The Giverny and Versailles day trip from Paris combines Claude Monet's house and gardens with the Palace of Versailles in one full day, from EUR 129 per person with lunch included. A single coach handles both legs, so you see two of the most visited sites outside Paris without arranging two separate trips.

What does the Giverny and Versailles day trip include?

Your ticket covers round-trip transportation in a luxury air-conditioned coach, entrance to Giverny covering both the gardens and Monet's house, a included lunch at a local restaurant, and entrance to Versailles covering the palace and gardens, except on days when the Fountain Show or Musical Gardens are running, when garden entry fees are not included. Commentary is available guided or via audio depending on the option you choose at booking.

Is the Giverny and Versailles day trip worth it?

If you want both sites in a single, well-organized day without juggling two separate bookings, yes. The trade-off is time: splitting a day between Giverny and Versailles means less time at either compared with a dedicated visit. If Versailles alone is your priority, our entry ticket or skip-the-line tour both give you more hours at the palace for less money.

What will you see on the Giverny and Versailles day trip?

At Giverny, you walk through Fondation Monet, the house and gardens where Claude Monet lived and painted for more than 40 years, including the Japanese bridge and water lily pond that inspired some of his most famous canvases. After lunch, the trip shifts to Versailles, where you see the Hall of Mirrors and the main State Apartments, built to stage the daily ritual of Louis XIV's court and later host the signing of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles.

How much does the Giverny and Versailles day trip cost?

This trip starts at EUR 129 per person, including coach transport and lunch, for the roughly nine-hour day. That is a premium over a Versailles-only ticket, but it reflects two full site entries and a meal rather than one, so compare it against booking Giverny and Versailles separately if you want to control your own pace at each site.

Getting to the meeting point for the Giverny and Versailles trip

The coach departs from a meeting point near Avenue de la Bourdonnais in Paris, close to the Eiffel Tower, early in the morning. Since this is a full day covering two sites roughly an hour apart by road, arrive on time, as the schedule has limited slack built in.

Who should book the Giverny and Versailles day trip?

This suits art lovers who want to see Monet's water lily garden alongside the palace, visitors on a single-day Paris stopover who want to maximize what they see outside the city, and anyone who prefers one coach handling the whole day's logistics over planning two separate outings. It is a weaker fit for visitors who want a slow, unhurried day at Versailles alone, in which case a dedicated train tour or the self-guided ticket gives you more time at the palace itself.

Insider tips for the Giverny and Versailles day trip

Giverny's gardens are busiest from May through July when the water lilies are in full bloom, so expect larger crowds walking the Japanese bridge during that window. Bring comfortable shoes for both stops, since you will be on your feet across two distinct sites in one day. If the Fountain Show or Musical Gardens happen to run on your visit date, budget for a separate garden ticket at Versailles, since this trip's included entry does not cover those show days.

How does this compare to the other Versailles tours?

This is the only option on this page that leaves Versailles for part of the day, trading some palace time for a second UNESCO-adjacent site. If you want all of your hours spent at Versailles itself, look at the coach tour, which offers a similar Giverny upgrade as an add-on rather than the default, or the train tour for a Versailles-only half day.