How long to get to Versailles?

How long does it take to get to Versailles?

What%26#39;s the best way to get there?

How long should we plan to stay?

Is there something else we could incorporate on our trip to Versailles?

Thanks a bunch!!!

|||

Please forgive that I am working off memory:

The RER out of Gare St. Lazare (I recall) will get you to Versailles in about 45 minutes or so. It is a short walk from the train station to the gates of Versailles. Plan on a long morning or afternoon, depending on your tolerance for opulance (mine is limited).

Perhaps others can respond as to addtional activities in the area.

|||

The bus from Pont Sevres takes about 25 minutes, number 171

|||

RER %26#39;C-5%26#39; ligne trains (heading in the direction of VERSAILLES-Rive Gauche...any train with a %26#39;..V xxx..%26#39; designatior...train frequency to and from Versailles-RG is approx .1-every -15 mins, during most of the day and evening) from any of the %26#39;C-5%26#39; ligne%26#39;s stations located along the Left Bank (Saint Michel-Motre Dame...Musée d%26#39; Orsay...Invalides...Pomt de l%26#39; Alma...Champ de Mars-Tour Eiffel...you must be careful to board only a %26#39;C-5%26#39;..%26#39;V xxx%26#39; train...or switch to one before Champ de Mars-Tour Eiffel...or risk an unintended visit to Pontoise). Depending on which station you board the %26#39;C-5%26#39; train, the travel time to the end-of-the-line, at VERSAILLES-Rive Gauche will be 40-47 mins. Then perhaps an 8-10 minute stroll from the station up the the gates of the chateau (just follow the crowd). As a general rule, it should probably take between 60-75 mins. from your hotel lobby or apartment in central Paris to the entrance gates of Chateau de Versailles.

As previously noted, you may also access Versailles via a SNCF / TER train from PARIS-Gare Saint Lazare...but these trains take you to VERSAILLES-Chantiers and it takes a bit more time to walk to the chateau from this station....and won%26#39;t provide quite the same convenience to various %26#39;..connecting..%26#39; Metro lignes and bus routes.

|||

The RER C train is convenient and safe. From central Paris (single digit ARR) the RER C line Versailles-Rive Gauche train is approx 40 min ride with a 5 minute walk. BUT from the same RER C train station, the opposite direction VERSAILLES-Chantier train is a common mistake for the uninformed tourist, taking 45-60 min with 30 min walk.

I thinks it%26#39;s best to go in the AM, as close to opening as poss leaving Paris between 8-9. You can tour the chateau, with plenty of time for lunch, MA Hamlet area, and gardens. You should plan on staying til 3-4 pm.

The town of Versailles is often overlooked, and there are many restaurants if you would like to stay for an early dinner.

T

|||

-:- Message from TripAdvisor staff -:-

This topic was inactive for 6 months and has been closed to new posts. We hope you'll join the conversation by posting to an open topic or starting a new one.

To review the TripAdvisor Forums Posting Guidelines, please follow this link: http://www.tripadvisor.com/pages/forums_posting_guidelines.html

We remove posts that do not follow our posting guidelines, and we reserve the right to remove any post for any reason.

Removed on: 5:36 am, August 20, 2009