Palace of Versailles: Skip-the-Line Ticket + Multilingual Guided Tour

About this tour

Step straight past the entrance queue into the Palace of Versailles, the former seat of the French monarchy just southwest of Paris, with a guide leading you through the rooms that matter most. You'll see the Hall of Mirrors, the royal State Apartments where Louis XIV and his court lived, and the Baroque chapel, then have time for the formal gardens and Marie Antoinette's estate. The tour is offered in several languages. Plan on roughly three hours, and wear comfortable shoes, since the grounds are vast.

Highlights

• See the Hall of Mirrors, the long gallery lined with mirrors and chandeliers where the 1919 peace treaty was signed.
• Walk through the royal State Apartments, each room filled with period art and furnishings.
• Explore the formal gardens with their fountains, sculptures, and clipped lawns.
• Visit Marie Antoinette's estate, including the Petit Trianon and her rustic Queen's Hamlet.
• Stand in the room Louis XIV built for the French court he moved to Versailles in 1682.
• Take in gardens laid out by Andre Le Notre, with geometric paths leading down to the Grand Canal.

Places You Will Visit

Planning Your Visit: Rooms, Getting There, and Opening Hours

Versailles is far larger than the main palace, so it helps to know the layout before you arrive. Inside the chateau you move through a sequence of grand rooms, the Hall of Mirrors with its ceiling paintings, the State Apartments once lived in by the royal family, and the Chapel of Versailles, a high Baroque space. Outside, the formal gardens stretch out with fountains, sculptures, and tucked-away groves, and at the far end sits Marie Antoinette's estate, with the Petit Trianon and the Queen's Hamlet.

The palace is in Place d'Armes, 78000 Versailles, southwest of central Paris. The simplest route is the RER C train to Versailles Chateau Rive Gauche, then about a 10-minute walk. You can also take an SNCF train from Gare Montparnasse to Versailles Chantiers, or a bus from Pont de Sevres on Metro Line 9. Hours vary by area: the Palace, including the Hall of Mirrors, runs 09:00 to 17:30 with last admission at 16:45, closed Mondays and on January 1, May 1, and December 25. The Trianon estate opens later, 12:00 to 17:30, closed the same days. The Gardens and Park are open daily 08:00 to 18:00, weather permitting, with some groves limited in the low season.

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Local time 1:54 AM, UTC+02:00

Available Days / Times

• Monday
• Tuesday : 09:10, 10:45, 11:45, 13:45
• Wednesday : 09:10, 10:45, 11:45, 13:45, 14:45
• Thursday : 09:10, 10:45, 11:45, 13:45, 14:45
• Friday : 09:10, 10:45, 11:45, 12:45, 13:45, 14:45
• Saturday : 09:10, 10:45, 11:45, 12:45, 13:45, 14:45
• Sunday : 09:10, 10:45, 11:45, 12:45, 13:45, 14:45

Last updated: Oct 22, 2026