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The Palace and the Trianon estate are open every day except Mondays. The Palace opens at 9:00 am (09:00), while the Trianon estate opens at noon, so a day that includes both has to start in the main building. The Palace is closed on 25 December, 1 January and 1 May.
The Park and Gardens follow their own rhythm. In the winter months, November to March, entry is free. In the warmer half of the year, April to October, the Gardens carry a charge from Tuesday to Sunday, the days of the Fountains shows and the Musical Gardens. the Palace's page on opening times and access lists the hours for the day you choose.
The Palace advises setting aside a full day for the estate, which is easy to believe once you add the Gardens, the Park and Trianon. Book the audioguide, which comes in 12 languages, and collect it from the distribution desk in the vestibule of the Gabriel's Pavilion, open every day except Mondays.
The mobile app can replace some of the planning: it holds audio tours, shows the opening times in real time and follows your route on the interactive map. A guided tour is the way into rooms that are otherwise closed, after which you can join the free visit routes on your own. More is on the Palace's visitor page.
Large baggage over 55 x 35 x 25 cm is not admitted on the estate, and there is free left luggage at the entrances of the Versailles and Trianon Palaces. Animals, knives and other sharp objects, food and drink, and flash, tripods and selfie sticks stay outside.
In the permanent rooms you can photograph or film for private use only. Please keep your hands off the works and do not cross the barriers. Bicycles, even pushed, are not allowed in the gardens or the courtyards, but they can use the designated paths in the Park. The full text is in the Palace's rules of visit.
Most visitors arrive from Paris. The Private Day Trip to Palace of Versailles from Paris is a private day trip, and its operator says it covers the transfer only, with Palace tickets bought separately. The Full-Day Versailles and Vaux le Vicomte Private Tour Paris pairs the Palace with a second royal chateau in one private day, and its operator says entry tickets to both estates are not included.
If you want Paris as well, the Full-Day Private Paris Tour: Versailles, Eiffel and Seine River is a private full-day tour that adds the Eiffel Tower and the Seine to Versailles, with an expert guide, according to its operator. On any of these, check what the booking covers before you go.
Mondays, plus three dates a year, as listed above.
In the winter months, yes. In the warm months there is a charge on fountain show days.
For private use, yes, but without flash or tripods.
Yes, at the entrances of the two Palaces, free of charge.
