FAQ

There are several types of ticket for the Palace of Versailles. Choose one according to how much time you have and the places you want to see.

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• The Passport ticket with timed entry grants admission to the whole Estate and guarantees access to the Palace within half an hour following the chosen time.
  It is sold for the same price as the Passport ticket (€20) except on Musical Fountains Show or Musical Gardens days, when it costs €27.
  A concessions ticket is available for €10 for people entitled to free entry (non-EU residents aged between 6 and 17 years and EU residents aged between 6 and 25 years, upon presentation of proof of eligibility at the ticket barriers).
• The Palace ticket only grants admission to the Palace of Versailles. The full price ticket costs €18 and the concessions ticket costs €13.

Please check whether you are entitled to free admission before buying your ticket.

With the exception of the discounted Palace ticket, you can buy all these tickets online. You can buy all the tickets on site, at the Palace ticket office  in the South Ministers' Wing (on the left of the Honour Courtyard).

On Musical Fountains show and Musical Gardens days, if you only want to access the gardens, you can buy a ticket for the gardens online or on site.

• Tickets for guided tours cost €10 and must be purchased in addition to a Palace ticket or a Passport ticket. You will have direct access to the Palace during the dedicated time slot for your visit. At the end of your guided tour you can go directly to the unaccompanied visit of the Palace.

You can buy tickets for a guided tour online or on site at the guided tour ticket office in the South Ministers' Wing (on the left of the Honour Courtyard).

Tickets purchased online can be presented in a printed version or a digital format on your phone. If you are entitled to free admission, go directly to the entrance of the place you want to visit (Entrance A of the Palace, entrance of the Grand Trianon etc.) with your proof of entitlement and proof of ID.

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Online booking:
To save time, buy your tickets online. You can then go with your ticket directly to Entrance A of the Palace, without going to the ticket office first.

NB: tickets purchased online do not grant priority admission.

Buying tickets on-site:

• To buy a Passport ticket or a Palace ticket, go to the ticket office located on the left of the Honour Courtyard in the South Ministers' Wing.
• To book a guided tour, go to the dedicated area in the South Ministers' Wing, on the right of the Honour Courtyard.
• To buy an “Estate of Trianon” ticket, go to the ticket desks at the Grand Trianon or the Petit Trianon.
• To buy a ticket for the Musical Fountains Show or Musical Gardens, go to one of the garden entrances: via the Princes' Courtyard or via the Queen's Gate from the Park.

A guide from the Palace of Versailles will reveal less well-known areas, including some that are not accessible during unaccompanied visits.
In addition, if you have booked a guided tour you will have direct access to the Palace at the dedicated time slot for your visit. At the end of your guided tour you can go directly to the unaccompanied visit of the Palace.

Tickets for guided tours cost €10 and must be purchased in addition to a Palace ticket or Passport ticket.

Guided tours are free for children under 10 years of age.

On days of Fountains Shows and Musical Gardens, there is a charge for access to the Gardens, except for children from 0 to 5 years old. The Passport tickets (€27 - €10 reduced rate* or €30) include the Musical Fountains Shows or the Musical Gardens. 

*If you benefit from free admission for the Palace and the Trianon Estate, the reduced rate of the Passport with timed entry (10 euros) allows access to the Fountains Shows or the Musical Gardens, and a priority access to the Palace (according to the schedule).

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