Versailles Palace and Gardens Tour by Train from Paris with Skip-the-Line
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.
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Half Day with Classic Gardens
Duration: 3 hours
Half day visit from Paris: Explore the gardens with your guide.
What's included in Versailles Palace and Gardens Tour by Train from Paris with Skip-the-Line
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
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.
Jardins du Chateau de Versailles
After visiting the royal apartments inside the palace, your guide will lead you through the spectacular gardens, once the setting of balls, parties and elaborate firework displays. On fountain show days you will discover the amazing waterworks, still running today as they did in the times of Kings and Queens. The fountains run to a very precise schedule, and your guide will ensure you are in the right places at exactly the right time! At the end of your tour you are free to return to Paris with your guide or to remain in Versailles at your leisure. Your guide will be happy to give you advice on further places to visit or where to enjoy a great meal in this beautiful royal city.
Inclusions
- 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
- 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.
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- Meet your guide outside the Café Regalia. It is next to the metro entrance/exit for Javel André Citroen (line 10). If you arrive by RER train you will need to cross the main road. Your guide will be wearing an orange cap and an orange badge.
End Points
- Your tour will end in Versailles, your guide will provide return tickets and instructions for the easy train ride back to Paris. Trains leave every 15 minutes and all trains departing Versailles go to Paris.
Redeem
Ticket Redemption
• Please meet your guide 15 minutes prior to the starting time of the tour. • The group cannot miss the train to Versailles, we have a pre-booked entrance at the palace and the group must enter on time, please do not be late. • We cannot guarantee that late arrivals can be accommodated and tickets are non-refundable. • Note this voucher does not give you access to the palace, your guide will have the entry tickets with them at the meeting point. • Please present your booking voucher on your cell phone to your guide at the meeting point. You do not need to print it. • Please note the gardens are not optimal for people with mobility issues or using a wheelchair
