The 8 Versailles Estate Bike Tours That Earn Their Price

1.Versailles Bike Tour with Market, Gardens & Guided Palace Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,121 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $130.6Our pick

Bike a small-group Versailles day with a licensed guide, market picnic supplies, royal gardens, and an expert-led Palace visit.

“Loved, loved, loved the bike tour. What a great way to see Versailles. Our tour guide, Lola, was exceptional. Knowledgeable, warm, friendly, and charming. Highly recommend the experience.”

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2.Versailles Bike Tour with Palace & Queen Farm Entrance

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 492 reviews · 8 hours · from $128

Bike Versailles with timed palace entry, shop a real farmers market for your picnic, and explore Trianon and Marie-Antoinette’s hamlet.

“Arnaud was extremely well-versed on the history of Versailles and the French monarchy. He was very careful and attentive and made sure we were all safe the entire time. He was a wonderful host and it was a perfect way to see Versailles”

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3.Skip-the-Line Palace of Versailles Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 422 reviews · 8 hours · from $159

Cycle Versailles with skip-the-line palace access, secret garden fountain moments, a market picnic by the Grand Canal, and smooth Paris trains.

“the day was fantastic. from meeting at the train station until the return at the end of the day, everything was taken care of. All the events were wonderful. Brian was a fantastic guide. constantly checking on everyone to confirm we were OK and yet always moving us along. while the Versaille tour was great, riding the bikes through town and the gardens were our favorite.”

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4.Small Group VIP Versailles Bike Tour w/ King’s Apartments Access

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 66 reviews · 7 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $187.05

Bike through Versailles and Marie Antoinette sites, then skip lines for Palace access plus Louis XVI apartments on a small VIP group tour.

“Wonderful opportunity to see the property of Versailles and everyone was looking forward to biking. The morning portion (market + bike tour) was fun, our guide (Nick) gave good, interesting history info, but it became very rushed after our picnic lunch. For some reason, we were running behind schedule and the tour guide became irritated at the group. As we were finishing up on the grounds, he was biking very fast to get back to the shop in time to return the bikes and walk back to the palace in time for the guided tour. His biking pace was unreasonable (we're fairly fit and competent) and a group of us…”

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5.Private Versailles Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · 7 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $722.87

Private small-group bike tour of Versailles with market lunch picks, canal picnic, timed Palace entry, gardens, and guided stops in English.

“The pretty view. The courteous staff. The professional help. We had a ball. The organization when we thought we were going to be late.”

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6.VIP Versailles Bike Tour & Kings Apartment Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 18 reviews · 7h 30m · from $182

Small-group VIP Versailles by bike, picnic by the Grand Canal, and special palace access to Hall of Mirrors and Trianons.

“Less riding, more palace. Our tour guide, Slayton openly admitted that he didn’t know very much which isn’t very inspiring. It was a bit weird because half of the tour group were his family. Our whole group was american except for us and it was isolating especially when the guide only spoke and conversed with his fellow americans. We attempted conversation but he refused to ask us anything which is ironic because he said he did this job to hear about other people’s experiences.”

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7.Versailles Bike Rentals

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 17 reviews · 2 - 8 hours · from $11Best value

Rent a bike near Versailles to cycle the Grand Canal and palace grounds at your pace, avoiding crowds with a lock included.

“Il noleggio speravo fosse più vicino a Versailles. Il titolo dell’esperienza è fuorviante. È un noleggio a quasi un km dal parco di Versailles. Considerate che poi non potete entrare nei giardini con la bicicletta e dovrete lasciarla fuori.”

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8.Versailles Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $42.22

A 2-hour bike circuit around Versailles with Holland Bikes, shaded paths, easy pacing, and photo stops outside the palace.

“It’s a great way to learn about Versailles and Louis XIV. You really appreciate the size of the estate when you cycle around it. The guide, Alex, was very friendly and knowledgeable. My only regret was I would have liked to have seen more of the gardens”

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