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Paris On Your Own from Le Havre Port with Round Trip Bus Transfer
About this experience
Experience Paris your way with the Paris On Your Own transfer service, perfect for cruise passengers docking in Le Havre. Enjoy direct pick-up and drop-off right next to your ship, removing the stress of arranging additional transport. Begin your day at the iconic Eiffel Tower and end it near the majestic Arc de Triomphe, with 4–5 hours of free time to explore Paris at your own pace. This convenient round-trip service blends comfort, autonomy, and seamless logistics, giving you the freedom to create your own adventure. With professional staff, air-conditioned transport, and guaranteed return to your ship, it’s the ideal way to make the most of your day in the City of Light.
What to expect
Enjoy a unique and comfortable travel experience with this round trip transfer to explore Paris on your own. This transfer is designed to offer seamless, personalized service from start to finish. For your convenience, direct pick-up and drop-off are provided right next to your cruise ship, eliminating the hassle of navigating an unfamiliar port and saving you valuable time. Attentive, professional staff will ensure a smooth boarding process and help you feel at ease throughout the journey. Upon arrival at the port, representatives will be waiting with clearly marked signs and will escort you to a modern, air-conditioned bus. The drive to Paris takes approximately three hours, including a short bathroom break before arrival. You’ll be dropped off at the iconic Eiffel Tower, giving you the perfect starting point to explore one of the world’s most famous landmarks. This central location offers easy access to many of Paris’s top attractions, allowing you to create your own itinerary and experience the city at your own pace. Enjoy 4–5 hours of free time in Paris, whether you choose to go up the Eiffel Tower, take a river cruise, or visit one of the city’s renowned museums, the day is yours to enjoy. If you're interested in a guided tour, simply speak to your host upon arrival. The return bus will depart from the Arc de Triomphe, making it easy to locate the designated meeting point for a smooth departure from the city. Be sure to confirm the exact meeting time and location with your host in Paris. Please note that the bus cannot wait for late arrivals. While drop-off is typically at the Eiffel Tower and pick-up is at the Arc de Triomphe, changes may occur due to road closures or special events. Any updates will be communicated in advance
What’s included
- Air-conditioned bus transportation to and from Paris
- Guaranteed return to ship on time
- Pick-up for the return trip at the Arc de Triomphe
- Drop-off directly at the Eiffel Tower
Not included
- Guided Tour of Paris
- Public transport tickets
- Attraction Tickets
- Food and drinks
- No maps or commentary are provided.
Tour & ticket options
Options may have different inclusions and meeting points. Choose your option when booking on Viator.
Ticket for a Shared Tour
Shared tour notice: Round-trip transfers between Le Havre and Paris (3–3.5 h each way). Duration: 11 hours: For ships docking for 12 hours, this tour lasts 10 hours. For ships docking for 13 hours or longer, the tour is 11 hours. Guide presence: This transfer does not include a tour guide. It is a bus service for cruise ships, running from the port to Paris and back. Ship/schedule adaptation note: Adapted to the docking schedule. If your ship arrives late, we adjust the program and ensure a safe, on-time return. Pick up and drop off in Paris: Pick-up in Paris for the drive back is by the Arc de Triomphe. Drop-off in Paris is at the Eiffel Tower. Free time in Paris : You will have about 3-3.5h in Paris if your ship docks 12h and about 4-4.5h if your ship docks 13h or longer.
NORWEGIAN
Shared tour notice : Round-trip transfers between Le Havre and Paris (3–3.5 h each way). Duration: 11 hours: For ships docking for 12 hours, this tour lasts 10 hours. For ships docking for 13 hours or longer, the tour is 11 hours. Guide presence: This transfer does not include a tour guide. It is a bus service for cruise ships, running from the port to Paris and back. Ship/schedule adaptation note: Adapted to the docking schedule. If your ship arrives late, we adjust the program and ensure a safe, on-time return. Pick up and drop off in Paris: Pick-up in Paris for the drive back is by the Arc de Triomphe. Drop-off in Paris is at the Eiffel Tower. Free time in Paris : You will have about 3-3.5h in Paris if your ship docks 12h and about 4-4.5h if your ship docks 13h or longer.
Norwegian Cruise Line
Shared tour notice: Round-trip transfers between Le Havre and Paris (3–3.5 h each way). Duration: 11 hours: For ships docking for 12 hours, this tour lasts 10 hours. For ships docking for 13 hours or longer, the tour is 11 hours. Guide presence: This transfer does not include a tour guide. It is a bus service for cruise ships, running from the port to Paris and back. Ship/schedule adaptation note: Adapted to the docking schedule. If your ship arrives late, we adjust the program and ensure a safe, on-time return. Pick up and drop off in Paris: Pick-up in Paris for the drive back is by the Arc de Triomphe. Drop-off in Paris is at the Eiffel Tower. Free time in Paris: You will have about 3-3.5h in Paris if your ship docks 12h and about 4-4.5h if your ship docks 13h or longer.
