From Paris : Palace of Versailles and Gardens by Bus
Overview
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Start by meeting at a central point in Paris and transfer by bus to Versailles.
Enjoy a relaxing and comfortable transportation. Upon arrival, get a stress-free access to the palace at a schedule time entrance. Then, discover the opulence, beauty, and history of the palace on a self-tour with an audio-guided app.
After your visit of the palace, take some free time to stroll around the beautiful French Gardens. After some time exploring the gardens, and the Marie-Antoinette's Estate (if Fullday optiuon is selected) by yourself, hop back on the bus for your journey back to central Paris.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
For safety reasons, children under 6 years old are NOT permitted on this activity. Please do not show up with children under 6 years old on the day of the tour, as we won't be able to accept them.
If the bus transfer cannot be operated due to reasons beyond our control, the transfer will be conducted via public transport with a GetYourGuide host.
Please check-in at the time indicated on your voucher.
In case of late arrival for check-in or missing the bus, we cannot guarantee access to the palace. Fees will apply if another time slot is available for rescheduling.
The palace gardens are free from November to March, so no tickets are required during this period. (Prices are adjusted accordingly) There are no musical or fountain shows during these months.
Gardens close at 5:30 PM from November to March and every Saturday between June 7 and September 20, also on May 24, August 15, and from October 26 and 31.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Audio-guided app
Marie-Antoinette's Estate (if Fullday option is selected)
Air-conditioned vehicle
Gardens admission ticket (Fountain Show, according to program)
Tickets for the palace
Round trip transportation by bus from the meeting point
Lunch
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Restroom on board
Marie-Antoinette's Estate (if Half Day option is selected)
What To Expect
Palace of Versailles
Explore the Palace of Versailles with its ornate apartments, sweeping gardens, and revolutionary history. Avoid navigating the metro system on your own and arrive relaxed with easy roundtrip transportation.
La Galerie des Glaces
Discover the Hall of Mirrors during a self tour of the Versailles Palace
Options
AM : half day Access Ticket
Morning Half Day Tour : This option includes the palace and the gardens access
Duration: 6 hours: The activity lasts approximately 5.5 hours, including transportation.
Full day Access Ticket
Fullday Tour : This option includes the Versailles palace, gardens and Marie Antoinette's tickets
Duration: 11 hours: The activity lasts approximately 10.5 hours, including transportation.
AM : Half Day Access Ticket
Morning Half Day Tour : This option includes the palace and the gardens access
Duration: 6 hours: The activity lasts approximately 5.5 hours, including transportation.
PM : Half day Access Ticket
Afternoon Half Day Tour : This option includes the palace and the gardens access
Duration: 6 hours: The activity lasts approximately 5.5 hours, including transportation.
AM : Half day Access Ticket
Morning Half Day Tour : This option includes the palace and the gardens access
Duration: 6 hours: The activity lasts approximately 5.5 hours, including transportation.
Full Day Access Ticket
Fullday Tour : This option includes the Versailles palace, gardens and Marie Antoinette's tickets
Duration: 11 hours: The activity lasts approximately 10.5 hours, including transportation.
Reviews
11 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Trip to Versailles
Tom C,
May 17, 2025
- Viator
5.00Lots of walking. Take a water bottle with you. If it was crowded in May, I wouldn’t go in July or August.
Great place
Doug L,
Apr 26, 2025
- Viator
5.00Great time the place is amazing . The times they posted to leave were wrong. They said 8:25 a.m. we had to walk 3 minutes to our busses location we didn't leave till 9:00 a.m.
Excellent
MARTA R,
Jul 30, 2024
- Viator
5.00Very good experience Good service Good prices Very interesting place Service was great Bathrooms were clean
Efficient service
Kevin K,
Apr 20, 2024
- Viator
5.00Even though the wrong address was on the meeting place, I found it by walking around. The bus was real nice and the entrance to the Palace went efficient and easy. The guide “B”, she said to call her was knowledgeable and very nice. Took us right to the entrance and made sure we knew where to be picked up.
As advertised
Kelly G,
May 27, 2023
- Viator
5.00Nothing provided but the bus ride to Versailles and the tickets, but that is as advertised. The ride was comfortable and on time.
Great way to get to Versailles. Audio tour rubbish
Sean O,
Sep 29, 2025
- Viator
3.00Great way to get to Versailles. Would recommend renting an audio tour from the Palace, as the app from the tour operator was very amateur. The points of interest were not numbered on the map so was very awkward to use.
Could have managed on our own for less $$
Kathleen K,
Apr 29, 2024
- Viator
3.00Versailles is amazing! It shows the grandeur of the Royals with the 100s of paintings and portraits. The gardens are spectacular. I do believe we could have easily done the tour without purchasing the “guide”. This tour is basically an expensive bus ride (which was late) to/from. That being said, arrive at opening time for tix or purchase in advance. It gets quite busy after that!
Delayed
Patricia K,
Oct 11, 2024
- Viator
2.00The gardens were spectacular. Take the full day enjoy it all. The bus was late. Delayed the museum was beautiful
A disappointing experience
pendulette,
Apr 30, 2023
- Tripadvisor
2.00The Paris-Versailles trip went well. The organisers had booked tickets for 11.30am when we arrived before 11am and queued up, standing in the courtyard in the rain waiting for the time. We had booked audio guides and we were 2 adults and 4 children. I hear there are audio guides for children but we have not been offered them. If you visit listening to the audio guide's comments, the tour lasts three hours and we had to reach the bus back at 3:45 pm. So we didn't have time to visit the gardens even though we had paid the garden ticket great waters. For the price paid we were not even entitled to visit the Trianon. The driver was impatient to leave and we returned to Paris before the announced time. We opted for this solution because with the four children aged 9 to 12, we thought it would be more convenient but we regretted our choice. We would have been better off buying our passport tickets and taking public transportation to get to the scene, it would have saved us money and we would have been free to visit as we please, as long as we wanted
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