Is the Paris Pass 2024 worth it? We review prices and value here
After a couple of slow years like every other city, Paris is booming again and 2024 looks like another busy year for the city and its major attractions. The Paris Pass made some changes and then changed back last year and now in 2024 it’s easier and more straightforward than it’s been in a while. And unlike many other major tourist cities, most attractions in Paris didn’t increase prices in 2023 so the Paris Pass is about the same price as last year as well.
The Paris Pass can be a great tool for many visitors. Not only does it allow free entry into most of the top tours and attractions that are most popular with first-time visitors, but it also helps you plan an efficient itinerary that will save you a lot since so many of the best attractions are close together. As we will discuss below, I highly recommend both the hop-on, hop-off bus tour (in the morning) and the 1-hour Seine cruise (around sunset) whether you buy a Paris Pass or not. Fortunately, they are both included.
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The main Paris attraction passes
- Paris Pass – This includes a Paris Museum Pass (see below) and an All-Inclusive attraction pass, which includes entry to most of the famous attractions and tours that are not specifically museums.
- Paris Museum Pass – This includes only admission to nearly every major museum in Paris.
If you are NOT interested in things like the Hop-on, Hop-off bus tour, the Eiffel Tower guided climb, the (highly recommended 1-hour Seine Cruise or the wine tasting experience, then the Paris Museum Pass alone will save you money.
Prices for the Paris attraction and transportation passes
Paris Pass 2024 prices
2-day passes
- 2-day Adult Paris Pass: (including a 2-day Museum Pass) €179
- 2-day Child Paris Pass (ages 4 to 11): €94
3-day passes
- 3-day Adult Paris Pass: (including a 2-day Museum Pass) €214
- 3-day Child Paris Pass: €109
4-day passes
- 4-day Adult Paris Pass (including a 4-day Museum Pass): €275
- 4-day Child Paris Pass: €130
6-day passes
- 6-day Adult Paris Pass: (including a 6-day Museum Pass) €300
- 6-day Child Paris Pass: €140
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Prices of the most popular museums covered by the Paris Museum Pass, which is included with the Paris Pass
Palace of Versailles: €18
Built during the 1600s and 1700s, the Palace of Versailles is one of the largest and most famous palaces in the world. Always one of the most popular attractions in the Paris area, it’s outside of town and it takes 60 to 90 minutes to reach, depending on your starting point. Admission is included with a Paris Museum Pass and you’ll have to make a reservation as well.
Louvre Museum: €17
Obviously you can visit Paris and not visit the Louvre, so it’s good that it’s included in the Paris Pass. You now have to make reservations for your visit, but it’s an enormous place so that is usually simple. The building itself is a historic palace that would be worth a tour even if it didn’t contain the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo, among thousands of other important pieces.
If you are an art fanatic, feel free to spend 4 or 6 hours in the Louvre or even visit twice. But honestly for most people, it gets overwhelming after an hour or maybe two. When I bring new people to Paris I walk them to the Mona Lisa and then to the Venus de Milo. By that time we’ve passed by thousands of paintings and sculptures and been there 45 minutes. After that we look around at anything else that has caught our eye, and then exit through the gift shop. A focused hour is more enjoyable for most people than wandering around for four hours unsure of what you are looking at. It’s also always pretty crowded.
Musée d’Orsay: €16
Located across the Seine from the Louvre in a gorgeous former train station, the Orsay Museum is actually more enjoyable for most people because it’s far more compact and yet also filled with super famous pieces. Here, along with smaller crowds, you’ll see one of Van Gogh’s Starry Nights, Whistler’s Mother by Whistler, and Bal du moulin de la Galette by Renoir. Honestly, you’ll probably recognize at least 10 or 12 famous paintings and you won’t wear out a pair of shoes in doing so.
Arc de Triomphe: €13
You already know what the Arc de Triomphe looks like, and it’s definitely worth going up to the observation deck on top because you’ll get many of your best Paris photos from there. Most people will climb the 234 stairs, but they also have an elevator for anyone who doesn’t look like climbing 234 stairs is possible (or a wise move). The HOHO buses stop here and it’s a good place to get off for a visit because many other people also get off so there will be empty seats on top when you want to get back on. That isn’t true of several other stops.