Royal Caribbean
Shared tour notice: Round-trip transfers between Le Havre and Paris (3–3.5 h each way). Duration: 11 hours: For ships docking for 12 hours, this tour lasts 10 hours. For ships docking for 13 hours or longer, the tour is 11 hours. Guide presence: This transfer does not include a tour guide. It is a bus service for cruise ships, running from the port to Paris and back. Ship/schedule adaptation note: Adapted to the docking schedule. If your ship arrives late, we adjust the program and ensure a safe, on-time return. Pick up and drop off in Paris: Pick-up in Paris for the drive back is by the Arc de Triomphe. Drop-off in Paris is at the Eiffel Tower. Free time in Paris: You will have about 3-3.5h in Paris if your ship docks 12h and about 4-4.5h if your ship docks 13h or longer.
Oceania Cruises
Shared tour notice: With a max of 45 passengers per bus, including round-trip transfers between Le Havre and Paris (3–3.5h each way). Duration: 11 hours: For ships docking for 12 hours, this tour lasts 10 hours. For ships docking for 13 hours or longer, the tour is 11 hours. Guide presence : This transfer does not include a tour guide. It is a bus service for cruise ships, running from the port to Paris and back. Ship/schedule adaptation note : Adapted to the docking schedule. If your ship arrives late, we adjust the program and ensure a safe, on-time return. Pick up and drop off in Paris : Pick-up in Paris for the drive back is by the Arc de Triomphe. Drop-off in Paris is at the Eiffel Tower. Free time in Paris : You will have about 3-3.5h in Paris if your ship docks 12h and about 4-4.5h if your ship docks 13h or longer.
Carnival Cruise Line
Shared tour notice: With a max of 45 passengers per bus, including round-trip transfers between Le Havre and Paris (3–3.5h each way). Duration: 10 hours: For ships docking for 12 hours, this tour lasts 10 hours. For ships docking for 13 hours or longer, the tour is 11 hours. Guide presence: This transfer does not include a tour guide. It is a bus service for cruise ships, running from the port to Paris and back. Ship/schedule adaptation note: Adapted to the docking schedule. If your ship arrives late, we adjust the program and ensure a safe, on-time return. Pick up and drop off in Paris: Pick-up in Paris for the drive back is by the Arc de Triomphe. Drop-off in Paris is at the Eiffel Tower. Free time in Paris : You will have about 3-3.5h in Paris if your ship docks 12h and about 4-4.5h if your ship docks 13h or longer.
Shared ShorEX
Holland America Line
Shared tour notice : With a max of 45 passengers per bus, including round-trip transfers between Le Havre and Paris (3–3.5h each way). Duration: 11 hours: For ships docking for 12 hours, this tour lasts 10 hours. For ships docking for 13 hours or longer, the tour is 11 hours. Guide presence : This transfer does not include a tour guide. It is a bus service for cruise ships, running from the port to Paris and back. Ship/schedule adaptation note : Adapted to the docking schedule. If your ship arrives late, we adjust the program and ensure a safe, on-time return. Pick up and drop off in Paris : Pick-up in Paris for the drive back is by the Arc de Triomphe. Drop-off in Paris is at the Eiffel Tower. Free time in Paris: You will have about 3-3.5h in Paris if your ship docks 12h and about 4-4.5h if your ship docks 13h or longer.
Princess Cruises
Shared tour notice : With a max of 45 passengers per bus, including round-trip transfers between Le Havre and Paris (3–3.5h each way). Duration: 11 hours: For ships docking for 12 hours, this tour lasts 10 hours. For ships docking for 13 hours or longer, the tour is 11 hours. Guide presence: This transfer does not include a tour guide. It is a bus service for cruise ships, running from the port to Paris and back. Ship/schedule adaptation note: Adapted to the docking schedule. If your ship arrives late, we adjust the program and ensure a safe, on-time return. Pick up and drop off in Paris: Pick-up in Paris for the drive back is by the Arc de Triomphe. Drop-off in Paris is at the Eiffel Tower. Free time in Paris : You will have about 3-3.5h in Paris if your ship docks 12h and about 4-4.5h if your ship docks 13h or longer.
Cunard Line
Shared tour notice: Round-trip transfers between Le Havre and Paris (3–3.5 h each way). Duration: 11 hours: For ships docking for 12 hours, this tour lasts 10 hours. For ships docking for 13 hours or longer, the tour is 11 hours. Guide presence: This transfer does not include a tour guide. It is a bus service for cruise ships, running from the port to Paris and back. Ship/schedule adaptation note: Adapted to the docking schedule. If your ship arrives late, we adjust the program and ensure a safe, on-time return. Pick up and drop off in Paris : Pick-up in Paris for the drive back is by the Arc de Triomphe. Drop-off in Paris is at the Eiffel Tower. Free time in Paris : You will have about 3-3.5h in Paris if your ship docks 12h and about 4-4.5h if your ship docks 13h or longer.
