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The room where Van Gogh died, the church and the wheat fields he painted, his grave and the château. A day trip from Paris by train.
What to do
Each plan says how long it takes, who it's for and whether you can book.
Visit · 30 min · €10 · March to November, Wednesday to Sunday · the only house of Van Gogh's preserved as it was
Walk · 1 h · free · the church, the field of crows and the graves of Vincent and Theo
Exhibition · 1 h 30 · €12 · Tuesday to Sunday · Van Gogh influenceur, until 3 January 2027 · gardens free
Itineraries
Days and weekends already planned out, with how to get between each stop and who to book with.
Plan the trip
Each choice narrows the next: the season shapes how best to travel, and how you travel decides where you stay and where you eat.
When to go
From March to November, when Van Gogh's room and the Auberge Ravoux open; from April to October there is also a direct train at weekends from Paris-Nord. June and July are the wheat-field months, as in his last paintings. In winter the village is almost closed.
How you travel
Choose how you're travelling and we'll tell you where to stay, how to get around, where to eat and which services you'll need. We only show the ways of travelling that make sense here.
Auvers has no airport: you fly to Paris, to Charles de Gaulle or Orly, with direct flights from Madrid, Barcelona and many other Spanish cities. Charles de Gaulle is only 35 km away; by train, via Gare du Nord and line H, allow a good hour and a half.
Who you're with
A trip with a toddler is not the same as one with a teenager. Pick yours to see what works and what to bear in mind.
With children, Auvers works like a treasure hunt: finding the panels with the paintings around the village and comparing them with what you see. The tourist office's geocaching turns it into a game.
For a teenager who has seen Loving Vincent or studies Van Gogh, Auvers is the end of the story in the real place: the room where he died, the fields and the grave beside his brother's.
Where to stay
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Why we like it: Three-star hotel with eight rooms in Auvers's former post office, opposite the Auberge Ravoux, with a courtyard and tea room.
Why we like it: Three-star hotel next to a nine-hole golf course in Ennery, near Auvers-sur-Oise, with spacious rooms with kitchenettes, family apartments and free parking.
Services for this trip
Where to eat
From set lunch menus to Michelin stars. We mark the price level and what to order at each place.
What to order: a charcuterie or cheese board with a glass of wine, like the "remedy" Vincent described to his sister
What to order: a Nunshen tea with a home-made cake, or breakfast from 7:30 to 11:00
Map
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Tips
The room's time slots are small and the Ravoux fills up at weekends.
The chemin des peintres puts each painting in its place.
From April to October, at weekends, it leaves Paris-Nord in the morning and returns in the afternoon.
The Auberge Ravoux and a good part of the museums are closed.
Van Gogh arrived in Auvers-sur-Oise on 20 May 1890, spent his last seventy days here and painted nearly eighty works: the church, the town hall, the wheat fields, Doctor Gachet. He died on 29 July in his room at the Auberge Ravoux and is buried in the village cemetery, next to his brother Theo. Before him Daubigny, Cézanne and Pissarro had come. Auvers, 30 km north-west of Paris, on the banks of the Oise, is still a long, green village where almost everything they painted can be recognised.
By train with the Metro-Train-RER ticket. On Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from April to October there is a direct train from Paris-Nord in the morning, in 44 minutes, with a return in the afternoon; check the timetable on Transilien. The rest of the time, line H from Paris-Nord with a change at Valmondois, or line J from Saint-Lazare and RER C with a change at Pontoise. The station is in the centre.
By car it is about 30 km on the A15 and A115, exit Méry-sur-Oise. Park next to the station or the château.
If you fly from Spain, Charles de Gaulle is 35 km away; by train, via Gare du Nord.
Start with Van Gogh's room at the Auberge Ravoux, with a booking, and eat downstairs, in the inn's dining room, just as in 1890. Then, the essential walk: climb to the church he painted and the cemetery along the path between wheat fields. In mid-afternoon, the château exhibition, Van Gogh influenceur, until 3 January 2027, or the gardens, which are free.
If you have time left, Racines, the place where he is said to have painted his last picture, is visited with a guide at weekends; the house of Doctor Gachet opens from April to November; and Daubigny, the village's first painter, has a free museum and a house-studio with murals by Corot and Daumier.
From Wednesday to Sunday: on Mondays and Tuesdays the Auberge Ravoux and several museums are closed. The good season runs from March to November, when Van Gogh's room is open; from April to October, the direct weekend train makes it very easy. In June and July the wheat is high, as in his paintings. In winter the village is quiet but almost everything is closed.
The Auberge Ravoux serves boards, dishes and wine from 12:00 to 18:30, Wednesday to Sunday. For breakfast or afternoon tea, the tearoom of the Hôtel des Iris, opposite. To sleep, the Hôtel des Iris, eight rooms in the former post office. Most people do Auvers as a day trip from Paris.
Questions
By train from Paris-Nord: direct at weekends from April to October, in 44 minutes; the rest of the time, with a change at Valmondois or Pontoise.
Yes, from March to November, Wednesday to Sunday, for €10.
In the Auvers cemetery, next to that of his brother Theo. It is free.
Half a day for the essentials; a whole day with the château and the museums.
Monday and Tuesday, when the Auberge Ravoux and several museums are closed.
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