Getting to Giverny from Paris takes one train to Vernon, then a shuttle, a bike or a 5 km walk to the village. You can also drive, or let a tour carry you door to door. The Giverny tours from Paris leave from several Paris meeting points and many hotels. Here is each way in and what you arrange yourself.
Each way in trades money against effort. The train is cheapest if you are alone. A car suits a family. A tour costs more but joins the transport and the garden ticket in one booking.
| Way in | From | What you arrange | Costs you know |
|---|---|---|---|
| Train and shuttle | Paris Gare Saint-Lazare to Vernon-Giverny | Train ticket, shuttle, garden ticket | Shuttle €5 single, €10 return; garden €13 |
| Train and bike | Vernon-Giverny station, 5 km on the cycle path | Train, bike hire at the station exit | Garden €13; hire at the shop's rate |
| Car | Anywhere; Giverny is about 80 km from Paris | Driving and fuel | Free car parks in the village; garden €13 |
| A tour | A Paris meeting point, your hotel or the Le Havre cruise port | Nothing but the booking | From $80 a person; most fares carry the garden ticket |
Whichever you choose, the garden has one rule for arrivals: last admission is at 5.30 pm. Plan your return with that in mind, not the other way round.
Trains for Vernon-Giverny station leave Paris from Gare Saint-Lazare. The station sits at kilometre 79.9 of the line to Rouen and Le Havre. It is served by TER Normandie trains and by Transilien line J, which ends there.
Check the SNCF timetable before you go, and again on the day. Buy a return, and note the last train that suits you. The station is in Vernon, on the far bank of the Seine from Giverny.
A tourist shuttle runs from Vernon station to Giverny in the season. Seine Normandie Agglomération, the local transport authority, operates it. The Fondation gives the fare as €5 for a single trip and €10 for a return.
Check the shuttle timetable at the station when you arrive. Match your return seat to your train home, and leave a margin after the gardens close. If you miss it, the walk back is about 5 km.
A cycle path runs from Vernon to Giverny, part of the route called La Seine à Vélo. The ride is about 5 km. You can take your own bike on trains on the Paris to Le Havre line; check the conditions at the station.
You can hire a bike from Givernon, at the station exit, or from Vernon Cycles. The Fondation also names Dolce Via for hire from Paris. Leave your bike in the bike parking of the Giverny car parks.
A guided bike day from Paris does this for you. It takes a bus to the Seine valley, stops at a market for your picnic, then rides the 5 km path to the village.
Giverny is about 80 km west-north-west of Paris, on the right bank of the Seine. The Fondation lists free car parks in the village. The individual entrance to the house is next to the car park at 84 rue Claude Monet.
Weekends and public holidays are the days the Fondation asks you to book. Arrive early on those days. Visitors with a disability card use the group entrance on the Sente Leroy.
Rouen and Le Havre are on the same railway line as Vernon-Giverny station, so the train works from Normandy too. Check the timetable from your city.
From a cruise ship, a private shore day collects you at the Le Havre port. It lets you pick two of Giverny, Rouen and Honfleur, with about an hour at Monet’s house and gardens. The listing promises to have you back before the ship sails.
A tour takes the timetables off your hands. The coach days leave Porte Maillot. The small-group minivans meet on avenue de Wagram or pick you up at your hotel in western Paris. The private days start at your hotel.
Most fares carry the garden ticket too, so you walk past the ticket desk. If you want the whole day handled, compare the Giverny tours from Paris side by side.
Compare the Giverny tours from Paris: the meeting point, the time in the gardens and whether the ticket is in the fare.
The fares, the car parks and the entrances are the Fondation’s own, checked 28 September 2026. The station and its line come from Wikipédia, and the shuttle and bike hire from the local transport authority and tourist office. What each tour includes comes from its own listing.
The coach from Porte Maillot, about an hour out: the house and both gardens with an app in your pocket, then 90 minutes free in the village. Monet ticket paid.
From $80 per person
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An eight-seat minivan from a hotel in western Paris or a meeting point near the Eiffel Tower, with two and a half hours in the house and gardens on your own.
From $156 per person (minimum 2)
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A driver and guide from your Paris hotel for up to seven, with bottled water in the car. The house and gardens are paid on the day, on top of the fare.
From $392 per person
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