The gardens and palaces are a little bit outside Paris. It is a vast piece of land with beautifully colored gardens in the back. It is fantastic!
It openes at 9:00am, from Paris you would have to leave 7:30am
Find a ticket window and ask for two round trip tickets to Versailles RG. The RG stands for Rive Gauche or Left River. A standard subway ticket is no good for this ride. Versailles is in Region Four and you need a special ticket. Keep it. You will need it to get out of the station once you get to Versailles and also to get back. You will have to go down to the subway following the signs for "RER C5" and "RER C7". They will both run on the same track. The Versailles RG one is C5.
When you get to the platform, look at the TV monitors that are overhead. Each train has a 4-letter name designated. Look on the monitor for the train that says VERSAILLES RG - XXXX - where XXXX is the 4-letter name - It might be PONY or ROCK - it could be anything. Watch the front of the train for that name. It will NOT be one of the double decker trains! If you do not see a Versailles RG on the monitor try the other side of the track! This is much easier than it sounds!
Stay on the train until they kick you off! The last stop is Versailles RG. When you get to Versailles, ask what time the last train to Paris is and be sure you are back at the station in time if you decide to stay all day. When you want to return to Paris go to the station and ask them which train is the one to Paris. Do not chicken out and pay the big price for the Versailles Day Trip from Paris on one of the Tour Busses. You will spend extra money, have less time in Versailles,
and spend your whole day in line.
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