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The Paris Museum Pass and Other Paris Attraction Passes: Info and Prices

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One of the questions people planning a trip to Paris ask me most is whether they should buy the Paris Museum Pass, or one of the similar passes on sale, like the Go City attraction passes, which get you into a long list of interesting places in Paris. These passes aren’t cheap. They get you into a large share of the attractions and museums of Paris, and some of them even include free public transportation. There are all kinds of passes like this, and they keep changing all the time.

There’s no clear-cut answer to whether these passes are worth it (just as there’s no clear-cut answer to the question of where to stay in Paris). So I’ll try to help you reach your own conclusion about which pass fits your needs best.

Want to buy the passes right now?

Here’s the link to the Paris Museum Pass
Link to the Go City Explorer Pass
Link to the Go City All-Inclusive Pass

Key information and FAQ

What do you get with the Paris Museum Pass?

The Paris Museum Pass gets you into about 60 attractions and museums. You can buy the Museum Pass for 2, 4 or 6 days, with or without a Seine cruise, and the prices change accordingly.

The Go City Explorer Pass lets you visit 3 to 7 top attractions in Paris of your choice, including Disneyland Paris, a guided tour of the Eiffel Tower, a Louvre experience, a tour of the Champs-Élysées and plenty of other options.

The Go City All-Inclusive Pass gives you unlimited visits to a set of attractions in Paris, for a number of days (you can choose anything from 2 to 6 days).

Which attractions and museums can you visit with the passes?

The Museum Pass gets you into about 60 monuments, attractions and museums. Here are some of the places you can visit with it. For the full list, which changes from time to time, check the site where you book the pass.

The Go City passes get you into dozens of different attractions and guided tours all over Paris, including the option of a one-day ticket to Disneyland Paris or Parc Astérix, a tour of the Stade de France, entry to various museums and more.

Which pass to choose depends not only on your budget and how long you’re staying, but also on the attractions that interest you. The passes keep updating their lists of attractions, so it’s a good idea to check the relevant site to see what’s available with each pass, and then decide which one suits you best.

Want to buy the passes right now?

Here’s the link to the Paris Museum Pass
Link to the Go City Explorer Pass
Link to the Go City All-Inclusive Pass

Selected attractions (the list includes attractions from all three passes)

Monuments in Paris

Museums in Paris

Other attractions in and around Paris

Monuments outside Paris

Museums outside Paris

  • The Air and Space Museum at Le Bourget airport
  • The National Archaeology Museum in the château of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
  • The Musée Maurice Denis, also in Saint-Germain-en-Laye
  • The Sèvres ceramics museum
  • The Renaissance Museum in the Château d’Écouen

Paris Museum Pass prices (updated October 2026)

Pass prices can change, both up and down. For example, in the winter months there are small discounts on the different passes, and sometimes you get a discount for signing up to a newsletter. So always check the price for your travel dates.

  • 2-day pass: 85 euros
  • 4-day pass: 105 euros
  • 6-day pass: 125 euros

You’ll find the prices of the versions that include a Seine cruise on the booking page.

Go City pass prices (as of January 2023)

  • Explorer Pass, 3 attractions: 119 euros per adult, 109 euros per child
  • Explorer Pass, 4 attractions: 139 euros per adult, 129 euros per child
  • Explorer Pass, 5 attractions: 159 euros per adult, 144 euros per child
  • Explorer Pass, 7 attractions: 189 euros per adult, 169 euros per child
  • All-Inclusive Pass, shortest option: 89 euros per adult, 54 euros per child
  • All-Inclusive Pass, second option: 119 euros per adult, 69 euros per child
  • All-Inclusive Pass, third option: 199 euros per adult, 74 euros per child
  • All-Inclusive Pass, longest option: 229 euros per adult, 84 euros per child

How do you get the pass after you buy it?

You can pick up the Museum Pass at the address given on the booking site. The Go City passes can be downloaded to your phone or printed at home.

My tip: the passes are valid for a year and are activated the moment you enter the first attraction. So if you land in the morning, I suggest you spend the first day on the boring stuff, like picking up the pass at the office, finding a good boulangerie and taking a short walk around your neighborhood. Save the sights for another day, because on the first day you’ll be tired from lack of sleep anyway and feel like a zombie.

Where do you buy the different passes?

The Museum Pass: I highly recommend buying it here. Buying there is quick and easy, and you can also look for other interesting attractions while you’re at it.

The Go City passes: you can buy the Explorer Pass here, and the All-Inclusive Pass here.

Who should buy a Paris attraction pass?

Now that I’ve tried to give you all the information about the passes, it’s time to answer the question we’re all here for: who should buy the Museum Pass, and who shouldn’t.

Here’s my very subjective answer:

Who should buy the Museum Pass or a Go City pass?

  • People who like to see as much as possible: if you’re the kind of traveler who tries to squeeze as much as possible into every day, this pass will save you serious money, no doubt about it.
  • People who wanted to add a Seine cruise and other activities to their museums and monuments anyway: in that case, go for a Museum Pass with the cruise option.
  • People traveling with kids: with the pass, you don’t have to stand in the ticket line (a huge advantage when kids are involved).
  • People who want to visit the Louvre and other big museums: one of the biggest dangers of visiting a huge museum like the Louvre is “art poisoning”. After a few hours, a normal person simply gets tired of all the sights and works of art and can’t really enjoy them anymore. With the Museum Pass you can go in and out of the Louvre as often as you like, so you can see a different part of it every day without wearing yourself out.

Who is better off buying single tickets for museums and attractions?

  • People who like to travel at a relaxed pace: if you’re like me, and you don’t want to turn your Paris vacation into an endless race between museums and monuments (I call it an art marathon), you’ll probably want to see one museum a day (at most). In that case the Museum Pass won’t pay off for you.
  • People traveling on a tight budget: you’ll surely prefer free museums like the Carnavalet, and you won’t want to pay for the passes.
  • People who don’t like to plan ahead: it’s perfectly fine not to make complicated plans, to wander the streets, drink coffee, eat croissants and not have a ready-made itinerary in your head. If what you mostly like is to stroll around or go shopping, you don’t need these passes.

I hope I’ve helped you make up your mind about these passes. I’d love to hear whether you ended up buying one of the passes or not, and what tipped the scales for you. Feel free to write and tell me 🙂

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