What is the best day to visit Versailles?

Tuesday is a day of large attendance figures at Versailles because most of the other big Paris museums are closed.

Best days for visiting Versailles

Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

Best visit times

Visit the Grand Apartments at 9:00 am or from 3:00 pm to be able to enjoy the Hall of Mirrors and the other exceptional attractions when they are less crowded.
Pick noon to visit the palaces of Trianon and Marie-Antoinette’s Estate to discover the more intimate and rural aspects of Versailles.

How much time should I set aside for visiting Versailles?

To get the most out of the Estate and its visit possibilities, it is preferable to plan to spend a complete day at Versailles. You will thus be able to admire at your own pace all the marvellous places to see, from the royal Apartments to the palaces of Trianon and Marie-Antoinette’s Estate, including the park and its legendary groves.

The passport enables you to gain access simply to all these places.

Estimate of the timing of the ideal visit

Interior of the Palace: between 2h and 2h30
Going from the Palace to Marie-Antoinette’s Estate:between 20 and 30 minutes on foot, or 10 minutes on the petit train
Visit to the two palaces of Trianon and Marie-Antoinette’s Estate: between 2h and 3h

How to avoid the queues waiting at the ticket offices?

Buy your tickets in advance

At our online ticket office:
On the websites of our partners:

Acces

Access in detailIf you you already have your tickets or if you are entitled to free admission skip the ticket offices and go directly to Entrance A (with your ticket or your documentary proof for free admission).

If you come to visit only the Trianon palaces and the Marie-Antoinette’s Estate, go directly to buy your tickets at the entrance to Marie-Antoinette’s Estate or the Grand Trianon.

Access to all places

How to get around? Where to eat or buy a souvenir in Versailles?

Getting around

The Petit Train provides a shuttle service between the Palace and Trianon: it is handy for getting to Marie-Antoinette’s Estate and the Grand Trianon.
Electric vehicles, accessible to people with reduced mobility, enable you to set off with complete independence on five tours from the Terrasse sud/South Terrace (exploration of the Gardens, Trianon and the Queen’s Hamlet, tour of the Grand Canal, complete tour of the Estate).

Restaurants and shops

In the Palace, the gardens and the two Trianon palaces, numerous points of sale enable you to have a meal or a snack or to buy souvenirs.

All the services available

Some important points in the regulations

Children’s strollers and baby slings with metal frames are not authorised in the rooms. Bring along a kangaroo bag or a baby sling without a metal frame for children under 1 year old. Pets are not authorised.
In the rooms: turn off your mobile phone and do not take any photos with a flash.

Download the regulations

- Regulations for visiting the museum of Versailles and Trianon
- Regulations for visiting the National Estate of Versailles and Trianon
- Regulations for visiting the National Estate of Marly-le-Roi

Download the maps

- Map of the Estate of Versailles
- Map of the Trianon palaces and Marie-Antoinette’s Estate (french)

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