7 nights · train, tour and shuttle
No rental, one train each way: Bayeux becomes the base for both the D-Day coast and Mont-Saint-Michel, with the driving left to local tours.
7 nights in France
For travelers who want Paris, the D-Day beaches and the Mont in one week without driving.
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The daily route
If you flew overnight from the US, count the day you land as day one. Get to the hotel, leave your bags if the room is still being cleaned, and take a walk near where you’re sleeping. Save the first timed ticket for tomorrow. Check your airport and terminal before choosing the train or a car.
Pick Orsay for the late nineteenth century or the Louvre for a collection that runs much wider. Choose a few rooms, then go outside. Orsay usually closes on Monday and the Louvre on Tuesday. Move this day around the official calendar and the ticket you can actually book.
Musée d’Orsay · visit informationLouvre · visit hours and admission
Start at Saint-Germain-des-Prés and walk toward the Luxembourg Gardens. Take lunch when you find a table you want, then keep going only as far as your feet are willing. If rain changes the day, use the museum slot you moved from yesterday or keep the route short around Saint-Germain.
Search Paris Saint-Lazare to Bayeux: direct trains took between about 2 h 12 and 2 h 30 on the published timetable. The Bayeux Tapestry museum is closed for renovation until October 2027, so give the afternoon to the cathedral and the old town instead.
SNCF · Paris Saint-Lazare to BayeuxBayeux Museum · Tapestry museum closed until October 2027
Book a tour that covers Omaha Beach, Pointe du Hoc and the Normandy American Cemetery, open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with last admission at 4:30. The Bayeux Bessin tourist office lists small-group D-Day days from Bayeux. Confirm the pick-up point and the time back before you book the room.
Normandy Tourism · D-Day beaches without a carABMC · Normandy American CemeteryBayeux Bessin Tourisme · Bayeux Shuttle day trips
The Bayeux Shuttle listing shows a Mont-Saint-Michel day trip that includes entry to the abbey. Allow 45 minutes to an hour on foot from the parking area to the abbey entrance, and check the abbey’s last entry, one hour before closing. Wear shoes for steps.
Bayeux Bessin Tourisme · Bayeux Shuttle day tripsAbbey · practical information
Take the train back to Saint-Lazare in the morning and keep the afternoon light. Choose the last night near the airport if your flight leaves early.
Read the airport code and terminal from the airline confirmation. Plan the journey from the hotel door and use the airline’s check-in guidance. Look up any engineering work or service changes before you go to bed.
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Three pages to save before you fly: passport and EES/ETIAS status, the proof the border police can ask for, cards and phones, driving rules and the bookings worth making early. Every line links an official source, checked November 9, 2026.
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Checked . Rail times are examples for planning. Recheck opening days, direct trains, tour stops and rental arrangements before booking.