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Tickets for La Cité de la Mer

Board a nuclear sub and visit a huge aquarium at France's favorite monument!

Open today: 09:30 - 18:00
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Tiqets International B.V.
Registered address: Tiqets International B.V., 1097 DL, Amsterdam, NL
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Last admission: 1 hour and 30 minutes before closing
Audio guide: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
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Duration: 3h 30mins
Wheelchair accessible: Special welcoming room inside the submarine for people with reduced-mobility
Smartphone tickets accepted
Last admission: 1 hour and 30 minutes before closing
Duration: 3h 30mins
Audio guide: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
Wheelchair accessible: Special welcoming room inside the submarine for people with reduced-mobility
Instant ticket delivery
Smartphone tickets accepted

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Current exhibitions

Titanic: Artefacts and Stories

Until 31 December 2023

What's included

Full access to exhibitions and the submarine
Free audio guide for the visit of the submarine "Le redoutable"
  • Step inside the world's largest nuclear ballistic missile submarine that's open to the public, a jewel of the French Navy
  • Visit The Ocean of the Future, where multimedia displays and stunning aquariums span an entire 3 floors, including the 11 m deep abyssal aquarium
  • Relive Cherbourg emigrants' Atlantic crossing in Titanic, Return to Cherbourg, and get a sense of the lives of those who wanted to reach the new world

Located in the former Gare Maritime Transatlantique, La Cité de la Mer is the top Normandy tourist site dedicated to man’s adventures at sea and the depth of emotions that come with them.

Visit three floors of spectacular multimedia spaces and dazzling aquariums, and enjoy a number of unique exhibits.

Relive the last hours of the Titanic and soak up the atmosphere onboard, step inside le Redoutable, the largest visitable submarine in the world, and discover the Ocean of the Future and explore the last wilderness on the planet.

Make sure to visit the Art Deco auditorium for a film screening where you can discover the Normandy coast, or hear about Cherbourg’s importance during the liberation of Europe with a film that covers the first 20 days following the Battle of Normandy in 1944.

The Cité de la Mer was voted France's favorite monument in September 2022. In country with the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, and The Palace of Versailles, that's really saying something!

It's recommended to visit in the morning to enjoy a full day of visit.

Saturday 09:30 - 18:00
Sunday 09:30 - 18:00
Monday 09:30 - 18:00
Tuesday 09:30 - 18:00
Wednesday 09:30 - 18:00
Thursday 09:30 - 18:00
Friday 09:30 - 18:00
La Cité de la Mer
Allée du Président Menut, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France, 50100, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
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  • Cancel until 23:59 the day before you visit and get a full refund. Select a refundable ticket during checkout
  • Rescheduling is not possible for this ticket.

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Mihaela,  United Kingdom United Kingdom
28 May 2023
Excellent
La Cité de la Mer: Skip The Line
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Catherine ,  France France
23 May 2023
Excellent
Une super journée à passer en famille où chacun trouvera son bonheur : exposition « Titanic », salles interactives, sous -marin , manipulations d’instruments et aquarium géant…
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JUSTINE ,  France France
10 Apr 2023
Excellent
Nous avons pris deux ticket et grâce à tiqets nous avons gagné 4 euros 50 donc plutôt une bonne nouvelle. Aucun problème pour passer les portiques, tous c’est très bien passé .
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