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Pointe du Hoc sits on cliffs overlooking the English Channel. The site is seven miles west of Normandy American Cemetery.
Pointe du Hoc is open to the public daily. Hours of operation for the visitor center are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. from April 1 to September 30, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. the rest of the year. It is open on host country holidays. To ensure your safety, stay on the designated walking path. Because the site has remained relatively unchanged since 1944, large bomb craters and uneven ground fill the landscape.
From Paris, travel via highway A-13 to Caen. Continue onto N-13 towards Bayeux in the direction of Cherbourg. continue onto D-517 into St. Laurent-sur-Mer and then turn left on D-514 towards Pointe du Hoc. At a roundabout 6 miles west of St. Laurent-sur-Mer, you will see a sign that reads La Pointe du Hoc. Follow this sign to reach the parking lot.
There is train service between Paris (Gare St. Lazare) and Bayeaux, where taxi and tour bus service is available. Travel by rail takes approximately three hours.Travel via AirplaneParis is approximately 180 miles east of Pointe du Hoc.
Hotels are available in Bayeux and Port-en-Bessin.
More than 200,000 fallen service members are honored at an ABMC site. Search the burial database.
