All about the Versailles Fountains and Gardens

Reserved entry to the Palace at your selected time with the flexibility to explore at your own pace.

• Everything you get: Step into the opulence of Versailles with timed entry to the Palace and explore the lavish Grand King's Apartment, the iconic Hall of Mirrors, and ongoing exhibitions.
• Wander through the vast Versailles Park, and from November to March, enjoy complimentary access to the Gardens.
• Why choose this: A self-paced exploration allows great flexibility in building your itinerary. Spend time on what interests you—history, art, or architecture.
• Upgrades: Extend your experience and explore beyond the main palace by upgrading to a passport ticket, granting access to the Trianon Estate—the royals’ private residences set apart as a retreat from Versailles’ grandeur, offering a glimpse into their lives beyond official duties.
• Visiting between April and October? Catch a fountain or musical show in the Gardens, a stunning choreography of Baroque music and water displays.

Inclusions

• Timed entry to the palace

• Access to the Trianon Estate (as per option selected)

• Access to the musical gardens & fountain shows (as per option selected)

• Tea at Ore restaurant (as per option selected)

• Round-trip transfers from Paris (as per option selected)

Exclusions

• Live guide

• Access to the King's Private Apartments

What's not allowed

• Re-entry upon leaving the Palace and Garden premises.
• Animals in the palace, gardens, and Trianon Estate.
• Weapons and sharp objects.

Accessibility

• Lifts for all levels of the Versailles Palace.
• Flat benches are available to sit on in reception and museum areas.
• Guide dogs are allowed upon presentation of proof.
• Toilet facilities around the palace.
• Restaurants are accessible.

Additional information

• Access includes iconic spots like the Hall of Mirrors, the King’s Grand Apartment, and the Gallery of Battles.
• The Estate of Trianon opens at 12pm daily and covers the Grand Trianon, Petit Trianon, their gardens, and the Queen’s Hamlet.
• Entry is free for visitors under 18, and for EU residents under 26. Even if eligible for free admission, booking a time slot online is mandatory. Please ensure you select the free time-slot option during checkout.
• Your final tickets will be emailed to you 1 day before the selected date.
• For information on the Musical Fountains Show and Musical Gardens, click here.
• Valuable items and clothing cannot be deposited in left luggage.
• Left luggage items should be collected at the end of the visit, before 6pm in the high season (April to October) and until 5pm in the low season (November to March).
• Optionally, enjoy a cup of coffee or tea with a delicious cookie at the Ore Ducasse restaurant.

Elevate your Versailles visit with expert-led tours that bring stories to life while ensuring you see all the must-visit highlights.

• Everything you get: Skip-the-ticket-line and enter through a separate entrance with your expert multilingual guide. As you walk through the Palace and its iconic spaces, learn about its history and architecture.
• After, stroll through the French-style gardens designed by André Le Nôtre or the expansive Park featuring the Grand Canal and the Lake of the Swiss Guards.
• Why choose this: A deeper dive into the Versailles Palace's history, architecture, and role in World War I and the French Revolution, brought to life with expert storytelling.
• Upgrades: Explore beyond the main palace by upgrading to a passport ticket, granting access to the Trianon Estate—the royals’ private residences set apart as a retreat from Versailles’ grandeur, offering a glimpse into their lives beyond official duties.
• Visiting between April and October? Catch a fountain or musical show in the Gardens, a stunning choreography of Baroque music and water displays.
• Extend your experience with an exclusive guided tour of the King's Private Apartments, designed for intimate use and accessible only with a guide. Here, Louis XVI welcomed Benjamin Franklin in 1778, and Mozart performed a private concert in 1763.

