Giverny from Rouen

Monet arrived in Giverny in 1883 and stayed until his death in 1926. He turned a neglected property into a painter's garden, the source of a large part of his work. Restored in the late 1970s, the estate now belongs to the Académie des beaux-arts.

The visit is made up of two gardens. In front of the pink house, the Clos normand spreads out its flower beds and its great path under metal arches. Further on, Monet diverted a branch of the Epte to create a pond: this is the water garden, with its water lilies and its Japanese bridge painted green.

Inside the house, you go from the small blue sitting room to the painter's first studio, where copies of around sixty of his canvases hang close together. Upstairs, his bedroom has been recreated. In the village, the musée des impressionnismes and Monet's grave, near the church, round off the day.

Monet's house

Blue sitting room, recreated studio and private rooms upstairs, to see how the painter's family lived. €13 adult, €7 for ages 7 to 17 and for students, free under 7 (house and gardens ticket).

The Clos normand

The flower garden in front of the house, laid out by Monet like a palette of colours. Included in the house and gardens ticket.

The water garden and the water lily pond

The pond Monet painted for years, surrounded by bamboo, willows and his green Japanese bridge. Included in the house and gardens ticket.

Musée des impressionnismes Giverny

Temporary exhibitions on Impressionism, in a wheelchair-accessible museum. Closed in winter, it is due to reopen on 26 March 2027. €12 adult, €9 reduced, free for under-18s.

Claude Monet's grave

The painter lies behind the apse of the Sainte-Radegonde church, in the heart of the village.

The Vernon-Giverny greenway

About 5 km on foot or by bike between Vernon station and Giverny, on the La Seine à Vélo route.

Giverny on the map

Tap a point to see its name. Base map © OpenStreetMap, Protomaps.

Getting there from Rouen

By train

Nomad train from Rouen Rive Droite station to Vernon-Giverny: 39 min on the quickest service, 17 trains a day, from 5:16 for the first departure to 21:40 for the last.

Then by shuttle

The Navette Giverny (SNGO network) leaves from Vernon-Giverny station, from April to early November. About 20 min to the Giverny car park. €5 single, €10 return, ticket on board (cash or card) or on the Atoumod app. Subject to available seats.

Shuttle times

Last published season: first departure from the station at 9:20 on weekdays and 9:30 at weekends, last return from Giverny at 19:20 on weekdays and 18:20 at weekends. Check the season's timetable on sngo.fr before you go.

Or on foot, by bike

The greenway links Vernon to Giverny, about 5 km. You can hire bikes at Vernon station.

Prices and opening hours

Prices

House and gardens: adult €13, €7 for ages 7 to 17, student €7, disabled visitor €6 with a paying companion, free under 7. Combined ticket with the musée des impressionnismes, sold on site only: €25 adult, €16 student, €7 for ages 7 to 17. Prices from the last published season.

Opening hours

Open every day from 1 April to 1 November (dates confirmed each year by the website), 10:00 to 18:00, last entry 17:30. Closed from November to the end of March. Once you leave the site, you can't come back in.

Prices and times can change: check the official website before you go.

Top tips

• Book your ticket online: it's strongly recommended. Once the online quota is reached, the wait on site can be long. Online tickets are non-refundable.
• No suitcases: only cabin-size bags (55 x 35 x 20 cm) carried in the hand or on the back get through the check, and there's no cloakroom. The musée des impressionnismes also refuses suitcases, even cabin size. Drop off your luggage before leaving Rouen.
• Allow 1 h 30 to 2 h for a self-guided visit. The gardens are accessible to people with reduced mobility, the house is not accessible by wheelchair.
• If there are two of you, look at the Pass Normandie Découverte: €20 at the weekend or €35 on weekdays for 2 people and 2 days of unlimited Nomad trains and coaches in Normandy.

Flying into Beauvais airport?

The Busmandy shuttle, official partner of Beauvais airport, takes you to Rouen by direct coach, in 1 h 40, from €23.90. You arrive at the Busmandy stop, halte de Champlain (see on Google Maps), about 10 min walk from the centre: base yourself in Rouen and visit Giverny as a day trip.

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