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Day in details
Today is a day trip outside Paris to visit the Château de Versailles.
The town of Versailles, where the château and all its outbuildings are located, is 18 km as the crow flies from Notre-Dame, or 20 km by rail and 22 to 24 km by road. The town of Versailles is in the Yvelines département (no. 78), adjacent to the Seine/Pairs département (no. 75). The geographical coordinates of the Château de Versailles are 48.80491, 2.12036
The "Château de Versailles" is just one part of the Versailles estate, which also includes gardens and parkland, and within this park, the two Trianon castles (Grand Trianon and Petit Trianon) plus the Hameau de la Reine. They can be viewed separately (Tickets) or in their entirety (Ticket).
To know more about Versailles: click on
- Versailles estate, its Garden, Park, the Trianons and the Queen's Hamlet
- The Château de Versailles through France's chaotic history
Options for visiting Versailles from Paris
See on the Paris map below for all departure addresses and locations in Paris
- Getting to Versailles yourself from Paris: by train/RER, by bus, by rental car. You must also book your entry to the Château and gardens, or gardens and park only - see below for all the necessary bookings, and on the map of Paris you'll find all the addresses for departure from Paris.
- Par train-RER
Take RER (rapid transit) line C, which crosses Paris from west to east (left bank of the Seine) before heading for Versailles. About twenty stations in Paris. ATTENTION: choose trains whose final destination is Versailles-Château (and not Saint Quentin en Yvelines) - Journey time: 30 to 34 mins - One-way ticket approx. 4€ (includes metro fare if you have to take the metro in Paris to reach RER line C) - Every 15 or 20 mins (depending on the time of day) - Arrival at the terminus opposite the château (7 min walk). The best solution by train. - By Train (SNCF) :
- From Paris Montparnasse station, SNCF trains arrive at Versailles Chantiers station, an 18-minute walk to the Château.
- From Paris Saint Lazare station, SNCF trains arrive at Versailles Rive Droite station, a 17-minute walk to the Château. - RATP bus no. 171 runs between Pont de Sèvres (terminus of metro line 9) and the Château de Versailles in 30 minutes with no traffic.
- Bus VERSAILLES EXPRESS: Au départ de Paris (Tour Eiffel), Versailles Express vous emmène jusqu'au Château de Versailles avec 2 départs à la journée : 8h ou 14h. (Parking des Bateaux Parisiens, au pied de la Tour Eiffel, sur les quais de la Seine). Pour toutes les informations relatives à Versailles Express, veuillez consulter le site www.versaillesexpress.com.
- Bus Roundtrip to Versailles - Transport Only - Starting Point Hotel Pullman Paris Tour Eiffel (Entrance at 22 Rue Jean Rey, 75015 Paris) - Click on Booking Roundtrip transport only
- By private car:
From Paris take the "Périphérique" (1st Ring) and exit "Porte d'Auteuil - Freeway A13). After about 22 km on the freeway, exit, exit n°5 Versailles Centre and follow the signs for the Château de Versailles. GPS coordinates of the Château de Versailles: 48°48'17N and 2°07'15E.
Several paying parking lots: in front of the Château: Place d'Armes for cars and coaches - open 24 hours a day - in the Park: Grand Canal, Petit Trianon, Grand Trianon, Hameau de la Reine (coaches only at Carrefour des Trianon) - paying access through the Queen's gate, open for vehicles from 9 am to 4:50 pm or 5:50 pm (depending on low or high season).
- Par train-RER
- Tickets to visit Versailles and Estates - without transportation
- Go with an “all-inclusive” tour that includes transportation from Paris (bus), plus entrance fees, depending on the choice of visits - See below for all necessary reservations and on the Paris map for all departure addresses from Paris.
- Combine a visit to Versailles with a visit to the Maison de Monet in Giverny (bus). Giverny is also in the Yvelines département (like Versailles), but located 65 km northwest of Versailles. Geographical coordinates: 49.08404, 1.52761.
Booking Versailles + Monet in Giverny
See below on the Paris map for all departure addresses from Paris. - Combine a visit to Versailles with a visit to monuments in Paris (Transport to Versailles not included)
Finding your way around the Versailles estate
See the map Château de Versailles and Estates below and click on
Map of departure points in Paris to visit Versailles (and Giverny)
Map of Versailles - Castles and Estate - Arrival points from Paris
