Directions to Versailles/Museum pass
May 31st, 2006, 03:05 AM
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Directions to Versailles/Museum pass
Hello - We are arriving from The Netherlands into Paris Nord and need to get to Versailles. What would be the best route?
Also, can we get the museum pass when we buy our train tickets? Does the museum pass cover all of Versailles and the other Paris museums? Thank you. I have read conflicting info.
Also, can we get the museum pass when we buy our train tickets? Does the museum pass cover all of Versailles and the other Paris museums? Thank you. I have read conflicting info.
May 31st, 2006, 04:07 AM
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You can buy a ticket to Versailles at the RER station when you get your train ticket.
Yes, entrance to Versailles is included in the museum pass, but I'm not sure if it covers everything once you're inside.
Yes, entrance to Versailles is included in the museum pass, but I'm not sure if it covers everything once you're inside.
May 31st, 2006, 04:42 AM
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From Gare du Nord take the RER B to St-Michel Notre-Dame. Transfer to the RER C and take it to Versailles Rive Gauche. (Note: The C line splits on the way to Versailles. Trains following the C5 branch to Versailles RG are named "Vick." Visit www.ratp.fr to download and print a Metro/RER map.
The Paris Museum Pass covers admission to Versailles and many other museums and monuments. It is good for two (E30), four (E45), or six (E60) consecutive days. You can buy it at Gare du Nord. This pass does NOT include audiotours at Versailles. The one-day Versailles pass DOES include audiotours and costs E20. (See www.chateauversailles.fr/en.) You can also buy a Forfait Loisirs ("Transilien Leisure Package"
at Gare du Nord which includes the one-day Versailles pass and return (roundtrip) tickets on the RER, all for E21.15.
The Paris Museum Pass covers admission to Versailles and many other museums and monuments. It is good for two (E30), four (E45), or six (E60) consecutive days. You can buy it at Gare du Nord. This pass does NOT include audiotours at Versailles. The one-day Versailles pass DOES include audiotours and costs E20. (See www.chateauversailles.fr/en.) You can also buy a Forfait Loisirs ("Transilien Leisure Package"
at Gare du Nord which includes the one-day Versailles pass and return (roundtrip) tickets on the RER, all for E21.15.
Jun 3rd, 2006, 09:36 PM
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Can you buy the one-day Versailles pass at locations other than Gare du Nord??
How are the audiotours at Versailles? I'm trying to weigh my options between the leisure package, or using the museum pass for Versailles.
How are the audiotours at Versailles? I'm trying to weigh my options between the leisure package, or using the museum pass for Versailles.
Jun 3rd, 2006, 09:47 PM
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Hi. Sorry to hijack someone else's thread, but I wonder if anyone can tell me what would be best for us in visiting Versailles- there are 3 of us, my husband and me and our 14 year old daughter. Would she have to pay to enter Versailles? Would it be better for us to use Museum passes and just buy train tickets to Versailles? Or what? Sorry to be so dim!
Jun 4th, 2006, 08:44 AM
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Jun 4th, 2006, 11:19 AM
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AngelaS: You can buy the one-day "forfait loisir" for Versailles at any RER station that serves Versailles. I bought mine at St Michel station, where I caught the train. I thought it was a great deal. The audioguides you get (one for the State Apartments and one for the King's Apartments) were good (and I usually don't like audioguides). Hope that helps!
Jun 5th, 2006, 09:58 AM
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Angela: It's direct from St Michel station to Versailles, no changes. It takes about half an hour. As Tim notes, you want the train that goes to Versailles Rive Gauche station(there are other trains that go to Versailles but that's the one you want). The VICK train, as Tim notes, is the right one. I think there is another train whose code starts with "V" that also goes there, but that would be a question for the person at the desk, who can tell you exactly when the next train to the chateau is. Versailles Rive Gauche is the last station on the line.
In St Michel station, the Versailles one-day forfait can be purchased at the SNCF desk marked "Suburban Train Lines". I'm not sure whether they sell it at the RER ticket desk right on the RER platform or not. The "Suburban Train Lines" ticket booth is by itself in the station; look for signs. It's not hard to find.
It's all easy-peasy, I promise!
In St Michel station, the Versailles one-day forfait can be purchased at the SNCF desk marked "Suburban Train Lines". I'm not sure whether they sell it at the RER ticket desk right on the RER platform or not. The "Suburban Train Lines" ticket booth is by itself in the station; look for signs. It's not hard to find.
It's all easy-peasy, I promise!
Jun 5th, 2006, 10:00 AM
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Angela: I should point out that you really do need to look at the four-letter code on the front of each approaching RER train as you're standing there on the platform at St Michel station. Because not all trains are the ones that go to the chateau. Watch closely or you'll get on the wrong one. Trains to Pontoise and other destinations come through on that same platform.
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We took a train that got us there about 10 minutes before they opened and we were the first to enter. If you have a museum pass (and I assume a Versaille pass) you can avoid the line ups of people who want to buy tickets. The Museum pass doesn't cover entry into everything (the Kings apartments for example). However, how much gold leaf and barouque opulence can you take. I certainly didn't miss seeing the Kings apartments, more of the same as the State apartments. I definately recommend see Marie Antoinette's Hamlet. It was the highlight of the trip for me. Have a great trip!
