Advance Tickets On-line
by Ariane ~ March 1, 2012
Monet’s House and Garden at Giverny will open in exactly one month, on April 1st. You can already buy your admission tickets on-line, by following this link.
It is wise to buy your ticket in advance, because lines can be long sometimes, especially on sunny days.
In 2012, the admission fare at the till is 9 euros for an adult, 5 euros for young people between 7 and 25 (free for kids up to 6 years old). For an e-ticket you will pay an extra cost, but it is not expensive.
You can book your admission for any day from 1st April to 1st November, 2012. Fondation Monet is open 7/7. The best day to come is generally Wednesday. The best time: late afternoon, after 4.00pm, on week-days, because most visitors leave early to get back to Paris.
Or, on week-end, a good tip is to come early in the morning. With your e-ticket you can get in as early as 9.15am.
When in Giverny, make your way to the Group Entrance with your advance ticket, (not the individual entrance, because it is for people who don’t have their ticket). The Group Entrance is located at the bottom of the garden in a small lane called ruelle Leroy. It is next to the road D5 coming from Vernon.
You will show your e-ticket to a security member, and in you are! It is only a few steps to the water garden.
I really recommend purchasing e-tickets, because many people are very surprised to see how busy Giverny is. 611 000 visitors came in 2011, all of them within 7 months only!
To make most of your time and enjoy the very special atmosphere of Monet’s gardens, choose carefully the day of your visit. Unless it rains, you can expect crowds on long week-ends in Spring like Easter, 1st and 8th of May, Ascension Day, Whit Sunday. Your vacation time is short, it is not fun to waste it queuing.
March 10th, 2012 at 12:49 pm
Hi,
I was just wondering if I can still visit Monet’s House and Garden in late March, 2012.
Thanks,
March 23rd, 2012 at 4:46 am
Thomas, Monet’s gardens are closed until 31st March, to bad! The first day is April 1st.
March 19th, 2012 at 1:00 pm
Hello, We live in Milwaukee Wisconsin USA. We are interested in painting the exterior of this home the same as Giverny’s. How can we find out the name of the manufacturer of the paint and the names of the 3 colors. Green, pink and the trim seems to be a white of a cream color.
We thank you very much for your time,
Terry and Jack Benske
March 23rd, 2012 at 4:31 am
Terry, it will probably be complicated to order from a French manufacturer, but I recommend a good book, Monet’s House by Heide Michels, on which you will find strokes of colors for each room and for the facade. You can rely on them to have a customised color prepared by your nearest painting shop. I would be happy to receive a picture of the finished facade! Bonne peinture !
March 24th, 2012 at 2:43 pm
Ariane, I enjoy your blog very much. I am visiting in June for two days. I’ve written to the foundation for permission to paint after hours either day, so I hope they will say yes!
Here in Oklahoma our spring started a month early, and we did not have winter, so it will be very interesting to see what happens with our gardens.
March 27th, 2014 at 6:18 am
Does anyone know the name of the highly fragranced yellow azalea on the left hand side of the path from the entrance?
July 14th, 2014 at 12:30 am
We will be visiting Paris Sept 3,2014 to Sept 7,2014 and would appreciate information regarding train to Giverny and details how to get from the station in Giverny to Monet’s garden. Is the Tera museum of Art still ope?
Thanks
Ira Graham
January 4th, 2015 at 10:10 am
I wil in Giverny in late january, 2015. Is it open then? I will also be there in late February???
January 4th, 2015 at 11:24 am
Unfortunately not. Giverny opens the last week-end of March 2015.
February 20th, 2018 at 6:49 pm
I would like to buy tickets for April 10, 2018, however the dates are not highlighted for April. Is the museum closed. It had tickets available for March and May, but April is not available for purchase.
February 20th, 2018 at 6:52 pm
Can I buy tickets for April 10, 2018? Digitick has April closed.
February 21st, 2018 at 4:44 am
Yes, April isn’t available yet. I suppose it will be online soon. Try again in a few days. Sorry for the inconvenience.
February 28th, 2018 at 9:13 am
Is there additional fee for changing the dates?
My trip for Paris is for 8 days, June 29th to July 6th, I do not know if the weather will be good on that day.
Can I book a ticket one day before?
March 1st, 2018 at 2:35 pm
There is a limited amount of e-tickets for sale, and you are visiting in high season. If you don’t want to buy your admission ahead of time, you can also buy it on site, but be prepared to stand in line. I wish you a nice time at Giverny.
May 2nd, 2018 at 9:51 pm
would like tickets for July 3 2018 afternoon preferred
May 4th, 2018 at 2:46 am
Rosemary, you can order your tickets online. Just click on the green sign and follow the instructions. Have a nice time at Giverny!
Ariane
September 18th, 2018 at 12:40 am
When I try to purchase online it automatically specifies 9:30 and doesn’t allow me to choose another time. Is my ticket good all day for what ever time I arrive?
September 19th, 2018 at 1:44 pm
Yes, don’t worry, all the tickets have the same time written but you can arrive at any time. Have a nice visit.
April 18th, 2019 at 8:24 am
All I want to do is to buy a tickey. Why is this so difficult?
April 20th, 2019 at 2:30 am
Probably because the tickets are sold out for the next days. Easter is a long week-end. Giverny will be very busy. The website works perfectly, hundreds of people buy their tickets on line every day. Enjoy your time in France!
May 11th, 2019 at 2:48 am
Bonjuor! My tickets says 9:30am, is it good any time during the day? Best regards
May 12th, 2019 at 8:09 am
Your ticket is good to enter the grounds at any time in the morning from 9.30 am til 12.30 pm. It is not valid for the afternoon.
June 16th, 2019 at 4:02 pm
So if you buy a 9:30 am ticket, you have to enter before 12:30, but can you then stay there until closing or do you have to leave by 12:30?
Many thanks for your help,
Phil
June 19th, 2019 at 7:54 am
You can stay until closing time (6 pm) in any case. But picnics are not allowed in the gardens.
Enjoy your time at Giverny.
Ariane
July 12th, 2019 at 4:15 pm
You can stay until 6 pm with any ticket.
December 3rd, 2019 at 3:16 am
The only time we can visit Giverny during our trip is the morning of April 1, 2020. Can you please tell me how soon those tickets will be available, and on which sites?
December 12th, 2019 at 6:20 am
The tickets are for sale in March. You can also buy them at the entrance. The first day is generally a calm day at Giverny.