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Paris
Getting around
Single Métro–train–RER ticket, 2026 rate. €2.04 on Navigo Liberté +.
Airport → city
€14Ticket aéroports, CDG or Orly to central Paris. €7 reduced.
Tipping
Service compris
Service is inside the menu price by law. Rounding up is a courtesy, not a rate.
Museum closures
Mon or Tue
The Louvre shuts Tuesdays, the Orsay and Versailles shut Mondays. Never both on the same trip day.
Disruptions
Check before you commit
Not a live alert. Check the operator on the day.
Worth it?
6 questionsIs the Louvre worth it?
Yes. Once. For about two hours. And probably not on the day you were going to go.
Is the Musée d'Orsay worth it?
Yes — and don't book. The Orsay charges €16 online and €14 at the ticket desk. Booking ahead is the only thing here that costs you money.
Do I need to book the Eiffel Tower?
No — the ticket offices still sell for same-day entry. But the stairs to the second floor are €14.80 against €23.50 for the lift, and that queue is the short one.
Is the Paris Museum Pass worth it?
€85 for 48 hours. The Louvre, Versailles and the Orsay together come to €83 — three of the biggest tickets in France, and you're still €2 short of breaking even.
Should I take a taxi from CDG?
The regulated flat fare is €56 to the Right Bank and €65 to the Left. The train is €14 a head. At four people the Right Bank taxi is an exact tie — and it has the boot.
Is Versailles worth it?
Yes — but not at 10am with everyone else. The Passport is €35 in high season and €28 if you go in from 16:00, and the palace stays open until 18:30.
Before you go
The first-timer tax
- 01
The €22 Louvre ticket isn't yours.
That's the EEA rate. Non-EEA visitors pay €32, and the two-rate table is easy to misread on the way in.
- 02
Booking the Orsay online costs more.
€16 online against €14 at the desk. It's one of the only museums in Europe that charges you for the convenience.
- 03
Say bonjour first.
Walking up and opening in English reads as brusque. One word fixes it, and it costs nothing.
City figures were checked against operator and venue sources on 27 Sept 2026. Venues and operators change prices without notice. Check the source before you go.