Paris City Pass: Louvre, Versailles & Eiffel Tower Skip-Line

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Duration2d–5d

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One Pass Unlocks the Louvre, Versailles & the Eiffel Tower Without the Lines

You explore over 60 Paris museums and landmarks with one pass, including the Louvre, Versailles Palace, and Sainte-Chapelle without waiting in ticket lines. A hop-on-hop-off bus and Seine River cruise handle transport between sites, while optional add-ons like the Eiffel Tower skip-the-line tour, wine tasting, and hot air balloon ride let you build your own itinerary. Book popular activities in advance to secure your preferred dates.

2d–5d

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1 — Explore Paris landmarks and museums

Visit Louvre Museum
Visit Sainte-Chapelle
Visit Pantheon
Visit Musée d'Orsay
Visit Arc de Triomphe
Optional Eiffel Tower guided tour
Seine River cruise from Eiffel Tower
Visit Paradox Museum
Visit Fragonard Perfume Museum

Day 2 — Versailles and wine tasting experience

Explore Palace of Versailles
Wine cellar tour and tasting
Cheese tasting
Hot air balloon ride over Paris

The Experience

The Hall of Mirrors at Versailles catches the light in a way no photograph prepares you for — 357 mirrors reflecting chandeliers, and you're standing in the middle of it, no ticket line behind you because your Paris City Pass got you straight through. That's the thing about this pass: it's not just access to over 60 museums and monuments across Paris, it's the difference between rushing through the Louvre in two hours and actually stopping in front of the paintings that matter to you. The Louvre alone is 60,000 square metres — third largest museum in the world — and without a pass you're queuing before you even walk in.

What makes this work is the structure. You get the Paris Museum Pass, which covers the big ones: the Louvre, Musée d'Orsay (a former train station turned art palace), Sainte-Chapelle with its 12-metre stained glass windows still mostly original from the 12th century, and the Panthéon in the Latin Quarter. Then there's the hop-on-hop-off bus with an audio guide, so you can ride the whole circuit or jump off at the Arc de Triomphe, the 8th Arrondissement, wherever you want to linger. A Seine River cruise starts at the Eiffel Tower and takes an hour — you see Notre-Dame, the Grand Palais, Montmartre from the water. The optional Eiffel Tower guided tour with skip-the-line access to the second floor is bookable separately, and your guide walks you past the ticket counter and straight to the elevator, so you're not standing in a crowd for two hours just to get up there.

Beyond the monuments, there's a wine cellar tour in the Bois de Boulogne — you taste three French wines and learn how they're made, and if you want it, you can upgrade to premium wines and champagne on the spot. A cheese tasting gives you five different French cheeses, from creamy Brie to tangy Roquefort. The Ballon de Paris Generali floats you 150 metres above the city for 360° views of the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame, the Louvre, the Arc de Triomphe all at once. There's also a 3-hour bike tour hitting the highlights, the Fragonard Perfume Museum steps from the Opéra Garnier where you learn fragrance history and make your own, and the Paradox Museum if optical illusions are your thing. Most of these are optional add-ons, so you're not locked into a schedule.

The catch is timing. Most museums close Mondays or Tuesdays, and the most popular activities — the Eiffel Tower skip-the-line, the wine cellar, the balloon ride — need reservations well in advance. You'll get all the booking details after you purchase the pass. Bring a valid ID for museum entries. The pass is wheelchair accessible, and public transport is nearby if you need it, but you're also moving between arrondissements, so comfortable shoes matter.

What’s included

Paris Museum Pass covering 60+ museums and monuments including the Louvre, Musée d'Orsay, Sainte-Chapelle, Panthéon, and Palace of Versailles palace entry.
24-hour hop-on-hop-off bus ticket with audio guide.
Seine River cruise starting at the Eiffel Tower.
optional Eiffel Tower guided tour with skip-the-line access to the second floor.
optional wine cellar tour with three French wine tastings.
optional cheese tasting featuring five French varieties.
optional hot air balloon ride (Ballon de Paris Generali) with 360° city views.
optional 3-hour bike tour of Paris highlights.
optional Fragonard Perfume Museum entry near Opéra Garnier.
optional Paradox Museum entry in the 9th Arrondissement.
optional Montmartre and Sacré-Cœur guided tour.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleStroller friendlyPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Turbopass GmbH

Is this one for you?This pass works best if you want to see Paris's major museums and landmarks without spending hours in ticket queues — the single entry covers everything, and the hop-on-hop-off bus and Seine cruise handle the logistics between sites so you're not figuring out transport each time.