Hi. I am going to Paris in July and would like to pre-purchase tickets online to the louvre, musee d orsay and monet's gardens. I would like to avoid the lines on my vacation. Does anybody know if there is one website I can go to purchase all the tickets or do I have to google each website separately. Thank you so much for any help.
Karen
Posted by
San Diego
1540 posts
I was just in France - we bought museum passes which got us into many museums without buying a ticket.
But with every museum we went into and many of the famous churches - you have to go thru a long security line.
We even waited in line at Versailles for well over an hour just to get in with our passes.
(I have heard that the lines are not a long late in the afternoons - but don't know about summer)
At Monet's Garden and home there were no lines - we did buy our admission tickets ahead of time on the internet.
Long lines to get into the Louvre, D'Orsay, Arch of Triumph, Notre Dame, St Chappelle and others.
We were there in Feb (not prime tourist season usually).
Posted by
Vancouver, BC
292 posts
Buy the Museum Pass to go to the head of the line at the Louvre (use the underground Carousel du Louvre entrance) and the l'Orangerie. The passholder line at the d'Orsay is often long but moves fast. Buy the Museum Pass also to take bite sized chunks out of the Louvre. We used our pass to drop in and see the Napolean Apartments, the foundations, the hidden Monets, etc. over a few days.
Buy the tickets to Monet's Garden / House ahead to bypass the bus tours. Take the shuttle from the station but if the weather is nice, walk back to Vernon: an easy 75 minute walk on a paved path through the countryside. It was the highlight of our day trip in April 2013!
Posted by
Nashville, TN, USA
795 posts
Buy the Paris Museum Pass for Musee Orsay and the Louvre at http://en.parismuseumpass.com and for Monet's gardens at http://giverny.org/gardens/fcm/visitgb.htm At the Louvre and Orsay, you will go through a special passholder's entrance and security check.
Posted by
L'Occitanie, France
10623 posts
You can buy tickets here:
http://www.fnactickets.com/
You'll probably have to stop by a FNAC store, one in Les Halles, to pick up the physical tickets. You can also get a combo ticket for the Musee d'Orsay and Orangerie Museum at the Orangerie. That will get you into the ticketholder line at the Orsay.
Posted by
California, USA
73 posts
Every time I visit Paris, I definitely buy the museum pass. It's easier than having to buy ticket at every museum/monument that you want to visit. The pass can be purchased at any of the participating museums/monuments. However, the lines to get the passes could be long,especially in July.
One tip I've discovered is to get your museum pass after you land at CDG at one of the tourist info desk. I just walked up (no lines) and purchased all the stuff I needed, e.g. RER tickets, museum pass.
Hope this helps!