Versailles: Food & Palace Bike Tour
Escape the Hustle & Bustle of the City
On our Versailles Bike Tour join us to ride, taste & explore on this truly memorable day trip. Escape the crowds, skip the line, explore the Château, Royal Gardens, Hamlet & discover secret places seen by few tourists and even unknown to Parisians.
If you are looking for a unique experience, out of the city, away from hoards of tourists, and want to make the most of your time in Versailles – look no further than this day trip.
What's Included
- Roundtrip Transportation from Paris to Versailles
- Classy Bike & Optional Helmet
- Skip the Line Entry to the Château via a Side Entrance Reserved for Licensed Guides
- Guided Tour Inside the Château de Versailles with a Licensed Guide
- Guided Tour of the Royal Inner Gardens & Fountains
- Visit to Versailles' Award Winning Open Air Food Market for Picnic Supplies (*picnic at guest's cost)
- Guided Bike Tour of the Royal Grounds
- Guided Tour of Marie Antoinette's Private Hamlet
- Duration: Full Day
- Intermediate Cycling
- Central Paris Meeting Point
- Travel to Versailles by Train
- Group Size: Up to 12
- Skip the Line Access
- Hosted in English
- Guaranteed Departure
Adult: €145
Under 18: €99
Petit 2-4yrs: €37
Book with Confidence: Any experience can be cancelled up to 24hrs before the experience starts.
Still have questions? We are here to help.
What to Expect
Why walk with the crowds & stand in line when you can ride a bike & skip the line?
We take the fast train to Versailles, hop on bikes to explore our beautiful town, award-winning food market & shop like a local for a French picnic lunch. We ride through the breath-taking Royal Grounds, admire Louis’ Royal Gardens & Fountains, ride past the Trianons & visit Marie Antoinette’s Hamlet, all whilst hearing the gossip & scandalous tales of the French Royal Family.
Having worked up an appetite we lay out our authentic French picnic lunch by the Grand Canal. There is no better place to picnic & relax in the sun!
Our Versailles Bike Tour includes a skip the line guided tour inside the Château. Versailles was home to the most powerful family in the world for over a century, if there is one Château to see, this is the one!
Good to Know
All adult guests must be able to ride a bike. Leisurely riding on this tour – far from the Tour de France!
- Meet in Central Paris & travel with your guide to Versailles.
- Bikes based in Versailles (no need to carry them on the train).
- Bikes available for all ages: including childseats & tag alongs.
- Fountains are turned on: Saturdays & Sundays in summer.
- Full Versailles Access Included, Picnic at guest’s cost.
- Return to Paris around 6pm
Prefer A Private Tour?
All of our tours are available as private experiences which are tailored just for you – Versailles at your pace with only your favourite people.
Our Guided Tour of the Château
We enter via a side entrance reserved for licensed guides & guide you inside the Château through the Grand Apartments, State Rooms, King’s Apartments, Hall of Mirrors & Queens Apartments.
Your guide will skilfully lead you through the Château and bring it to life with stories & anecdotes – crafting a meaningful, entertaining & engaging experience.
We are proud to be one of the few tours licensed to guide inside the Palace & mic up so you that you won’t miss a thing!
- This was absolutely the best day we spent in France. It was the perfect sized group, perfect location, best experience, and we loved Stu, Niki, and Lola SO MUCH!!!! A balanced day of the chateau tour, seeing the garden, the market, a picnic, the bike riding, and they made me want to move to Versailles. Thank you for such an amazing time!!read moreread lessReagan7/06/2021Great tour, we had an awesome time listening to Stu and Niki tell the story about Versailles and more with such engagement and knowledge.read moreread lessJulie8/25/2021Really excellent tour, that gives you a chance to see much more of Versailles than you would otherwise. Stu and Nikki are both very knowledgeable and friendly.read moreread lessDiane9/21/2019
- This experience is a MUST! We had the most incredible time biking through Versailles, going to the market, having a picnic, eating cheese, tasting wine, and learning all about Versailles! Stu really made us feel like we weren’t in a tacky tourist group and was incredibly knowledgeable! We will do this again next time we visit Paris! This was the highlight of our trip 🙂read moreread lessKristen10/01/2019Stu and Nikki were incredible! I wish they could do bike tours in every city I visit. This is absolutely the best way to see Versailles!!! What a delight!read moreread lessLatifah9/12/2021Great experience!! Loved seeing Versailles like a local and from different parts of the grounds. Would definitely do a tour from this group again.read moreread lessJackson5/17/2023
- This was an amazing experience! The open air market was so fun! We got all our food for the pic nic at Versailles there. The bike ride through Versailles was amazing! So beautiful!read moreread lessChere6/07/2022This was my favorite thing we did on our weeklong visit to Paris! It was such a refreshing change of pace to cruise around the city of Versailles and see the gorgeous countryside on bikes after being in the city and using the metro so much. Our guide, Eleanor, was super knowledgeable and had great stories from history to share with us. I was in awe of the palace itself- both for its beauty but also it’s ridiculous extravagant history. This experience was a perfect blend of gorgeous art, history, exercise, and down time. Highly recommended!read moreread lessSamantha7/13/2023This is such a fantastic way to experience Versailles! From entry to the grounds to learning the history of France to the incredibly kind and knowledgeable guide, this was such a fantastic day! Really can’t think of any improvements. Merci, Stu & Niki!read moreread lessCarli8/23/2022
- I am so glad I found Stu & Nikki on Airbnb. We booked their tour on 8/31/19. There are many other cheaper tour operators of Versailles, but I decided to book with them and I have no regret. The reviews on Airbnb are all correct! It is true they are both amazing and the tour is comprehensive. Both are professional and well versed in the history of Versailles. They were enthusiastic and passionate as evidenced by their wealth of historical facts and stories. It was a hot and humid day but there were breaks in between and the picnic was delightful and romantic by the canal. I like that the tour was very organized from the beginning to the end. The small group was intimate and personal. I highly recommend this tour ! It was worth the cost and they worked hard to provide everyone a memorable experience that money can't buy.read moreread lessTracy8/31/2019This was such an incredible way to kick off a week in Paris. Niki and Stu were so generous, knowledgeable, fun, and made Paris feel perfect. Definitely a highlight of our trip. You will not regret going. We loved it so much we also did their Versailles experience as well. It was also perfection! Highly recommend, so much fun, we will definitely do this again when we travel back with our other family members.read moreread lessSara9/06/2021This bike tour was probably the best I have ever been on. I’ve been to Paris multiple times and this trip, largely because of Stu and Nikki’s carefully planned tour, was by far the best. We first took the tour around Versailles where they took us on shortcuts to see the best places around the castle. The whole experience was so much fun that same night we booked the tour for the next night around Paris, this tour was equally as amazing. Can’t say enough good things about the care and consideration Nikki and Stu put in this tour and we are greatly to have found them and spend time seeing the city with their direction. You will not regret taking this tour. The best experience ever!read moreread lessMiriam8/04/2019
You'll Love
Floating past the long lines, with your own guide to chaperone you skillfully through the Château, sharing stories at every turn.
