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Due to security concerns, the pathway from Normandy American Cemetery to the beach was closed to the public in 2016. However, public beach access is available nearby.
The cemetery is open to the public daily, except on December 25 and January 1. Hours of operation 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. Admission to the cemetery ends 15 minutes before closing time. It is open on host country holidays. When the cemetery is open, staff members are on duty in the visitor center to answer questions and escort relatives to grave and memorial sites.
Travel via highway A-13 towards Caen. Continue on N-13 to Bayeux and Formigny. Continue on D-517 towards St. Laurent-sur-Mer and D-514 to Colleville-sur-Mer. Signs mark the entrance to the cemetery.
There is rail service between Paris (Gare St. Lazare) and Bayeux, where taxis and tour bus service is available. Travel by rail takes three hours.
Paris is approximately 170 miles east of the cemetery.
Hotels are available in Bayeux and Port-en-Bessin. DogsDogs are not permitted in the cemetery, unless it is a service animal.Access to Omaha Beach:Due to security concerns, the pathway from Normandy American Cemetery to the beach was closed to the public in 2016. However, public beach access is available nearby. Omaha Beach can be accessed by taking D514 west from the cemetery to St Laurent sur Mer. Take the first exit at the traffic circle. This road will take you to the beach, where there is plenty of parking. Omaha Beach can also be accessed by taking D514 east from the cemetery to Colleville sur Mer. As you enter the town of Colleville there will be a road to your left. Follow this road all the way down to the grass parking lot.
More than 200,000 fallen service members are honored at an ABMC site. Search the burial database.
