Louvre Museum entry tickets Paris: Timed access to the Mona Lisa

Your entry time is locked in, so you skip the morning queue outside the pyramid.

Timed-entry tickets to the Louvre Museum in Paris's 1st Arrondissement guarantee your access within a chosen timeslot and let you walk straight past the entrance line. Reserved entry is included. An audio guide is optional at checkout. The museum spans three hours of unrushed viewing, and all galleries and surfaces are wheelchair accessible.

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit the Louvre Museum

• Enter Louvre with timed ticket
• Walk through glass pyramid entrance
• Explore museum masterpieces
• See the Mona Lisa painting

The experience

The Louvre's timed-entry system solves the single biggest problem of visiting in high season: the queue at the glass pyramid can swallow hours before you ever step inside. With your entry time locked in, you arrive within your window, walk past the line, and start with the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo instead of watching other visitors arrive. The 1st Arrondissement location puts you steps from the Seine and the Tuileries, with metro stations nearby if you're coming from elsewhere in the city.

You move through the galleries at your own pace once you're in. There's no guide herding you between stops, no fixed route. An audio guide is available if you want context for specific works, but it's optional and added at checkout. Three hours is enough to see the marquee pieces and wander the wings that draw you, though the Louvre is vast enough that you could spend a full day here and still find corners you missed. Wheelchair users can access all areas and surfaces without barriers.

Host service is included with your ticket, so if you have questions about logistics or need help once you arrive, there's support built in. Public transportation options are available nearby, and the museum is suitable for all fitness levels. You set the walking pace and the stopping points.

What’s included

• Reserved entry within your chosen timeslot.
• host service on-site.
• access to all galleries and permanent collections.
• optional audio guide available at checkout.

Before you book

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Is this one for you?The timed entry means you walk straight in during your window instead of joining the queue at the pyramid. The trade-off is that your arrival time is fixed, so plan your morning around it if you're coming from across the city.

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Top questions

What's actually inside the Louvre that makes it worth the trip?

The Louvre holds the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo, and thousands of masterpieces spanning centuries of art and history: Egyptian antiquities, French paintings, Italian sculptures, and works from cultures across the globe. The collection is so large that most visitors focus on the most famous pieces and the galleries that match their interests rather than trying to see everything.

Do I have to use the audio guide, or can I just walk around?

The audio guide is optional and added at checkout if you want it. You can explore the galleries on your own without it, or pick it up for specific works or wings that interest you.

How does the timed entry work? What time do I actually need to arrive?

You choose your entry timeslot when you book, and you arrive within that window. Once you're inside, you can stay and explore for as long as you like within the museum's operating hours. The three-hour estimate is how long most visitors spend, but you set your own pace.

Is the Louvre easy to get to from other parts of Paris?

The museum is in the 1st Arrondissement with several metro stations nearby and public transportation options throughout the area, so reaching it from hotels and other attractions across the city is straightforward.

Can I bring a stroller or wheelchair into the museum?

Yes, infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller, and all areas and surfaces inside the Louvre are wheelchair accessible, so mobility equipment moves freely through the galleries.