How to visit the Wieliczka salt mines and the Auschwitz KZ from Krakow?

tux_tina

I'd like to visit the Wieliczka salt mines and the Auschwitz KZ. Is it possible to visit both places the same day? How much time should I stay in each place? What trains/buses are there from central Krakow? Also, I'm wondering if it will be cheaper and more cost-effective to join an organized group or do it on my own.

Originally asked by Ivan on Stack Exchange (travel) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

It's possible to do both in one day, but I wouldn't recommend it - it's a lot to take in, and makes for a very long day. There's so much to see in Krakow old town, that it's worth spreading them out and spending your down time on a city tour or just walking around trying random foods in old restaurants or seeing the performers in the main square, or just sitting in the parks. What I did can be read on my blog, so I'll include the links: The Wieliczka Mines Auschwitz and Birkenau They are run by Cracow City Tours , and were pretty reasonable. Now, the reason I suggest a tour. For the mines, you'll find that as an individual it's possible to get out there (see Wikitravel for bus numbers and...

Full answer by Mark Mayo: https://travel.stackexchange.com/a/5375 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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