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Birkenau before Auschwitz?

Hi ! We have a 17:00 ticket for Auschwitz tomorrow. We will go by car. I dont think we will have enough time to go to Auschwitz II after since it seems that closing time is 8 pm.

Could we go at Auschwitz II before 5pm ?

Also we will have our rental slovak car. We are in Krakow now, The a4 seems to be a toll route. Can we still pay by card ? Is it much faster than free road ?

Thanks

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Is your 17:00 ticket for the last guided tour of the day, or is it for an independent visit?

If you've booked the tour, please note that they request you arrive 30 minutes prior to your appointed time, as you must clear security first - also a good idea to use the restroom.

Here is more info from the official site :

https://www.auschwitz.org/en/visiting/guided-tours-for-individual-visitors

It appears that you can't visit Birkenau on your own before 17:00.