Palace of Versailles & Gardens Guided Tour

Explore Versailles with a live guide or palace audio commentary, then discover the gardens independently. A private English-guided option offers a more personal format.

• Enter through priority access with the half-day English tour starting in Versailles
• Listen to palace audio commentary in 10 languages on the full-day audio-guided option

Itinerary

1. Start at the meeting point for your option. For the Half-Day English Tour from Versailles, meet beneath the Louis XIV equestrian statue at Place d'Armes, outside the Palace of Versailles, at 09:15, 12:00, or 14:45; look for the Paris City Vision sign. For the Full Day Audio Guided Trip from Paris, meet at 6 Av. du Dr Brouardel at 08:15 or 11:00; look for the guide holding a Paris City Vision sign outside the hotel. The Versailles Historic Palace and Gardens Guided Tour also starts at 6 Av. du Dr Brouardel at 08:15 or 11:00. For the Half Day Private English Tour + Roundtrip Transfer from Paris, start with pickup from your hotel or personal address within Paris postal codes 75xxx, with departures at 08:15 or 14:00.
2. Travel by bus on the Half-Day English Tour from Versailles, Full Day Audio Guided Trip from Paris, and Half Day Private English Tour + Roundtrip Transfer from Paris. The Versailles-start option does not include transport to or from Paris.
3. Explore the Palace of Versailles and Gardens of Versailles. Both half-day English options include a 2-hour 30-minute guided tour. The Full Day Audio Guided Trip from Paris allows 5 hours 15 minutes at the palace and gardens. On the Versailles Historic Palace and Gardens Guided Tour, spend 4 hours exploring the Palace of Versailles, Grand Trianon, Petit Trianon, Queen’s Hamlet, Gardens of Versailles, Hall of Mirrors, and Marie-Antoinette's Estate, with guided admission included.
4. Take the return bus on the Half-Day English Tour from Versailles, Full Day Audio Guided Trip from Paris, or Half Day Private English Tour + Roundtrip Transfer from Paris.
5. Finish at the return point for your option. The Half-Day English Tour from Versailles ends at the Palace of Versailles at 13:15, 16:00, or 18:45, depending on departure; the 09:15 departure returns at 13:15. The Full Day Audio Guided Trip from Paris ends at Hotel Pullman Tour Eiffel at 15:00 or 16:45; the 08:15 departure returns at 15:00. The private half-day option includes a shuttle back to your hotel or personal address within Paris postal codes 75xxx. The Versailles Historic Palace and Gardens Guided Tour returns to 6 Av. du Dr Brouardel at 12:45 or 15:30.

What's Included

• Palace and gardens admission
• English-speaking guide on live-guided options, or palace audio guide on the full-day audio-guided option
• Grand Trianon, Petit Trianon and Queen's Hamlet admission on all options except the private half-day tour
• Round-trip transport on Paris-departure options; air-conditioned coach on the full-day audio-guided and standard guided options
• Gardens admission on Musical Fountains days on all options except the private half-day tour; fountains do not operate every day

Important details

• Children aged 0–17 require a paying adult on all non-private options
• For the half-day English tour from Versailles, children aged 0–5 go free and child tickets cover ages 6–17
• For the full-day audio-guided option, children aged 0–2 go free and child tickets cover ages 3–17
• For the standard guided option, children aged 0–2 go free, child tickets cover ages 6–17, and adult tickets cover ages 18–100
• Non-private options involve considerable walking and stairs. All options are not recommended for anyone with impaired mobility or using a wheelchair
• The Versailles-start and private options are not stroller-friendly. The full-day audio-guided option is not stroller- or wheelchair-accessible
• Bring headphones for the full-day audio-guided option; they are not provided. Re-entry is not permitted on this option
• Do not use flash photography inside the palace
• Luggage storage is not available on the private option
• Security checks and crowds may delay entry on the full-day audio-guided and private options
• Arrive 20 minutes before departure for the Versailles-start or full-day audio-guided option, or 15 minutes before departure for the private option
• For the standard guided option, palace opening hours are Tuesday–Sunday, 09:00–17:30; the palace is closed on Mondays