What time do Paris Catacomb tickets drop each day?

Posted by kentchristine on 04/28/25 04:45 PM

Hello all! I've done the Paris Catacombs every which way over the past 30 years (standing on a two-hour line, buying expensive Viator tickets, etc.) but I'd like to buy them for the last week of May the old school way: haunting the official website to get the regular price. Does anyone know at what time the tickets drop for each day? I'm aware that the tickets only post 7 days in advance. I'm happy to wake up at 1am or 2am Eastern time to start clicking like a maniac.

I saw an earlier post here about afternoon tickets being easier to get, which is fine with me -- we have six days to choose from and are flexible on time.

Thanks!

Posted by kentchristine OP

04/28/25 04:50 PM

117 posts

Ah, just found this via Reddit: "My experience a few weeks ago was that the tickets went on sale exactly 7 days ahead, to the hour. 10am tickets at 10am Paris time, 12pm tickets at 12pm, and so on. I panic-bought tickets for earlier in the day than I intended because I didn’t have the nerve to wait."

(I'm assuming it's the Viators of the world snapping up these tickets so quickly...)

If anyone else has some tips, please let me know!

Posted by pbscd

USA

04/28/25 05:13 PM

128 posts

So they're 6 hours ahead of you, and I think 9:30 is the first slot of the day. I got on just before 9:30 a.m. their time for a Saturday in one week and got tickets pretty quickly. When I had been checking, there were slots for weekdays 3-6 days out available (they weren't all getting snatched up immediately). But start looking exactly 7 days out from when you want to visit and I think you'll do fine although I do understand that late May is busier than early April. Do they have some tickets availble now? I got them on the website just fine, and the price includes an audioguide.

Edit: I just checked and they'll all sold out. So definitely set your alarm, or choose afternoon tickets.

When we went (April 5) there was a sign saying all sold out for the day, no standing in line for walk ups available.

Posted by kentchristine OP

04/28/25 05:21 PM

117 posts

Thanks much, pbscd -- that's just the help I was looking for. We are in Paris May 25 through May 30 (Sunday to Friday), and as I said, we'll have plenty of time to fit this in around some other ticketed events. (I'm bringing a cousin who's traveling to France for the first time, so this is for sure on the must-see list.)

At the moment, tickets appear all booked through May 4, but as there's the May 1 holiday in there, I assume there's high demand. As I said, we can fortunately choose any day and time available, once I start looking.