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Ask your hotel concierge, hostel manager, or host in or around Paris how far the nearest RER line-connecting train station is. The RER line is part of the rapid-transit system that connects suburbs of Paris and the city center. If you have access to the internet, you can also search for the closest connection point to your location. The train stations that connect with the RER C train lines are Musee d'Orsay, Les Invalides, Gare d'Austerlitz, St. Michel-Notre Dame, Pont de l'Alma, and Champ de Mars-Tour Eiffel. Before getting onto the platform to take the train, purchase your return ticket from the ticket office or from a green automatic ticket machine. Payment should be made by cash or credit card. You will receive 2 tickets - 1 for the trip to versailles and 1 for the trip home. The return trip currently costs about 7 euros per person. The C5 line is the fastest, cheapest, and most efficient way to get to Versailles. You can also take the C7 line to the Gare de Versailles-Chantiers station and take a longer walk to Versailles. After depositing your ticket into the front of the turnstile, retrieve it on the other side. As soon as the turnstile unlocks, pass through it. Follow the directions ahead to find the C5 platform where you will get on the train. After exiting the station, cross the street. Take a left between the green kiosk and cafe onto the Rue de Paris. Follow this road until you reach the Versailles gates.
Find a train station nearest to you that connects to the RER line. Buy a return ticket for the RER line C5 to the Versailles-Rive Gauche station. Insert your ticket into the turnstile to access the RER platform. Exit the RER station and walk down rue de Paris to get to Versailles.