In this guide
💡 The Short Version: It is a long day either way. On a coach tour it is 14 hours from Paris and back, and the coach day trip with the abbey ticketad (from £76.35) includes it. On your own it is the TGV from Montparnasse to Rennes (2 hours) and a Keolis coach to the Mont (1 hour 15), each way; the first coach from Rennes arrives at 10:00 and the last leaves the Mont at 18:00, so the TGVs have to fit round it. Coach tickets are not sold on board. The abbey is €16 from 1 April to 30 September and €13 from 1 October to 31 March, closed 1 January, 1 May and 25 December. From the car parks to the abbey door is 45 minutes to an hour, much of it steps.
Getting there on your own
The Mont-Saint-Michel tourist office lists four rail routes from Paris (ot-montsaintmichel.com, 29 September 2026). For a day trip, the Rennes route is the one to use:
| Route | Journey | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| TGV from Paris-Montparnasse to Rennes, then Keolis coach to the Mont | 2 hours + 1 hour 15 | Every day; the coaches connect with TGVs to and from Paris |
| TER from Paris-Montparnasse to Villedieu-les-Poêles, then SNCF coach to the Mont’s car park | — | All year |
| Nomad train from Paris-Montparnasse to Pontorson, then bus to the Mont | — | Summer only |
| TGV from Paris-Montparnasse to Dol-de-Bretagne, then bus to Pontorson and on to the Mont | 2 hours 40 + two buses | All year |
The Keolis coach from Rennes
From keolis-armor.com, 29 September 2026:
- Leaves from Rennes bus station (gare routière), 7 days a week.
- €15 single, €25 return for an adult; under-4s free. Tickets are not sold on board: book online, or buy at Rennes bus station.
- Timetable from 30 March to 1 November 2026: the first coach leaves Rennes at 8:45 and reaches the Mont at 10:00; the last leaves the Mont at 18:00 and reaches Rennes at 19:15.
- A combined ticket, €25, covers Rennes to the Mont and the Mont to Saint-Malo, if you are going on to the coast.
Book the TGV on SNCF Connect once the coach times are fixed; the coaches are timed to meet the trains.
The walkway to Mont-Saint-Michel. Photo: Lynx1211, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Day tours from Paris
The Mont-Saint-Michel day trips from Paris on GetYourGuide run about 14 hours.
The coach day trip with the abbey ticket
From £76.35 · 4.5 stars from 6,046 reviews · 14 hours · abbey ticket included
Day Trip to Mont-Saint-Michel from Parisad meets at 18 avenue de Suffren in the 15th arrondissement. The abbey entry is in the price, and you choose between a live guide, an audio guide or the ticket alone.
The day trip with a guide
From £100.37 · 4.6 stars from 2,428 reviews · 14 hours · live guide
From Paris: Mont Saint Michel Day Trip with a Guidead adds a guide for the day. The operator warns of a wait for the free shuttle from the coach park to the Mont in spring and summer.
A small group with the abbey ticket
From £170.72 · 4.6 stars from 86 reviews · 14 hours
Mont-Saint-Michel: Small group day trip from Paris with abbey ticketad is the smaller-group version, at more than twice the price of the coach.
The abbey ticket
Prices and hours from the abbey’s own page (abbaye-mont-saint-michel.fr, 29 September 2026). Every nationality pays the same.
| Adult | Hours | Last entry | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 April to 30 September | €16 | 9:00–19:00 (May to August); 9:30–18:00 (April and September) | 1 hour before closing |
| 1 October to 31 March | €13 | 9:30–18:00 | 1 hour before closing |
- Closed 1 January, 1 May and 25 December. On Thursdays 1, 8 and 15 October 2026 it opens at 10:00.
- Free for under-18s, for 18- to 25-year-old EU nationals, and for everyone on the first Sunday of January, February, March, November and December.
- Under-18s must be with an adult to enter.
- With a Nomad train ticket from Paris to Le Mont-Saint-Michel, used within the previous five days, the abbey is €11.50 from 1 October to 31 March (€13 from April to September).
- A tablet guide is €6.
The abbey cloister. Photo: Benh LIEU SONG, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
On the day
- The walk: the abbey is at the top of the rock. From the car parks allow 45 minutes to an hour to its entrance, with free shuttles from the car parks towards the Mont. The climb is steep and has a lot of steps; the abbey asks visitors to fold pushchairs.
- The village is free to enter at any time, with no ticket.
- Bags: nothing bigger than cabin size goes into the abbey, and the abbey keeps no luggage. The tourist information centre and the entrance to the village offer left luggage.
- Security: there are security gates and a bag check at the abbey entrance. No knives (picnic cutlery included), glass bottles or scooters.
- Food: eating is not allowed anywhere inside the abbey, indoors or out.
The ramparts above the bay. Photo: Lynx1211, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Combining it with somewhere else
The D-Day beaches are also in Normandy. The combined D-Day and Mont-Saint-Michel tourad (from £136.58, 4.5 stars from 157 reviews) makes it a 15-hour day.
For the shorter trips, from Versailles to Reims, see day trips from Paris, including Giverny and champagne, and for what to book in the city itself, what to book before you go.
Common questions
How long is a day trip to Mont-Saint-Michel from Paris?
The coach day trips from Paris on GetYourGuide last 14 hours. On your own, the TGV from Montparnasse to Rennes takes 2 hours and the Keolis coach from Rennes to the Mont 1 hour 15 minutes, each way.
How much is the abbey at Mont-Saint-Michel?
€16 for an adult from 1 April to 30 September and €13 from 1 October to 31 March, the same for every nationality. Under-18s go free. The village itself is free to walk into.
Is Mont-Saint-Michel worth it as a day trip?
It works if you accept a long day: 14 hours on a coach tour. On your own, the first coach from Rennes reaches the Mont at 10:00 and the last leaves at 18:00 (timetable to 1 November 2026), which leaves up to eight hours on the Mont if the TGVs line up.
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