# Day trip to Étretat from Paris by car: the Needle, the Manneporte and the Amont chapel

An early start from Paris, the falaise d'Aval before the groups, galettes and cider at Lann Bihoué and the falaise d'Amont with the chapel and gardens in the afternoon.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/normandy/etretat/itineraries/etretat-by-car-needle-manneporte-and-amont · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 07:15 · Salida: 2 h 45 by car (from Paris by the A13; stop at the free Guezane car park, at the entrance to the village)
- 10:15 · The Falaise d'Aval, the Needle and the Manneporte on Foot (go up by the steps at the west end of the promenade · free · 2 h) · Natterra, From €30 per person
  - 15 min on foot
- 12:45 · Crêperie Lann Bihoué (galettes and cider · book a table online or arrive before 12:30) · Crêperie Lann Bihoué, €
  - 6 min on foot
- 14:30 · The Falaise d'Amont and the Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde (the sailors' chapel and the view of the Needle in the afternoon light)
  - 9 min on foot
- 15:45 · The Jardins d'Étretat (€11–12.90 · the topiaries above the bay · check the calendar beforehand)
- 17:30 · Vuelta (in Paris around 20:30)

Étretat is the most famous stretch of the Norman coast and can be seen in a day from Paris if you set out early. The plan climbs the two cliffs in the order of the light: the falaise d'Aval, the one with the Needle and the Manneporte, in the morning, before the groups arrive; the Amont one, with the chapel and the gardens, in the afternoon, when the sun falls on the Needle. In between, galettes and cider at a crêperie in the centre.

## The day, hour by hour

7:15 · Leave Paris. Two hours and three quarters along the A13. Park free at the Guezane, at the entrance to the village, and walk down.

10:15 · Falaise d'Aval. Steps at the end of the promenade, the Porte d'Aval and the Needle from above and the path to peer out at the Manneporte.

12:45 · Lunch at Lann Bihoué. A Norman galette with camembert and apple, a salted-caramel crêpe and a cup of cider.

14:30 · Falaise d'Amont. A short climb to the chapel of Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde and the view of the whole bay.

15:45 · Étretat gardens. Wave-shaped hedges and contemporary art above the sea.

17:30 · Return. In Paris around 20:30.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
Two hours and three quarters from Paris. Park at the Guezane, free; in the centre you pay from 9:00 to 19:00.

### Without a car
From April to early November there is a combined train and coach ticket from Saint-Lazare, about three hours each way: better for sleeping a night than for going and returning in a day.

## Consejos

### Set out early
Before eleven and after four there are far fewer people up there.

### Do not go down to the foot of the cliff
It is forbidden and the tide comes in fast.

### Footwear with soles
The grass paths are slippery in the rain.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Can you see Étretat in a day from Paris?
Yes, by car: it is two hours and three quarters each way and in a day you climb both cliffs.

### How much does the trip cost?
Not counting petrol and tolls, between €40 and €70 per person with lunch and the gardens.

### Where do I park?
Free at the Guezane, at the entrance to the village, or paid in the centre.

### Which cliff do you see first?
The falaise d'Aval in the morning and the Amont one in the afternoon, for the light.