We are traveling in June 2027. There are 4 adults with luggage. We are looking for transport from Eurostar Gare du Nord to Bayeux, with a stop in Giverny. A bus or train will not work, due to our luggage. Has anyone used any transport companies, private drivers, taxi companies that could provide this service? Thank you.
Posted by
Long Beach, Ca, usa
3459 posts
Okay....first, what time do you arrive on the Eurostar? Figure 20-30 minutes to find your driver. The drive to Giverny, with no hiccups, takes an hour minimum. Getting into Monet's house and gardens, exploring same, having lunch at the cafe there (if that is when you are there) will use up 3 hours (2, with no lunch or dawdling or long wait in line for entrance). Then the drive to Bayeux 2+ hours, also depending on traffic. The driver is being hired for the full day (wait time isn't free while you are at Giverny), and will charge you for his time and gas to return to Paris. It will be expensive. I googled "private driver from Paris to Bayeux" and some options popped up. You might try that.
Do you have a lot of luggage that would make it too difficult to board the train? If a driver seems too expensive, you can use the train to get to Giverny from Gare St. Lazare (close to Gare du Nord). But public transport from Giverny to Bayeux is difficult, with multiple transfers and taking up to 5 hours. How about going straight to Bayeux by train, and visiting Giverny as a day trip from Paris, if you plan on spending any time there? You can take a taxi to Gare St. Lazare for the train to Bayeux.
The distance from Paris to Bayeux is just over 200 miles.
Posted by
Bellingham, WA
2051 posts
Assuming you're getting in pretty early on Eurostar, you could go to Gare St Lazare (departure point for both Giverny and Bayeux) and store your luggage for the day (with an app-based service). Take the train/bus to Giverny with daybags only. Then return to Gare St Lazare, collect your luggage and take a late train to Bayeux. If your luggage is too much to take on a train or bus, you should really rethink that. Also, four people with that much luggage will need a very large taxi or be willing to hold their bags on their laps.
Posted by
Lynnwood, Washington
10503 posts
Is it that you are physically unable to walk with luggage or that your prefer not to do so? That makes a difference in the sorts of responses you may get. Are you worried about what to do with your luggage at Giverny? I notice there are luggage storage companies available, just google luggage storage Giverny.
Here is one private company that came up for getting to Giverny. https://www.mydriverparis.com/transfer-from-paris-to-giverny/ It looks like the cost from Paris to there is around 238 euros. Then you will have the cost from Giverny to Bayeux. I priced it on the daytrip website and it was $590 for that trip https://daytrip.com
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3277 posts
These people can handle your request, but get several bids. I would agree that somewhere around 600€ would be a fair price for such a service: