was getting to dark to spend any amount of time at the CWGC Cemetery, so maybe next time Phil

BB630	Nov 12, 08, 12:47 / #
Remember never buy your bus tickets the night before. Go to the station (by traveling under the train station from Old Town) in the morning, find a bus leaving with Oswiecim and pay the driver directly. Then you can just pay a driver for the trip back. If you take the train you'll just hop on the same bus that leaves Krakow from the bus station so it generally doesn't matter what you take.

tygrysThreads: 2 Posts: 403 Joined: Dec 28, 07	Nov 12, 08, 21:18 / #
Phil33101: Ending upgetting the 09:10 bus and then back at 15:05, so had the chance to have a very good look around. What was your impression of it?