Many people who are planning to visit Paris might have heard about The Paris Pass. The Paris Pass provides a free admission to popular attractions in Paris, including more than 50 museums. The Paris Pass is worthwhile for tourists who have plans to visit many attractions in the capital of France.
What is The Paris Pass?
The Paris Pass is all-in-one comprehensive sightseeing package that will save you time, money and stress. The Paris Pass lets tourists into museums and over 50 attractions throughout Paris for free. In some attractions like the Louvre and Centre Pompidou, the Paris Pass can be used as a fast track entry pass, so you don't need to line up. In addition, The Paris Pass includes traveling by public transport in Paris for free. The Paris Pass also offers a special discount at various shops and restaurants in central Paris for saving even more money.
In general, The Paris Pass is a combination of 4 cards in one.
1. The Paris Museum Pass: A pass that allows visiting the leading museums in Paris such as the Louvre, d'Orsay Museum and many more for free.
2. The Paris Visite Travelcard: A card that offers an unlimited travel on the metro, RER and buses for free.
3. The Paris Attractions Pass: A pass that lets access the best attractions in Paris, including the River Cruise and the Opera Garnier tour, for free.
4. Hop-On Hop-Off Bus: A card that allows using the Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour for sightseeing for 1 day.
What can you do with The Paris Pass?
The Paris Pass makes it easy to visit popular attractions in Paris and includes free traveling by city’s public transport.
The list of popular attractions and regular ticket prices included in The Paris Pass are as follows:
- Louvre Museum, 15 Euro (17 Euro if purchased online)
- Center Pompidou Museum of Modern Art, 14 Euro
- Orsay Museum (Musée d’Orsay), 14 Euro
- Rodin Museum (Musée Rodin), 12 Euro
- War Museum and Napoleon’s Tomb (Musée de L’Armée at Les Invalides), 12 Euro
- Dali Museum (L’Espace Dali), 12 Euro
- Arc de Triomphe, 12 Euro
- Panthéon, 9 Euro
- Notre Dame Cathedral Towers, 10 Euro
- Palace of Versailles, 20 Euro
- Château de Fontainebleau, 12 Euro
- Grevin Wax Museum, 24.50 Euro
- 1-Day Hop-on Hop-off Tour, 38 Euro
- Paris Opera House (Palais Garnier Opéra), 17 Euro
- Montparnasse Tower, 18 Euro
- 1-Hour Bateaux Parisiens Seine River Cruise, 15 Euro
- Metro tickets, 1.90 Euro / trip
- Other discounts, such as shops, restaurants and many other tours
Note: The Paris Pass does not include admission fee to the Eiffel Tower.
Price of The Paris Pass
Travelers can choose to buy The Paris Pass that suits their needs best. The Paris Pass is available as a package selection from 2 days, 3 days, 4 days and 6 days.
Who should use The Paris Pass?
- Those who visit Paris for the first time, buying The Paris Pass is a good idea because The Paris Pass is very convenient and makes travel and visiting places easier and faster. Access to public transport via travel card is worthy as well.
- Those who want to visit at least 3-4 attractions per day or want to visit as many popular tourist attractions as possible.
- Those who want to explore Paris but do not want to visit museums every day. The Paris Pass has options for other activities such as river cruises and wine tasting which is completely different experience than visiting museums.
- Those who do not want to wait for buying tickets at the attractions. Having The Paris Pass is a good option as most popular tourist destinations often have admission fees and long waiting time is needed for buying tickets at the place. At some spots, the pass also provides an option to use a fast track entry or skip the line.
Who should NOT use The Paris Pass?
- Those who are interested in visiting museums only and not interested in other activities such as cruising, wine tasting, etc. The Paris Museum Pass is more suitable in such a case.
- Those who do not use public transportation, as one of the best benefits of The Paris Pass is that you can use all Paris public transport systems for free.
- Those with limited budget and not interested in visiting various attractions or museums. The Paris Pass may not be worth it.