It is essential to visit both parts of the camp, Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau, in order to acquire a proper sense of the place that has become the symbol of the Holocaust of the European Jews as well as Nazi crimes againt Poles, Romas and other groups.

It is essential to visit both parts of the camp, Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau, in order to acquire a proper sense of the place that has become the symbol of the Holocaust as well as Nazi crimes againt Poles, Romas and other groups.

• Admission to the grounds of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial is free of charge. The entry cards should be reserved on visit.auschwitz.org. For better understanding the history of Auschwitz we suggest a visit with an guide-educator • The fees are charged for guided tours. Visitors in groups are required to engage an Auschwitz Memorial guide.

You can book a place on a tour at visit.auschwitz.org, where you will find information on available dates and prices of entry passes. A tour lasts approximately 3.5 hours and it starts at Auschwitz I. The price includes a tour of the former Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau camps with a guide-educator, rental of a headset.

We offer visitors several options for guided tours. Each includes tours of Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau. • General tours (3,5 h) • Guided tours for individual visitors (3,5 h) • One or two-day study tours (6 h or 3+3 h) • General tours - shorter version before closing hours (2,5 h) • Online tour (2 h)

All visitors, also those coming in organized groups, must have their personalized entry pass and ID with them. All guided tours start at the former Auschwitz I camp. Visits to the Museum by children under the age of 14 are not recommended.

The visit starts at the former Auschwitz I site. Museum Bus. The museum bus shuttles from one part of the Memorial to another. Departures from the former Auschwitz I concentration camp: between April - October every 10 minutes, between November - March every 20 minutes. No bus fare is required. TAXI. Taxi services are provided by HALO TAXI company.

"Auschwitz in Front of Your Eyes" is an application through which millions of people from around the world will gain access to education conducted directly from the authentic Memorial Site. It allows an online guided tour of the former German Nazi camp. Reservations: visit.auschwitz.org.

visiting hours The Museum is open all year long, seven days a week, except January 1, December 25, and Easter Sunday. You can start the visit in the following hours*:

An interactive multibook summarising the visit to the Auschwitz Memorial is a proposal by the International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust for young people who visited the Memorial.