Versailles Car Rental Guide
This page provides you with information about car rental in Versailles. You will also find some useful facts about and tips for car rental and driving in France.
Rental Traditions
Driving restrictions
In France, traffic is on the right and overtaking on the left. The minimum age of a driver is 18 years. Children must be at least 10 years old to sit in the front; those under 10 must be seated in the rear or in a fitted child seat.
The use of seatbelts is compulsory for all passengers. The legally allowed blood alcohol limit is 0.5‰.
Vehicles parked in poorly lit public places must have the parking lights on. You may only use a horn when in extreme and immediate danger. If a driver flashes their lights behind you, it means they want to pass you.
Broken centre lines show the section of road where passing is allowed.
Do not park where the curb is painted yellow. Parking on the left side of a street is only allowed on one-way streets. If not indicated otherwise, parking is free of charge from 7 pm to 9 am and on weekends, holidays and in August.
Speed limits:| Area | Limit |
| Expressways | 130-unlimited KM/H |
| Outside the City | 90 or 110 KM/H |
| In the City | 50 KM/H |
Emergency Numbers
Police/Ambulance Service: 17
Fire Service: 18
Road Tolls
In France, most of the motorways have tolls. Permission tickets are provided when entering the motorway and must be paid upon exiting. You can pay in cash or with any major credit card. The price of the ticket depends on the distance you are travelling and also on the on the type of the vehicle. Trunk roads do not have tolls.
Some useful expressions for tourists travelling in France
Car – voiture
Car rental – loyer de voiture
About Versailles
Versailles is a new town and a model of town-planning for many cities all over the world. The richness of its architectural and urban heritage has made it a town unlike any other. It is mostly known for the Palace of Versailles, the grandest and most famous chateau in Europe. The Palace was built for Louis XIV and is one of the most visited monuments in France. The city is also immortalised as the site of the treaty that formally ended World War I.
Versailles is home to some of Europe’s most impressive gardens. Several festivals are organised in the city throughout the year.
Area:
Population: 100,000
Country: France
Time zone: GMT/UTC +1 (Central European Time)
Telephone Area Code:
Monetary unit: Euro
