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Normandy & Brittany: Route Guide

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Mont Saint-Michel rising from the tidal flats
Photo: Lynx1211 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Half-timbered ports, the D-Day beaches, a tidal abbey rising from the sands and the granite corsair city of Saint-Malo.

Normandy & Brittany is a 420 km one-way journey (self-drive). It works best as 5–8 days; the plan below is the 6-day version for June, built from 131 verified places, with real road-routed transit times, opening hours and daylight checked.

5–8
days
420km
distance
6
Stops
131
curated stops

Plan your own version → 5-day plan · 6-day plan · 8-day plan · best time to go

The route

Rouen→ 90 kmHonfleur→ 90 kmBayeux→ 140 kmMont Saint-Michel→ 55 kmSaint-Malo→ 45 kmDinan

What you'll see

Musée Maritime Fluvial et Portuaire
Discover Rouen’s seafaring past beside real boats.
Rouen
Le Jardin des Personnalités
Stroll among famous busts in a tranquil garden by the Seine.
Honfleur
Omaha Beach (D-Day landing beaches)
Walk along the historic sands where Allied forces stormed ashore on D-Day, marked by memorials and remnants of wartime structures.
Bayeux
Abbey of Mont Saint Michel
Admire the restored abbey with views over the island.
Mont Saint-Michel
Cathédrale Saint-Vincent-de-Saragosse
Wander through the blend of Romanesque and Gothic architecture.
Saint-Malo
Railway Museum
Explore fascinating railway relics and painted station halls.
Dinan
Rouen Cathedral
Admire intricate facades under a historic spire.
Rouen
Sainte-Catherine church
Marvel at the wooden architecture shaped like an upturned hull.
Honfleur

Choose your length

5-day plan24 stops · 12.0 h transit4.8 stops/day · 2.4 h transit/daySee the full plan →6-day plan31 stops · 12.5 h transit5.2 stops/day · 2.1 h transit/daySee the full plan →8-day plan46 stops · 12.7 h transit5.8 stops/day · 1.6 h transit/daySee the full plan →

When to go

Best months: May, June, July, August, September

Soft light on the landing beaches and big tides at the Mont — check the tide table and walk the bay with a guide.

See the month-by-month breakdown →

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