Your day, step by step
08:30
Leave the terminal and walk along the harbour towards Avenue des Corsaires; take the public lifts up to Monaco-Ville.
09:15
Walk the lanes of the Rock and visit Monaco Cathedral, where Princess Grace and Prince Rainier are buried.
10:00
Oceanographic Museum, on the cliff edge of the Rock. Allow 90 minutes.
11:40
Palace Square for the changing of the guard at 11:55. Arrive early for a front spot.
12:30
Walk down to La Condamine and lunch near the Marché de la Condamine on Place d'Armes.
13:45
Bateau Bus across the harbour to Quai des États-Unis.
14:00
Walk up to Place du Casino: the Casino de Monte-Carlo, the Hôtel de Paris and the Casino gardens.
15:30
Walk back down past the harbour and the yachts, following part of the Grand Prix circuit.
- Latest you can leave Monaco-Ville (the Rock)16:05
16:30
Back on board, an hour before all-aboard.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Monaco-Ville (the Rock)Walk down or public lifts, 15–25 min16:05
- Place du CasinoWalk, 10–12 min16:15
- Nice-Ville stationTrain 22–25 min, then 20–25 min walk15:15
- Monaco-Monte-Carlo stationWalk 20–25 min, or bus or taxi16:05
- MentonTrain about 10 min, then 20–25 min walk15:25
Where people get Monaco wrong
Cutting the return from Nice too fine and forgetting the 20–25 minute walk from Monaco station to the terminal.
Built from our Monaco guide, checked against 17 official sources (October 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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