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Toilets, the Little Train, electric cars, Wifi… Many services are available in the gardens.
Practical information
Toilets, the Little Train, electric cars, Wifi… Many services are available in the gardens.
Gardens Ticket Office - South Parterre
On Fountains Show days, this ticket office sells tickets from 9am to 6pm for the Fountains Shows and Musical Gardens and on saturdays, for the Fountains Night Show from 2pm.
Payment type accepted: card or cash.
Gardens Ticket Office - Neptune Gate
Payment type accepted: card only.
On Fountains Show days, this ticket office sells tickets from 9am to 6pm for the Fountains Shows and Musical Gardens.
Gardens Ticket Office - Little Venice Gate
On Fountains Show days, this ticket office sells tickets from 9am to 6pm for the Fountains Shows and Musical Gardens.
Payment type accepted: card only.
Electric Vehicle Hire - South Terrace
These electric vehicles can be used to complete five routes independently, starting from the South Terrace. Rental is available every day.
Times: every day from 10am to 6.45pm (last departure at 5.45pm)
Rates: 1 hour minimum at €38/hour then €9.50 for each additional quarter hour
Telephone: +33 (0)1 39 66 97 66
6 vehicles are equipped to accommodate a person in a wheelchair.
Toilets - Little Venice
There are free toilets with disabled access near the entrance to la Petite Venise.
In case of emergency, a defibrillator is available for public use. It is fully automatic and does not require any prior training.
Toilets - Girandole Grove
There are free toilets with disabled access opposite the entrance to the Girandole brasserie.
Toilets - Dapuhin's Grove
There are free toilets with disabled access opposite the entrance to the Buvette du Dauphin.
Mini-Train - Grand Canal Stop
The little train, leaving from the Grand Canal, serves the Grand Trianon then the Petit Trianon and the Palace.
Ticket "Retour Château" (Back to the Palace) * : 4,60 €.
* Visitors can get off at each stop and get back on the next train.
It is possible to pay by credit card directly to the drivers.
Opening hours: open every day except Mondays
- January: 11:10am to 5:10pm ( January 1st : 12am to 5pm )
- February: 11:10am to 5:10pm.
- March: 11:10am to 5:10pm
- April to August : 11:10am to 6:10pm
- September: 11:10am at 6:10pm
- October: 11:10am to 6:10pm
- November: 11:10am to 5:10pm.
- December: 11:10am to 5:10pm. ( December 25th : 12am to 5pm )
Where are the toilets?
Several toilets are available in the gardens 5 (especially next to restaurant spots).
Toilets - Little Venice
There are free toilets with disabled access near the entrance to la Petite Venise.
In case of emergency, a defibrillator is available for public use. It is fully automatic and does not require any prior training.
Toilets - Girandole Grove
There are free toilets with disabled access opposite the entrance to the Girandole brasserie.
Toilets - Dapuhin's Grove
There are free toilets with disabled access opposite the entrance to the Buvette du Dauphin.
Little Train
Buy a ticket for the Little Train and go from the entrance of the gardens to the Trianon Palaces and Marie-Antoinette's Estate.
Mini-Train - Palace Station
The little train, leaving from the Château, serves the Grand Canal, then the Grand Trianon and finally the Petit Trianon, before returning to the Château. From April to October, it is accessible with a Passport, Grandes Eaux Musicales or Jardins Musicaux ticket.
Return ticket* :
- Full price: €8.50
- Reduced price: €6.50
- Return to the Château: €4.60
* Visitors can disembark at each stop and board another mini-train later.
It is possible to pay by credit card directly to the drivers.
Opening hours: open every day except Mondays
- January: 11:10am to 5:10pm ( January 1st : 12am to 5pm ) .
- February: 11:10am to 5:10pm.
- March: 11:10am to 5:10pm
- April to August : 11:10am to 6:10pm
(in July and August: 10am to 6.10pm) - September: 11:10am at 6:10pm
- October: 11:10am to 6:10pm
- November: 11:10am to 5:10pm.
- December: 11:10am to 5:10pm. ( December 25th : 12am to 5pm )
Mini Train - Petit Trianon Stop
The little train, leaving from the Petit Trianon, serves the Palace.
Return ticket to the Château: €4.60
It is possible to pay by credit card directly to the drivers.
Opening hours: open every day except Mondays
- January: 11:10am to 5:10pm ( January 1st : 12am to 5pm )
- February: 11:10am to 5:10pm.
- March: 11:10am to 5:10pm
- April to August : 11:10am to 6:10pm (in July and August: 10am to 6.10pm)
- September: 11:10am at 6:10pm
- October: 11:10am to 6:10pm
- November: 11:10am to 5:10pm.
- December: 11:10am to 5:10pm. ( December 25th : 12am to 5pm )
Mini Train - Grand Trianon Stop
The little train, leaving from the Grand Trianon, serves the Petit Trianon, then the Palace.
Return ticket to the Palace *: €4.60
* Visitors can get off at each stop and get back on the next train.
It is possible to pay by credit card directly to the drivers.
Opening hours: open every day except Mondays
- January: 11:10am to 5:10pm ( January 1st : 12am to 5pm )
- February: 11:10am to 5:10pm.
- March: 11:10am to 5:10pm
- April to August : 11:10am to 6:10pm (in July and August: 10am to 6.10pm)
- September: 11:10am at 6:10pm
- October: 11:10am to 6:10pm
- November: 11:10am to 5:10pm.