Inclusions

• 90-minute guided tour of the palace

• 90-minute guided tour of the estate (as per option selected)

• 90-minute guided tour of the King's private apartment (as per option selected)

• Professional English/French/Italian-speaking guide

• Access to the gardens with the Fountain or Musical show (Apr to Oct only) (as per the option selected)

Exclusions

• Transportation

Inclusions

• Skip-the-line entry to the Palace of Versailles (full-day or half-day tour)

• Hosted access

• Round-trip bus transfers from Paris

• Audio guide in up to 11 languages

• Access to Musical Gardens/ Fountain Shows on days available

• Exclusive Headout Versailles Palace Visitor's Guide

Exclusions

• Guided tour of the Palace of Versailles

• Access to Marie Antoinette's Estate of Trianon

Elevate your estate visit with exclusive access to the private chambers of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

• Everything you get: Led by a multilingual expert guide, step inside the otherwise restricted King's Private Apartments, an intimate space featuring a suite of rooms belonging to the last two kings of Versailles. Depending on the tour day, you can either visit the Royal Chapel or the Royal Opera (decided by your guide), each a grand construction from the early 18th century.

• Post the tour, enjoy a self-guided visit to the palace.

• Why choose this: Most tours don't include access to the King's Private Apartments—this one does. Step beyond the grand halls for a rare look at royal life behind closed doors.

Inclusions

• Skip-the-line passport tickets

• 90-minute guided tour of the King's private apartment

• Official Versailles multilingual guide

• Exclusive access to either the Royal Opera or the Royal Chapel

• Small group tour of 20 or fewer

Exclusions

• Guided tour of the Versailles Palace

10 Parisian sights & a round-trip to the Palace of Versailles in one cost-saving combo.

• See top sights in Paris with a hop-on hop-off pass and dive into the history of Versailles Palace with this super-saver combo.
• Get a 1/2/3-day unlimited hop-on hop-off pass and explore 10 top attractions flexibly, as buses arrive every 10 to 15 minutes.
• Learn more about Parisian history from a 10-language audio guide. Your kids also get access to bilingual, child-friendly audio commentary.
• Set off on a round-trip shuttle to the Palace of Versailles, and wander through lush gardens, portrait halls, and centuries of French royal history.
• Make use of an interactive map & a multilingual audio guide to make your way through the 2,000 rooms of the palace.

Inclusions Paris Hop-on Hop-off

• 1/2/3-day unlimited hop-on hop-off tour

• Access to Blue Route

• Audio guide in French, English, Spanish, Italian, German, Japanese, Brazilian, Chinese, Russian, and Arabic

• Children’s audio guide in English and French

• Free Wi-Fi and complimentary headphones

• Mobile app with a detailed map and live bus tracking

Versailles Palace

• Entry to the Palace of Versailles

• Round-trip shuttle to Versailles

• Access to the Palace, the Park, the Gardens, and the estate of Trianon

• Audio guide in French, English, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, and Korean

Paris Hop-on Hop-off

City Highlights Tour (Blue Route)

Flexibly explore major attractions in Paris, like the Eiffel Tower and Louvre Museum, over 1/2/3 days on this hop-on hop-off tour.

Popular stops: Opéra Garnier, Notre Dame Cathedral, Champs Elysées

Versailles Palace Shuttle Service

• Departure to Versailles: 12:30pm from Stop 1 (Printemps/Galerie Lafayette)
• Departure to Paris: 5:30pm from Stop 1 (Printemps/Galerie Lafayette)

Guests are requested to arrive 15 minutes before the departure time.

The shuttle service does not operate on Mondays.

Paris Hop-on Hop-off

• The buses are wheelchair and pram/stroller accessible.
• Your guide dogs are welcome on the buses.

Versailles Palace

• The palace is wheelchair and pram/stroller accessible. However, the shuttle service between Paris & Versailles is not wheelchair accessible.

Step into Marie-Antoinette's fairytale world of rustic cottages and luxuriant gardens.

• Everything you get: Skip the ticket line and step into the grand Versailles Palace for an expert-led guided tour; listen to stories of what makes the Hall of Mirrors iconic beyond its interiors and how Versailles lost its seat of power during the French Revolution.

• Head towards the Queen's quarters for a guided tour of the Petit Trianon, Queen's Hamlet and the surrounding ornamental gardens. These spaces were the queen's getaway, built to her liking—rural architecture, a fully functional farm with a lake.

• Why choose this: A closer look at Marie Antoinette’s life—her pursuit of a simple life despite being the Queen of France.

