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From Munich: Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site Guided Tour

Half-day guided trip from Munich to the Dachau Memorial with round-trip transfers.

  • Half-day out to: The Dachau Memorial by public transport on a fully planned half-day tour with round-trip transfers.
  • You'll get: An English-speaking guide as you explore the site for around 3 hours learning about its history, prisoner life, and transformation into a memorial.
  • Dachau Memorial: Follow a structured route through the prisoner barracks, gas chambers, crematorium, exhibitions while your guide explains the camp's history and significance.
  • Nandor Gild Monument: Pause at the Nandor Glid Monument, created to commemorate the victims of the camp.
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Entrance gate with "Arbeit Macht Frei" at Dachau Memorial Site, Germany.
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From Munich: Early-Start Dachau Memorial Site and Dachau Town Small-Group Guided Tour

Beat the crowds with an early small-group visit, clear historical guidance, and time to reflect deeply.

  • Day out to: Dachau from Munich, with round-trip public transportation.
  • Duration: Half-day guided tour starting at 8:30am.
  • You'll get: Small-group, early entry with a Dachau certified English guide, round-trip transport, memorial tour, town walk, free time, and reserved seating for an à la carte lunch paid individually.
  • Dachau Memorial Site: Spend time at the site engaging with its history and stories, with space to think.
  • Dachau town: Explore the historic center to understand local life before, during, and after WWII.
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Munich City Pass by Turbopass: 45+ Attractions & Public Transport

Unlimited access to Munich’s public transport, explore the city with ease and flexibility.

  • Everything you get at Turbopass Munich City Pass: Enjoy unlimited rides on S-Bahn, U-Bahn, trams, and buses across Munich. Access over 45 top attractions, including Nymphenburg Palace, BMW Museum, and the Olympic Tower, all on one convenient pass.
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From Munich: Dachau Memorial Site & Town Guided Tour

Small group visit to Dachau memorial and town with transport from Munich and time for a lunch break.

  • Day out to: Dachau Memorial Site and Dachau town from Munich on a guided half day tour with public transport.
  • You’ll get: Entry to the Dachau Memorial Site, a guided visit with a certified English-speaking guide, a walking tour of Dachau town, round-trip public transport from Munich, reserved lunch seating, and a small group of up to 14 guests.
  • Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site: Follow your certified guide through the grounds and exhibits to understand the site's history.
  • Dachau town: Explore the historic center on a guided walk, then pause at a local restaurant with reserved seating for lunch.
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From Munich: Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site & Third Reich Guided Tour

Explore Third Reich-era Munich, then journey to Dachau, all with one seamless guided combo.

  • Everything you get at Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site: Gain deep insight during a guided visit to Germany’s first Nazi concentration camp, with expert-led narratives that contextualize the site’s chilling history. The experience includes access to preserved barracks, the crematorium, and exhibition spaces, brought to life through powerful storytelling that honors the memory of those who suffered here.
  • Everything you get at Third Reich Munich Walking Tour: Walk through key Munich landmarks tied to Hitler’s rise, including the Feldherrnhalle and Hofbräuhaus, as your guide unravels events from early Nazi rallies to the city’s role as the regime’s power base. Layered with historic photos and firsthand accounts, this tour paints a vivid portrait of the era where it all began.
  • Why this combo works: Pairing Munich’s WWII-era historical sites with a visit to Dachau offers unmatched narrative continuity, see the ideological start and its horrific outcome in one compelling package, saving time and offering deeper historical context.
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Dachau concentration camp | The dark history of the Holocaust

Visiting the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site is a powerful and sobering experience. Just outside Munich, Dachau was the first Nazi concentration camp, opened in 1933, and became the model for many that followed. Today, it stands as a memorial and museum, honoring the victims and preserving the memory of the Holocaust. Read on for everything you need to know about tours, how to get there, timings, and more.

What to expect on your Dachau concentration camp tour

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An extensive tour

The Dachau concentration camp tour covers all the main areas including the permanent exhibitions, barracks, crematoriums, torture chambers, gas chambers, the international monument, and the memorial sites. It illustrates in depth the role the camp played during the Holocaust.

An expert guide

Explore the camp with an expert English-speaking guide, who will explain the camp’s origins, its role in the Nazi system, and the daily lives of prisoners. A guided tour helps you grasp the depth of the Holocaust and truly understand the suffering endured here.

