Hi my family and I will be in Paris this August for five days. We are having a hard time deciding which pass to purchase. Four day Paris Pass is 160.00€ and Paris Museum Pass is 54.00€. We want to so see as many museums & monuments as possible but aren't sure if paying the extra expense for the Paris Pass is worth it?
Posted by
Bellevue, WA
77 posts
Okay, someone else will jump in (I hope) if I am incorrect about this, but I would recommend the Museum Pass. It is a fabulous deal, not only because it gets you in to the museums with no line, but it gets you in nearly everything. My recollection is that the Paris Pass adds transportation and a few other things that do not make it worth the additional 100 Euros. We did carnets with my family two years ago and that worked great. And, it was far less expensive. I would recommend pricing out the places you want to go and things you want to do (all available via internet) to see if you will get your money's worth with the more expensive pass. I suspect you won't. You will get the value out of the Museum pass, though, even if you only want to do Notre Dame, Louvre, Orsay, and Arc de Triomphe. Plus, no lines and you can go in as often as you like (so break up your museums into 1 hour chunks since you can return free!). Don't forget, in most places kids under 18 are free, so a super deal there. Have a blast!
Posted by
victoria, Canada
11507 posts
Leti the math on this one is simple. The Paris Museum Pass is worth it for most people, but the Paris Pass is almost impossible to use the moneys worth of it.. A boat cruise is like 11 euros.
A carnet of tickets ( 10 one way on bus or metro ) is 13 euros.. A Museum Pass plus those still work out way cheaper then the Paris Pass , heck even through in some more metro tickets and its still cheaper to buy the MP and not the PP . A two day hoho tour is about 35 euros I think, so you see , the PP is just too much money .. buy stuff separately .
Posted by
Houston, TX
34 posts
I agree - Museum Pass. I have bought the four day pass before for myself, daughter, and son-in-law. We definitely got our money and then some out of it. I also agree - just buy the carnet tickets for the metro. A lot of times, we would get to one museum and be able to walk to the next site we wanted to visit (other than the film museum and aquarium). I have yet to break down to either buy a Paris pass or Metro Pass (depends on the day of the week you buy it to get your money's worth).