Feeling like a local as you explore the town of Versailles, and it’s award-winning market!
Riding away from the crowds to explore the very best of Versailles.
Highlights
- Skip-the-Line Access to the Château de Versailles
- Guided Tour of the Château
- Hall of Mirrors
- The Town of Versailles
- Versailles Open-Air Market
- Picnic along the Grand Canal
- Versailles Royal Gardens & Fountains
- Marie Antoinette's Hamlet
- Versailles Musical Fountain Show (on set days)
- Grand & Petit Trianon
Easy to find.
Our Versailles Bike Tour meets at a train station in central Paris:
Gare Montparnasse, 17 Boulevard de Vaugirard, 75015 Paris
Please meet us at the top level of the Montparnasse train station, under the Platform 20 & 21 sign.
We take the train to Versailles where bikes are ready & waiting. We recommend using the app City Mapper to navigate your way around.
Want to meet directly in Versailles? No problem, just let us know
Frequently Asked Questions
It is almost as if Versailles was designed with our bike tour in mind. The majority of our ride takes place within the Royal Gardens, where we can enjoy stress-free cycling, far from the traffic and crowds. Outside of the gardens, cycle paths weave their way throughout the town and are set on the footpaths, away from traffic.
Our Versailles Bike Tour meets at a train station in central Paris:
Gare Montparnasse, 17 Boulevard de Vaugirard, 75015 Paris
Please meet us at the top level of the Montparnasse train station, in Hall 1, under the Platform 20 & 21 sign.
Do feel free to come earlier for a coffee & croissant to kick start your day.
Once in Versailles we saddle up on bikes that are stored at our base in Versailles.
We frequently have children join our tours, and have a fleet of children’s bikes, tandems, child-seats and helmets for them – we love sharing the day with families and take great pride in entertaining and ensuring the safety of all ages throughout the day.
*Whenever possible we try to group families together which can great when the children are of similar ages.
Of course. All our tours of Versailles include a guided tour of the Palace with a fully licensed member of our team. We do not abandon you with an audio guide. We use earpieces so you can hear your guide, can ask questions & don’t miss a thing! If there is one Palace in the world to visit, this is the one!
All of our tours operate rain or shine and we provide free rain jackets. As we are licensed to guide inside the Château we do adapt & spend more time inside the Palace. We bring rain jackets, good humor & a sense of adventure!
We limit our group sizes to 12 riders per group in Versailles to keep you safe, cover more ground & offer a personalised experience.
Absolutely not, our bikes are located in Versailles.
Yes, simply let us know in the notes section when you book and we will contact you with details of where and when to meet us in Versailles.
We provide all the essentials for your day in Versailles; all you need to remember is to pack your camera and some euros for your picnic lunch.
Yes, we include the inner gardens and fountain show as part of our tours. However, please note the fountains only turn on at set times, on set dates – every Saturday & Sunday in the summer.
We still visit the inner gardens on days the fountains do not run as Versailles “was a garden before a castle, a feast before a garden, a night before a thousand suns. If you want to understand Versailles, one must first walk through its gardens”.
No. All tickets, travel (including train tickets to and from Versailles), access to Versailles, the gardens, the Hamlet and the fountains are all included.
Versailles: Food & Palace Bike Tour
This is our most comprehensive tour of Versailles. It is a full day but not structured like a normal tour with plenty of time to relax, drink wine, ride a bike and explore. On this tour we visit:
- The town of Versailles
- The award-winning farmers market
- The Inner Gardens & Fountains (on set days)
- Marie Antoinette’s Hamlet
- Picnic by the Grand Canal
- Guided Tour of the Château
- Picnic lunch at guest’s cost, while exploring the local farmer’s market
Bike & Brunch: The Best of Versailles
This tour is designed for those travellers who wish to see as much of Versailles as possible in just half a day. On this tour we visit:
- The town of Versailles
- The Inner Gardens
- Picnic by the Grand Canal
- Guided Tour of the Château
- Lunch provided