Paris to Versailles

Paris to Versailles tours

Versailles is about 20km south west of Paris. See map of Versailles. The Paris to Versailles trip takes half a day, including Versailles visit. We recommend you to plan a whole day if you can.

The easiest Paris to Versailles alternatives are the all included tours from Paris to Versailles. You will avoid the stress, the walk and the queue at the Palace.

Versailles near Paris
Versailles near Paris
Gare Montparnasse in Paris with trains to Versailles Chantier
Gare Montparnasse in Paris with trains to Versailles Chantier

Paris to Versailles by metro

You can also use the RER C metro from Paris to Versailles with three boarding stations in Paris: Orsay, Saint Michel, Tour Eiffel (see Paris metro map).

You must buy a special ticket or a Paris metro pass 6 zones (usable from Paris Airport to Paris). The trip takes 40 minutes (trains leave every 20 or 30 minutes) to Versailles Rive Gauche station. Count 10 minute walk from the station to the Palace.

Gare Saint Lazare in Paris with trains to Versailles Rive Droite
Gare Saint Lazare in Paris with trains to Versailles Rive Droite

Paris to Versailles by train

Two possibilities for Paris to Versailles by train: from Gare Montparnasse, left bank, to Versailles Chantier or from Gare Saint-Lazare, right bank, to Versailles Rive Droite. These two Versailles stations are farther from the Palace than Versailles Rive Gauche station.

To prepare your itinerary and get timetables of RER and trains from Paris to Versailles, use the Paris metro map and the Paris metro route finder.

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