Celebrity Cruises
Shared tour notice : With a max of 45 passengers per bus, including round-trip transfers between Le Havre and Paris (3–3.5h each way). Duration: 11 hours: For ships docking for 12 hours, this tour lasts 10 hours. For ships docking for 13 hours or longer, the tour is 11 hours. Guide presence : This transfer does not include a tour guide. It is a bus service for cruise ships, running from the port to Paris and back. Ship/schedule adaptation note : Adapted to the docking schedule. If your ship arrives late, we adjust the program and ensure a safe, on-time return. Pick up and drop off in Paris : Pick-up in Paris for the drive back is by the Arc de Triomphe. Drop-off in Paris is at the Eiffel Tower. Free time in Paris : You will have about 3-3.5h in Paris if your ship docks 12h and about 4-4.5h if your ship docks 13h or longer.
Ticket for a Shared Tour
Shared tour notice: Round-trip transfers between Le Havre and Paris (3–3.5 h each way). Duration: 11 hours: For ships docking for 12 hours, this tour lasts 10 hours. For ships docking for 13 hours or longer, the tour is 11 hours. Guide presence: This transfer does not include a tour guide. It is a bus service for cruise ships, running from the port to Paris and back. Ship/schedule adaptation note: Adapted to the docking schedule. If your ship arrives late, we adjust the program and ensure a safe, on-time return. Pick up and drop off in Paris: Pick-up in Paris for the drive back is by the Arc de Triomphe. Drop-off in Paris is at the Eiffel Tower. Free time in Paris: You will have about 3-3.5h in Paris if your ship docks 12h and about 4-4.5h if your ship docks 13h or longer.
Fully Private with Paris Guide
Private Car for the Day: This tour includes a private car and driver for the entire duration of the tour, 10 hours. Duration: 10 hours Port pick up and drop off: This tour picks up and drops off at the port of Le Havre. Transfer each way takes about 2.5-3 hours. Private Guide in Paris: This tour includes a private professional local tour guide in Paris during your time in the city, about 4-5 hours.
Meeting & pickup
- Please proceed through the terminal building to the entrance, where our host will be waiting outside with a Vexperio sign. They will guide you to your bus, which will be located in the main parking area, approximately a 5-minute walk from your ship in total.
End point
- Please proceed through the terminal building to the entrance, where our host will be waiting outside with a Vexperio sign. They will guide you to your bus, which will be located in the main parking area, approximately a 5-minute walk from your ship in total.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOUR TOUR OF PARIS – PLEASE READ Welcome to Paris! We’re excited to show you this iconic and unforgettable city. Your guide will meet you as soon as the bus arrives in Paris. At Vexperio, we specialize in premium tours for cruise passengers, offering top-rated excursions in Paris and many North European ports your cruise visits. ▶️ Meeting Point in Le Havre (for Paris tour) Please proceed through the terminal building to the entrance, where our host will be waiting outside with a Vexperio sign. They will guide you to your bus, located approximately a 5-minute walk from your ship in total. ▶️ Extend Your Adventure Across Northern Europe Most ships that visit Le Havre (for Paris) also stop in: • Gdansk from Gdynia: https://www.viator.com/tours/Gdansk/Gdansk-Oliwa/d4213-63772P272 • Bordeaux from Le Verdon: https://www.viator.com/tours/x/y/d0-63772P229 • Berlin from Warnemünde: https://www.viator.com/tours/x/y/d488-63772P6 • Lübeck from Kiel: https://www.viator.com/tours/x/y/d4863-63772P157 • Tallinn: https://www.viator.com/tours/x/y/d4147-63772P92 • Copenhagen: https://www.viator.com/tours/x/y/d463-63772P104 • Normandy from Cherbourg: https://www.viator.com/tours/Mont-St-Michel/From-Cherbourg-D-Day-Beaches-Shore-Excursion/d0-63772P203 Book directly or contact us for a custom multi-port experience. ▶️ In Case of Delays or Problems Calls and SMS: +1 331 388 0003 WhatsApp: +1 555 945 5863 Email: info@vexperio.com We can’t wait to welcome you to Paris and help you create unforgettable memories! Explore more of Europe with our exclusive tours at other ports along your journey. Contact us today and start planning your dream adventure!
Before you go
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Normally, this tour lasts 11 hours. On the following day, the tour lasts 10 hours: In 2026: 9th of October (Liberty of the Seas).
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.