Sainte-Chapelle: €11.50
Conveniently located just a short walk from Notre Dame cathedral, the Sainte-Chapelle church will be another unexpected highlight of your Paris visit. This 800-year-old church has easily the world’s most impressive and beautiful stained glass windows in several different rooms. It’s breathtaking when you first see it, and one other great feature is that it’s small enough that you can easily enjoy it in less than an hour. The Paris Pass allows you to pack in many smaller and quicker attractions like this without worrying about going broke in the process.
What ISN'T included in the Paris passes
- Eiffel Tower Elevators – 2nd floor elevator: €18.10, 3rd floor elevator: €28.30
- Catacombs of Paris: €18.00
The Paris Pass DOES now include a guided walk up the 700 steps to the 2nd Floor including expert commentary, but obviously the climb isn’t ideal for everyone.
Extras included in ONLY the Paris Attractions Pass
Eiffel Tower guided climb to 2nd floor: €38
This is an exclusive deal for Paris Pass holders and it’s not for everybody, but it will be the highlight of your Paris trip for many. This is a climb of the 674 stairs up to the 2nd Floor (out of 3) with interesting live commentary and explanations in English. It takes 3 to 4 hours in total, so you won’t be racing up. If you are fit enough this will be amazing. And honestly, the 3rd floor isn’t much higher and it’s so high that all of your best photos will be from the 2nd Floor anyway.
Wine Tasting: €36.00 (includes free full-size bottle of wine for each person)
If you want to learn more about wine and try a few interesting French bottles then this is perfect. It’s a long block from the Louvre but an easy walk along the Seine, so it’s an ideal activity to schedule for after your Louvre visit. You get an English-language mini tour in a historic cellar explaining the key aspects of wine making, and then samples of three different wines near the end. They even send each visitor away with a full bottle of French wine to take with you, so it’s a hard one to pass up.
1-day Big Bus Paris hop-on, hop-off tour: €45.00
This is a full-day hop-on, hop-off pass on the double-decker bus that goes by and stops at almost every major tourist attraction in Paris in about a 3-hour loop. You can use it as transportation to get from one attraction to another, but I highly recommend starting early and doing the full loop once before hopping off. I’ve done at least 25 similar HOHO bus tours in major cities and the Paris one is easily my favorite. Paris is compact enough that the loop isn’t too long, and all of the main sights are clustered on either side of the Seine, so you don’t waste much time driving through random areas.
Whether you buy a Paris Pass or not, I highly recommend you take the HOHO bus tour on your first full morning in the city, and you will have seen all of the main sights and know how to get back to them later before noon.
Bateaux Parisiens River Cruise: €18.00
In my opinion, this is the other must-do tour in Paris, whether you buy a Paris Pass or not. These large boats with plenty of top-deck outdoor seating leave from near the Eiffel Tower on a frequent basis, but they are popular so it’s wise to get there a bit earlier than you want to depart. The trick is to select a departure right around sunset. Paris is stunning as it is lighting up for the evening, and you pass under 18 bridges that are each lit up in a unique way. By the time you get back to the Eiffel Tower an hour later, it will also be gorgeously lit up for amazing photos.
Parc Astérix: €59
This large theme park in the northeast suburbs of Paris is based on the Astérix comic book and characters, so it’s a great option and compromise if you are traveling with young ones. The place has many roller coasters and other thrill rides to go along with the character-themed attractions. There are buses that leave from central Paris that take you to the park for a fee. You can also take the RER train to Charles de Gaulle Airport and then a special shuttle from that train station to the park.
Montmartre & Sacré Coeur walking tour: €36
Leaving three times per day (10AM, 2PM, 5PM), this 90-minute walking tour is a highly recommended way to get to know perhaps Paris’ most interesting neighborhood. Especially gorgeous at night (so the 5PM tour could be perfect), Montmarte is the city’s most famous art district and community. At its center is the namesake hill with the stunning Sacré Coeur cathedral perched on top. This will be one of your favorite stops in Paris and some of your favorite photos as well.
Emily in Paris: The Unofficial Tour
Fans of the hit Netflix show will definitely be interested in this 2-mile guided walking tour of some of Paris’s loveliest neighborhoods. It only goes on Tuesdays and Fridays as of now at 1:30 PM so you’ll want to plan well in advance and make reservations. You’ll see the character’s apartment and other famous exteriors including Gabriel’s restaurant along with the bakery where she has her first pain au chocolat. If you don’t watch the show it’s definitely not worth it, but if you do this will be a major highlight.
