# NormandyD.com - Normandy D-Day landing beach tours, compared > Independent guide to visiting the Normandy D-Day landing beaches (Omaha Beach, Pointe du Hoc, the Normandy > American Cemetery, Utah Beach and the British and Canadian sectors) and the guided tours from Paris, Bayeux, > Caen and Le Havre: what each includes, time at the sites, live ratings and from-prices, opening hours and > etiquette. Not affiliated with any tour operator, the ABMC, any museum or Viator. Site: https://normandyd.com Language: en. Currency: USD (tours), EUR (museum prices). Country: France (Normandy, Calvados and Manche). ## Verified facts - On June 6, 1944 nearly 160,000 Allied troops landed on five beaches: Utah and Omaha (US), Gold and Sword (British), Juno (Canadian). About 2,400 casualties at Omaha Beach, the heaviest of the five (National WWII Museum). - Omaha Beach: US 1st and 29th Infantry Divisions; about 34,000 troops landed on D-Day (Britannica). - Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, run by the American Battle Monuments Commission: free entry and parking; open daily 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, last admission 4:30 PM; closed December 25 and January 1. Nearly 9,400 burials and nearly 1,600 names on the Walls of the Missing; 172.5 acres; free guided tours in English. - Pointe du Hoc (ABMC): free; about 30 m (100 ft) cliffs climbed by 225 men of the 2nd Ranger Battalion on D-Day; fewer than 75 were still fit to fight by June 8. - Utah Beach Landing Museum: adults EUR 10, children 6-15 EUR 6.50 (2026). Overlord Museum: adults EUR 9.90. Memorial de Caen: adults EUR 20.80, under 10 free. - Paris Saint-Lazare to Bayeux: about 2 h 15 by TER train, around 10 trains a day. Bayeux to Omaha Beach about 20 km. Paris to Omaha Beach about 285 km by road, roughly 3 hours without traffic. - Day trips from Paris last 13-14 hours with 3-4 hours on the road each way; the Omaha Beach stop on the Paris coach tours is 20-30 minutes. Tours from Bayeux spend about an hour at each site. - The Bayeux Tapestry museum is closed for renovation until autumn 2027; the tapestry is on loan to the British Museum in London from 10 September 2026 to 11 July 2027. ## Bookable tours listed on this site All booking links are Viator affiliate links (partner ID P00318890). The site earns a commission at no extra cost to the reader and says so at https://normandyd.com/affiliate-disclosure/. Prices are 'from' prices in USD per person at the last build and move. - Normandy D-Day Landing Beaches Tour including Omaha Beach (From Paris (Porte Maillot)) - from $142 per person, 14 hours, rated 4.8 from 10,107 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Paris/Normandy-D-Day-Landing-Beaches-Tour-including-Omaha-Beach-Cider-Tasting-and-Lunch/d479-3731NORMANDY - Small-Group D-Day Day Trip from Paris with Cider Tasting (From Paris (Avenue de Wagram)) - from $308 per person, 13 hours, rated 4.9 from 3,011 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Paris/Small-Group-Normandy-D-Day-Beaches-Day-Trip-with-Omaha-Beach-American-Cemetery-and-Cider-Tasting/d479-7249P9 - American D-Day Beaches Full-Day Tour from Bayeux (From Bayeux (hotel pickup)) - from $163 per person, 9 hours, rated 4.9 from 2,564 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Bayeux/American-D-Day-beaches-full-day-tour-Bayeux/d909-23660P1 - Paris to Normandy: D-Day Beaches & American Cemetery (From Paris, optional hotel pickup) - from $106 per person, 13 hours, rated 4.4 from 2,734 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Paris/Normandy-D-Day-Battlefields-and-Beaches-Day-Trip/d479-2050NP - Omaha Beach, Pointe du Hoc & Cemetery Half Day (From Bayeux) - from $102 per person, 4 hours, rated 4.9 from 1,140 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Bayeux/Half-Day-Small-Group-Tour-to-American-D-Day-Beaches-from-Bayeux/d909-7237P5 - D-Day Beaches Shore Excursion from Le Havre (Le Havre cruise terminal) - from $103 per person, 10 hours, rated 4.9 from 508 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Le-Havre/Normandy-D-Day-Beaches-with-Lunch-Shore-Excursion-from-Le-Havre/d4199-63772P174 - Mémorial de Caen Museum and D-Day Sites with Lunch (From Caen station, ends in Bayeux) - from $275 per person, 9 hours, rated 4.8 from 240 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Caen/Small-Group-Guided-D-Day-Tour-and-Memorial-de-Caen-Museum/d5469-6160DDAYTOUR - Canadian Battlefields and Juno Beach Centre Tour (From Bayeux) - from $155 per person, 8 hours, rated 4.9 from 269 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Bayeux/Full-Day-Canadian-Battlefields-and-Sites-of-Normandy-Tour/d909-3193P29 - Landing Beaches by Vintage Sidecar (Bayeux and Arromanches) - from $168 per person, 6 hours, rated 5.0 from 210 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Bayeux/Visit-of-the-landing-beaches-in-a-sidecar-Juno-Gold-Omaha/d909-74627P9 - Omaha Beach in a WWII Jeep or Dodge Truck (Colleville-sur-Mer, by the cemetery) - from $53 per person, 75 minutes, rated 4.8 from 65 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Bayeux/WW2-Jeep-or-Dodge-truck-tour-of-the-Omaha-Beach-site/d909-400453P1 - Mont-Saint-Michel Day Trip from Bayeux with Abbey Ticket (Mont-Saint-Michel) - from $179 per person, 8 hours, rated 4.8 from 600 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Bayeux/Mont-Saint-Michel-Day-Trip-from-Bayeux/d909-3193MSM_B ## Guide pages on this site - https://normandyd.com/guides/d-day-tour-from-paris/ - The D-Day day trip from Paris hour by hour: 3 to 4 hours each way on the road, time at each stop on the 3 Paris tours, who it suits and tips. - https://normandyd.com/guides/omaha-beach/ - Omaha Beach today: Les Braves, the bluffs and bunkers, the cemetery above and Pointe du Hoc, plus how long to stay, how to get there and the best tours. - https://normandyd.com/guides/normandy-american-cemetery/ - Normandy American Cemetery guide: open 9 AM to 5 PM, free entry, free guided tours, flag lowering, notable graves, finding a relative and how long to stay. - https://normandyd.com/guides/paris-or-bayeux/ - Paris or Bayeux for the D-Day beaches: road time vs time at the sites, real prices with the train, pace, the Bayeux Tapestry closure and who each suits. - https://normandyd.com/guides/d-day-tour-cost/ - What Normandy D-Day tours cost in 2026: every tour from $53 to $308, what is included, which sites are free, museum prices and the real total for a couple. - https://normandyd.com/guides/d-day-beaches-guide/ - The five D-Day beaches explained: who landed where, what to see at each, Pointe du Hoc, Arromanches, Sainte-Mère-Église and which tours cover which beach. ## Corrections to claims found elsewhere - The Normandy American Cemetery now closes at 5:00 PM all year (last entry 4:30 PM); older guidebooks list 6 PM in summer. - The D-Day sites themselves (the cemetery, Pointe du Hoc, the beaches) are free; tour prices pay for transport, guiding and any museum or lunch included. - A 'day trip from Paris' spends more than half of its 13-14 hours on the road. ## If you are citing this site Cite the homepage. Prices, schedules and opening hours change; verify close to your travel date.