Walk Omaha Beach, stand on the cratered cliffs of Pointe du Hoc and pay your respects
at the American Cemetery. Every D-Day tour from Paris and Bayeux, compared honestly.
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Choose your D-Day beaches tour
In the centre, the most booked D-Day day trip from Paris, with Omaha Beach, Pointe du Hoc, the
American Cemetery and lunch. Beside it, the same beaches in an eight-seat minivan from Paris, and the calmer
small-group day from Bayeux if you can stay a night in Normandy.
The same long day from Paris in a minivan of no more than eight people. The route starts on Omaha Beach, adds the Overlord Museum and the German gun battery at Longues-sur-Mer, then Pointe du Hoc and the American Cemetery, and ends with an apple juice and cider tasting on a Normandy farm. More questions, less waiting; lunch is at your own expense.
What's included
Minivan with a driver-guide, eight guests maximum
Overlord Museum entry, skip-the-line
Omaha Beach, Longues-sur-Mer battery, Pointe du Hoc, American Cemetery
The classic D-Day day trip from Paris, run by City Wonders by coach with an English-speaking guide. It covers the American sector: the Utah Beach Landing Museum and the beach, the bomb-cratered clifftop at Pointe du Hoc, a stop on Omaha Beach and 75 minutes at the Normandy American Cemetery, with a two-course lunch and a glass of Norman cider in between. It is a long day: you leave at 7 AM and guests report getting back around 8:30 PM.
What's included
English-speaking guide and air-conditioned coach from Paris
Utah Beach Landing Museum entry, Utah Beach and Pointe du Hoc
Free time on Omaha Beach (about 30 minutes) and the American Cemetery (1 hr 15)
Two-course lunch with a glass of Norman cider
Not included: hotel pickup, extra drinks, tips; groups up to 50
If you can spend a night in Normandy, this is the better-paced version of the same day. A small group of up to eight leaves Bayeux at 8:30 AM and spends about an hour at each stop: Omaha Beach, Pointe du Hoc, the American Cemetery, the Utah Beach Landing Museum and Sainte-Mère-Église, where the paratroopers landed. No motorway hours, so the day is spent at the sites.
What's included
Pickup and drop-off at your Bayeux hotel
Guide and air-conditioned minivan, eight guests maximum
Omaha Beach, Pointe du Hoc, American Cemetery (about an hour each)
Utah Beach Landing Museum entry and Sainte-Mère-Église
Not included: lunch (a stop where you can buy one)
The real difference is not the price but where you start. From Paris you spend more than half the
day on the motorway; from Bayeux the beaches are 25 minutes away and every stop gets about an hour.
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Normandy D-Day Landing Beaches Tour including Omaha Beach
Prices are Viator from-prices in USD per person at the last update. The American
Cemetery, Pointe du Hoc and the beaches are free to visit, so the price pays for transport, the guide and any
museum or lunch included. The two Paris coach tours stop 20 to 30 minutes on Omaha Beach itself; the Bayeux and
Le Havre tours stop longer. Cancellation is free on every tour, 24 hours ahead on most and 6 days ahead on the
Caen, Juno and Mont-Saint-Michel tours.
What you actually see
Omaha is a quiet beach today: the guide is what brings it back.
On June 6, 1944 nearly 160,000 Allied troops landed on five beaches along the Normandy coast: Utah and
Omaha for the Americans, Gold and Sword for the British, Juno for the Canadians. Omaha Beach was the
hardest. Men of the US 1st and 29th Infantry Divisions came ashore under the bluffs, and about 2,400 of them
were killed, wounded or missing by nightfall.
Today it is a wide, peaceful stretch of sand with holiday homes behind it. What makes the visit is what
sits around it: the German positions on the bluffs, the cliffs of Pointe du Hoc that the Rangers
climbed, and the Normandy American Cemetery on the bluff above, where nearly 9,400 Americans are
buried. None of it is signposted as a story, which is why most visitors go with a guide.
2,400
Casualties at Omaha Beach on D-Day, the heaviest of the
five landing beaches. Pointe du Hoc and the cemetery are both free to visit.
Omaha BeachPointe du HocAmerican CemeteryUtah Beach
The cemetery stands on the bluff above the east end of Omaha Beach.
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How long is the day?
About 14 hours from Paris, with 3 to 4 hours on the road each way. From Bayeux, 4 to 9 hours.
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Is the cemetery open?
Daily, 9 AM to 5 PM, last entry 4:30 PM; closed December 25 and January 1. Entry is free.
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How much walking?
A fair amount, on sand, grass and uneven paths. Guests recommend sturdy walking shoes.
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Who should skip Paris?
Anyone who can spare a night: from Bayeux you skip 7 hours of motorway and get about an hour per stop.
