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Versailles

The Sun King's Palace, Its Gardens and the Trianons

1 dayIdeal stay₹11,720From / night₹2,980Food / day₹3,730Entry

The palace Louis XIV built round his father's hunting lodge, seat of the French court until the Revolution: the Hall of Mirrors and the King's and Queen's state apartments, the Royal Chapel, Le Nôtre's formal gardens and fountains, the Grand and Petit Trianon, and Marie-Antoinette's hamlet. The palace is shut on Mondays and needs a timed ticket; non-EU visitors pay €35 for the Passport (palace, Trianon estate and gardens) in high season. RER C trains from central Paris take about 40 minutes on an ordinary €2.55 Métro-Train-RER ticket, and Transilien trains run from Montparnasse and Saint-Lazare, so most visitors come for the day. A night in the town puts you at the gates at opening, before the tour coaches, and leaves the evening for the old town and its market square.

Highlights

Hall of Mirrors
King's Grand Apartment and the Royal Chapel
Gardens and fountain shows
Grand Trianon and Petit Trianon
Marie-Antoinette's Hamlet
Rowing boat or bike by the Grand Canal
Notre-Dame market in the old town

Things to do

Palace of Versailles: Hall of Mirrors and the state apartments (timed ticket)Morning · 3h
Gardens and fountains of VersaillesAfternoon · 2h
Grand Trianon, Petit Trianon and Marie-Antoinette's HamletAfternoon · 2h 30m
Bike or rowing boat by the Grand CanalAfternoon · 1h 30m
Notre-Dame market and the old town of VersaillesMorning · 1h 30m

Tours & tickets

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When to go

Best time: April – June, September – October

Getting there

Fly into Paris (CDG), 18 km away

Then: Transfer · 36m (Taxi or booked car, per vehicle)

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Flights from India

From Delhifrom ₹34,000
From Mumbaifrom ₹36,000
From Chennai (1 stop)from ₹32,000
From Hyderabad (1 stop)from ₹32,000
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From Kochi (1 stop)from ₹32,000

Fly into Nice (NCE), 690 km away

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Flights from India

From Delhi (1 stop)from ₹36,000
From Mumbai (1 stop)from ₹37,000
From Bengaluru (1 stop)from ₹40,000

Fares from India: one way, per person; typical fares, not live prices.

Entry rules

Your passport

Visa needed before you fly for up to 90 days, about ₹9,590

Apply for a Schengen short-stay (type C) visa on france-visas.gouv.fr, up to six months and at least 15 days before you fly; 4-8 weeks ahead is safest in summer and December.
Book an appointment at a VFS Global France centre in India and go in person to give fingerprints and a photo (not needed again for 59 months). Pay the €90 visa fee (€45 for children aged 6-11, free under 6) plus VFS's service charge.
Allow about 15 days for a decision, up to 45 in peak season. Track it online; VFS returns the passport.
If you have used two Schengen visas lawfully in the last three years, ask for a multiple-entry visa: under the EU's cascade for Indian nationals you can get two years, then five.
Did you study in France for at least a semester, with a master's degree or higher? Ask for France's five-year alumni short-stay visa.
At the first Schengen border, register your fingerprints and photo in the Entry/Exit System (EES). Stay no more than 90 days in any 180 across all Schengen countries.

Carry: Passport valid at least three months beyond the day you leave the Schengen area, issued within the last ten years, with two blank pages; France-Visas application form (printed) and two recent passport photos; Return flight booking and hotel bookings (or an invitation) for the whole stay; Travel medical insurance covering at least €30,000, valid in all Schengen countries; Bank statements for the last three to six months, and recent income-tax returns; Employer's leave letter or proof of business; for students, a letter from the school; A short covering letter with your day-by-day itinerary; For children: birth certificate and both parents' consent if not travelling with both.

One Schengen visa covers France and 28 other countries, but a multi-country trip should apply through the country where you spend the most nights. Book the VFS appointment early: slots for June-August and December go weeks ahead. The ETIAS travel authorisation does not apply to visa holders.

Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.

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