Visiting hours
Opening hours of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial
January 07:30 – 16:30 – last admission 15:00
February 07:30 – 17:30 – last admission 16:00
March 07:30 – 18:30 – last admission 17:00
April 07:30 – 19:30 – last admission 18:00
May 07:30 – 19:30 – last admission 18:00
June 07:30 – 20:30 – last admission 19:00
July 07:30 – 20:30 – last admission 19:00
August 07:30 – 20:30 – last admission: 19:00
September 07:30 – 19:30 – last admission 18:00
October 07:30 – 18:30 – last admission 17:00
November 07:30 – 16:30 – last admission 15:00
December 07:30 – 15:30 – last admission 14:00
The museum is closed on January 1, Easter Sunday and December 25.
Tickets are also required for a visit without a guide, these are free of charge and can be purchased online or at the ticket offices on site.
Please note that a visit without a guide is only possible at the times listed below.
Opening hours of the "Stammlager" (Auschwitz I)
From 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. – last admission at 3:00 p.m.
(from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. the visit is possible only in guided groups).
From 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. – last admission at 2:00 p.m.
(from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. the visit is possible only in guided groups).
From 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. – last admission at 5:00 p.m.
(from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. the visit is possible only in guided groups).
From 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. – last admission at 6:00 p.m.
(from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. the visit is possible only in guided groups).
From 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. – last admission at 6:00 p.m.
(from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. the visit is possible only in guided groups).
From 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. – last admission at 7:00 p.m.
(from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. the visit is possible only in guided groups).
From 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. – last admission at 7:00 p.m.
(from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. the visit is possible only in guided groups).
From 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. – last admission at 7:00 p.m.
(from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. the visit is possible only in guided groups).
From 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. – last admission at 6:00 p.m.
(from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. the visit is possible only in guided groups).
From 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. – last admission at 5:00 p.m.
(from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. the visit is possible only in guided groups).
From 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. – last admission at 3:00 p.m.
(from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. the visit is possible only in guided groups).
From 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. – last admission at 2:00 p.m.
(from 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. the visit is possible only in guided groups).
Opening hours of the Birkenau camp (Auschwitz II)
From 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
From 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
From 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
From 9:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
From 9:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
From 9:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
From 9:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
From 9:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
From 9:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
From 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
From 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
From 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.