The 12 Best Studio Tours in Los Angeles

1.Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 5,246 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $76Our pick

Spend about three hours at Warner Bros. Studio Hollywood with a small group of up to 14. Ride through working backlot streets, visit the Friends and Big Bang Theory sets, explore DC and Harry Potter displays, and try green-screen effects. Guides such as Maya, Maddie, Ken, and Javier bring the studio’s movie-making past to life.

“take the time to go through all that there is to offer during the tour. Our tour guide had a wealth of information that he passed on to us which made the tour very interesting.”

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2.Universal Studios Hollywood General Admission Ticket, California

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 1,489 reviews · from $109

Spend a full day at Universal Studios Hollywood with access to rides, shows, themed lands, and the famous Studio Tour. Meet dinosaurs in Jurassic World, race through Mario Kart, visit Hogwarts, and finish at CityWalk. Your mobile ticket is valid on the selected date. Universal Express is available as an upgrade.

“Beautiful at the holidays! The City Walk is great before you even get into the theme park. We really enjoyed the theme park…Whoville, The Grinch, Studio Tour, Hogswart area…just a wonderful experience.”

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3.Skip the Line: Express Ticket at Universal Studios Hollywood

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,144 reviews · from $193

Spend a full day at Universal Studios Hollywood with admission, one-time Express access to every ride and attraction, reserved show seating, and one reservation-free entry to Super Nintendo World when required. Ride Jurassic World, Hogwarts and Transformers, then take the Studio Tour and finish at CityWalk.

“Loved Universal Studios. The skip the line tickets were well worth the money. We were able to see and experience the entire park thanks to the skip the line tickets.”

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4.The VIP Experience at Universal Studios Hollywood in California

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 551 reviews · from $359

Spend about eight hours at Universal Studios Hollywood with a personal guide, exclusive backlot access, unlimited Express entry, reserved show seating, valet parking, light refreshments, and a gourmet lunch. The studio tour is the heart of the day, while Harry Potter, Super Nintendo World, Jurassic World, and WaterWorld fill out the park visit.

“It was wonderful from the time we walked in and retreated to a VIP breakfast and basically let around the park with a special tour guide seeing behind the scene views of the studio. The rides were great and we had no wait at all. The lunch was amazing with a full array of food that my adult children devoured. My daughter said this is the best Experience at an amusement park ever!!”

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5.Warner Bros. Studio Tour & Celebrity Homes Tour Package

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 225 reviews · 2 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $116

Spend a movie-filled day in Los Angeles with an open-air tour through Hollywood Hills, Beverly Hills, and West Hollywood, followed by Warner Bros. Studio Hollywood. See the Hollywood sign, Rodeo Drive, Sunset Strip, Friends sets, Harry Potter displays, and DC props. Guides such as Michael, Stan, Meg, and Drew have helped bring the stops to life.

“Enjoyed the tour. Backlot tour of Warner Brothers is excellent. Thoroughly enjoyed the Celebrity home tour as well.”

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6.Universal Studios Hollywood: VIP Tour with Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 170 reviews · 1 day · from $359

Spend a full day at Universal Studios Hollywood with a live English-speaking guide, a special backlot trolley, unlimited Universal Express access, priority show seating, valet parking, breakfast, and a gourmet lunch. You may visit working sets and sound stages, though access depends on production schedules.

“Our guide took us to the front of the line on all the rides. The breakfast and lunch were first class 5 star quality meals. Highly recommend this package. It's worth it.”

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7.Warner Bros Studio Hollywood & Bus Tour Package

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 150 reviews · 1 day · from $101

Pair a Warner Bros. Studio Hollywood visit with either an open-air Celebrity Homes Tour or a 24-hour Hollywood hop-on hop-off ticket. You will see real sets from Friends and The Big Bang Theory, explore Stage 48 and DC and Harry Potter exhibits, then visit sights such as the Hollywood Sign, Rodeo Drive, Sunset Strip, or the Walk of Fame.

“we enjoyed it very much the views the information was not quite up to date but still was interesting to hear”

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8.Universal Studios Hollywood: Halloween Horror Nights

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 98 reviews · from $77

You’ll enter Universal Studios Hollywood after dark for eight haunted houses, scare zones, the Terror Tram, live entertainment, and selected thrill rides. This separately ticketed Halloween event runs on select nights from September 4 to November 2. Plan carefully: admission costs $77, daytime park entry is not included, and lines can become very long.

“I got a ticket that let me in from 2 pm, so I rode a few rides before the horror house started at 5 pm. I started lining up for Freddy's horror house around 4:30 pm, and it started at 5 pm. I went through it and then went to Jason, Poltergeist, Terror, and Fallout in that order. I only had to wait around 10 minutes for each one, so it went smoothly. I was able to conquer most of the rides before the people with tickets from 19:00 came in. I wanted to ride the horror tram after dark, and even after 7 pm, I only had to wait…”

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9.Warner Bros. Studio Tour & Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour Package

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 55 reviews · 5 hours to 1 day (approx.) · from $112

You get a 3-hour guided Warner Bros. Studio Tour plus a CitySightseeing hop-on hop-off pass covering Hollywood, West Hollywood, and Beverly Hills. See Friends, Harry Potter, DC props, Rodeo Drive, the Walk of Fame, and Stage 48. You must arrange your own transportation to Warner Bros.

“Fantastic tour great to see some of the well known sets from Friends and Big Bang Theory as well as the street used in Norbit!”

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10.Universal Studios Hollywood & Celebrity Homes Tour Package

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 46 reviews · 1 day (approx.) · from $212

Spend a day touring celebrity homes, Beverly Hills, Rodeo Drive, the Sunset Strip, and Hollywood landmarks before visiting Universal Studios Hollywood. The package includes park admission, CityWalk access, a studio tour, rides, and a 9:30 AM shuttle. Expect separate tour operations and careful timing between the two parts.

“We really appreciated being collected from our hotel. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and quite humorous. The only suggestion I have is to recommend that people take a bottle of water and possibly a snack as it was a lengthy tour of Hollywood homes with no opportunity to purchase drinks. Also we were told to be back at the bus by 6pm sharp or we would miss the bus however we sat in the hot bus for an hour before it eventually left.”

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11.Universal Studios Hollywood & Bus Tour Package

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 11 reviews · 2 days · from $215

Spend two days combining Universal Studios Hollywood with your choice of a guided open-air Celebrity Homes Tour or a 24-hour hop-on hop-off Hollywood route. See Beverly Hills, Bel-Air, Rodeo Drive, the Hollywood Sign, and key film-city sights, then use the free shuttle from Starline Tours to avoid theme-park parking.

“Friendly and helpful staff members. However better coordination is expected from the kiosk staff on Hollywood boulevard”

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12.Oscar History and Film Set Studio Tour at the Biltmore Hotel

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $25Best value

Join Eloi or Mark for a one-hour walking tour inside the Millennium Biltmore Hotel. Smartglasses and a phone add archival photos, film clips, and scenes from Ghostbusters, Chinatown, Oppenheimer, and more to the rooms where they were filmed. See the Historic Corridor, Crystal Ballroom, Gold Room, and Rendezvous Court in a small group of up to 10.

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