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
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.
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.
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 Classic Gardens
Duration: 3 hours
Half day visit from Paris: Explore the gardens with your guide.
Half day with Musical Gardens
Duration: 3 hours
Half Day visit from Paris: The Musical Gardens will be on during your tour.
Reviews
537 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Beautiful day!
jessicamcnabb,
Jun 22, 2025
- Viator
5.00Lovely guides and small groups! They give you an audio headset so you can hear the guide even if you hang back for the perfect picture! Barek got us safely to our destination and went to each group member to help them navigate their return trip or the city/metro if they were still getting oriented! Huge help and a wonderful person! Celia was our expert guide for the palace and gardens. She was AWESOME! So much knowledge and history to share. Her descriptions really brought the Palace to life and made it easy to imagine what life was like back then. 10/10 would recommend this tour and this company in particular!
Ann was an excellent tour...
Agustin E,
Jun 18, 2025
- Viator
5.00Ann was an excellent tour guide This was an excellent experience and I learned a lot. The tour started with Berrick in Paris and he was excellent.
Fabulous tour....
desiree m,
Jun 16, 2025
- Viator
5.00Fabulous tour. Entertaining and interesting. Just a reminder that there is no air conditioning so be prepared for very hot temperatures and large crowds
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Victoria m,
Jun 15, 2025
- Viator
5.00Had a wonderful experience. Bring meet at train and then taken there was perfect. Guides were so knowledgeable had a fantastic day
We toured the main...
Daniel L,
Jun 11, 2025
- Viator
5.00We toured the main palace, the gardens and Marie Antoinette's estate with Julie as our guide. Julie was fantastic, giving us great history lessons and pointing out things we might have missed on our own. Off tour we enjoyed the row boats in the canal. Versailles was well worth the trip. Highly recommend.
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