Services for visitors with reduced mobility

Individual visits and activities

Admission to the monument is free for disabled persons and their companions, upon presentation of valid proof ("disability" or "priority" Mobility and Inclusion card for the French public issued by the CDAPH (or foreign equivalent)).

Please note that the parking card alone does not entitle the holder to free travel.
 

Self-guided tours, book in advance

If you book your tickets in advance, you'll have less of a wait.

Book a ticket

Discover Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey by wandering around the monument at your own pace. 
Duration: approx. 1 hour
 

Guided tour

The monument's staff will help you discover the history of Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey. This is a guided tour with commentary, along the abbey's visitor circuit. You'll discover the different areas of the monument, while a member of the abbey's staff explains its history and architecture.
Duration: approx. 45 min.
 

Group visits and activities

Groups of people with disabilities are entitled to the special public rate, with a maximum of 8 to 20 people per group, including accompanying adults.
 

Self-guided tour

Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey is open all year round, except during the European Heritage Days.
Duration: approx. 1 hour
Cost: €20
 

Remote guided tour

Take a guided tour of the monument from your home or office using our interactive platform! Each of our tours is accompanied by a heritage mediator. Eliminate the inconvenience of travelling to the monument while exploring spaces that are usually inaccessible to the public!
Duration: 1 hour
Cost: €40
 

Out of doors

Our mediators will come to your premises to run specially adapted workshops
Cost: €60
 

Facilities to help visitors

The joëlette

Mont-Saint-Michel and the abbey can be difficult to access. To make the climb easier, the abbey can provide visitors with a joëlette, also known as a sedan chair. Certain conditions apply to its use and reservation. We sincerely thank you for your attention:

• The joëlette is available to people with disabilities who hold the "Invalidité" (Invalidity) mobility and inclusion card (CMI) or who have an equivalent level of disability. It cannot be used with a priority or parking CMI.
• It is compulsory to reserve this tool to assist visitors. We would be grateful if you could send us your request at least 4 weeks before the day of your visit. 
• The ascent to and within the abbey is very physical for the porters, given the steep gradients and the many steps on the site. This method of transport (monoroue) is very special, and it is advisable to have tested it before using it on site. 
  We advise you to bring 5 guides who are in excellent physical condition and capable of carrying the joëlette one after the other to cover the entire route. If you don't have any, we can put you in touch with an association whose volunteers are used to using this tool.

• Assistance dogs are welcome.
• The exceptional and complex geographical situation makes access to the site difficult (ascent). We advise you not to plan any other activity for the rest of the day.
• Remember to bring warm clothing and rain gear.
• If you are using a Joëlette, we advise you to choose a visiting time that is adapted to the number of visitors: from April to the end of August only from 3.00 p.m. For a more comfortable visit, prefer the quieter months.
• Unfortunately, the toilets are not easily accessible for PRMs.

Parking

The car parks are located around 2.5 kilometres from the Mont. Numbered P2 to P13, car park P2 is specially designed for people with disabilities and is located closest to the shuttle bus plaza. This ferry driver will drop you off 350m from Mont-Saint-Michel.

Access

Access to the abbey is difficult:

• You will need to climb almost 300 steps to reach the abbey.
• The flooring is not suitable for wheelchairs.
• There are no ramps or lifts in the village or abbey.