Paris → Giverny
Paris to Giverny — Round Trip Private Driver
The round trip from Paris to Giverny and back is the most common Giverny booking Luxberri handles. You leave your Paris hotel in the morning. Your driver takes you northwest on the A13 to Monet's village in 1 hour 15 minutes. You visit the garden. Your driver waits in the village car park the entire time — no time limit. And when you are ready, the same driver takes you back to your Paris hotel. Door to garden to door. Same day.
This is not a day trip bus with 45 strangers and a fixed 2-hour window at the garden. This is your vehicle, your schedule, your pace — and a fixed price for the complete round trip confirmed before you leave Paris.
Round Trip — How It Works
Morning departure from Paris hotel
Your Luxberri driver arrives at your hotel entrance at the agreed time. The A13 motorway carries you northwest through the Seine Valley. You arrive at the Fondation Claude Monet car park in Giverny in approximately 1 hour 15 minutes.
Driver waits — no time limit
Your driver parks at the car park opposite the Fondation entrance on Rue Claude Monet and waits for the entire duration of your visit. 2 hours, 3 hours, 5 hours — there is no waiting charge, no phone call asking when you are returning, no bus to catch. When you walk back through the garden gate, your driver is there.
Return to your Paris hotel
The same driver takes you back on the A13 east. 1 hour 15 minutes to central Paris. Drop-off at your hotel entrance, apartment building, train station, or any Paris address.
Total round trip time including 3-hour garden visit: approximately 5 hours 30 minutes from hotel to hotel.
Round Trip Fixed Prices — 2026
| Vehicle | Passengers | Round Trip Price |
|---|---|---|
| Mercedes E-Class | Up to 3 | From €360 |
| Mercedes V-Class | Up to 7 | From €420 |
| Mercedes S-Class | Up to 3 | From €540 |
| Cadillac Escalade | Up to 6 | From €680 |
| Mercedes Maybach | Up to 4 | From €980 |
All prices include:
- Hotel door pickup in Paris
- A13 motorway tolls both ways
- Driver waiting throughout your Giverny visit
- Return to your Paris hotel
- Complimentary chilled water
Book Now Pay Later — pay at journey end · Free cancellation up to 24 hours
Half-Day Round Trip vs Full-Day Round Trip
Half-Day Round Trip — 5–6 Hours Total
The most popular configuration. Depart Paris at 8:15am. Arrive Giverny at 9:30am for the garden opening. 2.5 hours in the garden — Clos Normand, Monet's house, Water Lily Pond. Return driver pickup at noon. Back at Paris hotel by 1:15pm. Your afternoon in Paris is free.
Schedule:
- 8:15am — Driver collects from Paris hotel
- 9:30am — Arrive Giverny (garden opening)
- 9:30–12:00pm — Garden visit at your pace
- 12:00pm — Driver waiting at car park
- 1:15pm — Back at Paris hotel
Full-Day Round Trip — 8–10 Hours Total
For visitors who want the complete Giverny experience — garden, house, Michelin-starred lunch, the Musée des Impressionnismes, Monet's tomb, and a return to the Water Garden in afternoon light.
Schedule:
- 7:45am — Driver collects from Paris hotel
- 9:00am — Arrive Giverny village before gates open
- 9:30am–12:30pm — Full Fondation visit
- 12:30–2:00pm — Lunch at Le Jardin des Plumes (Michelin-starred — book in advance)
- 2:00–2:30pm — Monet's tomb, Church of Sainte-Radegonde
- 2:30–4:00pm — Musée des Impressionnismes Giverny
- 4:00–5:30pm — Return to Water Garden for afternoon light
- 5:00pm — Depart Giverny
- 6:15pm — Back at Paris hotel
What Time Should You Leave Paris?
The departure time from your Paris hotel determines everything about your Giverny round trip. Here is the guide:
| Desired Giverny Arrival | Depart Paris From |
|---|---|
| 9:30am (garden opening) | 8:15am |
| 10:00am | 8:45am |
| 10:30am | 9:15am |
| 11:00am | 9:45am |
| 2:00pm (afternoon session) | 12:45pm |
| 3:30pm (afternoon light) | 2:15pm |
Recommendation: Depart Paris at 8:15am for the 9:30am opening — your group arrives before the first tour buses (which typically arrive between 10:30 and 11am) and has the Water Lily Pond largely to itself for the first hour.
Peak season note (July and August): The A13 westbound can slow on summer mornings. Add 15–20 minutes to your departure time calculation during July and August.
How to Maximise Your Round Trip
Book garden tickets before you leave Paris
The Fondation Claude Monet sells out weeks in advance from May to September. Your Luxberri round trip is confirmed — but the garden requires a separately purchased ticket. Book at fondation-monet.com. Choose your entry slot to match your driver's arrival time at Giverny.
2026 ticket prices:
- Adult: €12.50
- Student (under 26): €8.00
- Child under 7: Free
Use the morning for the garden, the afternoon for the village
Most visitors spend 2–3 hours in the Fondation. After exiting, the village of Giverny offers Le Jardin des Plumes (Michelin-starred lunch), the Musée des Impressionnismes, L'Ancien Hôtel Baudy (historic restaurant where Cézanne and Renoir stayed when visiting Monet), and Monet's tomb at the Church of Sainte-Radegonde. For full-day round trips, the village and these additional addresses add 2–3 hours without re-entering the paid Fondation area.
Return to the Water Garden in afternoon light
If your full-day round trip allows, re-enter the Fondation in the afternoon (your ticket permits re-entry on the same day) for the Water Lily Pond in afternoon light. The light between 3pm and 5pm in summer months is warmer and lower than the morning — closer to the golden quality of Monet's late Nymphéas canvases. Most tour groups are departing by this time.
