Palace of Versailles Skip-the-Line Guided Tour by Bus from Paris
Overview
Available languages
5 hours
Mobile ticket
There’s only one way to visit the extravagant Palace of Versailles: in style. Access and roundtrip coach transfers are included, so all you have to do is enjoy your travel through time on this one-of-a-kind tour developed for you. Explore the Grand Apartments, State Rooms, and the famous Hall of Mirrors. If the option is selected, your tour includes tickets to visit the Gardens of Versailles at your own pace.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
We strongly recommend all clients who are traveling with infants to bring their own infant or child seat. It is the responsibility of the parent or guardian to ensure the safety of their child.
From April 1st, you'll have the opportunity to freely explore the gardens at your own pace and enjoy the musical show inside the gardens of Versailles. Please be aware that guided visits inside the gardens will no longer be included
Entry to the gardens is free of charge from November to March, and no ticket is required during this period. However, from April to October, a ticket is necessary to visit the gardens. Your City Wonders representative will provide you with your ticket on the day of the tour.
If you select the Full Day Option with Giverny & Versailles, you will start by a tour of Claude Monet's House in Giverny, followed by free time in the village. You will then head to Versailles by coach for an afternoon guided tour. You will be back in Paris at 7pm
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Round-trip transportation from Paris in an air-conditioned coach
Entrance ticket and reservation fee for the Palace of Versailles
Audio-guided visit of Claude Monet's House in Giverny [if Giverny Upgrade Option Selected]
Free time in the village of Giverny [if Giverny Upgrade Option Selected]
Expert, English speaking guide
Entrance tickets & Free time to explore the Gardens of Versailles at your pace [if option selected]
Audio headset so you can always hear your guide
Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off
What To Expect
Palace of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles in true royal fashion. As your guide shows you around a carefully curated selection of the palace’s 700 rooms, you’ll hear stories of the Sun King, Louis XIV, his successors, their queens, mistresses, and courtiers – including Marie Antoinette and other notable figures. Versailles had its heyday in the 17th and 18th centuries, when the Sun King elevated Louis XIII’s humble hunting lodge into the official seat of the French court – and 300 years later, the palace has lost little of its glamorous excess.
La Galerie des Glaces
Visit the breathtaking Hall of Mirrors inside Versailles while our passionate English-speaking guide marvels you with stories of the excesses of royal life, peaking under the Sun King, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
Options
Upgrade: Giverny & Versailles
Full Day Givery & Versailles: Choose this option to extend your trip and visit both Giverny and Versailles in 1 day! Includes Claude Monet's home visit.
Palace & Garden + Musical
Guided small-group tour of Versailles Palace and Gardens and ticket to see the Musical Show
Private air-conditioned coach: Enjoy return transfers from Paris on a private, air-conditioned coach.
Palace & Garden + Fountain
Guided small-group tour of Versailles Palace and Gardens and ticket to see the Fountain Show
Private air-conditioned coach: Enjoy return transfers from Paris on a private, air-conditioned coach.
Just Palace
This option does not include the tickets to the Gardens
Private air-conditioned coach: Enjoy return transfers from Paris on a private, air-conditioned coach.
Palace & Garden
Private air-conditioned coach: Enjoy return transfers from Paris on a private, air-conditioned coach.
Palace & Garden : Guided small-group tour of Versailles Palace and Gardens.
Reviews
1,575 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Very good tour
Frank B,
Jun 21, 2025
- Viator
4.00Guide was very engaging and knowledgeable. Mouro was very engaging and helpful with any questions. The directions for the meeting point were very good and the guide was easy to identify.
It is beautiful and...
Jocelyn O,
Jun 20, 2025
- Viator
5.00It is beautiful and mesmerizing. Our guide was knowledgeable and made it that much more interesting. A must see.
Rather disappointing day at Versailles
James C,
Jun 19, 2025
- Viator
3.00This particular excursion may not have been at the best time, because there was a fair amount of construction in the gardens, and very little was blooming. However, there seemed to be a limited number of rooms open in the palace that could be visited. Most of those rooms were not all that impressive, and our guide gave us more information about the paintings in the rooms than anything else. The guide was quite knowledgeable about the history of the palace, and the different kings who had resided there. Yet that really wasn’t what we were too interested in.
Versailles tour
ALPHONSE M,
Jun 16, 2025
- Viator
5.00The tour guide was very informative and attentive to everyone. The tour was on time and everything was explained to what to expect.
Crowded Versailles, long wait time for City Wonders coordinator on return
ShiYi L,
Jun 16, 2025
- Viator
3.00Versailles was very crowded, our guide Abed was fighting through the crowds to give us background information in the various rooms. The tour ended and we were on our own to visit the garden, which was magnificent and we wish we had more energy to spend there, but we expended nearly all of our energy fighting the crowds inside the palace. When we assembled for the return trip, everyone was on time, and had to wait on the tour bus for over 20 minutes for the tour "coordinator" to show up. The bus driver finally gave up waiting as everyone was tired and ready to go. Then minutes into our return drive, the driver got a call from the City Wonders "coordinator," so the bus had to return to retrieve her, adding more time to our travels. She didn't contribute anything, nor apologize for keeping everyone waiting and adding more than half an hour to a long and tiring day.
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