The Chateau itself is beautiful and worth seeing. The public transportation from Paris is quite long. Depending where you are staying you will need to get to the Gare De Lyon station and then it's a 50 minute train ride. Once in Fontainebleau, you must take a bus which is another 10 minute ride. The total time from our hotel to the Chateau was 2 hours. There is also no "priority entrance" ticket however the lines were not long to enter.

We opted to stay to see the lower floor exhibits and we were very glad we did! Here you see the children’s rooms and Marie Antoinette’s preferred living space. While the main floor was opulent, the lower floors were endearing, charming and worth the time. Crowds are terrible and people are very rude, often walking in front of you with no regard for your presence. So, take your Zen skills with you! The guide was knowledgeable and personable. He talked the entire hour, which became tiresome. The coordination at the onset was not well done, There was confusion about where to stand and wait, who your guide was and if they were even present, and exactly what time we were supposed to arrive. We arrived 15 minutes before our tour time, but it turned out that the tour time was actually another 25 minute wait (1:45 ticket; 2:10 entry). Leave time to tour the expansive gardens. They are enormous! The fountain display was not as artistic as expected; rather uninspired. Good overall. Enjoy!

Awesome site! Don't forget to see Napoleon's bathtub at the end of the tour. The only downside about this site is parking. It would be helpful if the site had a lot or more information about how to park. It was metered, and it was difficult to figure out in another language.