10 Katowice Tours and Transfers to Build a Day Around

1.Private One-Way Transfer from Kraków to Katowice Airport

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 157 reviews Our pick

Travel privately from your Krakow hotel or apartment to Katowice Airport in about 1 hour 20 minutes. You get an air-conditioned vehicle, airport parking, and an English-speaking driver. Drivers such as Peter, Max Szkatula, Pawel, and Eugene are noted for clear communication and careful driving.

“Good way to get from airport to Krakau old city. Daniel contacted us after we have landed and gave information to pick us up at the airport.”

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2.Auschwitz – Birkenau from Katowice

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 37 reviews · 5 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $109

Travel from Katowice to Auschwitz and Birkenau in a small group of up to 30 people. Your day includes hotel pickup, transport, museum admission, a professional English-speaking guide, audio receivers, headphones, and time at both camps.

“The driver was punctual, friendly, a considerate driver, and very informative about what we needed to do once we arrived. The tour itself is indescribable and very informative, such a good experience, albiet a difficult one (emotionally). Two minor issues - 1. The confirmation from Viator did not have any indication of pick up time and no message from the operator about the pick up time, leaving me to message on a Sunday evening the night before the tour hoping to get a response (which thankfully I did). 2. It says that bottled water is included, but none was offered. This is a minor thing in terms of cost/value provided…”

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3.Katowice Airport Krakow Private Transfer, Private Driver Service

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $126

Meet an English-speaking driver at Katowice Airport, then ride privately to your Krakow hotel in about 1 hour 40 minutes to 2 hours. Chris arranges the service, with Tomek also named as a driver. Return transfers from Krakow are available.

“We booked Chris for our transfer from airport to city centre of krakow and from Krakow city centre back to the airport. We were late arriving due to delays at passport control but Chris called me and waited for us and advised me to call him when we were ready to be picRead more”

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4.Private Tour to Auschwitz & Birkenau from Katowice

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $176

Travel by private vehicle from Katowice to Auschwitz and Birkenau with an English-speaking guide. Allow about six hours, including two hours on the road and four hours at the museum. Pickup is offered, and driver Bartosz has helped visitors with practical details along the way.

“Bartos was our driver and he was top notch. He helped us into both tours, told us exactly what to do and even helped us with a snafoo of not bringing my dtrs ID bc in the states younger (”

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5.Katowice Old Town Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $81

Join Malwina for a private, English-language, three-hour walk through Katowice’s Silesian past and present. Expect 6.5 km on foot, striking churches, communist-era landmarks, old tenements, the Silesian Parliament, and Spodek. The tour begins and ends at the Silesian Theatre.

“Hearing about how Selesia kept changing hands between the Slavs and Germans. The beautiful church buildings were also great 👍”

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6.Explore Katowice in 60 minutes with a Local

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 4 reviews · from $80Best value

Meet your local guide at Christ the King Cathedral for a fast, flexible walk through central Katowice. In up to 60 minutes, you’ll see Goldstein Palace, Market Square, the Silesian Insurgents’ Monument, and the Silesian Theatre, with tips shaped to your pace and interests.

“Recommended. It was cold but the place is nice. It's not so big but the malls are impressive with cheap store called tkmaxx.🌸”

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7.Auschwitz-Birkenau and Krakow Private Car Trip from Katowice

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 3 reviews · from $281

Travel from Katowice by private car to Auschwitz-Birkenau, where a licensed guide leads a 3.5-hour museum tour through barracks, gas chambers, crematoria, and memorials. Choose the 12-hour option to add a private Krakow Old Town walk with a local guide such as Magda.

“It was well organised. The afternoon tour of Krakow was a good break from the morning's emotional tour of Auschwitz. Magda my tour guide in Krakow was fenomal. She loves the city and new the history very well. She took me to places I would never have found on my own. Can highly recommend her - best tour guide I've ever had!!!”

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8.Auschwitz & Birkenau English guided tour by private transport from Katowice

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $164

Travel from your Katowice accommodation to Auschwitz and Birkenau in a private vehicle, then join an English-speaking Auschwitz State Museum guide for three hours across both sites. Drivers such as Damian and Arthur can also help with timing, stops, and local questions.

“Damian was great to deal with and very helpful. He was on time, drove safely and was very pleasant. Our family of four were all impressed. Highly recommended.”

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9.Gun Shooting Experience with Hotel Transfers in Katowice

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $83

You’ll leave your Katowice-area hotel by private transfer, learn safe handling from an English-speaking instructor, and fire a selection of weapons including AK47s, Glocks, and Glauberyts. Ammunition, range fees, equipment, eye and ear protection, and the ride back are included.

“The instructors made the experience fun. We all had a great time, such an adreline rush. Everything was thoroughly explained and safe”

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10.Katowice Private Traditional Polish Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $188

Walk Katowice with a private licensed guide, stopping for Polish dumplings, meat dishes, soup, cake, beer, coffee, and vodka. You’ll see Market Square, Spodek, Mariacka Street, major monuments, churches, theaters, and cultural sites. Piotr may guide your group, though assignments can vary.

“Piotr did a great job explaining what we were eating and the parts of the city we walked thru. Of course, the food was excellent. Would highly recommend this your to my friends and family.”

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