Paris Museum Pass---Limit on entries?

Nope, no limit on the number of museums you can visit just, as you say, only one visit to each museum. In fact the only way now that the Museum Pass makes sense is if you are doing a museum heavy itinerary with entry fees that are more than you paid for the pass.

The passes are sold in increments of 2, 4 or 6 days BUT if you look at the details you’ll see they are actually for 48/ 96/ 144 hours. What that means is that you can really have parts of 3/ 5/ 7 days to visit venues. For instance if you enter your first museum at Noon on day 1 with a 2-day pass, you have until 11:59 on day 3 to enter a final museum. Now, I’ve not pushed it to 1159 but I did enter a museum earlier in the morning of Day 7 of a 6-day pass, so at about hour 142 of a 144 hour pass.

For myself, I agree that a pass doesn’t make sense anymore especially with the need to make reservations for timed entries for the big museums. However, it may for you.

A museum marathon cramming as much possible into the time period is the only way it makes sense. Unless that is your idea of a great time, the pass is not worth the bother.

Thanks for the confirmations and insights. With the Museum Pass, I can schedule all the timed entries and, if for any reason, we don’t get to Paris as planned, it will be easy to cancel for a refund. Site-purchased tickets are often non-refundable. We are doing a long driving trip before we reach Paris.

Thanks for replying.

That makes sense as a strategy. You may not save money but you gain flexibility.

You actually don't have to purchase the Museum Pass before you make your timed entry reservations. You can buy the pass after you get to Paris either from your first (smaller, non-timed entry) Museum or from a Tabac down the street from your hotel.

Just last week (18 Feb 23) left a Best of Paris R Steves tour. Had a provided Museum Pass which offered access to over 50 places. So many to see helps make the pass worthwhile, but time, interest limit.

No museum attempted entry is advised w/o the pass or w/o an internet ticket previously purchased---DO NOT EXPECT TO WAIT IN LINE TO PURCHASE A TICKET AND GAIN TIMELY ENTRY ANYWHERE.

We are also going to purchase the pass for our April trip. Some of the museums don’t need a reservation and you can skip any line. It would be more for the convenience and flexibility.

Thanks for all the ideas. I know we’ll be squeezing in too much. That’s ok.

, I buy the Paris museum pass every time I go. I have always found it worth the bother. And I truly enjoy the freedom it gives me. Does it save me money every time? no, does it save me time every time? yes. Does it encourage me to go to smaller, lesser-known museums. I might not visit otherwise? yes.

I’m not worried about getting my moneys worth out of it, . I’m worried about enjoying my time in Paris. It’s a vacation, and even for an accountant, like me, you don’t always have to make the debits and credits come out equal

“and you can skip any line.”

@Barbara, mostly the lines are for security screening and no one skips those. Except for the Orsay, if a museum doesn’t require a timed entry then I would be shocked if there was a line for walk up tickets.

@Carol, I’ve used it in the past to go in museums that were not really on my radar screen and saw some interesting things. Don’t forget some of the City of Paris museums are free for the permanent collection.

you can skip any line.

The only line you ever skip with a pass is the ticket line, but anyone purchasing tickets in advance also skips the ticket line.