Paris museum pass vs. paris pass

Most would agree that the Museum Pass is all you need. So many sights you can just walk to from each other that the transport part of the Visite pass is not worth it. You can just get a carnet of tickets,, about 11 or 12 euros.Its just 10 single tickets for metro sold at a slight discount to buying them one by one. Also buying the Museum Pass is only finacially worthwhile if you a) see at least two or three sights a day, and/orb) use it to pop in to museums you might not if you had to pass full admission. The Museum Pass does not cover the Eiffel Tower, you can prepurchase timed entry tickets online if you want to avoid long lines there.
The Museum Pass does allow line skipping at many places, but not at the Towers of Notre Dame, so arrive there before it opens, line for Towers( not church) move very very slowly. MP does cover admission price though. Many museums close either monday or tuesday, so if you buy a pass for those days, plan ahead to make sure you can see what you want.

The Paris Pass is really expensive because it covers a lot of museums, sights, etc. What you need to do is identify which parts of that pass you might reasonably use or cover during your trip - - then go look up the costs if paid individually. Then you would be able to compare more accurately. At most, people usually do fine with a Museum pass and a carnet or two of single metro tickets, or possibly a weekly pass (Paris Visite, or Navigo Decouverte if your stay runs between Monday-Sunday). Here are some of those components' websites: http://en.parismuseumpass.com/ http://www.ratp.fr/fr/ratp/c_21158/ticket-t/ Carnet de 10 tickets t+ (tarif normal) = 12,70€ http://www.ratp.fr/fr/ratp/c_21137/forfaits-navigo-mois-et-semaine/ Navigo Decouverte zones 1 - 2 = 19,15€ http://www.ratp.fr/en/ratp/c_21894/paris-visite/ 3 days = 21.60€ / 5 days = 31.15€ (and other increments) http://www.ratp.fr/en/ratp/c_21896/open-tour/
1 day = 29€, 2 days = 32€

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We were in Paris last March and purchased the Paris Museum pass when we arrived at the airport and found it to be well worth the cost. We did the 4 day pass and were glad we had it. Especially loved going right into the Lourve! As a side note, I always mention to try and take Bus 69. I can't recall the price but very inexpensive way to see the city. One end to the other and gives your feet a break!

If this is your first trip to Paris the museum pass can be worthwhile if you plan on visiting a lot of them. A plus is you can skip long waiting lines. A minus is you may find you don't really get your money's worth. When you use the pass for the first time you then have to use it for however many consecutive days is on the pass, i.e. if you buy a 4-day pass you have 4 days to see museums after the first use. I bought a 4-day pass, saw many museums, and still didn't get my money's worth. The #69 bus was a good way to see some of Paris while getting to the Eiffel Tower. I didn't use a metro pass as I didn't ride the metro much. I wanted to be above ground as much as possible in one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Enjoy your visit!

The carnet are 12.50 euro so a one way trip on bus #69 is one ticket. It's a very useful bus getting into or out of the Rue Cler / Eiffel Tower area. Depending where you are staying the best bus routes will vary. Unless you were going to be staying weeks, this is the way to travel on the bus and metro lines. The museum pass is a great way to get into a lot of museums for a fixed price. In some places you get to skip lines which is worth paying a double admission sometimes. At 25 euro Versailles is an easy way to justify a museum pass but I always say you need to do the math. That means planning out your trip with at least having an idea of which museums you intend to visit.