4-day itinerary for Paris in October??

It looks like you have done a nice job of grouping things together geographically.

You might well want to add in Sainte Chapelle. In fact you could substitute it for Notre Dame, as Notre Dame won't be open yet in October.

We will be landing on a sunday and leaving on the next saturday.
Which train pass is recommended?
RER: Airport round trip and Versailles round trip.
Everything else will be inside the city (Zone 1??).
Appreciate advice.

I am guessing:
Sunday: Just buy individual tickets - from airport(CDG) to hotel and any other internal travel.
Monday-Saturday: Buy a Navigo week pass?? (all zones)

Transit tickets: DON'T get the Paris Visite Pass. Get the Navigo Decouverte that is good from Monday to Sunday. It's good for the RER trains to Versailles.

https://parisbytrain.com/paris-train-metro-week-pass-navigo-decouverte/

Your days look good although Tuesday looks pretty light to me. If you are interested in museums you could add one in. The Army Museum and the Rodin Museum are fairly near the ET area. If those aren't of interest you can hop on the Metro and go to another area. Cluny Museum? Marmottan Museum(Lots of Monet's work if that is of interest)? Museum of the Resistance and LIberation? Carnavalet?

I agree with Pam about considering adding the Cluny Museum to your lighter day. It’s small, really interesting, and diverse with Roman ruins, stained glass, unicorn tapestries, a narwhal horn…our family all found lots of interesting things there.

Sounds like you have a great trip planned!

taurus0515,
Well-planned itinerary. Yes, Tuesday is light. If you want, the ET is close to the Rodin Museum (I never miss it when in Paris. The cafe there has some nice food also.) It isn't too difficult to go from the ET to Les Invalides (suits of armor for horses!), Napoleon's Tomb and the Rodin Musum, and then to Pont Alexandre III. Then your river cruise (if I have heard right, some leave from the ET area, so a stroll to your boat!)

Happy travels!

I highly recommend the Rodin museum as well. I’ve been to Paris a few times and put it on the itinerary every time.

The art inside the museum is beautiful (sculptures, of course, are prominently featured but there are also some nice paintings). The mansion housing the art is also beautiful. Then, the gardens and sculptures in the gardens are beautiful (The Thinker and so much more).

It’s a slice of tranquility in the heart of Paris!

Thanks all. Sure, I will try to add Rodin Museum and Sainte Chapelle.
On Tuesday, I wish to start at the Trocadero and make my way thru Champ-de-Mars.
It all depends on the ET tickets time slot I get. Getting the elevator tickets to the top is another nightmare, I hear.
What is the best time for the River Cruise?? We are Vegetarians, so I don't want to spend a bunch on the dinner cruises.

taurus0515,
Were you planning on dinner on your river cruise?
We have never taken a meal cruise on the Seine. We eat before (or after, depending on the time of year and sunset times.) The Vedettes de Pont Neuf (taken from the Ile de La Cite) are our preferred rides. They don't have meals, are comfortable, inexpensive, usually don't need a reservation, and have good explanations of the sights. The Bateaux Mouches leave from an area near the ET, I think. I haven't been on a Bateau Mouche since 1974, so perhaps others can tell you about them.

Whether or not you want to have dinner on the boat may be a factor in your decision of what to see on the Tuesday, after your sightgseeing, and the departure point of your boat. There are comments on this forum about dinner cruises you can search for.
Have a wonderful time in Paris!

Hello, here are my additions:
Monday: Montmartre District, Sacre Coeur Basilica, Opera and evening visit to Arc de Triomphe
Tuesday: Champ de Mars, Eiffel Tower area, evening River Cruise
Wednesday: Orsay Museum(9.30am), st germain, Luxembourg gardens, Latin Quarter, Pantheon, Rue Mouffetard ...
Thursday: Louvre, Tuileries Gardens, Place de La Concorde, Hotel de la Marine
Friday: Versailles quick half day and then Lunch in le Marais?
Did you plan for your tickets ?
Also did you book some private tours in Paris to make the visits more interesting?

Thanks Ben.
No, I have not booked any tickets. I understand ET and Louvre tickets can be purchased only 60 days in advance. The trip is in October.
What kind of private tours are you suggesting?

https://promptguides.com/paris/downloads/5-day_Paris_PromptGuide_v1.0.pdf
Found this.
I can use this as a guide and modify to suit my interests.

Monday: Montmartre District, Sacre Coeur Basilica. Evening Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Elysees.
Tuesday: Notre Dame, Sainte Chappelle, Orsay Museum, Pantheon. Evening River Cruise
Wednesday: Trocadero Gardens, Eiffel Tower, Parc du Champ de Mars.
Thursday: Louvre, Tuileries Gardens, Place de La Concorde. Evening Opera, Galeries Lafayette

If you would like to consider a non museum/high profile sight, I would encourage you to go to one of the Marche (markets) in the morning; the President Wilson one is close to the ET. As well, a quintessential Paris food purveyor street Rue des Martyrs would get you out of the tourist zones. There is even a book written about it. Paris is exceedingly crowded at the high profile tourist sights these days and I have seen references elsewhere that first time visitors are not all having the best experience as a result.

Re tours. You can book a tour for the Louvre for example, and there are walking tours in various areas ie Montmartre. The tour guide schedule you linked to looks exhausting:)

@taurus0515

"https://promptguides.com/paris/downloads/5-day_Paris_PromptGuide_v1.0.pdf

Found this."

My word....Day 1 is just impossible. I did not go further as I needed a glass of wine, some chocolate and pastries and a lie down before I moved on. If the other days are this packed they are checking off boxes on a list. If that is what you want to do, we all travel differently so do what pleases you but I think your original itinerary was much more doable and allows time to actually see things and have fun.

Monday: Montmartre District, Sacre Coeur Basilica. Evening Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Elysees.
Tuesday: Notre Dame, Sainte Chappelle, Orsay Museum, Pantheon. Evening River Cruise
Wednesday: Trocadero Gardens, Eiffel Tower, Parc du Champ de Mars.
Thursday: Louvre, Tuileries Gardens, Place de La Concorde. Evening Opera, Galeries Lafayette

OK, I finished looking at the other days. I didn't see any publication date on this but it's got to be before April 15 2019 because that is when Notre Dame burned, the cathedral and access to the roof was closed. The Grand Palais is also not currently accessible as it will be an Olympic Venue but not sure about October. I think they just suggest a walk-by anyway. IF you use any of the information from that guide, do go to the specific sites to see what the current conditions are.

Your latest itinerary looks very good to me!

You also might consider doing a Paris Walk if there is one on a topic that interests you.

www.paris-walks.com

taurus0515,
Have a wonderful time in what I consider to be not just the capital of France, but the capital of Europe!