Giverny and Versailles in One Day: Order, Trianon and Time
This guide plans one long day: Monet's house and gardens and the Palace of Versailles, both from Paris. The Giverny and Versailles tours make it possible, and two fixed facts decide which one works for you. The palace is closed on Mondays. And the Estate of Trianon opens only at noon. Get those right, then choose how much time you want at each.
The short answer: yes, it works, from Tuesday to Sunday between 1 April and 1 November. Go to Giverny first if you want Trianon. Expect about two hours at each place in a day of nine to eleven and a half hours. Only one small group puts Trianon in its fare.
Can you do both in one day?
Yes, on a combination day by road from Paris. The days here run nine to eleven and a half hours door to door. You spend about two hours at Giverny and two to four at Versailles, and the rest in the vehicle, at lunch or in the queue.
On your own it is much harder: you would chain two sets of train timetables and the Vernon shuttle against the gardens' 5.30 pm last admission. A combination day by road is the practical way to see both.
Why is Monday out?
The Palace of Versailles is closed every Monday. Monet's house and gardens open every day of their season, Mondays included, so a Monday is a good day for Giverny alone and a bad one for the pair.
The season sets the other limit. The gardens at Giverny open from 1 April to 1 November in 2026 and close from 2 November to 31 March. A combination day is a spring, summer or autumn outing, and the Fondation publishes the next season's dates in the new year.
Which comes first, and why does it matter?
Both orders are sold. Giverny first puts you in the gardens in the morning, when travellers find them quietest, and at Versailles in the afternoon. Versailles first puts you in the palace in the morning, and in Monet's gardens in the afternoon, before the 5.30 pm last admission.
The small group of eight from avenue des Ternes and the small group of sixteen both put Giverny first. The private days start at Versailles. The coach day prints its order on the booking page, so check it for your date.
What does Trianon's noon opening change?
The Estate of Trianon holds the Grand Trianon, the Petit Trianon and the Queen's Hamlet. It opens at noon in both seasons, so a morning at Versailles cannot include it. Only a day that reaches Versailles after noon can take you there.
The Queen's Hamlet has a Normandy link: built from 1783 to 1786, it was modelled on the rustic architecture of Normandy, the region Giverny belongs to. The small group from avenue des Ternes is the one combination day that puts the Trianon palaces and the Hamlet in its fare.
The estate is worth the detour if you have the legs for it. The Grand Trianon was begun in 1687 as a private residence for Louis XIV, and the Petit Trianon was completed in 1768 for Louis XV. Louis XVI gave the Petit Trianon to Marie-Antoinette in 1774. On its own, a Trianon ticket costs €15; the palace's Passport, at €35 in high season, covers the palace, the gardens and the estate together.
How long do you get at each?
It varies more than the price suggests. The coach day gives about two to three hours at Giverny and three to four at Versailles. The small group with Trianon gives about two hours at Giverny and two hours forty minutes at Versailles.
The private days differ widely. The art-historian day gives 90 minutes to the palace, 15 to its great gallery and a single hour to Monet. Another private day gives two hours to the palace and up to four to Giverny, the village and the gardens. Read the time line on the card, not just the title.
Which fares carry both tickets?
The coach day pays both: your Monet entry, and your palace and gardens entry at Versailles. The small group from avenue des Ternes pays the Monet ticket, a timed palace ticket, the Trianon palaces and the Queen's Hamlet. The small group of sixteen pays a guided visit inside the palace.
The private days list their fees and taxes as covered, with the visits on the itinerary rather than a ticket named. If a ticket matters to you, ask the operator which ones it buys before you book. For comparison, the palace's own Passport costs €35 in high season and under-18s go in free.
What about lunch on the road?
Most combination days leave lunch to you, and Monet's gardens do not allow picnics. The small group of sixteen stops for lunch with drinks at the Moulin de Fourges, an old mill, between the gardens and the palace. A private day from your hotel puts lunch in its fare.
At Giverny, Les Nymphéas faces the house and opens every day of the season, and the Hôtel Baudy serves a set menu at lunch on most days. Our page on where to eat in the village lists the rest. On a coach day, carry water and a snack.
Coach, small group or private?
The coach is the cheapest way to do both, at $161, with a guide in the palace and an app at Giverny. The small groups cost $290 to $371 and seat eight or sixteen: one adds Trianon, the other lunch and a guided palace visit. The private days cost $798 to $928 a person, with hotel pickup and a guide or art historian of your own.
Pick the coach for the fare, the small group with Trianon for the fullest Versailles, and a private day for the pace and the door-to-door car. Children must be 7 or over on the Trianon day.
What will you see at Versailles in a couple of hours?
The state rooms of the palace and its Hall of Mirrors, then part of the gardens. The Hall of Mirrors runs 73 metres, with 357 mirrors facing the windows, and the Treaty of Versailles was signed there on 28 June 1919. Two hours covers the palace at a steady walk and leaves little for the park.
From 1 April to 31 October the palace opens from 9 am to 6.30 pm. From 1 November it closes at 5.30 pm. That first low-season day is also the last day of the season at Giverny, so on 1 November 2026 the palace closes an hour earlier than in October.
Is one day too much?
For many travellers, yes. Nine to eleven and a half hours means two sets of crowds, two sets of paths and a long ride home. If Monet's gardens are the reason for your trip, a Giverny-only half-day gives them your full attention; the Giverny Monet garden & house tours list those days.
If you have only one free day, though, the pairing is efficient. Book early for a weekend, bring flat shoes, and eat when you can.
Check three lines on the card before you pay: the order of the day, the time at Giverny, and whether the Monet ticket is named. Those decide the day more than the price does. The refund window is 24 hours on every combination day, so a change of plan the day before costs nothing.
The combination days side by side
Each day in one row, from the cheapest.
| Day | Order | Versailles in the fare | Trianon | Lunch | Price a person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach from Porte Maillot | Set by the operator | Palace and gardens | No | No | $158 to $161 |
| Small group of eight | Giverny first | Timed palace entry | Yes | No | $290 |
| Small group of sixteen | Giverny first | A guided palace visit | No | Yes, with drinks | $371 |
| Private, with a guide | Versailles first | Fees and taxes covered | No | No | $798 |
| Private, with lunch | Versailles first | Fees and taxes covered | No | Yes | $870 |
| Private, with an art historian | Versailles first | On the itinerary | No | No | $928 |
If Trianon matters, take the small group of eight. If lunch matters, look for Yes in the lunch column. If the fare matters, take the coach.
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Tours that pair the gardens and the palace
Versailles Timed Entrance Ticket and Giverny Small Group Day Trip from Paris
Nine hours from avenue des Ternes, eight seats: Giverny in the morning, then Versailles with a timed palace ticket, the Trianon palaces and the Queen's Hamlet.
From $290 per person
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Giverny Monet's Home & Versailles Palace Day Trip from Paris
Eleven and a half hours by coach from Porte Maillot: Versailles in the morning, Monet's house and gardens in the afternoon, both entries paid.
From $161 per person
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Giverny's House & Gardens plus Versailles Palace Day Trip with Lunch from Paris
Nine hours from the 7th, sixteen seats: Monet's gardens, a lunch with drinks at a riverside mill, then a guided visit inside the Palace of Versailles.
From $371 per person
Check AvailabilityNext: Not sure a combination day is for you? The decision guide sets it against the half-days. Every fare sits side by side on Giverny Tours.