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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
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Versailles to Central Paris 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 €56per vehicle | 39 min | Easy | Yes |
| Uber (UberX)3Available day and night when drivers are nearby | From €35per vehicle | 39 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
After your visit, your driver picks you up at the meeting point we agree on near the palace or at your address in Versailles. Message us on WhatsApp when you are ready to leave.
Your driver takes you to the door of your hotel or address and helps you with your luggage. If the street is closed to cars, we drop you at the nearest point and walk you to the door.
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.
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.
After hours on your feet in the palace and the gardens, the walk back to the station takes 10 to 20 minutes, and many visitors head for the trains when the palace closes. Your driver waits at the meeting point we agree on and takes you back to your hotel door in Paris. Staying for dinner in Versailles? Just give us the time.
Back to Paris after the palace, the RER C and the trains from Versailles Chantiers cost €2.55, after a walk to the station. With tired legs, children or shopping, a private driver waiting at the agreed meeting point takes you straight to your hotel door, with Samantha Travels for €120 for the whole car, agreed before your visit.
By car, the journey from Versailles to Central Paris 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 Versailles to Paris: from €56. A private driver costs from €120 for the whole vehicle, booked in advance.
A private transfer from Versailles to Paris 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.
