Your day, step by step
08:30
Shuttle or taxi to the city centre. Pick up a map at the terminal tourist information point.
09:00
Walk the Perret centre: Hôtel de Ville, Avenue Foch and the reconstructed blocks.
09:45
St Joseph's Church: the 107 m tower lit by thousands of panes of coloured glass.
11:00
MuMa on the seafront: Boudin, Dufy, Monet and other Impressionists (closed Mondays).
12:30
Lunch on or near the beach promenade.
14:00
Walk the beach promenade or take the tram to La Plage; continue to the Hanging Gardens for the estuary view.
15:30
Back towards the centre; see the Catène de Containers arches and Le Volcan.
16:00
Shuttle or taxi back to the terminal.
- Latest you can leave City centre (Hôtel de Ville)16:00
16:30
On board, 60 minutes before all-aboard.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- City centre (Hôtel de Ville)Shuttle, taxi or 25–30 min walk16:00
- Le Havre station (Gares / Gare Routière)Taxi 10–15 min to the terminal15:30
- HonfleurNomad coach 122, about 30 min, then taxi from the station15:00
- Rouen (Rive Droite station)Train 43–50 min, then taxi14:40
- Paris (Saint-Lazare)Train 2h03–2h13, then taxi13:15
Where people get Le Havre wrong
Treating Paris as a short hop and catching a train back that leaves no margin for a delay.
Built from our Le Havre guide, checked against 17 official sources (October 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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