The “Ladies’ Château”, built across the River Cher and shaped by Diane de Poitiers and Catherine de’ Medici, with its gallery spanning the water. Here you’ll find which Château de Chenonceau tickets to buy, the weather during opening hours, opening times and tips for your visit.
Queues and crowds → · Chenonceaux, Loire Valley, France
Weather at 5:00 PM. The castle opens at 09:00.
One ticket covers the château, gardens and galleries. You visit at your own pace, with a guide leaflet or an audio guide.
Our pick: the Tiqets entry ticket, which costs the same as the official one but can be cancelled until the evening before. On a multi-château trip, the pass gets you Chambord too in one purchase.
Staying in Paris without a car? A day trip is the easiest option: three castles in one day, without juggling trains and shuttles. We recommend the audio guide version (€155), a good balance of price and commentary; the €135 trip suits you if you prefer to explore alone, and the €185 one if you want a live guide. Departure at 7:00 am, back in the evening, lunch not included.
Free app: download the château’s “DiscoverChenonceau” app before your visit.
Cancel until 11:59 pm the day before · 4.7 from over 3,600 reviews
Same price as the official ticket with leaflet (€19), and you can cancel until the evening before.
4.6 from over 650 reviews
Worth it if you’re visiting several Loire châteaux: one purchase for three entries.
Departs 7:00 am from Paris (Bercy) · about 13 hours · lunch not included · free cancellation up to 24 hours before · 4.3 from 6 reviews
Costs more than the entry ticket because it includes the trip from Paris and two more castles.
Departs 7:00 am from Paris (Bercy) · about 13 hours · lunch not included · free cancellation up to 24 hours before · 4.6 from 20 reviews
Includes the trip from Paris and three castles; you explore on your own.
Departs 7:00 am from Paris (Bercy) · about 13 hours · lunch not included · free cancellation up to 24 hours before · 5.0 from 1 review
The priciest option: a live guide on top of transport and three castles.
Indicative prices, checked onOctober 27, 2026: they may change: the final price is the one shown by the seller.
Perfect day
Perfect day: clear, 13 to 13 degrees, no rain.
Perfect day
Perfect day: clear, 6 to 14 degrees, no rain.
| Time | Sky | Temperature | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Clear | 6° | – | 13 km/h |
| 10:00 | Clear | 8° | – | 14 km/h |
| 11:00 | Fair | 9° | – | 13 km/h |
| 12:00 | Fair | 11° | – | 13 km/h |
| 13:00 | Clear | 12° | – | 13 km/h |
| 14:00 | Fair | 13° | – | 13 km/h |
| 15:00 | Clear | 14° | – | 14 km/h |
| 16:00 | Clear | 14° | – | 14 km/h |
| 17:00 | Clear | 12° | – | 13 km/h |
The best days are Friday, October 30, Saturday, October 31 and Sunday, November 1. The rating only looks at opening hours: rain at night doesn’t spoil the visit.
Today and tomorrow the forecast is accurate hour by hour; up to day seven it is reliable on the trend; the last days give a rough idea. Updated every hour.
Today, Friday, October 30: open 09:00–17:30.
| Period | Hours |
|---|---|
| January 1 – January 4 | 09:30–18:00 |
| January 5 – April 3 | 09:30–16:30 |
| April 4 – July 3 | 09:00–18:00 |
| July 4 – August 23 | 09:00–19:00 |
| August 24 – September 27 | 09:00–18:00 |
| September 28 – November 1 | 09:00–17:30 |
| November 2 – December 18 | 09:30–16:30 |
| December 19 – December 25 | 09:30–18:00 |
| December 26 – December 31 | 09:30–18:30 |
Open every day of the year. 2026 hours: from 4 April to 3 July, 9 am to 6 pm; from 4 July to 23 August, 9 am to 7 pm; from 28 September to 1 November, 9 am to 5:30 pm; in winter usually 9:30 am to 4:30 pm. On spring bank holidays it closes at 7 pm.
Best time to visit: May, June and September. Gardens in bloom and temperatures between 20 and 23°C.
| Month | Average high | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8° | 11 |
| Feb | 9° | 10 |
| Mar | 13° | 9 |
| Apr | 16° | 9 |
| MayRecommended | 20° | 9 |
| JunRecommended | 23° | 8 |
| Jul | 26° | 7 |
| Aug | 26° | 7 |
| SepRecommended | 22° | 8 |
| Oct | 17° | 10 |
| Nov | 11° | 11 |
| Dec | 8° | 12 |
1991–2020 normals for the Tours weather station, 34 km away: average high and days with at least 1 mm of rain. Source: Météo-France (via Meteociel), table published on Wikipedia (article “Tours”).
The château is indoors: the furnished rooms and the Grand Gallery over the river.
An hour-by-hour crowd estimate is coming later, always marked as an estimate and with its source.
By train: about 25 minutes on the regional train from Tours; Chenonceaux station is about 400 metres from the ticket office. From Paris, the TGV to Saint-Pierre-des-Corps (Tours) takes about an hour.
By car: about 2 hours from Paris on the A10 motorway (Blois or Amboise exits). Large car parks, free lockers and charging points.
Pets: welcome on the estate, on a lead in the gardens; inside the château only small dogs carried in your arms or a bag.
Perfect day: clear, 13 to 13 degrees, no rain.
Saturday, October 31: Perfect day: clear, 6 to 14 degrees, no rain. Sunday, November 1: Perfect day: clear, 6 to 13 degrees, no rain.
In 2026 the official ticket costs €19 with leaflet and €24 with audio guide; €15 for ages 7–18, free under 7. On Tiqets it’s from €19, with cancellation until the evening before.
Yes: Tiqets sells coach day trips from Paris with entry to Chambord, Chenonceau and Cheverny, from €135 (€155 with audio guide, €185 with a live guide). You leave at 7:00 am and return in the evening, after about 13 hours.
It’s open every day of the year. In 2026: 4 April to 3 July, 9 am to 6 pm; 4 July to 23 August, 9 am to 7 pm; 28 September to 1 November, until 5:30 pm; in winter usually 9:30 am to 4:30 pm.
The regional train from Tours to Chenonceaux takes about 25 minutes, and the station is about 400 metres from the ticket office. By car there’s plenty of parking.
Yes: Tiqets sells a Loire Valley château pass, from €52.50, with Chenonceau, Chambord and a third château: Blois, Clos Lucé or Amboise.
Yes, on the estate and in the gardens on a lead. Inside the château only small dogs carried in your arms or a bag are allowed; guide dogs are always welcome.
Reliable forecasts reach about 10 days: here you get the next 10, hour by hour for today and tomorrow and as a trend after that. To pick a month, check the climate month by month.
Forecasts come from MET Norway, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, calculated for the castle’s coordinates and updated every hour during the day and every 3 hours at night. Crowd figures are labelled as estimates, with their source.
Château, gardens and galleries entry ticket · from €19
Forecast by MET Norway, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, calculated for the castle’s coordinates. Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated every hour. Updated: October 27, 2026.