Palace of Versailles Tickets Prices & Tours 2026

Palace of Versailles Tickets

Palace of Versailles: Entry Ticket + Gardens + Estate of Trianon

The bestseller. One ticket covers the Palace, the Gardens, and both Trianon palaces, including Marie Antoinette’s private hamlet.

Palace of Versailles: Guided Tour

A live guide walks you through the Hall of Mirrors and the Grand Apartments, so the history doesn’t stay locked in a plaque you’ll skim past.

Paris City Card

Pair Versailles with the Eiffel Tower, a Seine cruise, and more on one pass, useful if the Palace is one stop on a longer Paris trip.

Highlights

Mobile tickets scan straight from your phone, no printer or ticket office line required.
Entry to the Gardens and Park costs nothing most days of the year, so you can walk the grounds even on a tight budget.
Refundable options exist on every ticket above, in case your travel dates shift.

Plan Your Visit

Area	Opening Hours	Closed
Palace	9:00 – 18:30	Mondays
Estate of Trianon	12:00 – 18:30 (10:00 from Jul 2 to Sep 8)	Mondays
Gardens	8:00 – 20:30	Open every day
Park	7:00 – 20:30	Open every day

Last entry to the Palace is typically 30 minutes before closing.

Versailles sits about 20km southwest of central Paris, and three train stations serve the château, each a short walk from the gates:

RER C to Versailles Château Rive Gauche, about 10 minutes on foot from the Palace
Transilien L from Paris Saint-Lazare to Versailles Rive Droite
Transilien N or U from Paris Montparnasse to Versailles Chantiers

A taxi or rideshare from central Paris takes roughly 30-45 minutes outside rush hour.

If you’re driving, a car park sits at the Place d’Armes right in front of the château, and several bicycle parking areas are scattered around the estate. Vehicles can also enter the Park itself through the Queen’s Gate for a fee, or through the Sailors’ Gate on foot or by bike at no charge.

The main entrance to the Palace is through the Cour d’Honneur, the grand forecourt facing the Place d’Armes. The Estate of Trianon sits a further 30 minute walk away, across the Gardens and Park.

Palace of Versailles

Map of Palace of Versailles

Place d’Armes, 78000 Versailles, France · Google Maps

The château has accessibility measures in place across the Palace, Gardens, and Estate of Trianon for visitors with disabilities, including step-free routes and adapted facilities. Staff at the entrances can point you to the nearest accessible route or provide a wheelchair on request.

Book your entry time online in advance. Walk-up tickets are limited and the queue at the Palace can run long, especially in summer.
Bags larger than a small backpack may be subject to security checks or restrictions at the entrance.
Photography without flash is allowed inside the Palace.
The Gardens and Park are free to enter on most days, except during the summer’s Musical Fountains Shows and Musical Gardens events, when a separate ticket applies.

What to See & Do

Current Exhibitions

Two temporary exhibitions are on at Versailles right now:

Gardens of the Enlightenment: 1750-1800 takes over the Grand Trianon, tracing how landscape garden design shifted across the second half of the 18th century. It closes 27 September 2026.
François Morellet: At the Château de Versailles puts six works by the French abstract artist through the Grands Appartements and out into the garden. His geometric lines sit oddly against the palace’s gilt and marble, and that contrast is the point. This one runs through 1 November 2026.

Seventeen arched mirrors line the wall opposite seventeen windows overlooking the gardens, a corridor built between 1678 and 1684 under architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart to reflect the gardens’ light back into the palace. This is also where the Treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919, ending the First World War, in the same room where the German Empire had been proclaimed nearly 50 years earlier.

These state rooms staged the daily rituals of French royal life, from the King’s morning rising to the Queen’s formal receptions. Each room is dedicated to a different Roman god or planet, part of the palace’s original design built around Louis XIV’s image as the Sun King.

Landscape architect André Le Nôtre laid out the formal gardens as a mirror of the palace’s own symmetry, with clipped hedges, reflecting pools, and fountains fed by a water system that was, for its time, an engineering feat in itself. The Musical Fountains Shows bring the fountains to life on selected dates, set to Baroque music.

Away from the main Palace, the Grand Trianon and Petit Trianon offered the royal family a quieter retreat. Marie Antoinette had the Petit Trianon and the nearby Hameau de la Reine, her mock rural village, built as an escape from the formality of court.

Insider Tips

Book the first slot after lunch or the last hour before closing. Tour groups tend to move through on a schedule, and the gap between waves is when the State Apartments feel almost empty.
If you’ve booked a guided tour, use the dedicated group entrance rather than queuing at the general ticket office. Guides know which door gets you in fastest.
Treat the Gardens and Park as their own destination, not an add-on. Both are free most days, so even visitors skipping the Palace interior can spend a full afternoon walking the groves and fountains.
Wear shoes built for walking. The Estate of Trianon is a real 30 minute walk from the main Palace, across gravel paths with little shade, and the whole estate covers more ground than most visitors expect.

Did you Know That? Facts

Construction and expansion under Louis XIV employed as many as 36,000 workers at its peak, one of the largest building projects of the era.
The Hall of Mirrors holds 357 mirrors, a material France had to import from Venice before building its own glassmaking industry partly to supply this room.
Marie Antoinette’s Hameau de la Reine was a working mock village, complete with a farmhouse, dairy, and mill, built so she could play at rural life without leaving the estate.
The gardens contain more fountains than the palace has rooms, and only a portion run at full force during the summer shows to conserve water.
The Hall of Mirrors hosted two historic signings a world war apart: the proclamation of the German Empire in 1871, and the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.

History

1623 Louis XIII builds a hunting lodge on the site, a modest retreat compared to what follows.
1661-1710 Louis XIV expands the lodge into the seat of French royal power, directing architects Louis Le Vau and Jules Hardouin-Mansart, painter Charles Le Brun, and landscape architect André Le Nôtre.
1682 Louis XIV moves the royal court and the French government to Versailles.
1789 The Women’s March on Versailles forces the royal family back to Paris, ending the palace’s run as a royal residence.
1837 King Louis-Philippe converts the palace into a museum dedicated to French history.
1919 The Treaty of Versailles is signed in the Hall of Mirrors, formally ending the First World War.
1979 UNESCO designates the Palace and Estate of Versailles a World Heritage Site.

FAQs

Is the Palace of Versailles open every day?

No. The Palace and the Estate of Trianon both close on Mondays. The Gardens and Park stay open daily.

How long should I plan for a visit?

Half a day covers the Palace interior and a walk through the nearest gardens. A full day gives you time to also reach the Estate of Trianon, a 30 minute walk from the main château.

Is Versailles worth a day trip from Paris?

Yes, for most first-time visitors to Paris. The Hall of Mirrors and the gardens don’t have an equivalent inside the city, and the trip from central Paris runs under an hour by train. If you’d rather not plan the transit yourself, an entry ticket with roundtrip transport picks you up in Paris and covers the Palace, the gardens, and the Estate of Trianon in a single 7-9 hour outing.

Do I need to book tickets in advance?

Booking ahead is strongly recommended. Walk-up capacity is limited, and the ticket office queue can run long, especially in summer.

Is the guided tour worth booking?

If you want the Hall of Mirrors and the Grand Apartments explained rather than just walked through, yes. Book the guided tour for a live guide through the state rooms and gardens.

Is the Estate of Trianon included in the main entry ticket?

It depends on the ticket. The Entry Ticket + Gardens + Estate of Trianon covers all three, while some official Palace-only tickets don’t include Trianon access.