Château de Compiègne from Paris: train, ticket, hours and what to combine (Pierrefonds)
The Château de Compiègne is a half-day trip from Paris: allow 40 to 50 minutes by train from Gare du Nord, then about ten minutes on foot from the station to the château. It is a royal and imperial palace (Louis XV, Napoleon I, Napoleon III) with furnished apartments and a large park. Sources disagree on the 2026 price: between 7.50 € and 10 € for the full rate, to check on the official site before you go. Open 10:00 to 18:00 (last admission 17:15), closed on Tuesday.
Highlights
The main courtyard and façade
The palace, built under Louis XV and then reworked under Napoleon I, is seen from the Place du Général-de-Gaulle; the tour of the imperial and royal apartments starts here.
The park and the garden façade
The château park is free for all and is explored on foot; its hours change with the season (closing around 17:00 in winter, 19:00 in summer according to sources).
Practical info
Tips
- Price: one source gives 7.50 € outside exhibitions and 9.50 € during an exhibition, another 10 € full rate (reduced 9 €); check the price on the day. Free for under-26s residing in the European Union and for everyone on the first Sunday of the month; the park is free for all. Guided tours cost a supplement of 5 to 9 € according to sources. For a full day, combine it with the Château de Pierrefonds, about twenty kilometres away (bus or taxi from Compiègne, very limited buses on Sundays); more ideas in our guide to day trips from Paris. We found no organised tour from Paris dedicated to Compiègne: the train is the simplest and cheapest way.
How to get there
Place du Général-de-Gaulle, 60200 Compiègne. By train from Paris-Gare du Nord (about 40 to 50 minutes) to Compiègne station; the château is about ten minutes' walk away. By car, allow about 1 hour on the A1 motorway (estimate, depending on traffic).
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