Buy a Paris Visite travel pass for 1, 2, 3 or 5 consecutive days within selected zones 1-3 or 1-5 : Zones 1-3 = Paris and close suburbs area. Zones 1-5 = Paris + Greater Paris (incl. CDG & Orly airports, Versailles, Disneyland, Fontainebleau, etc…).
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The most common and easy way to get to Versailles is to take the RER C train that will take you to Chateau rive Gauche train station at Versailles. Where can I get the RER C train? This train crosses Paris from East to West and follows the famous Seine River that divides Paris into 2 parts.
RER C TrainThe RER C line (yellow) will take you from Paris to Versailles for just €3.65 ($4) per person each way. This train travels through Paris from east to west while following the river Seine. Each station is about 10 minutes from the next stop, and the train comes every 15 minutes.
From April to October, access to the Gardens is charged from Tuesday to Sunday (days of the Fountains shows and Musical Gardens). To make the most of your visit at Versailles, plan to spend a full day in the estate. Read our advices to better organize your visit.
Visitors to the Palace must book in advance and select a specific time slot. We highly recommend that visitors pre-book their tickets online. Once you have booked your ticket online and printed it, go directly with your ticket to Entrance A of the Palace. Visitors eligible for free admission must pre-book online.
Visiting Versailles is an easy day trip from Paris, and the immense property is every bit as awe-inspiring as you'd expect, seeing as it's the former home of a king. Chateau de Versailles is a grand spectacle of baroque architecture, romantic gardens, and a history as rich as the gilded detailing on the palace walls.
With a Paris Pass, you'll also receive a free Paris Museum Pass! So, on top of all the amazing attractions included with your Paris Pass, you'll also gain free entry to over 50 top museums including the Louvre, Musée d'Orsay and the Arc de Triomphe.
There are two options for visiting them: Purchase a 1- or 2-day Passport ticket or a Passport ticket with timed entry, which grant admission to the whole Estate of Versailles. Purchase a Musical Fountains Show or Musical Gardens ticket to visit the gardens only.
We suggest arriving right at opening time—if not a little before. If you did not pre-purchase Versailles admissions or a tour, avoid touring the palace in the late morning and afternoon, when crowds are at their peak.
Unaccompanied visit of the Palace:Visitors to the Palace must book in advance and select a specific time slot. We highly recommend that visitors pre-book their tickets online.
Passport tickets with timed entry grant priority admission and are valid for thirty minutes every hour, at 9am, 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm. Priority admission to the Palace is permitted once only at the booked time on the ticket. There is no timed entry for the estate of Trianon.
While the Palace of Versailles is open to the public, it is still a Royal Palace and visitors are expected to dress accordingly. This means no sandals, shorts, sleeveless shirts, or hats.
Within half a day, you will have the opportunity of discovering all the richness of the castle, visiting the Hall of Mirrors and the royal apartments inside, but also the famous French style gardens. We propose two visits each day, departure from Paris center. The ideal formula to discover Versailles in half a day !