Paris City Pass & Tourist Cards

Paris Museum Pass, Paris Tourist Cards and attraction tickets

Review of all popular Paris city passes like the Paris City Card, the Seine Pass, the Paris Museum Pass and online tourist tickets for attractions.

Overview: Paris City Cards & Tourist Passes

Paris Tourist Cards are a simple and cost-effective way to explore Paris. City cards grant access to several well-known Paris sights and attractions. There are various Paris city cards to choose from. There is probably a city pass that will work with your plans. For example, the Paris City Card is a tourist card that grants access to the Eiffel Tower, Musée du Louvre, and a 1-hour cruise on the Seine River and also the Paris Museum Pass is a very popular tourist ticket because it includes over 60 attractions and museums. Below, you’ll find a brief overview of popular city cards:

1. Recommended: Paris City Card

If you are visiting Paris for the first time, the Paris City Card (more info and bookings) is ideal. The affordable card grants access to the best-known and most popular sights in Paris. This includes access to the Eiffel Tower, Musée du Louvre, and a 1-hour Seine River cruise.

2. Paris Museum Pass

This is the most sold tourist card in Paris and you can choose from 2, 4, or 6-day options. The Paris Museum Pass (more info and bookings) grants access to more than 60 of the best museums and monuments in and around Paris, including famous sights like the Louvre Museum, Orsay Museum, Arc de Triomphe and Centre Pompidou. It's a physical card, so after reservation it must be collected from the tour office near the Louvre. For some museums (like the Louvre) you will also have to make a reservation to guarantee your visit. This Paris Museum Pass is the best deal you can get in Paris (please note: many public museums have free entrance for children under 18 years, and for EU citizens under 26 years, in that case the tourist card is not interesting).

3. Paris Top 3 Museum

This other museum card grants only access to the three best-known art museums in Paris. The Paris Museum Pass (more info and bookings) grants access to Musée du Louvre, Musée d’Orsay and Centre George Pompidou. Big advance of this museum pass is that you will get all your tickets online. It also includes a 10% discount on tickets for several Paris sights and excursions.

4. Paris Seine Pass

This card is ideal if you want to take a Seine River boat trip, visit a prominent museum, and see a stunning Paris chapel. The Paris Seine Pass (more info and bookings) grants access to a 1-hour Seine River cruise. It also grants access to Musée d'Orsay and the magnificent Sainte-Chapelle.

5. (Online) Entry Tickets

Several Paris landmarks and museums are free to visit for EU residents under the age of 24. Depending on your age, it can be more cost-effective to purchase (online) entry tickets instead of a city card.