Following up on the Louvre post, I have spent some time tracking down Paris Museum Pass options. I like to be organized and have as much done before a trip as I can. Less time in line means more time having fun, wandering around, eating French chocolate, yearning over shoes on the Champs Elysee, and so forth.
With that in mind, there are several options for getting the Paris Museum pass organized before you leave. I checked out two key sites:
“http://www.en.parismuseumpass.com“http://www.en.parismuseumpass.com”
This is the official site to obtain the Paris Museum Pass. There are 2, 4, and 6 day options, at 39, 54, and 69 euro, respectively. You can arrange to have the pass shipped to your home or delivered to your hotel or to the Central Paris Tourist Office at 25 rue des Pyramides in the first arrondisement. There are, however, substantial charges for this service, from about 12 euro to 24+ euro.
The second site is intriguing:
This is actually a full-service website that will help organize tours, special activities (Eiffel Tower plus Dinner Cruise) and many, many more. Their Museum Pass prices are higher than the Paris Museum Pass site,, at 45.90, 65.90 and 79.50 euro, for the 2, 4, and 6 day passes. They also state there are no taxes or charges for services. I would like to believe that includes delivery to your hotel or apartment in Paris.
And there’s a very intriguing Privilege Discount card, which includes a 1 euro discount on an adorable train that goes to Montmartre several times per day. It looks rather like a toy train, but it is covered. It reminds me of the trains at Versailles. Montmartre is some distance out from the center of Paris and can require a lot of legwork, so this could be fun. Other discounts include 20% of the espace Dali in Montmartre and 20% of the Aquarium in the Trocadero Gardens (who knew?)
Plan ahead and save money and time, which can then be devoted to food and shoes.