From Krakow: Salt Mine Fast-Track Ticket, Guide & Hotel Pick-up
- 4h 30m
- Skip the line
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 6 languages
Highlights
Uncover paths of the underground corridors during our half-day, 4- hour trip from Krakow where it all begins. After 30 - 40 minutes drive you will get to the Wieliczka Salt Mine and join English guide. The guide will bring you closer to the history of the place and will show you the most important places in the underground world. Guided tour in Wieliczka Salt Mine usually takes around 2 - 2.5 hrs. During the tour you will be able to visit St Kinga’s Chapel - 54 m long and almost 12 m high chapel resembles interiors of medieval wooden churches and is a real underground wonder with breathtaking chandeliers made of salt crystals, underground corridors and landscapes that cannot be seen on the surface saline lakes and beautiful underground chambers. On a standard touristic route visitor have to walk around 800 stairs - 400 at the entrance. After the tour our driver will drive you back to Krakow.
Inclusions
What's included
- Authentic miners lift ride to the surface
- Visit to the underground salt cathedral
- Professional guide
- Hotel pickup (if option wth hotel pick up selected)
- Insurance
- Skip-the-line entrance ticket
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Itinerary
Our tour starts with transportation from Krakow, either from your specified hotel or a meeting point of your choice. Salt Mine is located in Wieliczka, approximately 40 minutes away (20 km). All of our drivers hold the necessary EU certifications for passenger transport. A friendly, English-speaking group leader will be available to assist you whenever needed. On-site you'll be introduced to a professional local guide, licensed by the Salt Mine. This applies only to options: Discounted guided tour Guided Tour with Hotel Pickup Guided tour from meeting point
Visit the Wieliczka Salt Mine, one of Poland’s top attractions that's on UNESCO's World List of Cultural and Natural Heritage. The half-day skip-the-line tour departs from Krakow. Learn about the salt mine that is the best-preserved site of its type in the world. Opened in the 13th century, it has been in continuous operation since that time. Explore some of the 300 kilometers of hallways extending over 9 levels and reaching depths of 327 meters. See the chambers and chapels in the mine's underground city, including the famous St. Kinga Chapel, visited each year by more than a million tourists from all over the world.
At the end of the tour, you won’t be rushed. You’ll have at least a 15-minute break to visit a bookstore, or simply rest. After another 40 minutes of travel, you will be taken to Krakow.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
4.7
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5Salt Mines
A very nice day all round.The mines are fascinating.Well worth a visit.Our driver Jurek was most helpful at all times.I just wish the guide taking us around the mines would have allowed a toilet stop in the cafe area on our way out along some long tunnels.We came out in the dark and rushed back to the bus as we were not sure where we were and followed the crowd.My husband is elderly and cannot walk fast.Jurek said we could go back to the outside toilets .We did not want to hold the group up so we tried to rush.Jurek was very kind so I have mentioned this to help other people.
5Salt of an experience 👍🏼
A must do while in Krakow… the sculpture is exceptional
5Salt mines review
Michael was such a fun enthusiastic driver and tour guide he made the experience really enjoyable and he had a lot of knowledge on the salt mines and got us ready for an experience of our lives he made the experience really easy and fun. We really recommend this tour and if you get Michael, you’re very lucky.
5Great experience
Excellent transport on time polite professional and gave clear instructions
5Great trip
Michal was v helpful and the whole trip went seamlessly from hotel pick up to drop off.
5Mine salt very nice place to see.
Very nice experience, the driver Michael was so good and gentle. The mine salt was as I expected.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Please await for the driver on Kiss&Ride stop in front of Maltanski Hotel.
- Pickup
- Pickup is offered, or you can meet at the starting point.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 40 travellers
- Operated by
- Krakow Tours by KrakowDirect
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- A moderate amount of walking is involved. The route includes around 800 steps in total — you descend via stairs, while the return to the surface is by lift.
- Not recommended for participants who become easily claustrophobic. There are some very narrow paths inside the salt mine and this may be difficult for some.
- Hand luggage should be of a reasonable size, and larger luggage should be left in the car.
- There is no minimum age to experience the activity, however, children should be capable of walking unassisted or be carried in baby slings or baby carriers. Baby strollers are not allowed underground.
- Temperatures in Wieliczka Salt Mine are around 15ºC or 59ºF, it is recommended that you bring a jacket
How it compares in Krakow
- Its from-price is 29% below the median of the 54 attraction tickets we list in Krakow.
- It is longer than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 4 of 54.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Krakow
Kraków, Poland's royal former capital, has a beautifully preserved medieval old town, crowned by Wawel Castle above the Vistula River.
The Main Market Square, one of the largest medieval squares in Europe, is lined with burghers' houses and centred on the arcaded Cloth Hall. St Mary's Basilica rises at one corner, its carved wooden altarpiece a Gothic masterpiece, and a trumpet call sounds from its tower through the day and night.
Top-ranked sights in Krakow: Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square), Wieliczka Salt Mine (Kopalnia Soli).
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