So, hubby decided he wants to go to Versailles. We were planning on getting the 4 day Paris Museum pass anyway, so no biggie. Here%26#39;s my question: I know that Versailles is covered by the pass, but which parts are covered?
The museum pass website is not all that specific, and the Versailles website has wayyyy too many prices listed on it!
For anyone that%26#39;s used the Museum pass, are there any other portions of the Versailles area not covered that are worth paying the extra cash for?
We would only be spending the day there - possibly less, depending on how hubby%26#39;s interest holds up (He%26#39;s not much of a reader, and looks around at stuff pretty quickly).
Thanks folks! 12 days to go!
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I believe the MP can only get you to the main palace. You have to pay extra for the audio tour if you want one. The garden is also excluded.
I went 2 weeks ago and bought the %26quot;Le Passeport%26quot;, which includes 2 ways train ride to/from Versailles and ticket that get you to pretty much anywhere in Versailles. It costs €25. Didn%26#39;t have to wait at all in the palace. It was well worth the money.
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Recently we used the Museum Pass for Versailles and saw all the areas that everyone else sees i.e. the interior of the Palace that is open to the public. The Chapel, Opera House, Bedrooms, Salons, Hall of Mirrors etc.. No difference except that you have the advantage of entering through gate %26quot;B%26quot; if I remember, which saves standing in line. The small train trip to the Farm House the Trianon and the estate area is well worth the extra 10 euros or so. It is a hop on hop off train enabling you to spend as much time on the estate as you wish.
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I should have added that you don%26#39;t have to use the train to see the Estate. You can walk to all the other areas for no extra charge.
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You no longer use Gate B. You must now use Gate A with everyone else who has pre-bought tickets. However, the line moves quickly.
The Museum Pass gets you into the main palace, and I do believe also the Trianon area.
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It depends what day you go whether you are able to use the museum pass to enter the gardens. On days when the fountains will be going (Saturday and Sunday) you must pay extra (7E) to enter the gardens, though the pass will allow you into the chateau and Trianon areas.
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1) The Paris Museum Pass will grant you %26quot;access%26quot; to everything except the gardens on Saturdays, Sundays and any holiday when Les Grands Eaux are scheduled. It does not include audio guides.
2) Audio guides can be purchased separately from the main ticket line, or are included when you purchase the Passeport, which is priced to include the gardens on the weekends as well. If you search on the subject, you%26#39;ll find a post I wrote a few months ago that suggests if you plan to go on a weekend, you should consider purchasing the Forfaits Loisirs from Transilien, which inlcludes the Passeport and r/%26#39;t RER transportation from the city. Using the PMP on a weekend or holiday probably doesn%26#39;t get your %26quot;money%26#39;s worth%26quot; out of it. On the other hand, if you%26#39;re visiting during the week, or only planning a half day visit, the PMP can be quite advantageous.
3) Just a minor clarification on the post above that refers to the Passeport as including RER transportation. That%26#39;s not exactly correct. The product that includes transportation is a combination of r/t RER tickets AND the Passeport, and it%26#39;s called the Forfaits Loisirs for Versailles, and is sold exclusively by Transilien SNCF at all Gares, and RER stations that have a Transilien ticket booth.
4) The entrance to all circuits at the Chateau (except for the Apartments of Mesdames and Le Dauphin) (circuits is a new word introduced last year to describe the walking tours in different parts of the chateau) is located next to the %26quot;H%26quot; entrance. If you look at the PDF Orientation Map available on the website, you can see where this entrance is. On the English language version of the site, it%26#39;s located under the Planning Your Visit menu. Click on Downloads. The circuits are all now color-coded.
5) There used to be a number of different entrances depending on what sort of ticket you held, so you%26#39;ll see references to letters that in the past have always been used to tell you where to go to get in line depending on your ticket. Now, with the inclusion of the Chapel, the Opera House and the King%26#39;s Chambers as part of the %26quot;general admission%26quot; ticket, all of these doors have essentially become obsolete, although some are still placarded on the building. The new, single pass concept, has eliminated the need for so many different entrances.
In a nutshell, your %26quot;pass%26quot; options are:
Forfaits Loisirs - R/T RER transport and an all-inclusive Passeport
Passeport - Access to everything; includes audio-guides
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An important note to remember about the Passeport (with our without the Forfaits Loisirs) is that there are different prices for weekday and weekend/holidays access. Because you will see lots of encouragement to purchase this pass in advance (at a Transilien ticket booth or FNAC stores) be sure that if you are purchasing the pass on a weekday FOR the weekend that your are sold the correct pass
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Palace Pass - Includes the main chateau with audio guide
PMP - Chateau without audioguide. No gardens on weekends.
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Thank you so much for your detailed responses everyone!
I think we%26#39;ll just stick with our PMP. We will most likely end up at Versailles during the week when the fountains are not running anyway. I don%26#39;t think it%26#39;s going to be worth it to get any of the other additional passes. We%26#39;ll just buy our RER tickets separately.
:)
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