Grevin Wax Museum: €26.50
This is the French equivalent of Madame Tussauds and it’s far more enjoyable than most people expect. With a central location close to several other included attractions, the Grevin Wax Museum is in a gorgeous building filled with over 450 characters that look so lifelike that you keep expecting them to move. There are obviously many French historical figures, but also international historical figures and athletes and actors and pop stars. You’ll know scores of them. While it’s true that you might not normally pay €26.50 to visit a wax museum, it’s great with the Paris Pass because you can just pop in for an hour or so in between other places. Most people are very impressed.
The Paris Big Bus Tour and Seine River Cruise are great ways to get oriented for first-time visitors
On your first visit to Paris you definitely want to visit the Louvre, Arc de Triomphe, and hopefully the Palace of Versailles (a bit outside the city center), but you also want to have a good look at the city of Paris itself.
Whether you buy the Paris Pass or not, you’ll want to strongly consider taking the Paris Big Bus Tour (included in the Paris Pass) as well as the Seine River Cruise. Both of these offer an excellent and efficient look at all of the famous places you might want to visit later, and you can do both of them in half a day. Take the hop-on, hop-off bus tour as early in the day as you can, and plan on doing the Seine river cruise just after sunset in order to see how beautifully lit the bridges and famous buildings are at night.
Is the Paris Pass good value?
If all of the above seems confusing, you are in good company. These ‘city cards’ can be a great tool for many first-time visitors to destinations, but in some cases they cost too much or disrupt your trip in other ways. Before a trip it’s easy to plan 4 or 5 museums and attractions for each day, but once you arrive that always feels too ambitious. A big part of what makes Paris so incredible is the gorgeous city itself, not just the museums and main sights.
Another thing to consider is that if you lock in your sightseeing expenses before you arrive there will be the temptation to just rush from one thing to the next to get the most from your money. If you happen to have a day when you only get to one or two attractions, you might have a sense of guilt over missing your pre-trip goals.
On the other hand, if you prefer to pay in advance and then challenge yourself to make sure you see all the amazing sights that Paris has to offer, then the Paris Pass can be a great deal. If you are mostly interested in the museums then the Paris Museum Pass is probably the better deal, but if you also want to take a bus tour or a river cruise or do the wine tasting then the Paris Pass is the way to go.
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Important advice for getting good value out of a Paris Pass
After using so many of these city passes through the years, and also getting some comments from customers who don’t feel like they got good value out of the Paris Pass, I can reveal two important bits of advice for Paris Pass holders.
1. Start early in the day, at least on your first couple days using the pass
The number one struggle for those who regretted buying a Paris Pass is starting early enough. Especially on your first couple of days using the Paris Pass you are strongly encouraged to leave your hotel by 09:00 or so, and go to the most popular attractions first. Places like the Louvre or the bus tour tend to not get too busy until 11:00 or so, which means that if you start on those things right after breakfast you will have time to do TWO top attractions before lunch. After that you’ll have the rest of the day to do one, two, or three more activities, and you’ll still have the whole evening free to have a long dinner and wander the beautiful neighborhoods.
Some people complain that by the time they got to their first attraction of the day, the place was packed, so they started on a bad note and then felt rushed the rest of the day trying to catch up.
2. Plan your day and route before you leave your hotel
The Paris Pass comes with a very helpful booklet that shows all of the attractions on a map, with hours of operation. If you spend some time before you leave your hotel for the day, planning an efficient route that connects the attractions you want to see that day, it will all seem easy and you’ll get the most out of your Paris Pass.
If you aren’t able to plan ahead like this then maybe the Paris Pass isn’t ideal for you. If you aren’t able to spend a bit of time planning ahead, chances are you’ll be racing around and wasting a lot of time, and you’ll be unhappy with the Paris Pass.
The Paris Pass is ideal for:
- First-time visitors to Paris who want to cover most of the main sights in a few days
- Travelers who want to see and do as much as possible on a short trip
- Visitors who want to orient themselves with the bus tour and Seine river cruise
The Paris Museum Pass by itself is ideal for:
- Culture vultures who plan on visiting at least 2 museums each day but don’t care about tours or anything else
- Budget travelers coming during busy season who want to skip the ticket queues
Visiting with no pass is ideal for:
- Visitors spending more than 7 days in the city who might prefer to see only one sight per day
- Backpackers and other extreme-budget travelers
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One last thing to consider about budgeting your time in Paris
There are plenty of free things to do in Paris, many of which should be high priorities for first-time visitors, including strolling the Champs-Élysées, exploring the Montmartre neighborhood, and admiring the Eiffel Tower and the Arch de Triumphe from the street, so spending a lot of money on museums and attractions isn’t necessarily the key to enjoying the city.
