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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Unaccompanied visit of the Palace:

Visitors to the Palace must book in advance and select a specific time slot. We highly recommend that visitors pre-book their tickets online.  Once you have booked your ticket online and printed it, go directly with your ticket to Entrance A of the Palace.

Visitors eligible for free admission must pre-book online. If this is not possible, they may book a time slot directly at the South Minister Wing. 

Unaccompanied visit of the Estate of Trianon:
Go directly to the Grand Trianon entrance or the Petit Trianon entrance with your ticket.

Visiting the gardens:
Admission to the gardens is included in the Passport ticket.

NB: On Musical Fountains Show and Musical Gardens days, free admission to the gardens is only granted to children from 0 to 5 years old.

If you are entitled to free admission to the Palace and the Estate of Trianon, the concessionary Passport ticket with timed entry (€10) grants priority admission to the Palace (according to the booked time) for non-EU residents between the ages of 6 and 17 and EU residents between the ages of 6 and 25 (upon presentation of proof of eligibility at the ticket barriers). It also includes admission to the Musical Fountains Show and the Musical Gardens.

For admission to the gardens only, you can also buy tickets for the Musical Fountains Sho and the Musical Gardens online or at the entrance to the Gardens: via the Princes' Courtyard from the Palace or via the Queen's Gate from the Park.



Guided tours:
The guided tours reception at the Palace is located in the South Minister Wing (on the left of the Honour Courtyard).
If you have booked a guided tour via the online ticket office, check where the tour starts and go directly to the indicated location.

The following means of payment are accepted at the ticket desks:

• Cash
• Bank cheques payable in France
• EMV, JCB and AMEX debit/credit cards
• French “chèques vacances” 
• Traveller's cheques

Ticket desks are located in the South Ministers' Wing and at the Entrances to the Grand Trianon and Petit Trianon. 

The only means of payment accepted on the online ticket office, is the following debit/credit cards: Visa, Mastercard, E-carte Bleue, EMV, JCB and AMEX.

Find out more about conditions for free admission and concessions.