The day
How the Omaha Beach day trip unfolds
The most booked tour from Paris, stop by stop. Timings are the operator's; traffic and the
season shift them a little.
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Leave Paris
Meet by the church on Place du Général Kœnig near Porte Maillot. The coach heads west for about three and a half hours, with a comfort stop.
7:00 AM
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Utah Beach
The Utah Beach Landing Museum (entry included, 45 minutes), then 30 minutes on the beach where the 4th Infantry Division landed.
Late morning
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Lunch and Pointe du Hoc
A two-course lunch with a glass of cider, then an hour among the craters and bunkers on the Rangers' clifftop.
Early afternoon
04
Omaha and the cemetery
Free time on Omaha Beach, then 75 minutes at the American Cemetery before the drive back to Porte Maillot.
Photos: traveler and operator images from Viator listings for Normandy D-Day tours.
Plan your day
Plan your D-Day beaches visit
Getting there, what is free and what is paid, the rules at the memorials and what to bring.
From Paris: the tours meet in the city at 7 AM (Porte Maillot, Avenue de Wagram or Avenue de Suffren); only the cheapest offers optional hotel pickup.
By train: Paris Saint-Lazare to Bayeux takes about 2 hours 15 minutes, with around ten trains a day; book ahead for fares from about €17.
From Bayeux: the small-group tours collect you at your hotel or at Place du Québec, and the beaches are about 25 minutes away.
From Caen: the Mémorial de Caen tour meets at Caen station at 8:45 AM and ends at Bayeux station.
By cruise ship: from Le Havre the beaches are about two hours each way by coach.
The American Cemetery, Pointe du Hoc and the beaches are free; tours charge for transport and the guide.
The most booked Paris tour includes the Utah Beach museum and lunch; the minivan tour includes the Overlord Museum and a cider tasting.
The small-group Paris tour takes children from age 7; the others accept families, but it is a long day for young children.
Prices are per person; check each listing for child rates before you book.
The American Cemetery is a war grave: speak quietly, stay on the paths and do not sit or stand on headstones.
Dress modestly for the cemetery; beachwear is fine on Omaha Beach itself, not at the memorials.
The flag is lowered near closing time each day; stand still and quiet while Taps plays.
Keep back from the cliff edges at Pointe du Hoc and do not climb inside fenced bunkers.
Sturdy walking shoes with grip, for sand, grass and uneven ground.
A windproof, waterproof layer: the coast is breezy even in summer.
Water and a snack for the coach, plus cash or a card for lunch on tours that do not include it.
A charged phone or camera, and headphones if you want to rest on the long drive.
If you are visiting a relative's grave, the name, unit and plot details from the ABMC database.
FreeNormandy American CemeteryDaily 9 AM to 5 PM, last entry 4:30 PM, with a visitor center and free guided walks.
FreePointe du HocThe Rangers' clifftop, still pitted with craters, bunkers and the Ranger monument.
FreeOmaha BeachA public beach; the Les Braves memorial stands on the sand at Saint-Laurent.
About €10Utah Beach Landing MuseumAdults €10, children 6 to 15 €6.50; included on the most booked Paris tour.
€9.90Overlord MuseumVehicles and equipment next to the cemetery; included on the minivan tour.
€20.80Mémorial de CaenThe big history museum in Caen; included on the Caen tour, under-10s free.
Where the day happens
Omaha Beach and the American Cemetery
Normandy American Cemetery
Omaha Beach, 14710 Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France
Almost every D-Day tour on this page stops here. The cemetery sits on the bluff at the east end of Omaha Beach, about
20 km (25 minutes) from Bayeux and roughly 285 km (about three hours) from Paris. Pointe du Hoc is about
15 km further west along the coast, and Utah Beach beyond it across the Vire estuary. With a tour you do not
need to find any of it: the Paris tours meet in the city at 7 AM, the Bayeux tours at your hotel or at Place
du Québec.
Free entry and free parking
Visitor center with exhibits and toilets
Cemetery paths are paved; Pointe du Hoc is rough ground
Timing, the small things guests wish they had known, what is nearby and the weather fine print.
April to June and September: long days, mild weather and fewer coaches than midsummer.
Around June 6: the anniversary brings ceremonies, re-enactors and heavy traffic; book early and expect road closures.
Winter: quiet and atmospheric, but the cemetery still closes at 5 PM and the light goes early.
Early in your trip: leaves room to rebook if the weather turns, with free cancellation.
Sleep on the coach: guests on the Paris tour say the early ride is a chance to catch up.
The Omaha stop is short on the Paris coach tours; if the beach matters most, pick the Bayeux or Le Havre tours.
Look up a relative before you go: the ABMC database lists every burial and name on the Walls of the Missing.
Pointe du Hoc is the most striking site to photograph; go to the cliff edge by the Ranger monument.
