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By car
30 to 60 min
Cheapest
RER C, from €2.55
Private driver
from €120 per vehicle
Options
5 compared
Quick answer
Central Paris to Versailles is 22 km by road, 30 to 60 minutes by car depending on traffic. Cheapest option: RER C, from €2.55. Fastest door to door: Private driver, from 30 minutes. A private driver costs from €120 for the whole vehicle, door to door, with no change on the way.
| Option | Price | Time | Luggage | Door to door |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RER C1 | From €2.55per person | 60 to 90 min | Limited | No |
| Train from Montparnasse2 | From €2.55per person | 11 to 18 min | Limited | No |
| Taxi (metered)3Taxis run day and night | From €53per vehicle | 37 min | Easy | Yes |
| Uber (UberX)3Available day and night when drivers are nearby | From €35per vehicle | 37 min | Easy | Yes |
| Private driverSamantha Travels | From €120per vehicleabout €40 each for three | 30 to 60 min | Easy | Yes |
No change on the way.
From your door to the car and back out.
On request, fitted before you get in.
One V-Class with room for the luggage.
Licensed and professional.
Agreed before you travel, free cancellation up to 24 h before.
| You are | Best option | Why |
|---|---|---|
| With luggage or on a schedule | Private driver | Door to door, luggage handled |
| Families with children | Private driver | Child seats, luggage handled |
| Groups of up to 7 | Private driver | One vehicle, one price |
| Business travellers | Private driver | Quiet car, price agreed ahead |
| Travelling alone with light luggage | RER C | The lowest fare |
From €120
per vehicle · about €40 each for three
Included
Step 1 of 3
Your driver picks you up at the address you give us: your hotel entrance, your apartment door or a station exit. In streets where stopping is difficult, we agree on the exact spot with you on WhatsApp before the day.
Your driver drops you as close as possible to the palace gates on Place d'Armes, a short walk from the Cour d'Honneur where visitors enter. Tell us your entry time when you book so that we plan the drive around it.
Give us the full address of your hotel, not only its name: several Paris hotels share similar names. Many central streets are pedestrian or closed to through traffic. When your door cannot be reached by car, we agree on the closest pickup point with you on WhatsApp before the day. Traffic is heaviest on weekday mornings and evenings, on the ring road and the motorways out of Paris: plan a margin at those times. Inside the city, a Metro-Train-RER ticket costs €2.55 in 2026, but it is not valid to or from the airports, which need the €14 Paris Region Airports ticket.
The palace and the Trianon are open every day except Mondays, and closed on 25 December, 1 January and 1 May. The palace opens at 9am and closes at 6.30pm in high season, 5.30pm in low season; last entry is 45 minutes before closing. Book a Passport ticket with a timed entry: it gives access to the whole estate, the Trianon included, and to the palace within half an hour of your time slot. On busy days, aim for the 9am opening. Large bags and suitcases are not allowed inside: leave them at your hotel. The estate is large. The Trianon is about 30 minutes on foot from the palace, or 20 minutes by the little train or an electric car. Bus 171 from Pont de Sèvres (metro line 9) also stops at the palace, about 30 minutes without traffic.
Your palace entry is booked for a set time: the RER C takes 1 to 1.5 hours from most Paris addresses once you add the walk at each end, and only trains bound for Versailles Château Rive Gauche stop near the palace. Large bags and suitcases are not allowed inside. A private driver picks you up at your hotel and drops you on Place d'Armes, opposite the palace gates. Want to add the Trianon, the gardens or lunch in town? Book a driver by the hour and keep the car for the day.
With time and comfortable shoes, the RER C to Versailles Château Rive Gauche is the cheapest way, at €2.55 a ticket. For a timed palace entry, a family or a day that also takes in the Trianon and the gardens, a private driver is the easier choice: picked up at your hotel and dropped opposite the palace gates, with Samantha Travels for €120 for the whole car. Booked by the hour, your driver can also wait for you and take you on to lunch or back to Paris.
By car, the journey from Central Paris to Versailles takes 30 minutes off-peak and up to 60 minutes at rush hour, as observed by our chauffeurs on this route.
Cheapest option: RER C, from €2.55. A private driver costs from €120 for the whole vehicle, door to door.
Fastest door to door: Private driver, from 30 minutes. By car, allow 30 to 60 minutes depending on traffic.
Yes. Direct, with no change: Train from Montparnasse, from 11 minutes, with fares from €2.55.
Yes. Uber (UberX) runs late at night, from €35. A private driver is available 24/7 when booked in advance, so a late landing or an early departure does not depend on the last train.
Taxi from Paris to Versailles: from €53. A private driver costs from €120 for the whole vehicle, booked in advance.
A private transfer from Paris to Versailles with Samantha Travels costs from €120 for the whole vehicle, one way. Your driver takes you door to door in 30 to 60 minutes, depending on traffic.
For one traveller with a small bag, RER C costs less, from €2.55 per person. With luggage, children or a group, yes: €120 for the whole vehicle, about €40 each for three travellers, and a ride from your door with no change.
Written by Samantha. Each price and journey time comes from the sources below, with the date it was checked. Drive times are the range our chauffeurs observe on this route, off-peak and at rush hour.
