Rouen: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Rouen is a city of 116,331 people in France (Normandy), 21 m (69 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Beauvais-Tillé airport (BVA), 73 km (45 mi) from the centre. It has 3 railway stations on record, including Gare de Rouen Orléans.
Key facts
Daylight in Rouen runs from about 8 h 14 min a day in late December to 16 h 21 min in late June (computed for 49.44° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Rouen is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Beauvais-Tillé airport (BVA), 73 km (45 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 7,972 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Deauville Normandie airport (DOL, 69 km).
Flights to Rouen: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Gare de Rouen Orléans, Gare de Rouen Saint-Sever, Gare de Rouen Martinville. Trains to Rouen
Buses to Rouen · Driving and car hire
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Armada Rouen 2003 | 9,000,000 | 2003 |
| Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen | 178,300 | 2016 |
| Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Rouen | 49,537 | 2017 |
| Musée départemental des antiquités | 35,867 | 2018 |
| Musée Le Secq des Tournelles | 28,676 | 2019 |
| Musée Jeanne d'Arc | 27,000 | — |
| Rouen Ceramic Museum | 10,594 | 2019 |
| Musée Flaubert | 7,808 | 2019 |
| Musée Pierre Corneille de Rouen | 7,699 | 2018 |
| Departmental archives of Seine-Maritime | 1,187 | 2022 |
The busiest is Armada Rouen 2003 at 9,000,000 visitors in 2003. At that volume, anything with a gate is worth a timed ticket or an early start.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Rouen
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- London, 245 km (United Kingdom) — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Paris, 112 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Birmingham, 398 km (United Kingdom) — flights
- Brussels, 279 km (Belgium) — flights · tours
- Rotterdam, 364 km (The Netherlands) — flights
- Antwerp, 306 km (Belgium)
- Bristol, 344 km (United Kingdom)
- The Hague, 369 km (The Netherlands)
- Cardiff, 378 km (United Kingdom)
- Leicester, 388 km (United Kingdom)
Twin towns and sister cities: Hanover, Salerno, Norwich, Ningbo, Jeju, Cleveland.
Common questions
Which airport serves Rouen?
Beauvais-Tillé airport (BVA), 73 km (45 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Rouen?
About 116,331 people live in Rouen, across 21 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Rouen in?
Europe/Paris, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Rouen?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Rouen?
London (245 km), Paris (112 km), Birmingham (398 km), Brussels (279 km), Rotterdam (364 km).
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.