Venice · SKIP THE LINE
The 15 best skip-the-line tours you can book right now, with what each costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason; start there.
Skip the long St. Mark’s Basilica queues with a guided tour, mosaics walkthrough, and optional terrace, museum, and Pala d’Oro.
“Our Guide Dominicia was very knowledgeable and informative. Thoroughly enjoyed the tour”
Skip the line into St. Mark’s Basilica with a smartphone audioguide, plus optional terrace, museum, and Pala d’Oro access.
“Perfect Trip. Despite the group it was like interacting with the guide on one to one”
Skip-the-line guided tour pairing Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica, with audio headsets and time-saving entry in Venice.
“On the visit to the church we spent less than 20 minutes inside and never were given an opportunity to see the altar. The guide spent more time talking about the different granite as opposed to the significant of the church to the community. In the Doge too much time being told about stuff that did not pertain to the background”
Skip the line to Doge’s Palace and Prisons in Venice, cross the Bridge of Sighs, and get St Mark’s Museum entry on a 75-minute tour.
“Interesting tour, worth the time and money to skip the long line too.”
Skip the line at Venice’s Doge’s Palace with a guidebook, VR History Gallery, and museum tickets, plus Bridge of Sighs access for $51.
“Doge's palace is beautiful, but if you want to learn about it, get a guided tour. the book given has 2-3 pages about it, very general.”
Skip the lines at St. Mark's Basilica with fast-entry tickets and audio guide, plus optional terrace, museum, Loggia dei Cavalli and Pala d'Oro.
“Fabulous guide with a great sense of humor. He was very knowledgeable and made the experience so much more enjoyable with his clever wit.”
Skip the line to Doge's Palace with a live guide, optional Museo Correr ticket, and a 1 to 2 hour guided journey.
“Great tour. Nice and relaxed. Air conditioned. Great walk through Romes version of Central Park after. Highly recommend.”
Skip-the-line access to Doge’s Palace with a live guide and personal audio. See Tintoretto, the Bridge of Sighs, and the prisons.
“The guide was very knowledgeable and I did enjoy the guided tour. A short note though - the ending time was a lot later than the stipulated time, so I had to run off in a rush to catch a boat!”
Skip-the-line St Mark’s Basilica tour in Venice with an English guide, headset audio, St Mark’s Square walk, and terrace views.
“Very knowledgeable guide who also navigated the crowds well. That's all there is t I say. The Baslica is amazing.”
Skip long waits in Venice with a guided tour of Doge’s Palace and St Mark’s Basilica, including headsets, mosaics, and the Bridge of Sighs.
“The tour operator cancelled the tour without notifying us. The directions for the meeting point were not specific. They said to meet in front of the Church of San Zaccaria, but not exactly where. They failed to mention that we were to check in at the ticket office, which was in the square. At that point, it was too late to book another tour.”
Skip the line to Doge’s Palace, Bridge of Sighs and prisons, then use your museum tickets to linger in Venice at your pace.
“We had the best guide ever. Thank you Marina! She was so knowledgeable and delivered every detail so artfully! She had an answer to every question and would expand on it with a beautiful and awesome story to give you more context.”
Skip-the-line Doge’s Palace tour in English with personal headsets, priority entry, and a guided walk through palace rooms, Bridge of Sighs.
“We were running late and got in touch with the tour operator and they refused to allow us to come slightly late and they refused to let us take the same tour tomorrow”
Skip the lines at Doge’s Palace, tour major rooms with a local guide, cross the Bridge of Sighs inside, and learn Venice glass art.
“Es la tercera visita guiada que hago con vosotros al palacio y la verdad es que esta guía no nos ha gustado nada… no cuenta nada del palacio… hemos visto mucho menos que otras veces, porque se ha parado muchísimo en la plaza de afuera y en la primera sala, hablando de la política de Venecia… nada que ver con los otros guías… una pena, porque es una visita con gente de trabajo que organizamos nosotros y esta vez la experiencia no y sido la misma.”
A 6-hour private Venice highlights tour with skip-the-line access to St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace, plus an included gondola ride.
“Rafael Tours is a great company. Used twice and would use again. Adriana was an excellent guide-knowledgeable, flexible and funny.Plenty of time in Doges Palace and San Marcos church. 30 min gondola ride was ok. Our gondolier was boring-was on his phone the whole time. Overall great tour! DO BOOK!”
Skip-the-line Doge’s Palace and a guided walk through St Mark’s and Castello, ending in the palace prisons and Bridge of Sighs, with added museum time.
“Our tour guide did an awesome job explaining the history of Doge's Palace and Venice. We enjoyed every minute of it and we met a lot of great people!”
From the Basilica to the far lagoon — every experience, ranked.