A documentary film

Watch a 20-minute documentary film about Dachau, which gives you a grim and sobering account of the rise of the Nazi Party and the harrowing history of the concentration camp. While difficult to watch, it lays bare the stark reality of the crimes committed here.

Transfers from Munich

Your Dachau tour tickets include transfers from Munich and back by bus and train, saving you the hassle of figuring out the transportation logistics and reaching the camp by yourself. With your travel taken care of, you can focus on the tour.

Things to know before booking your Dachau concentration camp tour

  • Guided tours offer deeper insight: Dachau’s history is complex and emotionally heavy. A guided tour helps you understand the site’s significance, covering its origins, prisoner life, Nazi ideology, and post-war legacy, through respectful, in-depth storytelling.
  • Tours typically start in Munich: Most Dachau tours include round-trip transportation from Munich, often by train or bus, with the guide accompanying you throughout. Be sure to check if your ticket includes transport or if you’ll need a valid train pass like theMunich City Pass.
  • Beyond the memorial site: Some tours focus solely on the Dachau Memorial Site with expert-led commentary, while others are part of broader Munich packages like the Munich City Pass, which includes entry to multiple attractions and access to public transport. If Dachau is your main focus, go for the dedicated guided tour.
  • Dress appropriately and be prepared to walk: The site is large and mostly outdoors. Wear comfortable walking shoes and dress according to the weather. Dachau is a solemn memorial, modest, respectful attire is recommended.
  • Dachau is not suitable for very young children: Due to the heavy and sensitive nature of a visit to a concentration camp, the contents of the exhibits, and the graphic visuals, children under the age of 14 years are not allowed on the Dachau concentration camp tour.
  • Plan ahead as tickets can sell out: Dachau tours, especially guided ones likeDachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site Tour, tend to fill up quickly during peak seasons (spring through fall). Booking at least a week in advance secures your spot and preferred time.
  • Accessibility is partial: While much of the memorial is wheelchair accessible, some areas, like the old barracks, may have uneven ground or steps. Check accessibility options when booking.

Which Dachau concentration camp tour is best for you?

Visitors walking through Dachau Concentration Camp grounds, Germany, exploring historical site.

If you want a focused, expert-led visit to Dachau

Duration: 4.5–5 hours

Guide: Yes (English-speaking)

This dedicated guided tour from Munich is ideal for those seeking a deep and informative experience. It includes return train travel from Munich and a licensed guide who walks you through the camp’s history, the prisoners’ stories, and the memorial’s significance. It’s the most comprehensive option if Dachau is your main focus.

Recommended ticket:

  • From Munich: Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site Tour
Dachau Concentration Camp memorial site with historical barracks and watchtower in Germany.

If you want to explore both Dachau and Nazi-era Munich in one day

Duration: 8.5 hours

Guide: Yes (English-speaking)

This combo tour is ideal if you're interested in a broader look at Nazi history, starting with a guided visit to Dachau in the morning, followed by an afternoon walking tour of key Third Reich sites in Munich, including Hitler’s former headquarters, Königsplatz (site of Nazi mass rallies), the Feldherrnhalle (scene of the failed Beer Hall Putsch), and other important buildings linked to the regime. It’s a seamless way to connect the camp’s history with the rise of the Nazi regime.

Recommended ticket:

  • Combo: Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site & Third Reich Tour
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If you want Dachau plus flexibility to explore Munich’s top sights

Duration: Flexible (1–5 days)

Guide: No (Self-guided access via pass)

The Munich City Pass is perfect if you're planning a longer stay in Munich and want to combine a Dachau visit with museums, palaces, and unlimited public transport. While it doesn’t include a guided tour of Dachau, it covers your transport to the site and includes 45+ attractions across the city.

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  • Munich City Pass by Turbopass: 45+ Attractions & Public Transport

What to see on your Dachau concentration camp tour

The Gate

The main entrance to the camp, also known as the “Jourhaus”, the iron gate was a symbol of the brutal Nazi regime and the suffering of the camp’s prisoners. It is marked with the slogan “Arbeit Macht Frei” (“Work sets you free”), a cruel irony considering the camp’s true nature as a place of forced labour.

Guard tower

One of seven guard towers built for the German SS soldiers at Dachau, a reconstructed watchtower gives you an idea of the oppressive conditions in which the inmates were kept. They were equipped with machine guns and manned round the clock to prevent prisoners from escaping.

Roll-call square

Known in German as “Appelplatz”, this square served as an open area where the prisoners were counted and inspected every morning and evening. It was also where punishments were doled out and prisoners were executed.

