Paris Museum Pass: A Must for the Exhibit-Happy
Saturday December 9, 2006
If you plan to visit more than just a few museums and major monuments during your stay in Paris, you should consider purchasing a Paris Museum Pass. Available for 2, 3, or 6 days, The Museum Pass:
- Gives you free and unlimited access to over 60 museums and major monuments in Paris and the Paris region, including The Louvre, the the Musee d'Orsay, the Centre Pompidou, or the Notre Dame Cathedral Towers.
- Is reasonably-priced:
- 2-day pass: 30 Euros (approx. $40)
- 3-day pass: 45 Euros (approx. $60)
- 6-day pass: 60 Euros (approx. $79)
- Has no use-by date, which means you can purchase the card well before your trip.
Image: The Centre Pompidou. ©2006 Ashley Byock. Licensed to About.com
Comments
We bought the 3-day pass this past summer and were happy we did. I don’t think we actually saved much money, but we were able to avoid a huge lineup at the Musee D’Orsay and found the pass paid for itself in convenience alone. On the topic of waiting in lineups (of which there are many at the popular Paris museums) one rotten, rainy day at the Louvre, we were pulled out of line because we had two small children, and hustled inside. We found this kind of special attention in London as well, so it never hurts to ask about special allowances for families — there has to be *some* advantages to travelling with a 3 yr old and one year old!!