Somme battlefield tours from Amiens start close to the Somme battlefields, so most of your day is spent on the ground rather than on the road. The Australian day collects you at your Amiens hotel; the others meet you in Albert, a short train journey away, or at Arras station.
Collected from your Amiens hotel at 9 am for nine hours with a WW1 expert: Lochnagar, an hour at Pozières, Thiepval, Beaumont-Hamel, lunch in Albert, Le Hamel and ninety minutes at Villers-Bretonneux. Every museum ticket is in the fare; two to book.
From $324 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Take the train to Albert and meet at the Musée Somme 1916 reception, morning or afternoon. Four hours: the museum's tunnel, Lochnagar, Pozières British Cemetery, an hour at Thiepval, then Beaumont-Hamel. The museum ticket is yours to pay.
From $301 per group, up to 3
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Four hours from the main doors of Albert station, for up to three at one price. An hour at Thiepval with free time in the visitor centre, an hour in the Newfoundland trenches, then Lochnagar and Pozières.
From $289 per group, up to 3
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
A full day from Albert or Arras station at 9 am, or an agreed hotel. Beaumont-Hamel, Thiepval, Lochnagar and the Sunken Lane, Dartmoor Cemetery, the German cemetery at Fricourt, and an hour in Delville Wood. Up to three, one price.
From $521 per group, up to 3
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Pickup at 9 am for Pozières, Le Hamel and Villers-Bretonneux, with every museum ticket in the fare.
Check availabilityIt is a private day that starts on the edge of the battlefield instead of in Paris. The Australian day collects you at your Amiens hotel. The other days meet you in Albert, a short train journey from Amiens, at Albert station or at the Musée Somme 1916, or at Arras station to the north.
Because the drive is short, most of your time is spent at the sites. A half day gives you four hours on the battlefield; a full day gives you five to six.
A day from Paris spends about four hours on the road. From Amiens or Albert, that time goes to the Thiepval Memorial, Lochnagar Crater and the Beaumont-Hamel trenches instead.
The full days start at 9 am, and the half days from the Musée Somme 1916 run in the morning or the afternoon. There is no 6:30 am kerb.
If you are staying a night, a four-hour half day covers the heart of the 1916 front and leaves you the rest of the day. The Australian day fills nine hours.
The half days and the full day from Albert or Arras cost one price for up to three. Three of you on the half day from Albert station pay $96 each.
Both show you the same core memorials. The difference is how the day is spent.
| From Amiens or Albert | From Paris | |
|---|---|---|
| Start | 9 am at your Amiens hotel, or Albert or Arras station | 6:30 or 7 am at a Paris kerb |
| Time on the ground | 4 hours on a half day; 5 to 6 on a full day | About 3 to 6 hours |
| Length of the day | 4 to 9 hours | 11 to 13 hours |
| Who is in the car | Your party only | Up to 7 or 8 guests on the shared days |
| Fare | $289-$521 for up to 3, or $324 a person | $261-$289 a person shared |
| Museum in the fare | Musée Somme 1916 on the Australian day | Historial on the Lido day |
| Suits | A night in Amiens or Albert | One day from a Paris hotel |
If you can spend a night in Amiens or Albert, the local start wins on time at the sites. If Paris is your only base, see Somme battlefield tours from Paris.
Meet at the Musée Somme 1916, morning or afternoon, for its tunnel, Lochnagar, Pozières, Thiepval and Beaumont-Hamel, for up to three.
Check availabilityAnyone without a night near the battlefield. If you are based in Paris and will not move, a day from Paris is simpler, from $261 a person.
Anyone travelling alone on a budget. A per-group fare costs the same for one as for three. Alone, a shared seat from Paris costs less.
Canadians who want Vimy. None of these days goes there. The Canadian days from Lille, Arras and Ypres do.
Anyone who uses a wheelchair. The Musée Somme 1916 lies down 62 steps in a tunnel under Albert. Ask the operator about every stop before you book.
Days from Amiens, from Paris and private, every Somme tour sits side by side on Somme Battlefields Tours.