Mont Saint Michel is
always accessible, the causeway is never recovered
by the water.
The water starts to rise up two hours before the
high tide.
The parking lot is about 400 meters. Those can be
recovered sometimes. Arriving on the car park, you
will be told the place where you can leave your
car.
In case of high tide, you can let your car on the
causeway. If there are two many cars you
will have to use the parking lot at two kilometers.
It is free of charge and situated at the entrance
of the causeway.
If you stay at the hotel, the receptionnist will
give you a key to park your car on the causeway
in a parking lot which is safe.
The hotels have no garage.
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Prices |
Duration |
| Motorbike |
1 € |
One day |
Car |
4 € |
One day |
| Camping car |
8 € |
One day |
Autobus |
Free |
One day |
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The highest tides in Europe at Mont-Saint-Michel
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The Tides are caused by the action of
the heavenly bobies, principally the sun and the
moon. When they are in line with the earth (in
syzygy) the attraction is multiplied, announcing
spring tides, this corresponds with the period
of highest tides ; on the contrary, if the sun
and the moon form a right angle (in quadrature),
the attraction is reduced and we are in neap tides,
the period of lowest tidal movement.
These phenomena are accentuated in Mont-Saint-Michel
bay, because with the rock being in the back of
the bay, the sea doesn't reach the Mount during
neap tides. On the other hand during spring tides,
the sea reaches the Mount but only after 4 hours
and 30 minutes after the start of the rising tide,
about every fortnight. On this tide table, from
a high water height of 12.40 metres, the two car
parks at the foot of the Mount are covered, but
whatever the height of the water, the sea wall
is never submerged, so access is always possible,
and car parking is available.
The highest tides take place 36 to 48 hours after
the full and new moons. These indications are
a rough guide only and can be affected to acertain
extent by atmospheric conditions. The highest
tides in continental Europe take place at Mont-Saint-Michel,
up to 15 metres difference between low and hight
water. During top of the spring tides, the sea
goes out 15 kilometres from the coast and comes
in again very quickly.
Attention !
These times are expressed in legal time
(the same as your watch). They should be used
without modification.
Even during the highest tides, the sea wall links
Mont-Saint-Michel to the continent is never submerged.
To observe the phenomenon of the rising
tide, you must be present 2 hours before the times
indicated on spring tide days.
It is extremely dangerous
to venture alone into the bay including immediately
close to Mont-Saint-Michel. |
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