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Paris to Versailles by train or road
About 20 km. The private car is fastest at 36 min; the train is cheapest, from ₹270 per person.
Versailles to ParisFastest
Private car
Taxi or booked car, per vehicle
36 min door to door
Cheapest
Train
RER C, or Transilien N / L
from ₹270 per person
Best value
Train
RER C, or Transilien N / L
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | RER C, or Transilien N / L | 48 min | ₹270per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Private car | Taxi or booked car, per vehicle | 36 min | ₹4,790–₹8,520per car (up to 4) | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
- Train, RER C, or Transilien N / L: RER C from Saint-Michel, Musée d'Orsay or Champ de Mars to Versailles Château Rive Gauche takes about 40 minutes; Transilien N from Montparnasse reaches Versailles-Chantiers in about 15, a 20-minute walk from the palace. One Métro-Train-RER ticket covers it.
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Train · RER C, or Transilien N / L | ₹540 | ₹1,080 |
| Private car · Taxi or booked car, per vehicle | ₹4,790–₹8,520 | ₹4,790–₹8,520 |
Once you’re in Versailles
- Best time: April – June, September – October
- Typical stay: 1 day
- November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (April – June, September – October). Nothing in our data flags November as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.
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