Day Trips From Paris
Disney Europe || Tags: Europe, France ||If you’re spending some time in Paris, it’s fairly easy to make a couple day trips outside the city! Disneyland Paris is about 45 minutes from the city and Palace of Versailles is about 45 minutes to 1 hour. You are able to get to both places by the RER train, which is easy to use.
Disneyland Paris
I know it seems a little crazy to be in Paris and go to Disney but it’s such a great park and it’s so nice to get out and play! We had spent so much time at museums it was so fun just to ride some rides and enjoy a fun day!
Disneyland Paris
How to get there: You will be taking the RER A Train (red) in the direction of Marne-la-Vallée (RER line A4). You will first have to find the station closest to you that you can leave from:
The stations in Paris where you can get on this train are Charles de Gaulle Etoile, Auber, Chatelet Les Halloes, Gare de Lyon, and Nation.
It will cost about €7.60 per adult, one-way and €3.80 per child, one-way (October 2017).
Disneyland Paris is the last stop so you can’t miss it! Once you get off the train it is fairly easy to follow the signs to the parks!
Tickets: I would recommend buying your tickets online in advance if you know what day you will be going. The price of the ticket depends on the time of year/day of week. There are two parks at Disneyland Paris; Disneyland Park (with the castle, similar to Disneyland in California/Magic Kingdom in Florida) and Walt Disney Studios Park. It is possible to do both parks in one day if you buy the park hopper pass.
Walt Disney Studios Park
What to do/see: I would recommend going on the Disneyland Paris website and deciding which rides and attractions you are most interested in. When you walk in the park you can grab a map and also a timetable for the day that will have the times and locations of character meet and greets, parades, fireworks and shows.
Don’t skip rides just because you have done them in the US Disney parks, some of the rides like Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean, two of my favorites are slightly different and it’s fun to see how they’ve done it differently or reimagined it!
Phantom Manor : Disneyland Paris’ version of The Haunted Mansion
Food: There aren’t as many restaurants as Disney World in Florida but there are lots of options for every taste and price point! You have to call to make dining reservations up to 2 months ahead. Most restaurants open at 11:30 or 12:00, we were hungry at 11:00 and had to wait for places to open.
Stained Glass Window inside the castle
View From The CastleWalt Disney Studios Park
Walt Disney Studios ParkPalace of Versailles
Probably one of the most popular day trips from Paris, The Palace of Versailles or Château Versailles in French is such a lovely place to spend a day!
Palace of Versailles
How to get there: You will be taking the RER C train in the direction of Versailles-Rive Gauche. You will have to find the station closest to you to leave from:
The stations in Paris where you can get this train are St. Michel-Notre Dame, Musée d’Orsay, Invalides, and Champs de Mars-Tour Eiffel.
It will cost €7.10 round trip per adult (October 2017). Don’t lose your return ticket!
Once you get off the train it is a short walk to the palace.
Tickets: There are several different types of tickets available. The Passport gets you access to the whole estate (€20-27 online), the Palace gets you access to the Palace and the gardens if there isn’t a Musical Fountain Show or Musical Garden days (€18 online). Admission is free if you are under 18, an EU resident under 26, disabled or accompanying a disabled person, school children, or teachers in a French establishment with a Pass Education. See here if you qualify for free entrance. Versailles is also included on the Paris Museum Pass
We did not buy tickets ahead of time and spent a while waiting in line to buy tickets, don’t be like us.
Note that the Palace is closed on Mondays
What to do/see: There is so much that it will take you several hours. In the Palace you can see several rooms including The Kings State Apartments, The Queen’s Apartments, and of course The Hall of Mirrors. The Garden’s are beautiful and worth a wander. There is also the Estate of Trianon and the Coach Gallery that we did not tour.
View of the garden from a Palace Window
King’s Bedchamber where King Louis XIV slept and possibly where he died in 1715
Hall of Mirrors
Food: There are several restaurants on property ranging in food style and price. See here for all the options.
Have you done any day trips from Paris?
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Such a great and detailed post! The Palace of Versailles looks amazing!
Versailles is amazing! Very very beautiful
Funny enough, the Paris Disney is the only one Ive been to! And I love Versailles!! Love how thoroughly you covered them!
Too funny, Disneyland Paris is charming. Hard to beat Disney World though
Love the post. Very detailed post and very helpful ♥️
Glad you found it helpful Mayuri 🙂
I went to both these years and years ago but still remember them. I really liked the gardens in Versailles and that Star Wars ride in Disneyland!
We missed the star wars ride somehow! But the gardens at Versailles are beautiful. I hope to visit again in the spring/summer to see them in all their glory!
Paris is truly astonishing itself but exploring these place seems like an ultimate experience, Jenn! I would love to cross Disneyland off my bucket list soon. Any tips I should know before going there?
One tip I didn’t include in this post is check the hours at Disneyland before going! The park closed early on the day we went for a halloween party that you had to have a special ticket for!
Did both of these during my las trip to Paris, and had a great time. Disney Paris isn’t my favorite of the Disney parks, but I’m a Disney fanatic so couldn’t not go. Wish I had thought to pre-buy tickets online before visiting though.
Giverny was another great day trip from Paris!
Thats how I felt about Disneyland Paris! If we every get back to Paris I’ll put Giverny on my list.
What an informative post 🙂 love the google map and subway info. I unfortunately couldn’t visit here when I was in Paris so will have to wait for next time!!
Good excuse to go back Steph 🙂 Hope you get there!