Insiders Guide to the
Paris Museum Pass

So much to see, so little time!
That's Why The Pass is Handy.

Paris Museum Pass. Paris museums are some of the most popular in the world – and for good reason. They're loaded with the treasures of art and history and culture.

See this long line waiting
to get into Musée d'Orsay?

But being popular has it price. In this case, it's long lines and long waiting times.

The Paris Insiders secret way to bypass the lines is to have a Paris Museum Pass in your pocket, and to get ahold of one before you leave home.

Here's the door you use if you have a
Paris Museum Pass, a Paris Pass or a
Paris Combo Pass. No lines!

Not only do you get to skip the lines, the museum pass gets you free entrance to almost 60 museums in the City of Art & History.

There are a couple of ways to get a Paris Museum Pass. We recommend you buy a combination Paris city pass that includes the musuem pass as well as a Metro Pass for unlimited rides on the Metro and buses.

There are a couple of Paris city passes that include both of those passes. There's The Paris Pass and then there's the Paris Combo Pass Premium. We review them in these articles —

• Our Review of The Paris Pass »
• Our Review of The Paris ComboPass »
• Our Complete Comparison Guide to all Paris city passes »

The Paris Museum Pass

Free entrance to 60 museums…

With this pass you get free admission to about 60 museums. More importantly, perhaps, is that there is no waiting in line. You can visit any museum – or all museums – as many times as you like.

Here's a list of most of the museums and monuments included in this super museum pass —

Abbaye Royale de Chaalis Arc de Triomphe Archaeological Crypt of Notre Dame Basilica Cathedral of Saint-Denis Bateaux Parisiens River Cruise Centre Pompidou – Museum of Modern Art Chapelle Expiatoire (1815) Château Fontainebleau Château de Maisons-Laffitte Château de Malmaison Château de Pierrefonds Château de Versailles Château de Vincennes Château de Rambouillet Compiegne Château Conde Museum at Château de Chantilly Gustave Moreau Museum House of Auguste Rodin at Meudon La Conciergerie La Sainte-Chapelle Louvre Museum Maurice Denis Museum Musée d'Orsay – Orsay Museum Musée de l'Institut du Monde Arab Musée des Arts et Métiers Musée du Quai Branly Musée Guimet – Museum of the Asian Arts Musée Nissim De Camondo

Museum of 3D Relief Maps Museum of Advertising and Publicity Museum of Air and Space Museum of the Army Museum of the Cinema Museum of Decorative Arts Museum of Fashion and Textiles Museum of French Liberation in WWII Cité de la Musique – Museum of Music Museum of Public Health in Paris Museum of the Sewers of Paris National Archaeology Museum National Museum Of Eugéne Delacroix Cluny – National Museum of the Middle Ages National Museum of Port-Royal des Champs National Museum of the Renaissance in Ecouen National Navy Museum Notre Dame Cathedral Panthéon Paris Fashion Museum Cité des Sciences – Paris Science Museum Paris Tropical Aquarium Postal Museum Rodin Museum Sevres Ceramics Museum Tomb of Napoleon Villa Savoye

What's the best way to get a Paris Museum Pass?

Our advice is to buy a combined Paris city pass for better value and to get free rides on the Metro (and other perks).

We also recommend that you order your pass online and get it before you leave home. That way you land in Paris ready to go!

Here are three recommended ways to get the museum pass —

Buy it as part of the paris pass

• Buy The Paris Pass here »
• Read Our Review of The Paris Pass »

Buy it as part of the paris Combo pass

• Buy The Paris ComboPass here »
• Read Our Review of The Paris ComboPass »

Buy it on its own

If for some reason you don't think you'll be riding the Metro (although we can't imagine why you wouldn't), and aren't interested in the Palais Garnier Opera House, a free wine tasting, or a Seine river cruise, then buy just the Museum Pass here —

• Buy only the Paris Museum Pass »

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