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Prague to Auschwitz in 1 day?

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Hi everyone,
Two Qs:
My daughter and I are taking an o/n train from Amsterdam to Prague in June. Arrival is in the morning. Is the a particularly efficient way to do this?
If not, we could get to Auschwitz by renting a car in Prague (5 hr drive one way). If we take that route, we’re thinking of sleeping one night in the Krakow area, just to break up the travel time. If this is the best plan, reccomendations of places to stay near Krakow are much appreciated. Clean and simple, or slightly bougie—is fine.

Thanks, everyone!

Catrina

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It looks to me like train to Krakow is about 7 hours, one way. Then you need to take a bus to the town of Oświęcim. There are quite a few posts describing how to get to Auschwitz from Krakow, its fairly easy. Google maps indicates that the drive from Prague to Auschwitz is about 5.5 hours.

If it were me, I'd use the train to get back and forth to Krakow and stay close to city center. You'd have at least a little time to see the historic city center which is lovely. The bus to Oswiecim leaves from the same train station. Actually, if it were me, I'd plan the trip differently and stay a few nights in Krakow.

Make sure to buy tickets for Auschwitz in advance!

Here is one post regarding transportation to and from Auschwitz (There are more):
https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/poland/auschwitz-s-tours

There is a concentration camp near Prague. I know nothing about visiting or taking a tour, though I can see there are tours.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terez%C3%ADn

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