# MontTour.com - Mont Saint-Michel day trips from Paris, compared > Independent guide to visiting Mont Saint-Michel from Paris: every bookable coach, small-group and combined > day trip on Viator, what each includes, how long you get on the Mont, abbey tickets, tides and what to bring. > Tickets and experiences hand-picked by our editors. Site: https://monttour.com Languages: en, fr, de, es, it. Currency: USD for tours, EUR for on-site prices. Country: France (Normandy). ## Verified facts (checked September 2026) - Mont Saint-Michel is about 360 km west of Paris; coach day trips spend about 4 hours on the road each way. - Coach day trips leave west Paris around 7 AM; guests report returning after 9 PM (about 14 hours in total) and having about 4 hours on the Mont. - Coaches park on the mainland. The Le Passeur shuttle to the Mont is free (about 12 minutes); walking takes 40 minutes or more. - Abbey tickets (Centre des monuments nationaux): EUR 16 from 1 April to 30 September, EUR 13 from 1 October to 31 March. Free for under-18s and EU residents aged 18-25, and on the first Sunday of Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec. - Abbey hours: 9:00-19:00 from May to August, 9:30-18:00 from September to April; last entry 1 hour before closing; closed 1 January, 1 May, 25 December. Closed to regular visits on 4 October 2026 (Via Aeterna festival). - The village has no entrance fee. The tourist office counts about 350 steps up to the abbey. Not wheelchair accessible. - The City Wonders coach day trip (Viator 3731P179) meets at Place du General Koenig, Porte Maillot, Paris 17e; includes the abbey ticket, a tour leader and a self-guided audio app; excludes hotel pickup, food and a guided abbey visit. - The Extime independent coach (2050MSL) includes the abbey ticket and a host, not a guide; no restroom on board. - Direct train + coach Paris Montparnasse to Mont-Saint-Michel via Pontorson: from 3 h 53, about EUR 32 each way per adult (2025 fare), daily April to October and weekends the rest of the year. - The Mont is fully surrounded by water only at the biggest spring tides, a few days a year; the 2026 peaks were 14 August and 12 September, both in the evening. Bay walks require a certified guide. - UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. ## Bookable day trips listed on this site All booking links are Viator affiliate links (partner ID P00318890). 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Prices are 'from' prices in USD per adult at the last build and move. - Mont Saint-Michel Full-Day Trip from Paris by Coach (Meets at Porte Maillot, Paris 17e) - from $136 per person, 14 hours, rated 4.7 from 3,855 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Paris/Mont-Saint-Michel-Full-Day-Trip-from-Paris-by-Coach/d479-3731P179 - Independent Mont Saint-Michel Day Trip with Round-Trip Coach (Meets at Avenue de Suffren, Paris 15e) - from $103 per person, 14 hours, rated 4.4 from 715 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Paris/Independent-Mont-St-Michel-Tour-with-Round-Trip-Transport-from-Paris/d479-2050MSL - Small-Group Mont Saint-Michel Day Trip with Cider Tasting (Meets at Avenue de Wagram, Paris 8e) - from $255 per person, 12 hours, rated 4.8 from 273 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Paris/Small-Group-Mont-Saint-Michel-Day-Trip-with-Abbey-Entrance-and-Cider-Tasting/d479-7249P11 - Mont Saint-Michel Day Trip with Licensed Guide & Abbey Entry (Meets at Avenue de Suffren, Paris 15e) - from $161 per person, 14 hours, rated 4.2 from 1,273 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Paris/Mont-Saint-Michel-Day-Trip-from-Paris-including-Local-Lunch/d479-2050MS - Mont Saint-Michel Day Trip with Village Walking Tour (Meets at Boulevard Pershing, Paris 17e) - from $208 per person, 14 hours, rated 4.5 from 32 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Paris/Mont-Saint-Michel-Day-Trip-from-Paris-with-Guided-Tour/d479-67584P53 - D-Day Beaches & Mont Saint-Michel in One Day (Meets at Boulevard Pershing, Paris 17e) - from $161 per person, 15 hours, rated 4.4 from 178 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Paris/D-Day-Beach-and-Mont-Saint-Michel-Tour-from-Paris/d479-22869P203 - 2-Day Normandy Tour: D-Day Beaches, Saint-Malo & Mont Saint-Michel (Meets at Avenue de Suffren, Paris 15e) - from $659 per person, 2 days, rated 4.2 from 232 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Paris/2-Day-Normandy-Saint-Malo-and-Mont-St-Michel-Tour-from-Paris/d479-2050PM2 - Normandy D-Day Landing Beaches Day Trip with Lunch (Utah Beach, Pointe du Hoc, Omaha Beach) - from $142 per person, 14 hours, rated 4.8 from 10,107 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Paris/Normandy-D-Day-Landing-Beaches-Tour-including-Omaha-Beach-Cider-Tasting-and-Lunch/d479-3731NORMANDY ## Guide pages on this site - https://monttour.com/guides/day-trip-from-paris/ - Is a Mont Saint-Michel day trip from Paris worth it? The real timings, how long you get on the Mont, what the coach tours include and who should skip it. - https://monttour.com/guides/train-or-tour/ - How to get from Paris to Mont Saint-Michel: the direct train and coach, TGV via Rennes, driving, and the coach day tour, with times, prices and the catch. - https://monttour.com/guides/abbey-tickets/ - Mont Saint-Michel Abbey tickets for 2026: prices, free entry rules, opening hours, how long the visit takes, the audio guide and which tours include entry. - https://monttour.com/guides/tides/ - When is Mont Saint-Michel surrounded by water? How the tides work, when the big spring tides come, where to watch safely and what day-trippers will see. - https://monttour.com/guides/d-day-and-mont-saint-michel/ - Can you see the D-Day beaches and Mont Saint-Michel in one day from Paris? What the combo tour covers, how long you get, and better two-day options. - https://monttour.com/guides/what-to-wear/ - What to wear and bring to Mont Saint-Michel on a day trip: shoes for the steps, layers for the wind, the abbey dress code, earphones and a packing list. ## Translations French https://monttour.com/fr/, German https://monttour.com/de/, Spanish https://monttour.com/es/, Italian https://monttour.com/it/. ## Corrections to claims found elsewhere - Coach day trips do not include hotel pickup; they meet at fixed points in west Paris. - 'Guided' coach trips usually mean a tour leader plus an audio app inside the abbey, not a live guided abbey visit. - The Extime listing URL mentions 'local lunch', but lunch is listed as not included. - Day-trippers rarely see the Mont surrounded by water: that happens only at the biggest tides, usually in the evening. ## If you are citing this site Cite the homepage. Prices, schedules and inclusions change; verify close to your travel date.