- December: 11:10am to 5:10pm. ( December 25th : 12am to 5pm )
Mini-Train - Grand Canal Stop
The little train, leaving from the Grand Canal, serves the Grand Trianon then the Petit Trianon and the Palace.
Ticket "Retour Château" (Back to the Palace) * : 4,60 €.
* Visitors can get off at each stop and get back on the next train.
It is possible to pay by credit card directly to the drivers.
Opening hours: open every day except Mondays
- January: 11:10am to 5:10pm ( January 1st : 12am to 5pm )
- February: 11:10am to 5:10pm.
- March: 11:10am to 5:10pm
- April to August : 11:10am to 6:10pm
- September: 11:10am at 6:10pm
- October: 11:10am to 6:10pm
- November: 11:10am to 5:10pm.
- December: 11:10am to 5:10pm. ( December 25th : 12am to 5pm )
Can I ride a bicycle?
Bicycles are not allowed in the gardens. They are allowed in the Park, however.
Bicycles are for hire next to the Petite Venise, at the Queen's Gate or at Porte Saint-Antoine.
Little Venice Gate
The Little Venice Gate separates the gardens from the park.
Visitors with large baggage items are not admitted on the domain (exceeding 55x35x20 cm).
Menagerie Gate
The Menagerie Gate separates the gardens from the park.
Visitors with large baggage items are not admitted on the domain (exceeding 55x35x20 cm).
Neptune Gate
The Neptune Gate separates the gardens from the park. On Fountains Shows and Musical Gardens days, there is a charge for access to the gardens. This gate closes at 6:00 PM.
Visitors with large baggage items are not admitted on the domain (exceeding 55x35x20 cm)
Neptune Gate
The Neptune Gate separates the gardens from the park.
Visitors with large baggage items are not admitted on the domain (exceeding 55x35x20 cm).
Can I walk my dog?
Dogs are not allowed in the gardens. In the Park, they must be kept on a lead.
Little Venice Gate
The Little Venice Gate separates the gardens from the park.
Visitors with large baggage items are not admitted on the domain (exceeding 55x35x20 cm).
Menagerie Gate
The Menagerie Gate separates the gardens from the park.
Visitors with large baggage items are not admitted on the domain (exceeding 55x35x20 cm).
Neptune Gate
The Neptune Gate separates the gardens from the park. On Fountains Shows and Musical Gardens days, there is a charge for access to the gardens. This gate closes at 6:00 PM.
Visitors with large baggage items are not admitted on the domain (exceeding 55x35x20 cm)
Neptune Gate
The Neptune Gate separates the gardens from the park.
Visitors with large baggage items are not admitted on the domain (exceeding 55x35x20 cm).
Electric car
Electric cars are for hire on the Water Parterre.
Electric Vehicle Hire - South Terrace
These electric vehicles can be used to complete five routes independently, starting from the South Terrace. Rental is available every day.
Times: every day from 10am to 6.45pm (last departure at 5.45pm)
Rates: 1 hour minimum at €38/hour then €9.50 for each additional quarter hour
Telephone: +33 (0)1 39 66 97 66
6 vehicles are equipped to accommodate a person in a wheelchair.
Electric Vehicle Hire - Petite Venise
The electric vehicles with audioguides will help you to discover the park of Versailles at your own pace. Rental is available every day.
Hours: daily from 10:00 am to 6:45 pm (last departure at 5:45 pm)
Rates: Minimum 1 hour at €38/h, then 9.50€/ for every additional 15 minutes
Telephone: +33 (0)1 39 66 97 66
6 have been adapted for wheelchair users.
Where can I buy a ticket?
From April to October, access to the gardens is subject to a fee from Tuesday to Sunday (days of the Fountain Shows and Musical Gardens). In this case, you have two possibilities:
- buy a Passport ticket (full access to the Versailles Estate). Due to the high number of visitors, admission to the Palace can only be guaranteed through online booking. If your prefer to buy on site, go to the Ticket Office in the South Ministers Wing or at the Ticket Offices for Trianon Palaces.
- Go to the Ticket Offices for Fountain Show and Musical Gardens if you want to visit the gardens only, at the entrance of the gardens. Also you can buy online.
See the dates for Fountains shows, Musical Garden and Fountains Night Show.
Gardens Ticket Office - South Parterre
On Fountains Show days, this ticket office sells tickets from 9am to 6pm for the Fountains Shows and Musical Gardens and on saturdays, for the Fountains Night Show from 2pm.
Payment type accepted: card or cash.
Gardens Ticket Office - Neptune Gate
Payment type accepted: card only.
On Fountains Show days, this ticket office sells tickets from 9am to 6pm for the Fountains Shows and Musical Gardens.
Gardens Ticket Office - Little Venice Gate
On Fountains Show days, this ticket office sells tickets from 9am to 6pm for the Fountains Shows and Musical Gardens.
Payment type accepted: card only.
Main Ticket Office - South Ministers' Wing
Located in the South Ministers' Wing (to the left of the Honour Courtyard), the main ticket office sells tickets for unaccompanied visits to the Estate: 'Passeport', Palace tickets and 'Paris Museum Pass'.
From April to October, due to the high number of visitors, admission to the palace can only be guaranteed through online booking.
