Versailles Tour: Skip Lines, Explore Gardens

Experience a hassle-free half-day exploration of Versailles Palace and Gardens with our skip-the-line tour from Paris. Let our expert guide handle the logistics while you enjoy the stunning attractions.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Paris - Meet the guide in Paris and enjoy a pleasant train journey together to Versailles. After a brief walk to the palace, the guided tour will commence.
  • Palace of Versailles - Discover the magnificence of the French monarchy. Initially a hunting lodge, King Louis XIII transformed the site into the iconic Versailles Palace and Gardens in…
What's Included
  • Guided tour of the Palace
  • Introduction to the Gardens
  • Option to continue exploring the gardens and Trianon Estate
  • Round-trip transportation by train from Paris to Versailles
  • A local, English-speaking guide
  • Small group of 20 or fewer people
  • Meeting point changed July 15–Aug 26, 2025 due to RER C works. Check your voucher for details.
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food & Beverages
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Planning a day trip to Versailles from Paris but concerned about the logistics and navigating the popular sites? Let us handle it with our half-day small group tour. Our knowledgeable local guide will take you to Versailles, ensuring you disembark at the best stop. You’ll have the opportunity to explore the magnificent palace, gardens, and Trianon…

Location
Cour de Rome
Between the glass Bubble and Les Valises de Tous (the bronze statue of the suitcases), in front of Saint-Lazare Station. Look for our friendly staff in red, holding a bright red 'The Tour Guy' sign!
Cancellation Policy

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

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Alyson_e
Jul 20, 2025
Amazing - It was incredible. Our guides were ALL great, those that met us and the one that took us on the tour. So interesting and engaging. What a wonderful experience!
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Valerie_b
Jul 20, 2025
A great day trip - A great day excursion to see the beautiful palace and gardens. Our guide, Delhi, was very kind and knowledgeable. She provided great background and history. The train ride was easy (although super hot on the way back). The guide explained how to use the train well so we stayed in the gardens longer and felt comfortable taking the train back by ourselves. Versailles was hot (very little shade cover) so it is good to be prepared.
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Jeffrey_c
Jul 19, 2025
The tour was well... - The tour was well organized. I started getting texts the day prior to make sure I knew the meeting place and time. The larger group got broken down to smaller groups with separate tour guides. Wei was an excellent tour guide. He was extremely knowledgeable and could tell his passion for Versailles. He was also very thoughtful of how we moved as a group and made sure we knew how to get back to the train station for our independent return trip. Individual headsets were provided to us for inside. The gardens were self directed tour.
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Amanda_t
Jul 19, 2025
We really enjoyed our... - We really enjoyed our tour guide and her knowledge about art. Veronica was great! Loved her subtle humor.
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Roy_h
Jul 19, 2025
Versailles - We were kept informed when the meeting point was changed due to rail alterations. Christina the guide did am excellent job.
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Laura_h
Jul 19, 2025
Versailles - Tour was excellent. Guide was very informative. Not sure why I need to use 100 characters. That is all I have to say.
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Cerra2002
Jul 20, 2025
Great location, good guide. - Versailles is beautiful and there is so much to see. Stefano was a good guide, but he'd often go too fast and leave some of us behind. Part of it was the crowd, but part of it felt like indifference. I'd book again, but hopefully would have a more personable guide.
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Laura_l
Jul 20, 2025
Jumping the line - Jumping the lines was great. The tour guide was not. She kept jumping around in history and told us facts about the artwork that were COMPLETELY different from what was written on the plaques accompanying them. Would have been better off with the audio tour. Listened in on another tour guide for a while.
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Coscheme
Jul 19, 2025
- THIS IS A REVIEW OF “ROOTS IN ROME”. “Roots in Rome” on Expedia sold us skip the line tickets for the Palace of Versailles.. We showed up at the palace gates 20 minutes before the arranged time. At 5 minutes before the arranged time we still saw no one from the company and even separated to cover multiple entrances. We waited a half hour after the arranged time. They were a no show. We tried to contact them many times during our wait, but there was no working phone number for them. We contacted Expedia, and they tried to contact them many times also with no success that day. Afterwards we sought a refund via Expedia, and Expedia made contact with them many times merchant. The merchant flatly refused to refund our money., despite their employee not showing up. They clearly showed us that they are a dishonest company who repeatedly scam people who are traveling. We strongly recommend that this company be avoided for any business. Additionally, I was truly disappointed with Expedia for their featuring this very poor performing company. It makes me concerned that Expedia is not adequately vetting the companies it presents to us travelers.
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Julie_k
Jul 19, 2025
Tour - We felt rushed through out the tour. There were so many people trying to see the same things we were. It was way too crowded. I felt like we did not have time to appreciate the beauty. We tried to take photos and our guide said it was time to go to the next thing. It’s was beautiful, I don’t think I would recommend it.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).