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15 Best Skip the Line Tours In Venice

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The 15 most popular skip the line tours in Venice. What each one includes, what it costs and who runs it, so you can spend the day out on the water instead of stuck in a queue.

15 Best Skip the Line Tours In Venice

Skip the Line: St. Mark's Basilica Guided Tour - Meeting point, check-in, and strict timing rules
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Skip the Line: St. Mark’s Basilica Guided Tour

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1.Skip the Line: St. Mark’s Basilica Guided Tour

Skip the line into St Mark’s Basilica via St Peter’s Door. A 45–60 min guided Golden Basilica tour with mosaics, museum, terrace.

Most Popular★ 4.0

“The Basilica and our tour guide were truly the highlights of this experience—both were exceptional. That said, the management of this tour company was extremely unaccommodating and unkind. If you’re even slightly late due to circumstances beyond your control, they will leave without hesitation. We were lucky to make it just in time after a…”

2,380 reviewsFrom $33by Very Viva Venice Srl

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Venice: St. Mark's Basilica Skip-the-Line Entry & Audioguide - What the skip-the-line buys you (besides fewer minutes in line)
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Venice: St. Mark’s Basilica Skip-the-Line Entry & Audioguide

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Skip-the-Line: Doge's Palace & St. Mark's Basilica Fully Guided Tour - Piazza San Marco First: Fast Orientation in Napoleon’s Drawing Room
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Skip-the-Line: Doge’s Palace & St. Mark’s Basilica Fully Guided Tour

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3.Skip-the-Line: Doge’s Palace & St. Mark’s Basilica Fully Guided Tour

Skip-the-line guided tour of Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice. Small group, audio headsets, and fast entry.

★ 4.5

“Rita was our guide. She was amazing!!! She is very passionate about her job and you can tell she loves Venice. She is very knowledgeable and gave a fantastic tour!!”

1,892 reviews2 hours (approx.)From $83.27by City Wonders Ltd

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Venice: Doge's Palace Skip-the-Line Tour with Prisons - Skip-the-line entry: worth it, but don’t expect zero waiting
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Venice: Doge’s Palace Skip-the-Line Tour with Prisons

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Venice: Doge's Palace Skip-the-Line Ticket with Guidebook - Meeting at St. Mark’s Square: Find the Office, Then Find the Line
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Venice: Doge’s Palace Skip-the-Line Ticket with Guidebook

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5.Venice: Doge’s Palace Skip-the-Line Ticket with Guidebook

Skip the lines to tour Doge’s Palace, cross the Bridge of Sighs, and use a guidebook plus VR history to explore St. Mark’s Square.

★ 4.0

“Excellent once we found where to collect tickets from. We looked day before trip because it stated we needed to get tickets and enter the doges palace at same time and the two places were no where near each other. It took us an hour to find the news stand after asking a police officer…”

1,196 reviews1 dayFrom $51by CITY TOURS CO LTD

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Venice: Skip-the-line St. Mark's Basilica Entry & Audioguide - Choose your ticket: Standard, Terrace, or Guided
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Venice: Skip-the-line St. Mark’s Basilica Entry & Audioguide

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Doge's Palace Skip-the-Line Guided Tour - Meeting point at Calle larga de l’Ascension: find it early
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Doge’s Palace Skip-the-Line Guided Tour

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7.Doge’s Palace Skip-the-Line Guided Tour

Skip lines to Doge’s Palace with a guided walkthrough of art, stairs, Bridge of Sighs, plus optional Museo Correr ticket.

★ 4.3

“We had a lovely experience with Diana who was very knowledgeable about the history of Venice and also great at sharing fun facts. Touring the palace with a guide made it much more meaningful and a great way to learn about the city's roots. Highly recommended!”

897 reviews1 hourFrom $79by Venetoinside - Insidecom

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Skip-the-Line Guided Tour of Doge's Palace - Meeting at Campo San Zaccaria and what to expect at check-in
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Skip-the-Line Guided Tour of Doge’s Palace

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8.Skip-the-Line Guided Tour of Doge’s Palace

Skip-the-line guided visit to Doge’s Palace in Venice with a live guide, personal audio, priceless art, and the Bridge of Sighs.

★ 4.2

“Our guide was amazing!! She was friendly, witty and full of knowledge. She gave us great insight into the Venitian government back in the day. I was fascinated by the history of the buildings and the art. I would definitely recommend this tour!”

472 reviews1 hourFrom $66by Gray Line Venice - Park Viaggi

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Venice Skip the line St Mark's Basilica Guided Tour - Inside the Basilica: biblical scenes, horses, and real connections to the square
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Venice Skip the line St Mark’s Basilica Guided Tour

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Venice: Skip-the-Line Doge’s Palace & Basilica Walking Tour - Doge’s Palace: halls of power and the stories behind the marble
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Venice: Skip-the-Line Doge’s Palace & Basilica Walking Tour

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Skip the Line Venice Doge's Palace and St. Mark's Basilica Tour - Campo S. Zaccaria check-in: the make-or-break part
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Skip the Line Venice Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica Tour

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11.Skip the Line Venice Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica Tour

Skip the line at Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica on a guided 2.5-hour tour with headsets and Venetian stories.

★ 4.0

“We had mixed reviews on this tour. I need to preface by saying it was incredibly hot and I loved the passion of the guide. However, it was very difficult to understand her as her accent, though beautiful, was very strong. A bunch of people on the tour left because they couldn’t understand the guide…”

263 reviews2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)From $137.80by Very Viva Venice Srl

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Doge's Palace, Bridge of Sighs & Prison Skip-the-Line Tour - Piazza San Marco Meeting Point: The Easiest Way to Start Smooth
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Doge’s Palace, Bridge of Sighs & Prison Skip-the-Line Tour

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12.Doge’s Palace, Bridge of Sighs & Prison Skip-the-Line Tour

Fast-track guided visit to Doge’s Palace, Bridge of Sighs, and the prison route, plus museum tickets at St. Mark’s.

★ 4.9

“Our guide (Katrina?) was very informative- and even made the effort to make sure a preteen could relate to the history and art of the tour. Crossing with other tours and individuals in smaller areas can make keeping up a bit daunting at times- but our guide worked hard to mitigate those issues. She kept…”

236 reviewsFrom $78.17by Crown Tours

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Skip the Line: Doge's Palace Guided Tour in Venice - How the Guide Turns Politics Into a Story You Can Remember
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Skip the Line: Doge’s Palace Guided Tour in Venice

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Venice: Doge's Palace Skip-the-Line Guided Tour - More Than Pretty Rooms: How the Venetian Republic Shaped the Place
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Venice: Doge’s Palace Skip-the-Line Guided Tour

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14.Venice: Doge’s Palace Skip-the-Line Guided Tour

Skip the lines at Doge’s Palace with a guided tour featuring the gold staircase, masterpieces, and the Bridge of Sighs from inside.

★ 4.2

“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…”

133 reviews75 - 135 minutesFrom $79by Venice Boat Experience

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Venice: Doge's Palace Skip-the-Line Entry + Audioguide App - Ponte dei Sospiri: why the bridge still works as a story
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Venice: Doge’s Palace Skip-the-Line Entry + Audioguide App

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