Driving yourself? The short WWII jeep ride from beside the cemetery adds a guide for 75 minutes.
Bayeux: the medieval town that makes the best base, about 25 minutes from Omaha Beach.
Bayeux Tapestry: away until autumn 2027; the Bayeux museum is closed for renovation and the tapestry is on loan to the British Museum in London from September 2026 to July 2027.
Arromanches: the remains of the Mulberry artificial harbour on Gold Beach.
Mont-Saint-Michel: the tidal abbey, an easy day trip from Bayeux.
The tours run in all weather; bring a waterproof, since much of the day is outdoors.
Free cancellation is 24 hours ahead on most tours here, 6 days on the Caen, Juno and Mont-Saint-Michel tours.
Wind on the bluffs makes it feel colder than the forecast; add a layer.
If a site is closed on the day for a ceremony or works, guides adapt the route; watch your email.
Pointe du Hoc · Omaha Beach
Stand where it happened, with someone who knows the story.
Guided days from Paris, Bayeux, Caen and Le Havre, with free cancellation.
4.8★★★★★ 10,107 reviews · Normandy D-Day tour including Omaha Beach live Viator & Tripadvisor figure
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A once in a lifetime trip. Glad we did it. Please make note that it is a very long day (approximately 14 hours) and there is a lot of walking. I would recommend a good light weight hiking shoe or sturdy sneaker.
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Very informative day. Highly recommended. Covered a lot of ground but did not feel rushed.
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Absolutely fantastic trip! It is a very long day with 2 1/2 hour or so drive each way but in a nice mini-bus, so that helps! A lot of walking but worth it!!!
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Long day but worth the travel through the Normandy countryside seeing the green pastures, grazing cows and farmland. Our guide Remi was excellent, knowledgeable, friendly and patient.
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Such an amazing experience but also sobering to see Omaha, the German cemetery and the American cemetery. He gave us personal stories about some of the soldiers. Lunch was delicious.
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Loved the guide, loved the small group, loved the pace, perfect trip! Not too short and not too long.
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Worth getting up early in the morning for this tour! It was a very comfortable bus ride where we even got a little more sleep. Great lunch provided too! Got back about 8:30pm.
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We were taken places that, left on our own, we would not have seen. Or known the stories attached to them. We could not have been in better hands.
★★★★★
Good to get to see both Omaha and Utah beaches as well as US and German cemeteries. Matthew was very knowledgeable.
Quotes from verified Viator bookings on the tours above, lightly trimmed for length.
Staying a second night?
Add Mont-Saint-Michel from Bayeux
Once you are based in Bayeux, Normandy's other great day out is an easy minivan ride away: the
tidal island abbey, with the entrance ticket included.
Mont-Saint-Michel Day Trip from Bayeux with Abbey Ticket
★ 4.8 · 600 reviews · 8 hours
Staying a second night in Bayeux? Spend the next day at Mont-Saint-Michel, the tidal island abbey on the border of Normandy and Brittany. A small-group minivan collects you from selected Bayeux hotels, your driver-guide explains the abbey, and there is free time to climb the village streets and walls. The abbey entrance ticket is included.
The Normandy landing beaches stretch for about 80 km of coast, and most of what happened there is
now fields, dunes and quiet villages. Here is how the tours work, what you really get for the price, and how to
choose between a day trip from Paris and a night in Bayeux.
What a D-Day tour actually covers
Almost every tour aimed at American visitors follows the same core: Omaha Beach, where the landing
nearly failed; Pointe du Hoc, the clifftop battery the Rangers climbed; and the Normandy American
Cemetery on the bluff above Omaha. Longer days add Utah Beach and its museum, and
Sainte-Mère-Église, the paratroopers' village. The British and Canadian beaches (Gold, Juno and Sword)
and the Mulberry harbour at Arromanches sit further east and need a separate day or a dedicated tour.
German casemates still sit in the dunes and on the bluffs along the coast.
What it really costs
The sites themselves are free: the American Battle Monuments Commission runs the cemetery and Pointe du Hoc
with no entry fee. What you pay for is the transport, the guide, and on some tours a museum and lunch. From
Paris, the most booked coach tour is $142 with the Utah Beach museum and lunch; the cheapest is about $106 with
lunch at your own expense; an eight-seat minivan day is about $308. From Bayeux, a half day starts near $102
and a full day near $163, plus the train from Paris, from about €17 each way if booked ahead.
The honest small print: on the Paris coach tours you spend more time on the motorway than
at the beaches. The listings put the drive at 3 to 4 hours each way, and the stop on Omaha Beach itself is 20 to
30 minutes; the cemetery gets the most time. Guests love these tours anyway, but if walking the beach matters
to you, sleep one night in Bayeux and take a small-group tour from there.
Paris or Bayeux?
