Château de Versailles
Skip the lines at the most visited palace in the world. Compare official partner tickets for the Palace, the Gardens and the Trianon estate, with free cancellation on most options.
Every option below is sold by an official reseller partner. Prices start at €21 for palace entry and €24 for the full estate Passport. Guided tours include priority entrance, which saves you up to two hours in July and August.
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Book NowEntry to the Palace only, including the Hall of Mirrors and the King's State Apartments. The right choice if you have half a day. Gardens are free to enter on non show days.
The complete experience: Palace, Gardens, Grand Trianon, Petit Trianon and Marie Antoinette's Hamlet. Worth it if you stay 5 hours or more. This is the best value ticket for a full day.
A licensed guide takes you through a dedicated entrance, usually within 15 minutes. You see more in less time and understand what you are looking at. Ideal in high season.
The Palace opens at 9:00 and is closed on Mondays. Learn when crowds peak and which entry slot to book.
The RER C train takes about 40 minutes from central Paris. Compare train, tour bus and driving options.
Security rules, bag policy, accessibility, food options and everything first time visitors ask.
From Louis XIII's hunting lodge to the seat of absolute monarchy and the Treaty of Versailles.
The Palace of Versailles is the grandest royal residence ever built in Europe and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. Louis XIV transformed his father's hunting lodge into a palace of 2,300 rooms, surrounded by 800 hectares of gardens designed by André Le Nôtre. The Hall of Mirrors alone, with its 357 mirrors facing seventeen garden windows, justifies the trip from Paris.
Around 8 million people visit every year, which makes planning essential. With a timed entry ticket booked online you walk past the longest line, and with a guide you enter through a dedicated door. This site compares the best options from four verified booking partners so you spend your time in the gardens, not in a queue.
Read the Full History
The 73 meter gallery where the Treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919. Come early or late to photograph it without the crowd.
800 hectares of formal gardens, 55 fountains and 600 water jets. Free on most days, ticketed during the Musical Fountains Show.
The intimate palaces where Louis XIV and later Marie Antoinette escaped court life. A 25 minute walk or a short ride on the mini train.
A two story baroque masterpiece completed in 1710, where Louis XVI married Marie Antoinette in 1770.
A Palace entry ticket costs 21 euros online. The Passport, which covers the whole estate including the Trianon palaces, starts at 24 euros. On Musical Fountain Show days the Passport costs around 32 euros. Children under 18 enter free, as do EU residents under 26 with ID.
Book through the official site or a verified reseller such as GetYourGuide, Tiqets, Headout or Viator. Resellers often keep availability when official slots are gone and most offer free cancellation up to 24 hours before the visit. Always choose a timed entry ticket.
Every visitor passes security, but a timed entry ticket lets you skip the ticket purchase line, which is the longest one. Guided tours use a separate entrance, Door B, and typically enter within 15 minutes even in summer. Arriving before 9:00 or after 15:00 also helps.
Yes. Entry is free on the first Sunday of the month from November to March. Expect very large crowds on those days. Visitors under 18, and EU residents under 26, always enter free with valid ID but still need a free timed reservation.
Plan 2 to 3 hours for the Palace alone, and a full day of 6 to 8 hours if you add the Gardens, the Grand Trianon, the Petit Trianon and the Queen's Hamlet. Most day trips from Paris last 8 to 10 hours door to door.
The Palace is closed on Mondays and on May 1. From April to October it opens 9:00 to 18:30, and from November to March 9:00 to 17:30. The Gardens open daily from 8:00. The Trianon estate opens at 12:00.
On most days from November to March, yes. From April to October the gardens are ticketed on Musical Fountains Show and Musical Gardens days, which include most weekends. The Passport ticket always includes garden access.
For a first visit in high season, usually yes. Guides use a priority entrance, know how to route around the densest rooms, and bring the history to life. Tours from around 59 euros include palace entry, so the premium over a solo visit is moderate.