* From Paris to Versailles-Rive Gauge on RER Line C5

To get from central Paris to Versailles, take the RER train on the C line to Versailles-Rive Gauge station. Not all trains go to Versailles-Rive Gauge station – use only trains with the train name starting with a “V” or bearing the line number C5. (Lines C7 and C8 stop at the far less convenient Versailles-Chantiers station – see below.)

From Versailles-Rive Gauge station to the Palace of Versailles is an easy five-minute stroll – follow the signs (or the crowds!).

The RER line C5 stops in central Paris at amongst others the following left-bank stations: Champ de Mars – Tour Eiffel, Pont de l'Alma, Invalides, Musée d'Orsay, St-Michel – Notre-Dame, Gare d'Austerlitz, and Bibliothèque François Mitterrand.


* Checking schedules is hardly necessary. The RER C5 line connects downtown Paris and Versailles up to four times per hour in just over half an hour.

The return fee from Paris to Versailles on the RER is around €6. However, a better deal is often the Forfaits Loisirs Château de Versailles, which includes transportation on the RER as well as all admission fees at the Estate of Versailles. It is around €22 (€26 on weekends) and is available from RER stations on the C line.

The Forfaits Loisirs Château de Versailles is only available for adults – children under 18 enjoy free admission to sights at the Estate of Versailles.