FairFare
Paris Attraction & Museum Ticket Price Guide
Official ticket prices and booking sites for Paris's main sights and museums — the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, Versailles, the Musée d'Orsay and more — and how to avoid reseller markups.
What to know before you book
Official prices, two different systems
The Eiffel Tower (toureiffel.paris) uses tiered pricing by access level: stairs to 2nd floor €14.80, lift to 2nd floor €23.50, stairs+lift to summit €28.00, lift to summit €36.70. The Louvre (tickets.louvre.fr) charges a flat general-admission rate that became two-tiered on January 14, 2026: €22 for EU/EEA residents, €32 for everyone else.
Cross-verified across multiple independent 2026 pricing guides — both official domains returned HTTP 403 to direct fetch, so treat as high-confidence but not primary-fetched; spot-check before publishing exact figures.
Both genuinely sell out — book ahead
Eiffel Tower e-tickets release on a rolling window — up to 60 days ahead for lift access, roughly 30-40 days for stairs. The Louvre releases timed-entry slots about 90 days ahead. Both routinely run out of same-day capacity in high season (June-September, school holidays), which is exactly the gap resellers exploit.
Sources: toureiffel.paris booking-window reporting; Louvre timed-entry reporting (multiple 2026 guides).
A documented reseller markup — the Which? investigation
UK consumer group Which? (August 8, 2025) found Viator-listed resellers charging triple the official Eiffel Tower price (£31 official vs. £93 via one reseller) and more than double for the Louvre (£19 vs. £40 via another), for tickets identical to the official ones with no added benefit beyond someone else standing in the booking queue for you. Which? notes there's no EU law banning ticket markups.
Source: Which?, August 8 2025 (which.co.uk).
A more serious scandal, useful as context
French police arrested 9 people in February 2026 — including 2 Louvre employees and 2 tour guides — over a ticket-reuse/bribery fraud ring that allegedly ran for a decade and cost the museum an estimated $12 million, funneling up to 20 fraudulent tour groups a day through the museum. This isn't a tourist-facing scam, but it shows how exploitable ticket scarcity is at both sites; the Eiffel Tower's own site separately publishes a scam warning about counterfeit tickets and fake look-alike booking sites.
Sources: Smithsonian Magazine / Euronews, Feb 2026; toureiffel.paris official scam-warning page.
Ticket Prices by Attraction & Museum
Cross-verified against official sites and independent sources. Re-verify the current price on the official booking site before booking.
Eiffel Tower
€14.80–36.70SETE (official operator)
Adult (25+) prices by access level: stairs to the 2nd floor €14.80, lift to the 2nd floor €23.50, stairs + lift to the summit €28.00, lift to the summit €36.70. Cross-source verified; the official site blocked direct fetch (403), and one older source cited €22.40 for the 2nd-floor lift — verify the exact current price at booking.
Checked: 2026-09-15
Louvre Museum
€22–32General admission (official)
Two-tier pricing since January 14, 2026: €22 for EU/EEA residents, €32 for everyone else. Under-18s are free regardless of nationality, and EU/EEA 18–25 year-olds are free with ID. Timed-entry slots release about 90 days ahead and routinely sell out in high season.
Checked: 2026-09-15
Palace of Versailles – Passport Ticket
€25–35Château de Versailles (official)
Non-EEA adult price is €35 April–October and €25 November–March (EEA residents €32 / €22, dual pricing since Jan 14, 2026); afternoon entry from 4pm is €28 in high season. Timed entry covers the palace, gardens and Trianon; free for under-18s and EEA residents under 26, and Paris Museum Pass holders must still book a free Passport (verified on the official site).
Checked: 2026-09-19
Notre-Dame Cathedral – Entry
FreeNotre-Dame de Paris (official)
Entry to the cathedral is free; a free online time-slot reservation is optional and only shortens the wait, so any paid ticket sold for it is a reseller markup. Only the towers are ticketed (see the separate towers item); confirmed from official-site search excerpts, as the site blocks direct fetch (403).
