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Bayeux (D-Day Beaches) to Mont-Saint-Michel by train or road

About 125 km. The private car is fastest at 1.6 h; the train is cheapest, from ₹2,130 per person.

Fastest

Private car

Private car or minibus tour, per vehicle

1.6 h door to door

Cheapest

Train

TER via Caen or Folligny to Pontorson + shuttle bus

from ₹2,130 per person

Best value

Private car

Private car or minibus tour, per vehicle

cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)

Every option, compared

Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.

ModeServiceTimeFareRunsBook
TrainTER via Caen or Folligny to Pontorson + shuttle bus3.2 h₹2,130–₹4,260per personDailyRome2Rio ↗
Private carPrivate car or minibus tour, per vehicle1.6 h₹23,430–₹37,280per car (up to 4)DailyRome2Rio ↗
  • Private car, Private car or minibus tour, per vehicle: Many visitors hire a car for Normandy: Bayeux to the Mont is 1 h 30 on the A84.

Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.

What it costs your group, one way

Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.

Option2 people4 people
Train · TER via Caen or Folligny to Pontorson + shuttle bus₹4,260–₹8,520₹8,520–₹17,040
Private car · Private car or minibus tour, per vehicle₹23,430–₹37,280₹23,430–₹37,280

Once you’re in Mont-Saint-Michel

  • Best time: April – June, September – October
  • Typical stay: 1 day
  • November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (April – June, September – October). Against it: Check the Tides Before a Bay Walk.

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