Versailles Palace Tickets: Which One to Choose

In short. For most visitors the best choice is the ticket with palace, gardens and the Trianon estate, which opens the whole domain. Choose gardens only if you just want to walk, a guided tour if you want the rooms explained, and a package with transport if you would rather not think about the trains.

Which ticket fits your day?

Here is a simple rule. If you go on your own, take the ticket with gardens and the Trianon estate, from €22. It covers the palace, the gardens, the Grand Trianon, the Petit Trianon and the Queen’s Hamlet, and you get a map to download.

If you have already seen the rooms, or you only want a long walk among the fountains, the gardens-only ticket (from €15) is enough. If you want to understand the rooms, take a guided tour. For a day with no train planning, choose a package with transport from Paris. And if you only have one day in the region, there are combined days with the Eiffel Tower or the Musée d’Orsay.

Entry with gardens and the Trianon

This is the complete visit, and the one most people book. You walk through the Hall of Mirrors and the royal apartments, then go down into the gardens and, in the afternoon, on to the Trianon. The Trianon is a change of pace after the palace: the Petit Trianon, which Louis XVI gave to Marie Antoinette in 1774, and the little village she ordered in 1783.

The ticket arrives on your phone, in your language, as soon as you book. Choose your day with care: the cancellation terms are shown on the card before you book.

Gardens only

The gardens-only ticket (from €15) is for walkers. It comes with the app of the gardens and, on show days, it includes the Musical Fountains Show. The palace and the Trianon are not included.

In 2026 the show played on Saturdays and Sundays from 4 April to 1 November, plus Tuesdays from 5 May to 30 June, and on Saturday evenings from 6 June to 19 September there was a night show. The calendar changes every year, so we update this page when the new dates come out. From November to March the gardens are free to enter on ordinary days.

Guided tours

A guide takes you through the rooms in the right order and tells you who lived in each one. There are three kinds.

• The short tour (from €75, 1 hour 30 minutes). It has reserved entry to the palace, a live guide and a headset, in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese or Spanish. Afterwards you walk the gardens, the Trianon and the Queen’s Hamlet on your own. You can cancel up to 24 hours before.
• The guided tour (from €65), with a live guide.
• The guided tour with transport from Paris (from €79), so the journey is taken care of.

If it is your first visit and you have a limited time, the short tour is the best balance: you learn the story, then you are free.

Packages with transport from Paris

Do you want to arrive without checking timetables? Two packages do the work for you.

The entry ticket with round-trip transport (from €89) includes timed entry to the palace, the Trianon, the Queen’s Hamlet, the gardens and the audio guide app. A guide is not included. The guided visit with a train from Paris (from €89, about 3 hours of tour, in English) includes timed entry, a guide and the round-trip train, and you can stay on after the tour to explore. Meet 15 minutes early. You can cancel up to 24 hours before the time slot.

Combined days

If Versailles is your only free day, a combined day fits more in. The day with the Musée d’Orsay (from €189, about 9 hours) includes entry to both, the guided tour of the palace, a round trip from Paris and a photo stop at the Eiffel Tower. The small-group day with the Eiffel Tower (from €99, about 8 hours) includes a round-trip train. The Eiffel Tower is visited without a lift, and the guided tour inside it is not included.

For something different, the sidecar option (about 3 hours 30 minutes, with an audio guide) takes you to the palace by motorcycle sidecar. It is a special treat rather than the usual choice.

The time slot for the palace

Everyone needs a time slot to enter the palace, including visitors with free entry. From April to October, entry is only guaranteed with an online booking. With an online ticket you can go in within half an hour of the time on it. Pick a morning slot if you can: if yours is the last of the day, you will not see the whole palace. The gardens and the Trianon do not have a slot.

When to go

Arrive around 9am, when the palace opens, or in the late afternoon. In a full day the best order is the rooms in the morning, the gardens next and the Trianon in the afternoon (it opens at noon). On a short visit, walk the gardens first and keep the palace for later in the day.

The palace and the Trianon are closed on Mondays, 1 January, 1 May and 25 December. The gardens and the park stay open on Mondays. You can read the full schedule on the opening hours page.

Choose your visit

Short on time? Take the short guided tour. Walking only? Take the gardens ticket. Want everything? Take the ticket with gardens and the Trianon, and read our visit tips and our guide to what to see before you go. The tickets page shows every option with the live price.