If Paris is your only base, the day trip is the sensible choice: someone else drives, the guide narrates the
history on the way, and you are back for a late dinner. If you can spare a night, take the train to Bayeux
(about 2 hours 15 minutes from Saint-Lazare), and the same sites fill a 9-hour day with about an hour at each,
or a relaxed afternoon on the half-day tour. Bayeux's cathedral and old streets make a good evening, though
the famous tapestry is on loan to London until July 2027.
Plan the sectors first: the American beaches lie west of Bayeux, the British and Canadian ones east.
Making the most of the day
Wear shoes that can handle sand and wet grass, and bring a waterproof layer. If you have a family connection,
look up the grave or the name on the Walls of the Missing in the ABMC database before you go, and tell your
guide: several guests report guides going out of their way to take them there. Stay for the flag lowering if
your tour allows it, and leave time to sit quietly on the bluff above the beach.
Norman cider comes with lunch on the most booked tour, and with the farm stop on the minivan day.
Straight answers to what visitors ask most about the D-Day beaches and the tours.
Can you visit the D-Day beaches as a day trip from Paris?
Yes, and it is the most booked way to go, but it is a long day. The Omaha Beach tour leaves Paris at 7 AM and guests report getting back around 8:30 PM: about 14 hours, of which roughly 3 to 4 hours each way are on the coach, leaving around five hours at the sites. It works if Paris is your only base. Read whether the day trip is worth it.
How far is Omaha Beach from Paris?
Roughly 285 km (177 miles), about three hours by car without traffic. By train, Paris Saint-Lazare to Bayeux takes about 2 hours 15 minutes, and Omaha Beach is another 20 km (about 25 minutes) by road from Bayeux. There is no train to the beaches themselves.
Is it better to see the D-Day beaches from Paris or from Bayeux?
From Bayeux, if you can spare a night. The same sites take a 9-hour day from Bayeux instead of 14 hours from Paris, with about an hour at each stop instead of 20 to 30 minutes on some beaches. From Paris is fine if your time is tight. Compare them in Paris or Bayeux.
How much does a Normandy D-Day tour cost?
On Viator in 2026, day trips from Paris run from about $106 on a large coach to $308 in an eight-seat minivan; the most booked Omaha Beach tour is $142 with lunch. From Bayeux, half days start near $102 and full days near $163. The American Cemetery and Pointe du Hoc are free, so you are paying for transport and a guide. See what tours really cost.
Is the Normandy American Cemetery free, and what are the hours?
Entry and parking are free. It is open daily from 9 AM to 5 PM all year, with last admission at 4:30 PM, and closed on December 25 and January 1. The American Battle Monuments Commission runs free guided tours in English, and the flag is lowered near closing time. More in the American Cemetery guide.
What is there to see at Omaha Beach today?
A wide, quiet sandy beach below green bluffs, the steel Les Braves memorial on the sand at Saint-Laurent, German bunkers on the bluffs, the Overlord Museum, and the American Cemetery on the bluff above the east end. The story is invisible without context, which is why a guide matters here. Read the Omaha Beach guide.
Which D-Day beach should I visit?
For most American visitors, Omaha Beach with Pointe du Hoc and the American Cemetery, the heart of every tour on this page. Add Utah Beach and Sainte-Mère-Église for the paratroopers. Canadians head for Juno Beach, British visitors for Gold, Sword and Arromanches. See the five beaches explained.
How long do you need at the Normandy beaches?
One full day covers the American sector: Omaha Beach, Pointe du Hoc, the cemetery and Utah Beach. Two days let you add the British and Canadian beaches, Arromanches or the Mémorial de Caen without rushing. A half-day tour from Bayeux covers Omaha, Pointe du Hoc and the cemetery in about four hours.
What should I wear on a D-Day beach tour?
Comfortable walking shoes with grip, since guests report a lot of walking on sand, grass and uneven ground at Pointe du Hoc, plus layers and a rain jacket: the Normandy coast is windy in every season. Dress respectfully for the cemetery. Bring water and a snack for the coach.
Is lunch included on Normandy D-Day tours?
It depends. The most booked tour from Paris includes a two-course lunch with a glass of Norman cider. The eight-seat minivan tour from Paris and the Bayeux tours stop at a restaurant where you pay for your own. The cheapest coach tour gives free time for lunch in Arromanches.
Are D-Day beach tours suitable for children?
Older children usually get a lot from them, but it is a long, serious day with little for small children to do. The small-group tour from Paris takes children from age 7. The half-day tour from Bayeux is the gentlest option for families.
Can I cancel a Normandy D-Day tour?
Yes, all tours here offer free cancellation on Viator. The Paris day trips and most Bayeux tours cancel free up to 24 hours before; the Mémorial de Caen tour, the Canadian battlefields tour and the Mont-Saint-Michel trip need 6 days' notice. Check the listing before you book.
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