Versailles Palace and Gardens Tour by Train from Paris with Skip-the-Line
Overview
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3 hours
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Join this half-day tour to the prestigious Palace of Versailles and Gardens. Walk in the footsteps of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. See the Hall of Mirrors, lavish staterooms, and beautiful gardens. Your English-speaking guide will lend their expertise to enhancing the experience with historical facts and interesting anecdotes. Take the RER train from Paris and enjoy skip-the-line access, a real time-saver.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
***IMPORTANT*** If your tour takes place between July 30 and August 23 2025, your meeting point will change due to works on the train line. Please check your Viator messages where we will send you the information for the new meeting point.
If you plan to arrive at the meeting point by taxi, please ensure you leave yourselves plenty of time, it can often take a considerable amount of time to find a taxi in Paris!
Please arrive at the meeting point 15 minutes before your tour departure time. We have to catch a train to Versailles and we cannot wait for late arrivals.
The tour of Versailles Palace and gardens is 3 hours guided.
You need to add approx. 40 minutes each way to get to and from the palace on the train.
You can cancel your tour up to 24 hours prior to departure and receive a full refund. Please note that refunds are not possible for missed tours.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Stroll the stunning French-style gardens designed for royal grandeur.
Skip the lines with pre-booked tickets and fast-track Palace entry.
Walk through the dazzling Hall of Mirrors and opulent royal apartments.
Hear fascinating stories and history from your expert English-speaking guide
Travel with ease from Paris on the RER, accompanied by our coordinators.
All tickets and reservations are included, Palace, gardens and train tickets.
Hotel pickup and drop-off
What To Expect
Palace of Versailles
Meet your guide in central Paris and enjoy a short, escorted train ride to Versailles. On arrival, take a journey in the footsteps of the Kings and Queens of France. During the reign of Louis XIV - the Sun King - Versailles was the place to be and to be seen. Nowadays visitors from all over the world still come to Versailles to marvel at the splendours of this incredible palace. Our skip the line access allows you to bypass the long lines that form each day, and our friendly local guides will steer you expertly through the crowds, bringing the famous figures who once inhabited this palace back to life. Learn how the Kings and Queens lived out their lavish lives in public, how they kept the gossiping courtiers under their thumb, and made Versailles the artistic center of Europe. Discover a typical day in the life of Marie Antoinette; you’ll quickly understand why she hated the palace so much! Her opulent lifestyle here would lead to her tragic demise under the French Revolution.
La Galerie des Glaces
See the dazzling Hall of Mirrors, and learn the secrets of how it came to be, and the fascinating goings on at the time of the royal court.
Options
Half Day with Fountain Show
Duration: 3 hours
Half day visit from Paris: The Fountain Show will be running and is included in your tour.
Half day with Musical Gardens
Duration: 3 hours
Half Day visit from Paris: The Musical Gardens will be on during your tour.
Half Day with Classic Gardens
Duration: 3 hours
Half day visit from Paris: Explore the gardens with your guide.
Reviews
596 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
A great day
Elizabeth H,
Aug 10, 2025
- Viator
5.00Wonderful experience. Our guide was so knowledgeable and friendly. We learned so much more than we would have touring on our own. Even our hard-to please young teen enjoyed the experience.
Great way to see the...
Dianne S,
Aug 7, 2025
- Viator
5.00Great way to see the palace, quick train journey and walk to the palace gates .. Stephanie was lovely, friendly and very knowledgeable
Super recommended experience!
Jorge P,
Aug 5, 2025
- Viator
5.00Wonderful experience that super recommend! From the accompaniment of a guide on the train, to the "delivery" of the group to another guide through the Palace of Versailles, it went super well. Important historical information to contextualize what we see in the palace. I strongly advise you to take the tour, even because going to Paris and not going to the Palace of Versailles would be a big loss.
Disorganized
Jill W,
Aug 1, 2025
- Viator
2.00The location was changed with no notification and we ended up having to scramble to get to the tour sober a lot on an uber with no reimbursement.
Beautiful Place, Wonderful Tour Guide!
TKingston,
Jul 28, 2025
- Viator
5.00We decided to tour Versailles at the last minute as part of our trip to Paris, and we are so glad we did. It was a perfect end to our already wonderful trip to Europe. We only had time for the half day and our tour guide Cecile made the most of our time there. She knew all the history, and delivered it succinctly and with a slight wit that we found especially charming. Cecile knew all the right places to gather in the very crowded palace so that we would not be run over by the other tours going on at the same time. We learned a lot that we didn’t know about French history and the history of the palace itself. She allowed plenty of time for us to take photos and even led us to the best spots to get the best shots. Because of Cecile, we had the best time and gained a wealth of knowledge. We would recommend this tour, and especially this tour guide.
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