The barracks

A complex of 34 barracks was built at Dachau concentration camp in 1937-38. Divided into day and sleeping quarters, they were designed to hold 200 people each, although by the end of the war, there were about 2,000 prisoners crammed here. Demolished after the war, they were reconstructed as the replicas seen today.

Sickbay

The sickbay was initially a camp hospital and was used for propaganda purposes to show that the camp’s inmates were well taken care of. In reality, the prisoners were neglected and in poor health with unsanitary conditions. In time, the SS doctors used this site to conduct inhumane medical experiments on prisoners.

Central kitchen area

One of the permanent exhibition areas at Dachau, the kitchen area today displays the personal belongings of the prisoners, such as small jewellery, letters, small photographs, prisoner uniforms, as well as writings or drawings done by prisoners, their biographies, and other camp items.

Gas chamber & crematorium

One of the most chilling areas of Dachau, today it serves as the main location of the memorial. Inside, you can see the gas chamber that was disguised as a “shower bath” where prisoners were killed, as well as the crematorium. Between 1933 and 1945, over 41,000 people were killed or died at Dachau concentration camp.

Memorial Room

With over 130 commemorative plaques and stones, this room memorializes the people once imprisoned at Dachau. You can learn about the names, nationalities, and places of birth of the identified victims. There is a remembrance book in the room, which contains the names of more than 33,000 people who died here.

The International Monument

Nandor Glid, a Holocaust survivor who was persecuted by the Nazi regime, designed the International Monument, a bronze sculpture commemorating the victims of Dachau concentration camp. You can walk through this monument, which resembles human figures caught in barbed wire. It calls to stand against tyranny and ends with a moving inscription: “Never Again”.

Plan your visit to the Dachau concentration camp

Inside Dachau Concentration Camp

Monday to Sunday: 9am to 5pm

Closed on: December 24

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Address: Alte Römerstraße 75, 85221 Dachau, Germany

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How to reach the Dachau concentration camp:

  • By train: Board S2 from Munich Hauptbahnhof in the direction of Dachau/Petershausen
    Nearest stop: Dachau station
  • By bus: 726
    Nearest stop: KZ-Gedenkstätte
  • By car: The distance from Munich International Airport to the Dachau concentration camp is 30.7 km. The distance from Munich city centre (near the Munich central station) to Dachau is about 20 km.
    Nearest parking: At Dachau concentration camp.
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  • Dachau is mostly accessible by wheelchair. Wheelchairs and electric scooters are available for visitors who need them. Most of the buildings at the camp have ramps at the entrances. 
  • However, keep in mind that many of the paths and the grounds are gravelled, which might make it difficult to navigate for wheelchair users.
  • Some buildings and some areas of the camp are inaccessible by wheelchair. This is because the rules to preserve historical sites make it difficult to include accessibility measures.
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  • Restrooms: Restrooms for visitors, including wheelchair-accessible toilets, are located in the Visitors’ Center, in the main exhibition in the former maintenance building, and near the seminar rooms. 
  • Cafeteria: You can visit the cafeteria, which offers a variety of snacks, sandwiches, meals, coffee, and refreshments. You’re not allowed to bring any outside food to the site, so you can plan to have your lunch here.
  • Photography: You can take photographs for personal use inside the camp and at the memorial site. However, audio, video, and written recordings are not allowed. Commercial photography or videography and tripods are not permitted at the site. 
  • Bookshop: A bookshop called ‘Literaturhandlung’ is located at the visitor’s center. It specializes in the literature on the history of the camp, victims of the Nazi regime, and Jewish literature.
Inside Dachau Concentration Camp
  • As Dachau is a place of remembrance, you are expected to wear appropriate attire. Avoid wearing extremely revealing clothing. Clothes with extremist symbols or inflammatory messages are prohibited.
  • Quite a lot of your Dachau concentration camp tour will involve walking outdoors, so make sure you’re well-wrapped if visiting in the winter. If you’re visiting during the summer months, wear sunblock, and carry umbrellas or hats for protection. 
  • The tour is about 5 hours long and you will have to walk quite a bit, so ensure you wear comfortable shoes.
  • Keep in mind that there are no storage lockers available on-site at the camp, so we recommend not bringing any heavy bags or luggage with you, as you’ll have to carry it around with you everywhere.

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Frequently asked questions about Dachau concentration camp tours

Entry to the camp is free, and you don’t need a ticket to gain admission. However, you need to pay if you want to take a guided Dachau concentration camp tour.