FAQ

The Palace and Estate of Versailles are open. In compliance with government regulations, health precautions and measures to control numbers have been put in place.

Consult all the measures implemented on the page dedicated to the 2020 visiting conditions. 

You can get the "1 year in Versailles" card: 

• Online
• On site: at the North Ministers' Wing, Tuesday to Sunday from 9am to 5pm.
• By telephone: Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm on 01 30 83 76 20
• By post: download the form and send it, together with your photo and cheque made out to the EPV's Accounting Officer, to the following address
  • Château de Versailles
    Service abonnement
    RP834 - 78008 Versailles Cedex

Would you like to offer a subscription? Buy a "1 year at Versailles" box set.

The gardens:

In high season (from April to late October), from Tuesday to Sunday, admission to the gardens is charged on Musical Fountains Show and Musical Gardens. There are two options for visiting them:
 

• Purchase a 1- or 2-day Passport ticket or a Passport ticket with timed entry, which grant admission to the whole Estate of Versailles
• Purchase a Musical Fountains Show or Musical Gardens ticket to visit the gardens only. They are available for sale online or on site at the entrance to the gardens: via the Princes' Courtyard from the Palace or via the Queen's Gate from the Park.

On Musical Fountains Show and Muscial Gardens days, admission is only free for children under 6 years old.

If you are entitled to free admission to the Palace and Estate of Trianon, you can purchase a concessions Passport ticket with timed entry (€10 - presentation of proof of entitlement required) granting priority admission to the Palace (according to the booked time). This ticket includes admission to the Musical Fountains Show and the Musical Gardens.

In low season (from November to late March), admission to the gardens is free for all visitors every day.

The park:
Admission to the Park of Versailles is free for pedestrians and bikes, there is a fee for vehicles: €3 for motorbikes, €12 for cars and €30 for buses (12 or more seats).
Vehicles displaying a European disabled parking permit are granted free admission upon presentation of proof of disability.

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.

View all the tickets available here

• 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 North Minister's Wing (on the right of the Honour Courtyard).

Tickets purchased online can be presented in a printed version or a digital format on your phone. Visitors eligible for free admission must book a time slot via the online ticketing platform.

Every ticket in one look

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.

You can present tickets purchased online in a printed version or a digital format on your phone.

You can also have your own personal guide on your phone by downloading our mobile app which includes an audioguide here.

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).

Fountains shows offer in one look