Chantilly, France, Chantilly, France

If you are visiting Paris soon and are looking for an interesting day trip from the city then I would check out Chantilly for the Chateau and gardens.

If, like me, you love historical palaces and castles then Chantilly is a great day out. If you have visited Versailles and are looking for somewhere a little different and perhaps lesser known then read this post.

Situated just 55 km north of Paris, or if you are travelling into Paris Beauvais airport it is 54 km (around 45 minutes by train).

The best and easiest way to travel to Chantilly is by train, the train takes around 30 minutes and is very affordable. The fast train (TER train) is 24 minutes from Gare du Nord station. The Chantilly stop is three stops away so don’t get too comfortable. The trains run almost every hour until 11pm, if you are travelling at the weekend however I would double check the schedule.

We walked from the station to the chateau, it was a nice summers day and a pleasant, easy walk of around 25 minutes. On our return journey back to the station we grabbed an Uber, there is also supposed to be a shuttle bus but I never saw it when we visited. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).