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Slow-mo MINI Train
bpacker
  • Updated By bpacker on November 17, 2004
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  • Slow mo train, Versailles - Versailles
    Slow mo train, Versailles
    by bpacker
    Since the Versailles is a huge place, you can't possibly cover the entire Chateau and the Gardens by foot unless you're a superhero. Well, mortals like us have 2 choices . The first option is to pay €5 to sit on a slow mo train with grannies and really young kids to see the Chateau, the Grand Canal and the Trianon Gardens.

    Read on to see the 2nd option if you think this option is a pain in the ***.

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    Le Petit Train
    mvtouring
  • Updated By mvtouring on October 22, 2008
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  • Versailles Transportation
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    The little train leaves from the back of the palace and it works like a hop-on, hop-off train. It is an easy way to get around the estate for those who are not so mobile or fit.

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    Phebus Versailles
    pieter_jan_v
  • By pieter_jan_v on December 25, 2004
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  • Phebus busstop - Versailles
    Phebus busstop
    by pieter_jan_v
    To get to Versailles you can take the 171 bus from Pont de Sèvres

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    By Car
    piccolina
  • By piccolina on October 6, 2003
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    Getting there by car ...
    Jerelis
  • By Jerelis on November 13, 2008
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  • My car (red one) on the huge parking lot. - Versailles
    My car (red one) on the huge
    parking lot.
    by Jerelis
    Versailles is several kilometers southwest of the city of Paris. To get there, you have several options. First of all a train reaches Versailles in 30 to 40 minutes. Three rail lines will get you to Versailles from Paris. Besides that you can take the number 171 bus from Paris.

    The third option is of course by car. I always like the excitement of driving a car in a different (huge) city. I stayed in Paris for the night and left for Versailles in the early morning just after breakfast. I took the Motorway A13 (direction Rouen) and saw the exit Versailles-Château almost immediately after leaving the city centre, and took it to get to Versailles. After that it is just a matter of following the sings. Like I said … I went by car from Paris to Versailles and had no troubles in getting there. The fine thing was that just outside the Palace there is a huge parking lot (Place d'Armes) where I could park my car on a payed parking spot. From that point on it was only a short walk to the Palace. I stayed for 12 hours and was charged €12.-, which is the price for an entire day. Not too bad to be honest!

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    Take the RER
    Pieter11
  • By Pieter11 on January 11, 2005
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  • Versailles Transportation
    by Pieter11
    If you want to go to Versailles from the city centre of Paris, don´t do difficult by taking the car, the train or what so ever. Take the RER, the regional metro. With this train you´ll reach Versailles in 40 minutes from the centre of Paris.

    Take the line C5: pay attention to the end destination. This has to be Versailles - Rive Gauche.

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    RER to Versailles...
    Aprl24
  • Updated By Aprl24 on August 25, 2007
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  • We boarded at this RER stop to get to Versailles. - Versailles
    We boarded at this RER
    stop to get to
    Versailles.
    by Aprl24
    Taking the RER out of Paris to Versailles is fairly simple. You want to take the "C" line to Versailles-Rive Gauche. It's the end of the line, so it's not hard to get lost. Just make sure you get on the train scheduled for Versailles-Rive Gauche, as there is also a different train on the "C" line stopping at Versailles-Chantier. The RER train station is only about 5-10 minutes away from the palace.

    Also - the RER is different from the metro. It's a little bit more difficult to navigate, but don't be afraid to ask a ticket agent for help. Even if they barely speak english or your language, they will be able to point you in the right direction.

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    By train
    piccolina
  • Updated By piccolina on October 6, 2003
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    VIP Card
    asianbelle
  • By asianbelle on May 26, 2006
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  • Versailles Card - Versailles
    Versailles Card
    by asianbelle

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  • Phone: +33 1 5390-2020
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    Train from Paris
    Goner
  • Updated By Goner on July 16, 2004
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  • A working fountain - Versailles
    A working fountain
    by Goner
    Take the RER train to Versailles-Rive Gauche (the C train from Paris), and a short walk brings you to the château, it's only 10 miles west of Paris.

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  • Phone: 30-84-74-00 and 39-50-55-12.
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