Hi. I've been trying to figure out the best passes to go with and decided to reach out to those in the know. We are starting our trip in Paris for 4 days in late November. We plan to start some kind of touring on our arrival day (a Saturday) after checking in. We definitely want to go to some museums, Versailles and Disneyland Paris. It sounds like we will be hitting spots in zones 1-5. I noticed there's a Paris ComboPass for $145 pp, but it looks like you have to add on the train ticket for Versailles and Disneyland. If that's true, we may only need a 2-day combo pass which is still about $100 each. To sum it up better: We need to get roundtrip on a train to and from CDG airport. We will most likely do museums on Saturday and Sunday. And we have many we're interested in, so we'll try to pack in as much in the same area on these days. Versailles is day 3 or 4. Disneyland Paris is day 3 or 4. (We used to work at WDW, so it's something we want to do. Would like to travel on the Seine. Will skip going up the Eiffel Tower as we read views from other locations are just as beautiful, but will most definitely go see it. Judging from the list of museums & churches I'd like to get into, I'm pretty sure a museum pass is a good investment. Ideas on what to purchase would be most helpful. Thank you.
Posted by
Minneapolis, MN, USA
8700 posts
CDG and Disneyland Paris are in zone 5. Versailles is in zone 4. I assume that you will need to get to CDG on what would be day 5. If so, a 5-day, zone 1-5 Paris Visite pass (€57.75) probably is your best transportation pass. The pass provides a 25% discount on a Bateaux parisiens cruise on the Seine and a 20% discount on a 1 day/2 parks pass at Disneyland Paris. A 2-day Paris Museum pass costs €39. A 4-day pass costs €54. Since an individual ticket for Versailles costs €18, you'll save €3 by buying a 4-day pass and you can make quick visits to other museums you may have missed on days 1 and 2. Note that Versailles is closed on Mondays so you'll need to go to Disneyland on Monday and Versailles on Tuesday. The Musee d'Orsay is closed on Mondays and the Musee du Louvre is closed on Tuesdays.
Posted by
OP
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
2 posts
We do have to return to CDG on day 5. Thanks for the info on the closure days of must-sees on my list. That helped rearrange my schedule faster.
I'll definitely take a look at the Paris Visite pass.
Posted by
Vernon, Canada
32363 posts
Benedetta, It's fortunate you'll be travelling in late November, as the places you'll be visiting likely won't be too busy or crowded. I toured the Louvre last Monday and Versailles on Tuesday and both locations were extremely crowded! I was only in Paris for a few days and using a two-day Museum Pass so that was unavoidable. I was told that Versailles is often a "zoo" on Tuesdays as the Louvre is closed, so people go to Versailles instead. When I rounded the corner from the train station and saw the numerous large Buses in the parking lot in front of the Chateau, I knew it wasn't going to be a pleasant day. Happy travels!