Checked: 2026-09-19
Musée d'Orsay – General Admission
€16Musée d'Orsay (official)
€16 online for every adult nationality (guides also show €14 at the desk and €12 on Thursday evenings after 6pm), with no non-EEA surcharge found; book a timed slot online, which is required for the free first Sunday of the month. Free for under-18s and EU/EEA residents under 26; cross-verified across several 2026 sources, official site blocked (403).
Checked: 2026-09-19
Arc de Triomphe – Monument & Rooftop Terrace
€16–22Centre des monuments nationaux (official)
€22 from April 1 to September 30 (€16 on Wednesdays) and €16 from October 1 to March 31, the same for every nationality. Free for under-18s, EU residents 18–25 and on the first Sunday of Jan–Mar and Nov–Dec; the lift was under maintenance when checked, so the terrace was reached by stairs only (verified on the official site).
Checked: 2026-09-19
Sainte-Chapelle – Individual Ticket
€22Centre des monuments nationaux (official)
Non-EEA adult price is €22 since January 12, 2026 (EEA residents €16), or €30 combined with the Conciergerie (€23 EEA). Timed reservation is mandatory, so arrive at your slot; free for under-18s, EU residents 18–25 and on the first Sunday of Jan–Mar and Nov–Dec (verified on the official site).
Checked: 2026-09-19
Paris Museum Pass (2 / 4 / 6 days)
€85–125Official multi-museum pass
€85 (2 days), €105 (4 days) or €125 (6 days) from first use, covering 50+ museums and monuments incl. the Louvre, Orsay, Versailles, Sainte-Chapelle and Notre-Dame towers, but not the Eiffel Tower, Catacombs, Sacré-Cœur dome or cruises. Several sites still need a free timed slot and some resellers add fees (other guides show €90 / €109 / €139); cross-verified, official site blocked (403).
Checked: 2026-09-19
Seine Cruise – Bateaux Mouches (1 hour)
€17–20Bateaux-Mouches (official operator)
Adult €20 at the public price or €17 when booked on the official site (child under 13 €10 / €8, under 4 free). About one hour from Pont de l'Alma, with departures every 30 minutes April–October (verified on the official site).
Checked: 2026-09-19
Catacombs of Paris – Individual Ticket
€31Musée des Catacombes de Paris (City of Paris, official)
Full rate €31 including the audio guide (reduced €25, ages 8–17 €15, under 8 free), the same for every nationality. Book a timed slot on the official ticket shop in advance, since free tickets can only be collected at the desk (verified on the official site).
Checked: 2026-09-19
Notre-Dame Towers – Timed Ticket
€16Centre des monuments nationaux (official)
€16 for every nationality, and an online timed reservation is mandatory for all visitors (no entry without one), free categories included. Free for under-18s and EU residents 18–25 within a limited quota per slot, plus the first Sunday of Nov–Mar (verified on the official site).
Checked: 2026-09-19
Sacré-Cœur – Dome Climb
€8Basilique du Sacré-Cœur (official)
Adult (16+) €8, ages up to 15 €5; tickets are sold only at the on-site dome ticket office, with no advance booking. Entering the basilica itself is free (official page, undated but consistent with several 2026 guides).
Checked: 2026-09-19
Musée de l'Orangerie – General Admission
€12.50Musée de l'Orangerie (official)
€12.50 covers Monet's Water Lilies, the permanent collections and temporary exhibitions, with no non-EEA surcharge found; a timed slot is required, including for the free first Sunday of the month. The official booking page shows no price in text, so this is cross-verified across two 2026 sources.
Checked: 2026-09-19
Musée de l'Armée / Invalides – Napoleon's Tomb
€17Musée de l'Armée (official)
€17 covers the permanent collections, the Dôme church with Napoleon's tomb, the current temporary exhibition and two affiliated museums (Ordre de la Libération, Plans-Reliefs), with no non-EEA tier. Under-18s enter free, EU residents 18–25 get a reduced ticket, and the first-Friday evening opening is €10 (verified on the official site).
