Caution: Saint-Michel station (RER B & line 4) is currently closed.
From December 9, 2018, the RER C is not operating between the stations of "Invalides" and "Musée d'Orsay" on weekends and public holidays. For more information about alternative routes, click here.
Just 30 minutes from Paris is the Palace of Versailles, a UNESCO listed world heritage site for 30 years. To admire this architectural masterpiece, the fastest and most economical way of getting there is to travel by RER interurban train. Get off at the Versailles-Rive Gauche station, the terminus on line C, and you will find yourself only 300 metres from the entrance to the chateau.
To get there, buy the Paris – Versailles travel ticket.
Direction Versailles
RER C - Direction: Versailles-Rive Gauche
Stop: Versailles-Rive Gauche
First departure from Bibliothèque François Mitterrand at 4.56am
Frequency of trains: every 5-20 min.
Direction Paris
RER C - Direction: Bibliothèque François Mitterrand
Last departure from Versailles-Rive Gauche at 11.55pm
Frequency of trains: every 5-20 min.
Independent visit of the Palace of Versailles
To buy your tickets to visit the Palace of Versailles, click here.
Please note
The ticket is valid for a journey between Paris and Versailles or Versailles and Paris (includes 10% management fees).
The ticket comes in the form of a magnetic coupon.
If your transport ticket is not working properly or is demagnetized, the RATP agents at the ticket desk in any metro or RER station will replace it at no cost.
In the case of delays, strikes or seasonal works causing problems on RER line C tickets will not be refunded or extended. Please check traffic status before you travel by clicking here.
For more information regarding transports in Paris and around, please see our FAQs.
- A practical and economical solution
- Arrival 300 metres from the entrance to the Palace of Versailles
