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The Vieux Bassin harbour at Honfleur with its tall slate-fronted houses

Normandy

Private Transfer from Paris to Honfleur

A harbour that was painted into art history: tall slate houses reflected in the Vieux Bassin, and a wooden church built by shipwrights. Door to door from Paris or any airport.

From central Paris, one way: Executive Eco from €380 · Premium Van from €600 · tolls included

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Fixed price, agreed before you travel.Child seats, tolls, meet and greet and waiting time all included.

Honfleur is a small port at the mouth of the Seine that has been drawing painters for nearly two centuries. Eugene Boudin was born here and taught the young Monet to paint outdoors on this waterfront; Jongkind, Courbet and later the Fauves all worked from the same quays. The subject has barely changed. The Vieux Bassin is still ringed by narrow houses six and seven storeys tall, faced in slate to keep the weather out, standing shoulder to shoulder with their reflections in the water.

Behind the harbour is the Eglise Sainte-Catherine, the largest wooden church in France, built by local shipwrights after the Hundred Years War using the techniques they knew: the roof is essentially two upturned hulls, and the belfry stands separately across the square because nobody trusted the timber to carry it. Between the church and the water is a knot of cobbled streets full of galleries, creperies and cider shops. It is compact, it is beautiful, and it is small enough to be walked comfortably in an afternoon.

Where We Pick You Up

Any address in Paris or the Paris region, and all three airports.

Your Paris hotel or apartment

Collected at the door at the hour you choose. Where the street is pedestrianised we agree a meeting point with you the day before.

CDG, Orly or Beauvais

We track the flight and adjust the pickup to the real landing time. Honfleur is a realistic first stop straight from the airport if you are starting a Normandy trip.

Anywhere in Ile-de-France

Versailles, Disneyland Paris or a private address in the suburbs. We start where you are; there is no need to travel into Paris first.

Distance and Travel Time

There is no single honest distance from Paris to Honfleur. It sits on the Normandy coast west of the city, so a guest leaving Beauvais and a guest leaving Orly are making very different journeys, and even within Paris the starting arrondissement changes the figure. We would rather measure than guess.

The calculator above asks the routing service for the real road route between your own pickup point and Honfleur and shows you the road distance in kilometres and the driving time before it shows a price. Broadly, guests leaving central Paris outside peak hours are in the car around two hours, by the A13 and across the Pont de Normandie.

That bridge is worth knowing about: it is a toll crossing over the Seine estuary with a span of more than eight hundred metres, and the approach into Honfleur across it is one of the better arrivals in France. The toll is included in the price we quote you.

Boats moored in the Vieux Bassin at Honfleur in the evening light

What There Is to See

The Vieux Bassin is the heart of it, and the single most photographed harbour in Normandy. The Lieutenance, the old governor's house, guards the entrance; the quay on the western side, the Quai Sainte-Catherine, holds the tallest and narrowest of the houses.

The Eglise Sainte-Catherine is a few steps inland: a double-naved wooden church with a ship's-hull roof and a separate bell tower, entirely unlike any other church you will visit in France. The Musee Eugene Boudin holds work by Boudin, Monet, Jongkind and Dufy, most of it painted within a few miles of the building.

Beyond that, the pleasure is simply the streets: the Rue Haute where Boudin was born, the Greniers a Sel salt warehouses, the Saturday market on the church square, and the walk up to the Cote de Grace chapel for a view over the estuary and the bridge. Honfleur is also a serious eating town, with the moules, the coquilles Saint-Jacques in season and the local cider and calvados all worth the detour.

A suggested day, entirely indicative

A suggestion only. Your chauffeur follows your plan, and you can rearrange the day whenever you like.

08:30 — Pickup in Paris

Your chauffeur collects you at your hotel and takes the A13 west towards the coast.

10:30 — Arrive in Honfleur

Across the Pont de Normandie and dropped at the edge of the old town. The harbour and Sainte-Catherine are five minutes on foot.

13:00 — Lunch on the quay

Seafood on the Quai Sainte-Catherine, then the Boudin museum or the walk up to the Cote de Grace.

Afternoon — Deauville, then home

Deauville and Trouville are twenty minutes along the coast and make an easy addition. Otherwise back to Paris for the evening.

Travelling with Family

Child seats on request

Give us the ages when you book and the right seat or booster is in the car before it leaves, at no extra cost.

Luggage stays aboard

Three large cases in the Executive Eco, seven in the Premium Van. Convenient if Honfleur is the first stop of a Normandy trip rather than a return day.

Small enough to walk

Everything is within a few hundred metres of the harbour, so there is very little walking between sights and a pushchair is manageable on most of the streets.

Choosing Your Vehicle

Narrow slate-fronted houses in the old streets of Honfleur
Executive Eco2.00 EUR / kmUp to 4 passengers, 3 large cases. Minimum fare 85 EUR. 1.80 EUR / km after the first 100 km. Ideal for couples, families and business travellers.
Premium Van3.20 EUR / kmUp to 8 passengers, 7 large cases. Minimum fare 150 EUR. 2.80 EUR / km after the first 100 km. Ideal for families, groups and travellers with more luggage.

Prices are calculated on the real road distance returned by the routing service, never on a straight line. The Pont de Normandie toll, fuel and the chauffeur's time are already inside the figure you see.

Common Questions

How long does it take to reach Honfleur from Paris?

Around two hours from central Paris outside peak hours, longer from Charles de Gaulle. Enter your real pickup address in the calculator above for the routed distance and driving time for your journey.

Is Honfleur worth a whole day?

The town itself can be seen thoroughly in three or four hours, which is why most guests pair it with Deauville, Etretat or the D-Day beaches. As a single destination it makes a relaxed rather than a full day.

What is the best combination?

Honfleur with Deauville and Trouville is the easiest, all within twenty minutes of each other. Honfleur with Etretat is more ambitious but rewarding. Message us and we will tell you honestly what fits.

Can the chauffeur wait while we explore?

Yes, and it is the usual arrangement here. The old town is entirely pedestrian, so we drop you at the edge, wait, and collect you when you are ready.

Is there much walking?

Not much, but the streets are cobbled and some of them slope. Comfortable shoes help more than anything technical.

When is the market?

The main market is on Saturday morning on the square in front of Sainte-Catherine, and it is one of the best in Normandy. If your dates allow, it is worth building the trip around.

Is the price fixed in advance?

Yes. The figure quoted for your route and vehicle is the figure you pay, tolls included. There is no meter and no traffic surcharge.

Can you take us on to a hotel in Normandy?

Yes. One-way transfers to Deauville, Bayeux, Caen or Mont-Saint-Michel are all straightforward, and we run long distance private transfers throughout France.

Book your transfer to Honfleur

Get an instant price on the real road distance, or tell us what else you want on the coast and we will build the day around it.