Checked: 2026-09-19
Panthéon – Individual Ticket
€13–16Centre des monuments nationaux (official)
€16 from April to September (€13 on Wednesdays and from October to March), the same for every nationality, covering the nave, crypt and temporary exhibitions. The panoramic dome view is listed as closed on the official page, and entry is free on the first Sunday of Jan–Mar and Nov–Dec (verified on the official site).
Checked: 2026-09-19
Musée du quai Branly – Full Admission
€14Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac (official)
€14 covers the permanent collections and temporary exhibitions (reduced €11), with no non-EEA tier; free on the first Sunday of the month, when a timed ticket is still required. The official rates page is undated and one 2026 guide lists €12, so confirm at checkout.
Checked: 2026-09-19
Conciergerie – Individual Ticket
€13Centre des monuments nationaux (official)
€13 individual price with no residency tier on the official page; the Sainte-Chapelle combined ticket is €30 (€23 for EEA residents). A timed reservation is not mandatory but the e-ticket is strongly advised; free for under-18s, EU residents 18–25 and on the first Sunday of Jan–Mar and Nov (verified on the official site).
Checked: 2026-09-19
Musée Rodin – Museum & Garden
€14Musée Rodin (official)
€14 covers the museum and sculpture garden with no non-EEA tier found (one 2026 guide cites €15 when booked online). Free on the first Sunday of October–March, and free for under-18s and EU residents under 26 with ID; €14 verified on the official site.
Checked: 2026-09-19
Musée Picasso Paris – Admission
€16Musée Picasso Paris (official)
€16 covers the permanent collection and temporary exhibitions (families pay €12 per adult), with no non-EEA tier. Book a timed slot on the official ticket shop for priority entry within 30 minutes; free for under-18s, EU residents under 26 and on the first Sunday of the month (verified on the official site).
Checked: 2026-09-19
Fondation Louis Vuitton – Admission
€18Fondation Louis Vuitton (official)
€18 full price, with reduced rates of €10 for under-26s and students and €5 for under-18s (per 2026 guides); no non-EEA tier found. Book a timed ticket online; cross-verified across several 2026 sources, official site blocked (403).
Checked: 2026-09-19
Musée de Cluny – Admission
€12Musée de Cluny – Musée national du Moyen Âge (official)
€12 full price (reduced €10) for the permanent collections including the Lady and the Unicorn tapestries, with no non-EEA tier found; one 2026 guide lists €14, so confirm at checkout. Free for under-18s, EU residents under 26 and on the first Sunday of the month; cross-verified across the regional tourism board and guides because the official price page is not readable.
Checked: 2026-09-19
Musée Marmottan Monet – Admission
€14Musée Marmottan Monet (official)
€14 full price and €9 reduced (under 18 and students under 25, with proof), with no non-EEA tier. Online tickets require choosing a 15-minute time slot and give direct entry (verified on the official site).
Checked: 2026-09-19
Seine Cruise – Vedettes du Pont Neuf (1 hour)
€15–17Vedettes du Pont Neuf (official operator)
Adult €15 online or €17 on site (child €7 / €9). About one hour with live commentary in French and English, leaving from the Vert-Galant square at the tip of the Île de la Cité (verified on the official site).
Checked: 2026-09-19
Centre Pompidou – Closed for Renovation
ClosedCentre Pompidou (official)
The Beaubourg building closed on September 22, 2025 for a major renovation and is due to reopen in 2030, so there is no ticket to buy there. Its programming continues at partner venues under the Constellation programme, and a new site in Massy opens in spring 2027 (official announcement).
Checked: 2026-09-19
Montparnasse Tower Observation Deck – Closed
ClosedTour Montparnasse (official)
The observation deck closed to the public on March 31, 2026 for renovation works that the operator says will last at least five years, so the old fare (about €19 online) no longer applies. Check the operator's site for any reopening date rather than buying a ticket from a reseller.
Checked: 2026-09-19