Also, remember that there are only so many hours in the day, and you can only do one thing at a time. The Louvre itself takes at least 3 hours even for a “quick” visit, and while you are inside it doesn’t matter if you get 50 or 100 other “free” things included, you’ll only have time to do a few per day at the most.
However…
The Paris Pass is a popular and efficient way for first-time visitors to see all the best sights in a short time, with little stress and almost no time wasted in ticket queues. Whichever way you decide to visit Paris, you will have a good time. If you can get a discount on the Paris Pass, it’s obviously a better deal and worth considering.
Hi Rodger. Thanks for the helpful info.I will be visiting Paris from 10 June to 15 June 2014. If you don’t mind me asking, I will be turning 18 yrs old this December, so if I were to buy a paris pass, should I buy the teens pass or adult pass? And if I am considered under 18 yrs old, I am entitled to free admission to most of the museums and monuments but must I be accompanied by an adult for this advantage? Do I still have to queue up to get a free ticket if I go unaccompanied? Thank you very much for your response.
eshwar,
For the popular museums like the Louvre and Centre Pompidou, it’s free for anyone under 18, and you can go in alone for free. But for the Musee de Orsay, it’s under 17 who are free, and for the Eiffel Tower elevator it’s only under 12 who are free. However, even though they don’t require a paying adult to accompany you, they do request proof of your concession qualification. In other words, you’ll at least have to show an ID, but that’s it. And most attractions have a ticket queue and an entrance queue, so you’d usually be able to skip the ticket queue, which is usually the longer of the two.
If you are only 17 at the time of your visit, you could get by with a Teen Paris Pass. Enjoy your trip. -Roger
Thanks for the reply. Just wanna make sure, I checked the website of Orsay and it said no reservations for under 18 yrs but you said under 17 yrs, so who should I follow? And just wanna know if the following places are also free for under 18:
1. Grand palais and Petit palais
2. Napoeleon’s Tomb(Army Museum)
3. Conciergerie
4. Notre Dame Towers
5. Orangerie Museum
6. Pantheon
7. Rodin Museum
8. Saint Chappelle
9. Versailles Palace
10. Paris Opera House
One last question, if I have to show my passport as ID, don’t I still have to stand in the ticket queue or can I skip it? Thank you very much.
eshwar,
Sorry for the confusion. The Orsay is free to 17 and under like the others. I don’t have the rest of them memorized so you’ll have to see what the official website of each one says.
As for getting in, most attractions (including all the big ones) have two different queues. One is where you buy tickets, and that is the one that usually gets very long. The other is the entry queue, and all they do is collect a valid ticket, or check your Paris Pass to make sure it’s valid. In my own experience, they rarely or never check ID if you have a pass, but they will scan the pass to make sure that it’s valid because they all look the same. I’m not sure how it works for under 18s, but I believe you’d only need to show ID at the admission queue rather than the ticket queue. Bon voyage. -Roger
Hi Roger,
Great tips here! Will be reading your London pass info as well later.
Just tried using coupon code POT10 on checkout under step 4 “enter promo code” but it doesn’t work saying it’s not valid or code expired. Please advise. Thx for help!
Pegpang,
Hmmm…they told me that the promo code was extended through June, but on the London Pass it only works on the 3-day and 6-day versions. On the 1-day version you’d have to use the 6% code on the same page.
Is anyone else having trouble using the POT10 coupon code? -Roger
Hi Roger,
I have the same problem with the coupon code. It tells me that it’s not a valid promotion code or code has expired.
Do you know how to make it work or if there is another one?
Water92,
Hmmm…this is unfortunate. I’ve just emailed my contact at Paris Pass to see what might be happening. Originally this was an exclusive offer for May, but they told me late last week that it was extended at least through June and I’m sure that is what is supposed to happen.
In other words, I’m quite sure that it WILL work very soon if it’s not working today. I will add to this comment when they get back to me and assure that it’s working, which should be in the next day. Thanks for pointing it out, and sorry for the hassle. -Roger
Thanks for your quick answer. It would be great if the 10% discount would work since we’re quite a big family (6 persons) and therefore it could save us a considereable amount of money.
