Villefranche-sur-Mer to Monaco — Monaco-Ville (Le Rocher)
A tender port with its own station, and Monaco two stops along the coast.
- A tender port: the afternoon queue back to the ship is the pinch point, and rough weather can curtail tendering altogether.
Most ships also sell a coach excursion to Monaco — Monaco-Ville (Le Rocher). However you travel, being back aboard before all-aboard is your own arrangement to make — we publish the journey, not your sailing. Your guide plays either way, and it is yours to keep.
- 15–35 min Ships anchor in the bay and tender to the quay in the old town.
- 8–15 min Quay up to Villefranche-sur-Mer station — short but steep.
- 12–20 min TER east along the coast to Monaco-Monte-Carlo, a short ride with several services an hour.
- 12–25 min Monaco station to Le Rocher, using the station's public lifts to save the climb.
0.8–1.6 hours each way
Plan your return against your ship's all-aboard time, which is on your daily programme. It is earlier than the departure time, and if you are coming back by tender the last tender leaves earlier still.
Open live transit directions — times on the day, in your own maps app.
Checked 2026-09-15. Sources: www.rome2rio.com/s/Nice-Port/Monaco, niceandbeyond.com/get-from-nice-to-monaco/.