Tours, tickets and day trips in Caen
The sights with published visitor numbers, the heritage listings, and the towns close enough for a day out.
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Caen Memorial | 550,000 | 2019 |
| Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen | 73,239 | 2017 |
| Musée de Normandie | 56,683 | 2019 |
| Departmental archives of Calvados | 2,764 | 2022 |
The busiest is Caen Memorial at 550,000 visitors in 2019. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Day trips from Caen
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caen to Le Havre | France | 48 km (30 mi) | about 47 min |
| Caen to Rouen | France | 110 km (68 mi) | about 1 h 47 min |
| Caen to Le Mans | France | 138 km (86 mi) | about 2 h 15 min |
| Caen to Rennes | France | 154 km (95 mi) | about 2 h 30 min |
| Caen to Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines | France | 180 km (112 mi) | about 2 h 55 min |
| Caen to Worthing | United Kingdom | 181 km (113 mi) | about 2 h 57 min |
| Caen to Eastbourne | United Kingdom | 182 km (113 mi) | about 2 h 58 min |
| Caen to Brighton | United Kingdom | 183 km (114 mi) | about 2 h 59 min |
| Caen to London | United Kingdom | 259 km (161 mi) | about 4 h 13 min |
| Caen to Paris | France | 201 km (125 mi) | about 3 h 16 min |
| Caen to Bristol | United Kingdom | 298 km (185 mi) | about 4 h 51 min |
| Caen to Nantes | France | 236 km (147 mi) | about 3 h 50 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
What is the most visited attraction in Caen?
Caen Memorial, with 550,000 visitors in 2019 (Wikidata).
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.