Water92,
My contact at Paris Pass says it’s now fixed, so please try again. It should work, but please let me know if it doesn’t. -Roger
We would be visiting Paris from 10th – 14th June. We are two adults and two teenager daughters (18 and 15 years)interested in visiting the Louvre, Notre Dame, Arc De Triompe, a vineyard, Eiffel Tower, Palaces of Versailles and Seine river cruise. Kindly assist me with the following:
1. From the above posts it is clear to me that if we take 2 adult and 2 teenager Paris Passes for two days we should hopefully be able to cover most of them except the Eiffel Tower.
2. From CDG, we would have to buy separate tickets to reach the city centre.
3. For wine tasting experience, would they take us to a vineyard?
4. These passes would cover the major transportation options for us too. Would travelling to Versailles be possible with this pass? I mean the train and the entrance is covered in it?
5. There is an offer currently on buying Paris Pass as we save up to Euro 15. If we book today, how early can we receive it at Maldives?
6. Once we buy Paris Pass for two days and wish to extend only the travel card for another day, is it possible and economical?
Looking forward to your revert. Thank you
Aparna,
1. Yes, in two days you’ll have enough time to cover at least 6 or 7 included attractions, if not more.
2. Yes, from CDG it’s fastest to take the RER (suburban train) into the city center, and the RER is only covered in the city center by the included Visite Card (Metro pass).
3. Unfortunately not. The wine tasting experience is located in the city center so you won’t see a vineyard as part of it.
4. The transit pass only covers Zones 1 through 3, and Versailles is in Zone 4. But a ticket from Zone 1 to Versailles is only €3.25 each way for adults. It’s really worth it though, and a good chance to see some of the nicer suburbs as well.
5. They say Worldwide Standard Delivery takes 12 working days, so it’s too late for that. Express delivery takes only 3 working days (at a cost of €35) so that would work, but you could also buy online and pick up the passes at their office in central Paris. That way you can get the electronic guidebook and so forth right away so you can start planning, and then pick up the cards when you arrive.
6. It would be easy to buy a new Visite Card (transit pass) for an additional day at any Metro station. For adults they are €10.85 for one day in Zones 1 to 3.
Have a great trip. -Roger
If you buy the Paris Pass, do you have to collect a separate ticket to get on the H/O/H/O bus Tour? The website says “Collect your ticket from 11 Avenue de l’Opera…” which seems like a bit of extra and unnecessary time wasted.
Will,
I know what you mean, that it’s a little inconvenient, but it shouldn’t take much time at all. That address is the main office of the Big Bus Tour company, just a block away from the Louvre. It’s also stop #4 on the tour, so you show your Paris Pass, get a ticket, and hop on board for the whole loop leaving every 10 minutes or so. I think you just have to go to a window, where there are rarely queues.
I believe they do this because every passenger has to have a ticket of one kind or another, and it’s complicated to give every bus a computer system that shows which Paris Passes are valid and which might be expired. Bon voyage. -Roger
Hi Roger,
A friend and I will be in Paris for 2 nights the end of May. What would you recommend for passes and sight seeing? Thank you.
Tracy,
The whole article above is meant to help people decide if a Paris Pass is right for them or not. I definitely recommend it for people who are intending to see Paris and several of its main tourist sights in only a couple days like you are. If you have specific questions or concerns, please ask again. -Roger
Hi, I’ve been living in Paris for 6 years and am familiar with the long queues at busy times of year! Just wanted to add that newspaper kiosks around town are now selling attraction tickets too now for some hop-on/off tours, river trips and museums.
I will be traveling to Paris at the end of june with my kids (3 teenagers). We will be there for 4 full days. Do you recommend the Paris pass? Should I buy the skip the line Eiffel Tower tickets? Is it worth the value? I know museums are free for them but I do want to avoid the lines. Thank you.
Claudia,
It’s difficult to say whether the skip the line Eiffel Tower tickets would be worth it for you. Late June will indeed be crowded so you might save a couple hours with that. On the other hand, the views from the Eiffel Tower aren’t as amazing as you might expect. I think it’s an amazing piece of architecture and it looks great from the ground, but the irony is that the view from the tower is the only one in Paris where the tower itself isn’t visible. Most of the city center is very flat. I’d recommend it to everybody if they could just go up and come back down without the hassle, but it’s always packed, which takes away a bit of the charm.
The case for or against the Paris Pass itself is in the article above. It’s really nice to be able to skip some of the longer ticket queues, as well as have the transit card already in your possession when you arrive. It also comes with a guide book (electronic and an actual book) that is great for planning your sightseeing.