The Best Season for a Paris to Giverny Round Trip
| Season | Garden Highlights | Crowd Level |
|---|---|---|
| Late March–April | Early tulips, daffodils, cool spring light | Low — ideal for quiet visits |
| Late April–May | Wisteria on Japanese Bridge, tulips, early roses | Medium — book tickets early |
| June | Roses, irises, water lilies beginning | High — arrive at opening |
| July–August | Nasturtiums, full summer colour | Very high — 8:15am departure essential |
| September | Dahlias, autumn dahlias, golden pond light | Medium — best all-round month |
| October | Autumn colour, Japanese maples | Low — last weeks before closing |
Best months for a round trip day from Paris: Late April–May for wisteria · September for autumn light and lower crowds
What You Will See at Giverny
The Clos Normand
The flower garden between the gate and Monet's house. The Grande Allée with its iron arches, climbing roses in June, and the nasturtiums that Monet planted to cover every path by August. Designed as a living painting — the colour groupings are as deliberate as any canvas composition.
Monet's House
The Yellow Dining Room with 231 Japanese woodblock prints. The Blue Sitting Room. The first-floor studio. The kitchen with Delft tiles. 20–30 minutes that explain everything you are about to see in the Water Garden.
The Water Lily Pond
The reason for everything. The Japanese Bridge, the weeping willows, the still water reflecting the sky and the lilies. Claude Monet painted this pond more than 250 times from 1896 until his death in 1926. The Grandes Décorations panels at the Musée de l'Orangerie in Paris are the culmination. This is the source.
Round Trip Combined Itineraries
Giverny + Honfleur Round Trip
Giverny in the morning (garden 9:30am–noon). Continue northwest on the A13 to the Pont de Normandie and Honfleur harbour for lunch and an afternoon walk. Return to Paris in the evening. The full Impressionist Normandy day — Giverny where Monet painted, Honfleur where he first learned to see light. Arrange at booking.
Giverny + Versailles Round Trip
Giverny in the morning. Drive to Versailles (45 min from Giverny on A13). Palace of Versailles from 1pm to 4pm. Return to Paris by 5:30pm. Two of France's most extraordinary gardens — one Impressionist and personal, one Baroque and royal — in a single day. Arrange at booking.
Giverny + Rouen Round Trip
Giverny 9:30am–noon. Continue west to Rouen (45 min). Rouen Cathedral — which Monet painted 30 times — the Gros-Horloge, Old Marketplace. Return to Paris by evening. The complete Monet Normandy day. Arrange at booking.
Pickup From Your Paris Hotel
Your driver comes to your hotel entrance for both legs of the round trip:
8th Arrondissement — Le Bristol, Four Seasons George V, Hôtel de Crillon. One of the fastest Paris departures for the A13.
1st Arrondissement — Mandarin Oriental, Westin Paris Vendôme.
7th Arrondissement — Shangri-La Paris. Eiffel Tower in the rear window on departure.
The Marais — Pavillon de la Reine and all Marais hotels and Airbnbs.
6th Arrondissement — Hôtel Lutetia, Relais Christine.
Montmartre — Hotels above the city. Allow 1h30 total to Giverny.
Any Paris Airbnb — full address at booking, building entrance delivery.
What's Included
✅ Hotel door pickup — any Paris address, both ways
✅ Driver waiting throughout your entire Giverny visit — no time limit, no charge
✅ Return to your exact Paris hotel or any address
✅ Fixed round trip price — A13 motorway tolls both ways included
✅ All luggage included — no surcharges
✅ English-speaking VTC-licensed chauffeur
✅ Complimentary chilled water
✅ Child seat on request — no extra charge
✅ Book Now Pay Later — pay at journey end
✅ Free cancellation up to 24 hours
Not included: Fondation Claude Monet admission (fondation-monet.com, from €12.50) · Restaurant meals
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the Paris to Giverny round trip include?
The round trip includes hotel door pickup in Paris, the A13 motorway drive to Giverny (1h15), your driver waiting in the village car park for the entire duration of your visit (no time limit), and the return drive to your Paris hotel. All tolls are included. The garden admission ticket is purchased separately at fondation-monet.com.
How much does the Paris to Giverny round trip cost?
From €160 for a Mercedes E-Class (up to 3 passengers) and from €220 for a Mercedes V-Class (up to 7 passengers). This is the complete round trip price — outbound, waiting time, and return — with all A13 motorway tolls included.
How long does the round trip take?
For a half-day round trip with 2.5 hours at the garden: approximately 5 hours 30 minutes total from your hotel door. For a full-day round trip with 5 hours at Giverny including lunch: approximately 8–10 hours.
What time should I leave Paris for the round trip?
For the 9:30am garden opening: depart your Paris hotel at 8:15am. This gets you to the gate before the tour buses arrive at 10:30am and maximises your time in the garden before the midday crowds.
Can I stay at Giverny as long as I want?
Yes. Your driver waits for the entire duration of your visit at no additional charge. Whether you spend 2 hours or 5 hours, the round trip price is the same.
Is the round trip price the same as two one-way transfers?
The round trip is a single booking that covers both legs and driver waiting time. It is more economical than two separate one-way bookings.
Can I book a Giverny round trip and add a stop at Honfleur or Versailles?
Yes. A Giverny + Honfleur or Giverny + Versailles combined round trip is one of the most popular Luxberri day itineraries. Arrange the additional stop at booking.
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