Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters 2027. Clay above the sea, with the coast road timed for you.
Nine days in early April on terraces cut into the hillside above the Mediterranean. The tennis is the prettiest of the year. The approach is one two-lane coast road, and everybody uses it at the same time.
The week
Monte-Carlo 2027 at a glance
- DatesSaturday 3 to Sunday 11 April 2027Qualifying opens the weekend, the main draw runs through the week and the final is on Sunday 11 April.
- WhereMonte-Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin155 Avenue Princesse Grace. The club carries Monaco's name but stands in France, a few hundred metres east of the Principality's border.
- Arrive viaNice Cote d'Azur (NCE) or Monaco HeliportNice is roughly 30 km west. The helicopter link between the airport and Monaco takes about seven minutes in the air.
- From LondonAbout 1 hour 50 minutes by private jetThen the road or the helicopter. Both are worth thinking about before the week rather than during it.
Dates as published by the tournament organiser. We review this page each year.
The geography
A Monaco event that is not in Monaco
This catches people out every year. The Monte-Carlo Country Club sits in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, on the French side of a border you cross without noticing, on the Basse Corniche as it climbs east out of the Principality. It is barely two kilometres from Monte-Carlo, and on a quiet morning that is a five minute drive. During the tournament it is not a quiet morning. The coast road is two lanes, it is the only sensible way in from the west, and the hillside leaves nowhere to widen it.
Parking at the club itself is minimal and is not the answer for a guest. The practical shape of the day is a drop-off close to the gates and a car waiting somewhere sensible until you are ready, or a car park in Monaco with the tournament's own shuttle covering the last stretch. The organiser runs free shuttles for ticket holders, and during the tournament a temporary railway halt named after the club opens between the Roquebrune-Cap-Martin and Monaco stations, roughly five hundred metres from Entrance 4. It is a steep five hundred metres, and it is not a step-free route.
Journey times
To the club in tournament week
| From | Quiet roads | Tournament week |
|---|---|---|
| Monte-Carlo hotels | 5 to 10 minutes | 15 to 35 minutes |
| Nice Cote d'Azur Airport (NCE) | 35 to 50 minutes | 50 to 80 minutes |
| Monaco Heliport, Fontvieille | 10 to 15 minutes | 20 to 40 minutes |
| Menton and the Italian border | 10 to 15 minutes | 15 to 30 minutes |
| Cap d'Ail and Eze | 15 to 25 minutes | 25 to 45 minutes |
| Cannes and Cap d'Antibes | 50 to 70 minutes | 70 to 110 minutes |
Realistic ranges, not promises. The A8 and the exits at 56, from the Nice direction, and 58, from Menton and Italy, are where the time goes.
Arriving by air
Nice, and then the seven minute hop
Nice Cote d'Azur is the airport for the whole Riviera and the business aviation terminals on the western side of the field handle the Monaco traffic all spring. From there you either drive, on a coast road that is beautiful and slow, or take the helicopter shuttle across to the Monaco heliport at Fontvieille, which crosses in about seven minutes and drops you the width of the Principality away from the club. In tournament week the helicopter is often the difference between arriving for the first match and arriving for the second.
Cannes Mandelieu handles smaller aircraft and helicopters and is a reasonable alternative if you are staying west along the coast. We meet clients airside or in the terminal, depending on what the handler allows that day, and keep the car with you for the week rather than sending a different one each morning. See Nice Cote d'Azur, private terminals at Nice, Monaco Heliport, helicopter charter and London to Nice.
What clients usually book
A car for the week, not a taxi each day
- A car and driver held for the tournament days, with the drop-off as close to the gates as the traffic plan allows
- The Nice to Monaco helicopter in both directions, with a car standing at each end
- Collection from a yacht in Port Hercule, which is a common base for the week and removes the hotel question
- Dinner in Monte-Carlo or up in Eze afterwards, with the car waiting rather than dismissed
- A second vehicle for a larger party, because two cars move better on that road than one large one
- A day out to Cap d'Antibes, Cannes or across the Italian border on one of the quieter days of the draw
Planning it well
Things worth knowing
- The courts are open to the sky. Early April on the Riviera can deliver a perfect blue week or two lost afternoons of rain, and the schedule moves when it does
- The site falls steeply from the entrance towards the sea. Getting between courts means stairs and slopes, and it is worth saying in advance if that matters to anyone in your party
- Monaco hotels are already into their spring rates and the good suites are taken early, particularly for the closing weekend
- The Principality's own car parks are the practical place to leave a vehicle, and several offer a tournament rate for ticket holders
- The week sits at the front of the European clay season, which is why it fills with people who will see each other again in Rome and Paris
Around the week
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Getting there
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Which days you hold tickets for, how many of you are travelling, where you are staying and whether you are flying into Nice. We will come back with a clear plan for the week, the helicopter included if it suits. Nothing is booked or charged online.
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Questions people ask
About Monte-Carlo travel
Is the club actually in Monaco?
No. The Monte-Carlo Country Club stands in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, in France, just past the eastern edge of the Principality. There are no border formalities, but it does change where you park and which road you come in on.
Can we be dropped at the entrance?
As close to it as the traffic plan allows on the day. Avenue Princesse Grace is narrow and the arrangements are set by the organiser and the local authorities each year, so we confirm the exact point with your driver on the morning.
Is the helicopter from Nice worth it?
In tournament week, usually yes. It is about seven minutes in the air against an hour or more of coast road, and it lands you in Monaco with a short drive left.
Are these your own cars on the Riviera?
Our own cars and chauffeurs are in London and Manchester, and a trusted global network covers everywhere else. On the Cote d'Azur cars are arranged through operators we have used for years, and we stay responsible for the itinerary.
Can the car wait between matches?
Yes. Most clients hold the car for the day rather than release it, which is the only way to leave when the tennis ends rather than when a booking says.
Are you an official partner of the tournament?
No. We are an independent company arranging travel to and from it.