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Versailles quick trip ticket suggestion help

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Hi everyone,

Travelling to Versailles on a Tuesday in May. I am a bit confused about the ticket situation for the palace. Right now I can pre purchase a ticket for 2pm only which is a bit late in the day as we are hoping to get an early start. Are we able to go earlier in the day to purchase our ticket at the palace and if we do, is that guaranteed entry at that time or are you also just purchasing for a next available time slot? Also recommendations on half days vs full days as we are only over in Paris for a limited amount of time. Any help around this is greatly appreciated!!

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I'd take 2 pm and then go early and do the gardens with the Fountains running -- they run briefly in mid morning and late afternoon (althought these things change all the time so check) See the gardens and fountains, get lunch at one of the restaurants at the foot of the gardens then come back to tour the chateau at 2.

here was our trip for just the fountains.
https://janettravels.wordpress.com/2016/02/15/fountains-of-versailles-a-little-chaos/
So you can get an idea of what that is like.

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I wouldn’t count on buying tickets on the spot early that morning. Like Janet says, I would go for the 2 pm tickets while they are still available and do the gardens first.

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Just learned the hard way that once you are in the palace, you can't exit to the gardens, and most of the on-site dining is in the gardens. They also close at 6, so definitely do the garden, Trianon, and anything else outside the palace before your 2:00 entry. Four hours is plenty of time to tour the palace itself.

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