How to get to Château de Versailles via Bus

To get to Château de Versailles from Paris you can take bus, RER or Train. This article will focus on how to get to the palace via bus from central Paris.

First you’ll have to reach the bus terminal outside of Pont de Sèvres. This is very close to the terminus station of Metro line 9 (with the same name, Pont de Sèvres).

i) Getting to Metro line 9 (direction: head towards Pont de Sèvres station); There are many possibilities for transfering from other lines which makes the bus terminal an easy place to reach. Depending on what line you are there are direct transfer from most Metro lines at various stations.

Here’s a complete list of direct transfers (ie. one step transfers)

You can exchange from:

• Metro line 1 at Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Metro line 4 at Strasbourg St-Denis
• Metro line 5 at Oberkampf
• Metro line 6 at Trocadéro
• Metro line 8 at Richelieu Drouot
• Metro line 10 at Michel-Ange
• Metro line 11 at Havre Caumartin
• Metro line 13 at Miromesnil

After you’ve taken Metro line 9 to the terminus station: . You’ll walk in the direction of bus terminal which will be clearly marked in the exits of the metro, one of the exits actually is linked to the terminal.

ii) At the Bus Station: The bus you need to take is Bus 171, this is it’s beginning point and Chateau de Versailles is it’s end station. The journey will take roughly 30 minutes.

Depending on where you started, either at i)metro or ii)bus station there will be a different cost associated. All day and week passes are valid for the entire route of this trip. Just show the bus driver the day/week, DO NOT get it stamped as it’s already been validated at the beginning of the day/week.

If using Ticket T+ you’ll need 2 tickets (3.40 €); one for i)metro and one for ii)bus ride.
If you are within walking distance to the bus station, you’ll only need one Ticket T+ for the ii)bus ride 1,70 € (Note: it would be slightly cheaper if you bought a carnet of tickets, and it makes sense if you’ll be traveling to other places as the tickets are used for all forms of transportation within the city of Paris)

Want to return via bus?

The bus that you’ll need to take is on the opposite side of the street of the last stop. It should be the first bus stop you encounter when walking directly back from Chateau de Versailles along Avenue de Paris. Here’s a Google Map shot with the bus actually at the stop.

Not feeling the bus vibe and want to travel via train? Check out this ParisByTrain article: Paris to Château de Versailles via Train

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