Versailles Bike Tour with Palace & Trianon Entry

Explore Versailles by bike with an English-speaking guide on a shared tour that pairs open-air riding with access to royal interiors. Shop for your own picnic supplies at the local market and enjoy lunch beside the lake; food and drinks are not included.

• Explore the Grand Trianon, where kings escaped the formal etiquette of court life

Itinerary

1. Meet at 08:30 outside Starbucks at 2 Rue de la Pépinière, just outside Gare Saint-Lazare in central Paris.
2. Travel to Versailles by train.
3. Explore Versailles Market for 45 minutes and choose local specialties for your picnic lunch.
4. Continue by bike.
5. Stop for a 1-hour-15-minute picnic lunch beside the lake, with a view of the Palace.
6. Continue by bike.
7. Explore the Grand Trianon, Louis XIV's summer retreat, for 30 minutes. Admission is included.
8. Discover the Petit Trianon, Marie-Antoinette's hideaway, for 20 minutes.
9. Wander through the English-style garden and farming village at Marie-Antoinette's Estate for 40 minutes.
10. Continue by bike.
11. Explore the Palace of Versailles for 2 hours, with pre-reserved entry so you can bypass the ticket line.
12. Discover the Hall of Mirrors.
13. Finish at the Hall of Mirrors at 17:30. Use the provided train ticket to return to Paris whenever you choose; trains leave every 15 minutes, with the last train around 23:00.

What's Included

• 90-minute guided bike tour and bike rental
• Helmet, gloves and rain poncho
• Admission to the Palace, Grand Trianon, Petit Trianon and Marie-Antoinette's estate
• Round-trip train ticket between Paris and Versailles
• Fountain Show ticket with adult fares on days when the show runs

Important details

• Children ages 0–17 require an accompanying paying adult
• Child seats are available for ages 1–3, with a maximum weight of 22 kg
• Tandem attachment bikes are available for children too large for a child seat but too small to ride independently, with limits of 38 kg and 137 cm
• This activity is not wheelchair- or stroller-accessible
• The tour runs rain or shine
• Arrive 15 minutes before departure