There are 12 ways to get from Switzerland to Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane ZRH - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Oswiecimtrain
6h 43mzł 425–1,089Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
cheapest- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane MXP - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Oswiecimtrain
8h 17mzł 142–715Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Wien Hbftrain rjx 167
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Oswiecimtrain Ec
14h 51mzł 493–908Train, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Feldkirchtrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Feldkirch station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowabus FlixBus N1290
21h 35mzł 494–1,425Drive 1,048.5 km
- Drive from Zurich to Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museumcar 1,048.5 km
10h 48mzł 782–1,129Fly Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane BSL - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Oswiecimtrain
6h 50mzł 170–751Fly Geneva International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane GVA - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Oswiecimtrain
7h 10mzł 398–1,002Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane BGY - KTW
9hzł 278–1,191Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane BGY - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Oswiecimtrain
8h 52mzł 294–1,094Fly Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport (ACH) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane ACH - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Oswiecimtrain
10h 8mzł 1,591–2,740Train via Zuerich Hb
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Oswiecimtrain Ec
15h 59mzł 803–1,308Bus
- Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Katowicebus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Oswiecim, Muzeum Auschwitzbus 1287 / ...
23h 5m
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Switzerland to Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum is to train and fly which costs 140 zł - 750 zł and takes 8h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Switzerland to Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum is to fly and train which takes 6h 43m and costs 420 zł - 1 100 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Switzerland station to Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum. However, there are services departing from Zürich Bus Station and arriving at Oswiecim, Muzeum Auschwitz via Katowice Mariacka and Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Switzerland to Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum. However, there are services departing from Zürich Stadelhofen and arriving at Oswiecim via Zürich HB and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 51m.
The distance between Switzerland and Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum is 995 km. The road distance is 1048.5 km.
The best way to get from Switzerland to Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum without a car is to train which takes 14h 51m and costs 490 zł - 950 zł.
It takes approximately 6h 43m to get from Switzerland to Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, including transfers.
Switzerland to Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Zürich Bus Station.
Switzerland to Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Switzerland to Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum is to train which takes 14h 51m and costs 490 zł - 950 zł. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 23h 5m.
What companies run services between Switzerland and Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, Poland?
You can take a train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum via Zürich HB, Wien Hbf, and Oswiecim in around 14h 51m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum via Zürich HB, Zürich Bus Station, Katowice, Katowice Mariacka, Katowice Sądowa, Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa, and Oswiecim, Muzeum Auschwitz in around 23h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,400
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 430–950
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 430–950
Flights from Geneva International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 410–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 430–1,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 320–1,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 230–850
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 120–650
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 110–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 410–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 410–1,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 330–1,100
- Website
- peoples.ch
Flights from Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 1,200–2,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,300
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 470–700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 140–700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 350–850
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 100–700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 80–550
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- zł 250–900
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Oswiecim
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 60–230
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Oswiecim
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 60–230
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Oswiecim
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 60–230
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Oswiecim
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 60–230
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Oswiecim
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 60–230
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Krakow Glowny to Oswiecim
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 25–40
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Krakow Glowny to Oswiecim
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 25–40
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Krakow Glowny to Oswiecim
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 25–40
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Krakow Glowny to Oswiecim
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 25–40
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Krakow Glowny to Oswiecim
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 25–40
- Website
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +48 (12) 30 71 714
- [email protected]
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Train from Krakow Glowny to Oswiecim
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 22–26
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Train from Krakow Glowny to Oswiecim
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 22–26
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Train from Krakow Glowny to Oswiecim
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 22–26
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Train from Krakow Glowny to Oswiecim
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 22–26
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Train from Krakow Glowny to Oswiecim
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 22–26
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Zürich HB to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 160–300
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Oswiecim
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 330–600
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Oswiecim
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 330–600
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Oswiecim
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 330–600
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Zürich HB to Feldkirch
- *
- zł 110–170
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- *
- zł 470–700
Train from Zürich HB to Feldkirch
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 230–750
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 110–360
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 110–360
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 26–35
- Website
- Trenord
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Feldkirch station to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 370–650
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa to Oswiecim, Muzeum Auschwitz
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 15–25
- Website
- Flixbus
- [email protected]
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 21–110
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 21–110
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
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More Questions & Answers
Switzerland to Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Katowice station.
Switzerland to Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Switzerland to Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum is 1048 km. It takes approximately 10h 48m to drive from Switzerland to Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum.
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