Palace of Versailles (aka Chateau de Versailles) is a huge palace compound which is build since 1664. It comprise of the French garden, the Grand Palace, Trianon Palaces and Marie-Antoinette's hamlet.
I would advise you to buy your tickets at its website and print out the electronic ticket so as to save time queuing to buy tickets. When you reach the palace, head straight for entrance A with your ticket
Transport: Versailles Chateau Rive
Gauche RER C, 1hr from Paris city center
Walk to the Palace
of Versailles (10 mins)
*€3.25 for one way RER ticket, Versailles is
outside zone 3, cannot use Paris metro ticket
Cost: €18, passport
Hours: Palace of Versailles: 9am to 6:30pm
Grand Apartments of the King
and Queen, hall of Mirrors, Chapel (visible from the vestibule of the Chapel),
Louis XIV Rooms, gallery of Battles, apartments of Mesdames, Palace History
gallery
Trianon palaces
and Marie-Antoinette's hamlet: noon to
6:30pm
Grand Trianon, Petit Trianon,
gardens, Chapel, French Pavilion, Queen’s Theatre (from the vestibule), Temple
of Love, Grotto, English Garden, Dairy, Queen’s Hamlet.
French gardens: 8am
to 8:30pm
The park is open
from 7am to 8:30pm
Due
to crowding from 10am to 3pm, especially on weekends and Tuesdays, we advise
you to visit the Grand Apartments either at 9am or after 3pm in order to get
more enjoyment out of visiting the Hall of Mirrors and these exceptional
spaces. Think about going to the Trianon palaces and Marie-Antoinette's hamlet
at noon to discover a more rustic and intimate aspect of Versailles.
