The museum at the former Auschwitz concentration camp is one of the biggest tourist attractions. Many people wonder how far it is to Auschwitz from Krakow. How long does the journey take? Let’s check the distances!
A day trip to the museum at the former concentration camp is a major tourist attraction popular with those holidaying in Krakow. How far do you have to drive from Krakow to the museum? How far is it from Krakow to Auschwitz?
It is 70 kilometres (43 miles) from the centre of Krakow to the museum at the former Auschwitz concentration camp in town called Oświęcim if you take the A4 motorway through Chrzanów (note: the motorway has a toll). The drive on local road number 780 and road 933 is a distance of 65 kilometres (40 miles).
The drive from the centre of Krakow to the Auschwitz Museum in Oświęcim takes just over an hour by car. The journey by bus or train departing from Krakow’s railway station is, of course, slightly longer. But the museum at the former concentration camp is close enough that you can easily leave Krakow in the morning, make the trip and return to Krakow in the evening the same day.
Directly in a straight line the distance from Krakow to Auschwitz is 53 kilometres (33 miles).
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