Tours, tickets and day trips in Rouen
The sights with published visitor numbers, the heritage listings, and the towns close enough for a day out.
| 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.
Day trips from Rouen
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rouen to Le Havre | France | 72 km (45 mi) | about 1 h 10 min |
| Rouen to Argenteuil | France | 100 km (62 mi) | about 1 h 38 min |
| Rouen to Amiens | France | 100 km (62 mi) | about 1 h 38 min |
| Rouen to Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines | France | 100 km (62 mi) | about 1 h 38 min |
| Rouen to Boulogne-Billancourt | France | 107 km (67 mi) | about 1 h 45 min |
| Rouen to Paris 16 Passy | France | 107 km (67 mi) | about 1 h 45 min |
| Rouen to Paris 17 Batignolles-Monceau | France | 109 km (67 mi) | about 1 h 46 min |
| Rouen to Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre | France | 109 km (68 mi) | about 1 h 47 min |
| Rouen to London | United Kingdom | 245 km (153 mi) | about 4 h |
| Rouen to Paris | France | 112 km (70 mi) | about 1 h 49 min |
| Rouen to Brussels | Belgium | 279 km (174 mi) | about 4 h 33 min |
| Rouen to Islington | United Kingdom | 248 km (154 mi) | about 4 h 2 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 Rouen?
Armada Rouen 2003, with 9,000,000 visitors in 2003 (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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.