Inclusions

• Timed entry tickets to the Palace with skip-the-line access
• Expert English-speaking guide
• Round-trip transfers from central Paris in an air-conditioned vehicle
• Access to the Gardens during the fountain and musical shows
• Self-guided visit to the Trianon Estate

Exclusions

• Hotel pick up and drop-off

Easy transfers from Paris & explore Versailles your way—self or guided.

• Everything you get: Travel comfortably in an air-conditioned coach from Paris to Versailles and enter the Palace with timed entry tickets.

• Explore the grandeur of Versailles—from the iconic Hall of Mirrors to the lavish Grand King's Apartment, and ongoing exhibitions.

• Enjoy complimentary access to the French formal Gardens between November and March, and wander through the sprawling verdant Park—perfect for a picnic.

• Why choose this: Skip planning the travel logistics and only focus on crafting the perfect itinerary!

• Upgrades: Enhance your visit with a guided tour of the Palace, covering key sights with expert insights.

• Choose a small group tour (15 guests) for a more intimate, interactive experience.

Inclusions

• Skip-the-line entry to the palace

• Round-trip bus transfers from the Eiffel Tower

• English-speaking professional guide (as per option selected)

• Access to the entire estate (as per option selected)

• Small-group guided tour (as per option selected)

Get priority access to explore Versailles’ private royal retreats, beyond the Palace.

• Everything you get: Skip the wait with priority access tickets and follow the audio guide/interactive map on the official Versailles app, Chateau de Versailles, to explore the Grand Trianon, Petit Trianon, the Queen's Hamlet, and the gardens.

• Why choose this: Visiting the Trianon Estate reveals the royals’ private world beyond their official duties—their daily lives, personal interests, and leisure spaces like the billiards room, games room, and farm.

Inclusions

• Skip-the-line tickets to the Trianon Estate, after noon

• Temporary exhibitions held in the Grand Trianon

• The Coach Gallery, from 12:30pm

Exclusions

• Access to the Versailles Palace

• Shows at the Palace's garden

One ticket, two iconic sites—unlock a special discount to explore France's iconic museum and royal legacy.

• Everything you get: Save up to 2 hours of waiting at both, the Louvre Museum and the Versailles Palace, with timed entry tickets.
• At the Louvre, access Musée Eugène-Delacroix which houses his masterpiece, Liberty Leading the People, and the remaining 35,000 pieces including the Mona Lisa. To help you navigate the vastness, a multilingual audio guide is available with your ticket.
• At the Versailles Palace, gain access to the entire estate—Palace, Trianon Estate, and shows at the Gardens, with your passport ticket.
• Wander through the iconic Hall of Mirrors in the Palace; explore the royals' retreat homes at the Trianon Estate to see how royals lived beyond their official duties; and if you're visiting between April and October, enjoy a mesmerizing fountain show set to Baroque music set in the Gardens.
• Why choose this: Experience the hearts of French art and architecture in one combo. Avoid the hassle of multiple bookings and long wait lines with timed access to both landmarks.

Inclusions Louvre Museum

• Timed access entry ticket

• Access to temporary exhibitions

• Free admission to the Musée Eugène-Delacroix

• Audio guide available in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Polish & Japanese

Palace of Versailles

• Passport ticket (access to the palace + estate + garden shows)

• Entry to the temporary exhibitions

Louvre Museum

• There is no priority access to the temporary exhibitions inside the Louvre. If you miss your scheduled time slot, you must join the line for regular ticket holders.
• The visit routes will be signposted, with no possible backtracking to avoid crossing flows. Additionally, re-entry is not allowed after you leave the venue.
• The venue is wheelchair and pram/stroller accessible.
• Entry to the venue will be free on July 14 owing to Independence Day in France.
• Please note that printed tickets are required to enter the venue.

Versailles Palace

• Re-entry upon leaving the Palace and Garden premises is not allowed.
• Animals are not permitted in the palace, gardens, and Trianon Estate.
• Avoid carrying weapons and sharp objects.
• Valuable items and clothing cannot be deposited in left luggage.
• For information on the Musical Fountains Show and Musical Gardens, click here.
• Left luggage items should be collected at the end of the visit, before 6pm in the high season (April to October) and until 5pm in the low season (November to March).