Tours, tickets and day trips in Orléans
The sights with published visitor numbers, the heritage listings, and the towns close enough for a day out.
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Orléans | 57,422 | 2016 |
| Orléans Museum for biodiversity and environment | 42,245 | 2015 |
| Musée historique et archéologique de l'Orléanais | 13,423 | 2019 |
| Departmental archives of Loiret | 485 | 2021 |
The busiest is Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Orléans at 57,422 visitors in 2016. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Day trips from Orléans
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orléans to Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines | France | 97 km (60 mi) | about 1 h 35 min |
| Orléans to Tours | France | 106 km (66 mi) | about 1 h 44 min |
| Orléans to Boulogne-Billancourt | France | 107 km (66 mi) | about 1 h 44 min |
| Orléans to Paris 14 Observatoire | France | 108 km (67 mi) | about 1 h 45 min |
| Orléans to Paris 15 Vaugirard | France | 108 km (67 mi) | about 1 h 46 min |
| Orléans to Paris 13 Gobelins | France | 109 km (68 mi) | about 1 h 46 min |
| Orléans to Paris 12 Reuilly | France | 110 km (69 mi) | about 1 h 48 min |
| Orléans to Paris 16 Passy | France | 110 km (69 mi) | about 1 h 48 min |
| Orléans to Paris | France | 111 km (69 mi) | about 1 h 48 min |
| Orléans to Nantes | France | 270 km (168 mi) | about 4 h 24 min |
| Orléans to Marne La Vallée | France | 117 km (73 mi) | about 1 h 54 min |
| Orléans to Rennes | France | 267 km (166 mi) | about 4 h 21 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 Orléans?
Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Orléans, with 57,422 visitors in 2016 (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.