Getting There
The most efficient way to reach Mont-St-Michel is to drive. From Caen, follow A84 southwest to Pontorson, continuing a few more kilometers to Avranches; from there, merge onto D43, following signs to its end at Mont-St-Michel. Total driving time from Paris is about 4 1/2 hours.
There are no direct trains between Paris and Mont-St-Michel. We suggest taking the high-speed TGV train from Paris's Gare Montparnasse to Rennes, where you can transfer to the bus run by the SNCF (tel. 36-35 or 08/92-35-35-35; www.voyages-sncf.com) for the 75-minute trip to Mont-St-Michel. Depending on the season, two to five buses a day run to Rennes for 4.50€ ($5.85) per person. Another company, Les Courriers Bretons (tel. 02-99-19-70-70; www.lescourriersbretons.fr), also operates buses that make the 75-minute ride to Mont-St-Michel from St-Malo two to five times a day for 9.20€ ($12) per person.
Visitor Information
The Office de Tourisme is in the Corps de Garde des Bourgeois (the Old Guard Room of the Bourgeois), at the left of the town gates (tel. 02-33-60-14-30; www.ot-montsaintmichel.com). The tourist office is open daily year-round except Christmas and New Year's.
