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Versailles Palace and Gardens Guided Tour with Entry Ticket
Versailles rewards a guide more than most palaces: the State Apartments can overwhelm without context, and the gate queue can eat an hour of your day. No need to figure out the trains: meet your licensed guide-conférencier in central Paris at the RER C station Pont de l'Alma and ride to Versailles together, with round-trip train tickets included. Your guide then takes a small group (up to 15, or 6 max on the semi-private option) straight through reserved entry to the King's Bedroom, the Royal Ch
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Overview
- ✓Versailles rewards a guide more than most palaces: the State Apartments can overwhelm without context, and the gate queue can eat an hour of your day.
- ✓No need to figure out the trains: meet your licensed guide-conférencier in central Paris at the RER C station Pont de l'Alma and ride to Versailles together, with round-trip train tickets included.
- ✓Your ticket stays valid all day, so you can explore the gardens on your own after the tour.
Versailles rewards a guide more than most palaces: the State Apartments can overwhelm without context, and the gate queue can eat an hour of your day. No need to figure out the trains: meet your licensed guide-conférencier in central Paris at the RER C station Pont de l'Alma and ride to Versailles together, with round-trip train tickets included. Your guide then takes a small group (up to 15, or 6 max on the semi-private option) straight through reserved entry to the King's Bedroom, the Royal Chapel and the Hall of Mirrors, with the palace's history explained room by room: Louis XIV and the court, Marie-Antoinette, and the fall of the monarchy. Your ticket stays valid all day, so you can explore the gardens on your own after the tour.
Versailles rewards a guide more than most palaces: the State Apartments can overwhelm without context, and the gate queue can eat an hour of your day. No need to figure out the trains: meet your licensed guide-conférencier in central Paris at the RER C station Pont de l'Alma and ride to Versailles together, with round-trip train tickets included. Your guide then takes a small group (up to 15, or 6 max on the semi-private option) straight through reserved entry to the King's Bedroom, the Royal Chapel and the Hall of Mirrors, with the palace's history explained room by room: Louis XIV and the court, Marie-Antoinette, and the fall of the monarchy. Your ticket stays valid all day, so you can explore the gardens on your own after the tour.
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What’s Included
- ✓Licensed guide-conférencier (official French tour guide)
- ✓Public transportation (bus, subway, cable car, etc.)
- ✓Admission fees
What’s NOT Included
- ✗Gratuities
What to Bring
- •Wheelchair accessible
- •Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- •Service animals allowed
- •Public transportation options are available nearby
- •Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- •Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- •All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- •Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Meeting and Pickup
🚐Meet at start point
📍 Meeting point / start
Meet at the entrance of the RER C station Pont de l'Alma, Place de la Résistance (Left Bank, by the Seine). Your guide will be waiting with a Route33 sign. Please arrive 10 minutes early: we take the RER C train to Versailles together.
🏁 End point
The tour ends inside the palace. Your ticket is valid all day, so you can stay and visit the gardens on your own.
Good to know
- Guide languages
- English
- Book at least
- 2 day(s) before
- Children
- Must travel with an adult
- Ages
- Infant 0–5 · Youth 6–17 · Adult 18–120
- Ticket
- Show your voucher (mobile or paper) to your guide at Place d'Armes. Your guide holds the palace entry tickets and will lead the group through the reserved entrance. Airport-style security check at the palace entrance; large bags are not allowed.
- Cancellation
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Tour options
- Semi-Private (Max 6 Guests): Smaller group of 6 guests maxi
- Versailles Palace and Gardens Guided Tour with Entry Ticket
Itinerary
2.5 h
Meet your licensed guide-conférencier at the RER C station Pont de l'Alma in Paris and ride the RER C train together to Versailles (train tickets included, about 30 minutes). Enter the palace with reserved entry, skipping the general ticket line. Inside, you'll visit the State Apartments, the King's Bedroom, the Royal Chapel and the Hall of Mirrors, with the history of Louis XIV, the court and the French Revolution explained room by room. After the tour, your ticket is valid all day so you can stay and explore the gardens on your own; your return train ticket is included.
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