Monaco seen from the water.

Principality of Monaco

Boat hire in Monaco

Arrive by sea and the Principality looks the way it was meant to be seen.

The port

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Port Hercule sits under the palace with the Rock on one side and the Larvotto beaches on the other. Coming in from the water you pass the harbour wall at the same angle the Grand Prix boats do, and the whole city stacks up in front of you.

Monaco is a short run from Beaulieu and Nice, which is why most days here are half a day on the water and half ashore. Lunch on the Larvotto, an afternoon anchored off the Japanese Garden, and back before the light goes.

During the Grand Prix and the Yacht Show the harbour is closed to visiting boats, but the water outside it is the best seat in the Principality.

Quai des États-Unis, Port Hercule. Boarding is at the pontoon rather than a desk, and the day starts the moment you step aboard.

How far is everything

From the quay at Monaco.

  • Villefranche20 min
  • Villefranche & Cap Ferrat25 min
  • Cap Ferrat30 min
  • Monaco40 min
  • Lérins Islands80 min
  • Saint-Tropez130 min

Lunch by sea

  • La Note Bleue, Larvotto
  • Le Deck, Monte-Carlo Beach
  • Blue Bay

Passage times are the quickest boat in the fleet on a flat morning. Your captain will tell you honestly what the sea is doing before you commit to a long run.

The practical half

Getting aboard.

Where you board

Quai des États-Unis, Port Hercule.

Parking

Parking du Port Hercule, directly above the quay.

From the airport

Nice Côte d’Azur, 30 minutes by road or 7 by helicopter.

Season

April to the end of October, and the shoulder months are the quiet ones.

The fleet

Boats that run Monaco days.

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A day from Monaco.

Pick a date and see every boat that is open, or tell us what you have in mind and we will build the day around it. The port is where the day begins, not where it has to stay.