Venice · VENICE SKIP-THE-LINE TICKETS
Two queues in this city are genuinely worth paying to avoid, and a few are not. The 15 below cover timed entry to the basilica, the palace and the campanile, with what each one costs and where the queue actually is.
Spend 45 minutes to 1 hour inside Venice’s Golden Basilica with a live guide in English, Spanish, French, German, or Italian. Enter through St. Peter’s Door, hear the story behind the gold mosaics, and choose an option that includes the museum, horses, terrace, or Pala d’Oro.
“Your guide was amazing very interesting! Great value would highly recommend”
Meet a coordinator by St. Mark’s Clock Tower, use a separate entrance, and explore the basilica for 50 minutes to 1.5 hours. Choose a smartphone audioguide in five languages, or select a live English or Italian guide. Upgrade for the terrace, museum, and Pala d’Oro.
“Amazing tour - she included lots of interesting facts and stories that made the visit very memorable.”
Spend about two hours with an English or Spanish-speaking guide at Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica. Hear stories from guides such as Zoe, Shannon, Rita, and Michaela, use provided headsets, cross the Bridge of Sighs, and choose to visit the basilica terraces afterward for an extra fee.
“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”
Spend 75 minutes inside Venice’s Doge’s Palace with a live guide in English, Spanish, French, German, or Italian. See the government rooms, grand artworks, Bridge of Sighs, and historic prisons linked to Casanova. Guides such as Denise and Marco are often praised for lively storytelling.
“Loved our guide she was very thorough and explanatory”
Visit Doge’s Palace at your own pace with priority entry, a printed guidebook, map, and access to nearby museums. Walk across the Bridge of Sighs, see the old prisons, explore St. Mark’s Square, and use a VR experience to watch Venice change through time. Optional audio guides are available in English, French, and Spanish.
“The Doge's palace is amazing! However, Skip-the -Line Entry ticket was not what I expected. I've had to leave to go back across the Piazza to find the kiosk, where I retreaved the ticket and the small guide book, which wasn't an exclusive guide book for the Doge's Palace, but a tiny guide book on Venice! Also, The price was much higher if you just queued to buy your ticket straight from the ticket office. Disappointed.”
Meet Crown Tours staff beneath the winged lion column in St. Mark’s Square, then enter through a separate entrance. Choose a self-guided audiotour, terrace and museum access, Pala d’Oro, or a guided visit. Bring a charged phone, headphones, and clothing that covers your knees and shoulders.
“wonderful, thank you to the two ladies that run things, very helpfult”
Enter Doge’s Palace with a guide in English, French, Spanish, or German. See the Doge’s apartments, grand courtyards, Golden Staircase, masterpieces by Tintoretto and Veronese, and the prison route across the Bridge of Sighs. Museo Correr admission is also included as an optional extra.
“May not be worth the money but it was what my boyfriend and I wanted. A quick tour through the palace and then we walked over to museum on our own.”
Meet near San Zaccaria Church for priority entry to St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace. Choose a guided visit with staff such as Daniela or Giovanni, or explore at your own pace with audio commentary and a printed Venice guide.
“Barbara, our guide, really made this tour interesting and amazing. Well worth it. Thanks Barbara”
Meet near St. Mark’s Square for priority entry to the Basilica and Doge’s Palace, including the prisons and Bridge of Sighs. A host introduces the visit, then you use an app-based audio guide, printed palace guide, and 3D Venice presentation. Guides include Paulo, Giovanna, and Simonette.
“Instructions given in app were good, directions to get tickets were clear however it seems a lot of money just to dodge a queue.”
Meet near San Zaccaria for a 60 to 75-minute guided visit to Doge’s Palace. A live guide and personal audio system lead you through political halls, Tintoretto and Veronese paintings, the Bridge of Sighs, and the old prisons. Tours run in English, French, Italian, and Spanish.
“This was an excellent tour - the guide was very informative.”
Spend an hour with an English-speaking guide around St. Mark’s Square and inside Venice’s golden basilica. You’ll see the mosaics, first-floor museum, famous horses, and terrace, though terrace access and queue times can vary. The group is capped at 20 people, and headsets are provided.
“Terrible tour. Couldn’t understand the guide. Communication of poor audio equipment and tour guide’s poor language skills. Was not a skip the line tour. We stood in line for 20 minutes”
Meet your English-speaking Crown Tours coordinator by the winged lion column in St. Mark’s Square. You’ll enter St. Mark’s Basilica through a reserved route, see its mosaics and museum, and climb to the Loggia dei Cavalli Terrace. Guides such as Marina, Diana, Barbara, and Christina have led especially engaging tours.
“This tour was well organized and it was easy to find our guide. The guide did a great job of providing the history of the church and we enjoyed going on the tour.”
Spend about 2.5 hours with a guide at St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace. See golden mosaics, the terrace and four horses, grand state rooms, the Bridge of Sighs, and old prisons. Guides have included Denise, Elisa, Rebecca, Donata, and Katerina, though your guide is assigned on the day.
“Terrible guide, took too long to find meeting place and then guide had nervous laugh, breathing problems and rushed off basically telling us we were to finish our tour on our own”
Meet Crown Tours in St. Mark’s Square for a 90-minute guided visit to Doge’s Palace, its grand halls, Bridge of Sighs, and prisons. Guides such as Marina and Barbara bring Venetian art, politics, and palace stories to life. Museum entry afterward is self-guided.
“Our guide was so very knowledgeable about the history of Venice, Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica. It was just so awe inspiring the Beaty and grandeur of it all. I wish I could remember her name. She was AMAZING!!!! Loved the tour!!”
Enter St. Mark’s Basilica with a priority ticket and downloadable audio guide in English, French, German, Italian, or Spanish. Spend 30 minutes to an hour examining golden mosaics, marble floors, biblical scenes, and the Byzantine-style screen. The terrace and Pala d’Oro are not included.
“The visit only included the going around the basilica There was nothing in your app allowing us to select the other 2 options that would have been valuable for us Very disappointed by this”
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