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The 15 most popular skip the line tours, side by side: what each one costs, how long it runs and who operates it. The working shortlist for building your week in Paris.
Priority entry to Versailles with a 90-minute palace tour, then garden time at your pace, with optional Trianon access.
Most Popular“Letictia was amazing so knowledgeable. She was patient and answered all questions. There was a lot of people around but she guided us through them all with ease.”
Skip-the-line Versailles tour with a guided palace walk, headsets, Trianon and Marie Antoinette access, plus free time in the gardens.
“Rose did a phenomenal job, would refund going in this tour, very informative and interesting!”
Skip-the-line Louvre highlights in a small-group guided tour with headsets and priority entry, covering Napoleon, Egypt, and masterworks in 2 hours.
“Gave good background on the history and some tidbits about how the city is structured. Brought us to the main exhibits and provided input on a few pieces we passed. Would recommend. Tour guide was quite the character, my boyfriend and I enjoyed ourselves.”
Skip the line to Versailles with round-trip coach from Paris, a guided palace highlights tour, and time in the gardens, plus optional estate add-ons.
“We had a fantastic tour guide, Mauro. He was patient, knowledgeable, engaging and funny. Unfortunately it rained the day we took the tour so we didn’t see much of the gardens which was disappointing but the interior tour with Mauro was excellent.”
Skip-the-line Versailles tour from Paris with an expert interpreter, priority palace entry, Hall of Mirrors, royal apartments, and garden time.
“Loved our day trip to Versailles! The bus was very comfortable and warm. The tour guide was amazing (sorry can’t remember her name). Quick entry with the skip the line tickets. Unfortunately Versailles was extremely busy on the day that we went, I feel that they should have limited the number of people in the…”
Skip the Versailles line with priority entry and a guided tour of the Hall of Mirrors, royal apartments, plus Louis XVI stories.
“Our guide Clotilde was excellent! She was so knowledgeable, interesting and passionate about French history art and architecture. We learned so much and were fascinated by the palace.”
Skip the lines at Musée d’Orsay with an expert guide, small-group headsets, and time to explore Impressionist masterpieces on your own.
“Our guide Stephanie was very knowledgeable and gave us lots of information. We appreciated her enthusiasm!”
Skip the ticket line at Musée d’Orsay with an expert English guide, headsets included, and time to linger afterward in the galleries.
“Antony our guide was amazing.. 💫✨ He made our experience unforgettable by sharing with us his passion and love for art.. incredible contagiousness…🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼”
Skip-the-line Louvre highlights tour to see the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and more in about 2 hours with an English guide and headsets.
“It was an incredible experience! Lee was fantastic, he was so knowledgeable and engaging. The Louvre is absolutely enormous, so I highly recommend taking a guided tour. In just two hours, we saw the most iconic pieces of art and history, then had time to explore on our own. Skipping the line alone made it…”
Skip-the-line Versailles by train from Paris with an English guide, reserved entry, and Musical Gardens or Fountain Show tickets.
“Loved our tour guide, very knowledgeable. Very easy process. High recommend”
Skip-the-line Versailles with a small-group guide covering the State Apartments and Hall of Mirrors, plus timed garden free time.
“We were so happy to have booked this tour! Versailles is overwhelming and our guide Francesco made it easy to navigate and understand the history of everything. He was not only very knowledgeable about all things Versailles but also he added little funny things throughout the tour. Our teenagers were engaged the entire time and…”
Skip the Louvre lines with a short Mona Lisa intro, then explore at your own pace. Priority entry, tickets included, about 30 minutes.
“It was the day of the Tour de France and several roads were shut down. We didn’t make it on time. I tried many times to reach the tour operator and they never responded, so we missed the tour. We’ve done several tours using Viator and the tour guides have been very responsive and helpful,…”
Skip-the-line guided tour of Versailles with Palace highlights, Hall of Mirrors, and garden time, plus Trianon and the Queen’s Hamlet.
“It was amazing, the guide was informative and very people centred, gave plenty of information afterwards too. I took the small train to visit the Trianons and Canal, only 9 euros. Would highly recommend.”
Skip-the-line access with a live English guide to Monet’s House and Gardens in Giverny, plus time to linger by the lilies and bridge.
“Our guide was excellent. Very enthusiastic about Monet's life and painting. She gave us a wonderful insight into his creative process, and the gardens and house were beautiful!”
Breakfast at Versailles in Pavillon Dufour, plus skip-the-line palace entry and temporary exhibitions. See the palace fast, eat well.
“breakfast was delightful and so cool to sit in a room at Versailles for a meal. amazing experience! staff was great and showed us where to enter to wander around the beautiful castle. we had another activity planned at 2:15 so we had to rush through the endless rooms and we skipped the garden. we…”
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