It sounds like this is your first visit to Paris, or at least for your teenagers. Whether you get the Paris Pass or not, I really recommend starting with the hop-on, hop-off bus tour as well as the Seine River Cruise as great ways of getting oriented in a hurry. The pass includes both of those, but of course you can buy tickets for them on your own when you get there if you decide against the Paris Pass. Bon voyage. -Roger
Thank you for a most informative sight-however as a first time visitor to Paris with very little experience of travel in Europe,I am still anxious to make some informed decisions.
We fly into Charles De Gaulle at midday on June 15th. We the need to get to accommodation at Rue Pierre Brossolette Invy Sur Seine. What is the best way to do this? We are in Paris for 4 nights and would like to do the Hop On Hop Off, River Seine, Versailles, Giverny and enjoy the city. We leave by train from Mont Parnesse Station. How to we get there from our accommodation? We are considering the Paris Pass for maybe 2 days, or should we just get the rail pass for the duration? I would like to have the Metro, bus, train maps and details before we arrive . What is the best way to get these. Thanks for your help
Claudia,
From CDG to your hotel area there are several ways to go, but the best is probably to take the RER commuter train (line B) from the airport into the city center, and from there you can transfer to the Metro (or perhaps another RER line), which will take you within a short walk of your hotel.
Gare Montparnasse is a busy train station that also has a Metro station attached, so it will be fast and easy to get there from your hotel on the Metro. It might feel intimidating or confusing right now, but it will be pretty straightforward and easy once you are there.
If you order a Paris Pass, it comes with the Visite Card, which allows you unlimited use of the Metro and the more central RER stations. You can have all of it mailed to you for a small fee, and you’ll also get a 120-page electronic guidebook, which should help you plan your sightseeing and how to get from one place to another. Since you are staying a bit away from the center, I do think getting a transit pass for the whole stay would be good. You can buy or extend those passes once you are there, and that will be easier than buying individual tickets or the 10-ride carnet book of tickets.
For a 4-day total visit, it might be worth it to get a Paris Pass (with the transit pass) for all 4 days, as it’s really not too much more expensive compared to a 2-day pass plus an extra 2 days of a transit pass. On the other hand, the 2-day one would allow you enough time to see the main sites, plus obviously 2 extra days to just wander around. I’m sure you’ll have an excellent visit whichever way you do it. -Roger
Hi Roger
Have read through the queries and your replies – very informative. One question though – in one you say that travel at night in Paris can be ‘dodgy’. Does this cover from dusk to dawn or after certain hours, and are here any particular areas that should be avoided. Thanks
Noel,
Central Paris is very safe in general, although there are some rougher neighborhoods in the suburbs (that you’ll never visit). In that comment you are referring to I said that I prefer to find a hotel in an area where I’d like to go out for the evening because it can be “dodgy or at least intimidating.” What I meant by that is that when you are riding the Metro at 10pm or so, it can feel a bit less safe than riding during the day. As with nearly all other cities, there are beggars and other people that might give you caution out at night. Since I speak basically zero French, I feel a bit more helpless when crossing the city late in the evening. If I can go to a restaurant or bar within a decent walk of my hotel, I find it easier and less stressful.
So that comment was really more about the strategy I prefer, especially as a non-French speaker. In general, the bigger train stations tend to attract more questionable people hanging around, so those neighborhoods may not be my first choice. But otherwise Paris is very safe, and the main touristy areas will all have a wide variety of restaurants and bars nearby. -Roger
Hi Roger,
I’ll be in Paris for 3 days.
One day for Disneyland, but this is planned on the second day of our trip.
We want to get to the top of Eiffel tower, visit Versailles, do the river cruise. Do the museums may be 2-3 on one day. I also understand, first Sunday of the month, Museums are free.
What would you suggest?
My dates are 2, 3 and 4th may 2014.
I understand, its very late to plan things like this, but there is no choice…
Rahul,
I’m not sure I understand the question here, but I’ll take a shot at it. It doesn’t look like a Paris Pass would be good value for you. The Eiffel Tower isn’t included in the Pass, and as you say, your final day there will be the day the museums are free anyway. Those free-museum days always come with really huge crowds because so many locals wait for them each month. So I think you’ll be best off just paying for the Seine Cruise and other attractions on those first two days, and seeing your top museum choices on Sunday.
If the question about about something else, please let me know and I’ll try again. -Roger