Beyond the Arabian Nights. Orientalist Retellings
The museum
Wednesday to Monday: 10am – 6pm
Ticket desk closes at 5:15pm
Closed Tuesday and some holidays (1 January, 1 May and 25 December)
The park
The park is open every day:
1 May to 31 October, 7am to 9pm.
1 November to 30 April, 8am to 7pm.
Gallery of Time and Glass Pavilion:
Admission free
Train, car, plane, bus, bicycle, landscaped footpath . . . The Louvre-Lens is easy to reach!
BY TRAIN
Lens station is served daily by direct trains from Paris, Lille, and Arras.
With the Louvre-Lens Pass, your return TER journey is free (valid only within the Hauts-de-France region).
The pass allows unlimited use of bus, Allobus, Proxibus, Chronopro, and TER services within the Tadao network area.
BY BUS
The museum is served by the Tadao network (Lens-Liévin, Hénin-Carvin, Béthune-Bruay).
Since January 1, 2026, travel across the entire TADAO network is free.
⚠️ The “Centre-Ville” stop has been moved to the Lens Bus Station for Bulle 1 and line 41.
WITH BULLE 1
Get off at the “Parc Louvre Lens” stop (600 m from the museum). The path is accessible, but line 41 is recommended for people with reduced mobility.
Bulle 1 connects Lens station directly to the museum every 8 minutes.
👉 Check schedules
Please note: do not get off at the “Liévin Louvre Lens” stop, which is more than 1 km away.
WITH LINE 41
Get off at the “Louvre Lens” stop, rue Paul Bert (200 m from the museum).
This stop is recommended for people with reduced mobility.
Line 41 connects Lens station to the museum every 30 minutes to 1 hour.
👉 Check schedules
BY BIKE
Cyclists are welcome: a bike parking area is available in the park.
The Louvre-Lens has the “Accueil Vélo” label, guaranteeing services and facilities adapted to cyclists.
ON FOOT
The museum can be reached in 20 to 25 minutes from the station or Lens city center via a landscaped pedestrian path.
BY SCOOTER
Electric scooters are not allowed inside the museum grounds. Please bring a lock so you can park them outside the premises.
Train, car, plane, bus, bicycle, landscaped footpath . . . The Louvre-Lens is easy to reach!
CAR ITINERARIES
The city of Lens is accessible via the A21 motorway, which is itself linked to the A1 – E17 (Lille-Paris) and A26 – E15 (Calais-Reims) motorways. The museum is reachable by car in :
- 30 minutes from Lille
- 1 h 30 from the Côte d’Opale coastline
- 2 hours from Paris by motorway
- 1 h 30 from Brussels
- 3 h 30 from London (motorways and Channel Tunnel)
FREE CAR PARKS NEAR THE MUSEUM
- Paul Bert car park
(240 spaces including 4 for wheelchair users) – Free of charge
99 rue Paul Bert – 62300 LENS
210 metres from the museum – 5 minutes on foot - Jean Jaurès car park
(290 spaces including 6 for wheelchair users) – Free of charge
15 bus spaces
Rue du Dr Piette – 62800 Liévin
950 metres from the museum – 12 minutes on foot
The Louvre-Lens museum is next door to the Bollaert-Delelis stadium and traffic can be heavy on days when there are football matches. It is recommended to park in the Jean Jaurès car park, on the Liévin side, rather than in the Paul Bert car park on the Lens side.
TRAINS
Lens station is serviced every day by several trains connecting Lens directly to Paris (1 hour 10 minutes), Lille (40 minutes), Arras (16 minutes) or even London (2 hours by Eurostar and TER connection from Lille).
Travel to the Louvre-Lens with TER trains using the Pass Louvre-Lens and get a free return ticket and a reduced fare on temporary exhibitions (9€ instead of 11€, free for under 18s). Valid in the Hauts de France region only.
ON FOOT
The Louvre-Lens museum can be reached on foot from Lens train station or city centre in 20 to 25 minutes, through the landscaped footpath.
BUS
The museum is served by Tadao, the bus network of Lens-Liévin, Hénin-Carvin and Béthune-Bruay.
WITH ROUTE B1:
Get off at the ‘Parc Louvre-Lens’ stop (600 metres walk from the museum). The route through the park is accessible to visitors with reduced mobility, but the 41 bus line is recommended. The B1 line connects the museum directly to Lens train station every 8 minutes. PLEASE NOTE: it is not recommended to get off at the ‘Liévin Louvre-Lens’ stop, which is over 1 km from the museum.
WITH ROUTE 41:
Get off at the ‘Louvre-Lens’ stop, rue Paul Bert (200 metres from the museum by foot). This itinerary is recommended for people with reduced mobility. The 41 line connects the museum directly to Lens train station with 1 to 2 buses per hour.
BY BIKE
Cyclists are welcome in the Museum Park, where there is a bicycle rack.
Gallery of Time and Glass Pavilion:
Admission free
Temporary exhibition gallery:
Full-price: €12 / 18 – 25 years: €6 / – 18 years: free
Prices can be consulted online.
MAKING ENQUIRIES AND BOOKING
The booking service is available from Monday to Friday
(except Tuesday) from 9:30am to 12:30pm and from 2pm to 5pm.
03 21 18 62 62
Information and booking processing:
reservation@louvrelens.fr
A museum designed to be accessible to all
AUDIO
To enhance your visit, use the Louvre-Lens audioguide, it is free of charge and download-free!
This tool enables you to prepare your visit, find your way around the museum and park, and listen to audio commentaries by exhibition curators. It also offers a fun tour for children to follow.
Accessible from a smartphone with wifi (dedicated wifi network available at the museum) or 4G access
Earphones are recommended
New : if you do not wish to use your own smartphone, you can now loan a device with headphones for 2€.
LIBRARY SERVICES
The on-site library is open to all free of charge and offers workstations for up to six people with Internet access and free wifi.
It follows the same opening schedule as the museum: 10am-6pm daily, except on Tuesdays and on select holidays.
For all other requests for information about the museum and its activities:
Individuals: info@louvrelens.fr
Groups: reservation@louvrelens.fr
Access the contact form
The museum can loan you a pushchair free of charge on presentation of some ID.
Ask at the ticket desk or welcome desk in the entrance hall
The museum can loan you folding seats free of charge on request.
Ask at the ticket desk or welcome desk in the entrance hall
The museum can loan you a wheelchair free of charge on presentation of some ID.
Ask at the ticket desk or welcome desk in the entrance hall
The museum can loan you a magnifying glass (with LED light) free of charge on presentation of some ID.
The Louvre-Lens had to successfully meet the Qualité Tourisme™ quality criteria.
The key demands for ensuring visitor satisfaction are:
- A warm welcome
- Attentive staff
- Mastery of foreign languages
- Personalised services
- Clear and precise information
- The guarantee of cleanliness and comfort
- The discovery of a destination
- The taking into account of customers’ opinions (through the systematic analysis of satisfaction surveys and complaints).
With Qualité Tourisme™, our services are regularly subjected to an independent evaluation at least once every five years in the form of an anonymous visit.
This system enables us to incorporate all of the advantages of an approach based on the continuous improvement of our visitor services.