Planning Your Giverny Visit

Guides for planning a Giverny visit: what a tour costs, when Monet's gardens open, and how the train from Paris reaches Vernon.

Seasons And Timing

Planning

Best Time To Visit

Month by month blooms, crowds and the tour slot to ask for at Monet's garden.

Season

Crowds And Queues

Quietest days, hours and months at Monet's garden, plus how the gate queue works.

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Hours And Season

Opening hours, season dates and winter closure for Monet's garden in Giverny.

Choosing Your Giverny Tour Format

Comparison

Best Giverny Tour

Compare Paris departures to Monet's garden by group size, price and inclusions.

Experiences

Half-Day Tours

Coach, minivan and small-group half-day trips to Monet's garden, compared on price, duration and departure point.

Experiences

Small-Group Tours

Groups of 6 to 8 versus coach tours to Monet's garden: pace, guide access and price compared.

Tours

Private Giverny Tours

Private car and guide trips to Monet's garden, priced per group and per person.

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Hotel Pickup Tours

Which Giverny tours collect you at your hotel, and which meet at a Paris point.

Experiences

Guided Or Self-Guided

What a guide, audio guide or live commentary adds to the standard unguided Monet house ticket.

Prices, Safety And Getting There

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Train Or Tour

Train plus shuttle versus a guided departure, compared on cost, time and effort.

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Train To Giverny

Saint-Lazare to Vernon-Giverny by train, the 5 euro shuttle, and when a tour saves the connection.

Planning

Monet House Tickets

Ticket prices, booking advice and refund rules for Monet's house and gardens in Giverny.

Planning

Tour Prices

From $66 coach seats to private minivan days: what every Giverny tour format costs.

Tour Combos

Comparison

Giverny And Auvers

Monet's garden plus Van Gogh's village in one 10-hour day: stops, tickets and which listing fits you.

Comparison

Giverny and Rouen

Monet's garden, Vernon and Rouen in one long day: what the single Rouen combo includes and how it compares.

On The Day: What To Bring And Expect

Experiences

Kids And Mobility

Tickets, access and tour formats for families and reduced-mobility visitors at Monet's garden.

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Time At Giverny

How many hours you need at Monet's garden, and how each tour type spends them.

Planning Your Trip

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Free In Giverny

What costs nothing in Giverny, who enters Monet's garden free, and when a paid tour is still the budget move.

Planning

Monet and Giverny

Why Monet moved to Giverny in 1883 and how the garden became his subject.

Planning

Orangerie Or Giverny

Paris museum walls or the real pond in Normandy: prices, seasons and how to see both.

Planning

Impressionism Museum

Tickets, hours and combined-ticket math for Giverny's second museum.

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What To See

Church, grave, museum, village streets, and the Vernon mill beyond the garden gate.

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Eating In Giverny

Where to eat around Monet's garden, and which tours include lunch.

Planning

Where To Stay

Three real stays in Giverny and Vernon, and when an overnight beats a day tour.

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