Versailles Day Trip: Skip-the-Line Palace and Gardens

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Experience the opulence of the Palace of Versailles on a self-guided tour with gardens access. Travel in comfort, explore the UNESCO World Heritage site, and immerse yourself in French royalty and extravagance.

Duration: 4 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Palace of Versailles - You will be transported back to the Golden Age of France with a trip to the Palace of Versailles, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
and emblem of French royalty and extravagance. You will be guaranteed fast-track entry, allowing you to jump the queue and travel in comfort on one of our fully air-conditioned coaches. You will…

What's Included

Skip-the-line entrance to the Palace for the Guided Tour Option
A local, English-speaking guide if you chose the Guided Option
Free time to explore the gardens
Timed Entry Passes for the Self-Guided Tour Option
Round-trip transportation by coach from Paris to Versailles

What's Not Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Food and Gratuities

Additional Information

Looking for an easy way to see the best of Versailles? A day trip from Paris is a great option, but organizing tickets and transport can be tricky. Our half-day tour simplifies everything with roundtrip travel and two convenient choices: explore on your own with a self-guided tour or join an English-speaking guide for quick entry and to avoid the…

Location

Paris TRIP

Avenue de la Bourdonnais

Departure Point: Central Paris, Near the Eiffel Tower Address: The tour starts from the Paris TRIP Agency 41 Avenue de la Bourdonnais - 75007 Paris Directions: Nearest metro station: "Ecole Militaire" (Line 8) Take EXIT 1 (Tour Eiffel), Then get on Avenue de la Bourdonnais until reaching number 41

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Miriam_c

Oct 16, 2024

Quick palace tour/witty guides - Loved the early tour. Very interesting and funny. Our only issue was after the guided tour we had only 45 minutes left before we met back up with the driver. We had maybe 30 minutes to explore the gardens and no time for the other buildings on the garden property We liked the small group. 6 ppl

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Robin_r

Sep 23, 2024

Great Tour, Great Team! - We had such a great time here. First, Versailles is incredible. The trip, however, is made better when you have someone like Dario as your guide. He was funny, personable, and very knowledgeable. Our driver (I didn’t catch his name—I do remember he was from Tunisia) was very sweet and thoughtful. If I could give six stars, I would do so because of the tour team we had. Highly recommended!

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Kalpesh_p

Jan 15, 2024

Great - Pickup and drop off was very smooth. Drive provided all the necessary direction once we were at the Palace.

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David_t

Oct 2, 2024

Versailles - The greed of the royals as seen in this palace led to the French Revolution. It is easy to see why. Too many people trying to crowd into the ornate and opulent rooms. Knowledgeable guide.

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Renee_f

Sep 29, 2024

Something definitely to see - Very knowledgeable and passionate tour guide, and provided nice transportation from Paris. Worthwhile and a must see

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Bonnie_k

Apr 10, 2024

Nice tour - The tour efficiently got us to the venue with tickets and pointed us to the line and told us when to be back. The bus was nice and clean. Versailles castle and garden were beautiful

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Cin2shar

Nov 27, 2023

The Gardens are magnificent. - Skip the line tickets are worth the extra money. We went on a Sunday, and it was crazy busy. The Palace was grand and filled with over the top elegance. I would recommend seeing the gardens first as they were the highlight of the Palace. Then, with your time remaining, view the Palace.

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Lesleyanne_c

Mar 25, 2024

Average, Not Long Enough, Audio Guide Confusing - Visited Spring ‘24 as a couple. Naturally, the Palace is spectacular, as are the beautifully manicured and VAST gardens. . We were offered the free QR code audio guide (and to do this, you need your own headphones so we sprinted back to the hotel to get ours) The guide itself was not in order on screen, and not always clearly marked around the palace, so we spent quite a bit of time back tracking to see what we’d missed. After the transfer from the pick up point, we had approx 1 hour in the Palace and 1 hour in the Gardens, which tbh is about 5% of the time you need. The famous fountains (which are on all the publicity pictures) were not on - apparently they rarely are. However, the art work, painted ceilings, and world famous Hall of Mirrors are incredible. If you’d like a super speedy, see hardly anything, 100 mile an hour trip, then this is the one for you. If you’d actually like to properly see the Palace and Gardens, maybe sit on the terrace steps with the crowd, or grab a coffee in the Angelina café, or wander the famous tree lined groves and vast ornamental ponds, then it’s best to take one if the longer trips, because including travelling time there and back, this one was nowhere near enough for us.

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Steven_g

Mar 26, 2024

Find a better option - Wouldn’t recommend. There are better ways to see the palace and there are surely cheaper ways to get there. All this ends up being is an expensive ride to and from the palace.

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