My daughter and I will be flying into Orly Airport and want to go directly to Versailles. At the present time we have rented a car to drive their and then drive into Paris the next afternoon and drop off the car. Is there any public transportation from Orly to Versailles. The car is a bit expensive, but at the present time do not know of any other options. nancy
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There are detailed instructions on how to get the RER Line B into central Paris at http://parisbytrain.com/orly-ory-central-paris-transportation/. Get off the Line B train at Saint-Michel-Notre-Dame. You then need to change to Line C. When I was in Paris last year there was a constant announcement loop in multiple languages at central area Line C stations on how to get to Versailles, but the Line C trains do not have destinations on the front but four-letter codes. To get to Versailles follow the "direction Versailles" signs to the right platform and then take a train with the code VICK on the front. There should be destination screens on the platform, but just in case you can't see them or they're out of sync look for the VICK code. The VICK train will take you direct to Versailles Rive Gauche station from where the chateau is well-signposted. Note that if you take the option mentioned on the parisbytrain site to take RER Line C from Orly to central Paris, the Line C trains from Orly do NOT go through to Versailles Rive-Gauche but to other branches. You will need to change at one of the main RER stations in central Paris such as Saint-Michel-Notre-Dame and wait on the same platform for a VICK train.