Everything went well as planned, but we had a small problem that one of the tickets for the bus and subway no longer worked on the second day, but we went to the information office afterwards and got a new one.
Two days were perfectly sufficient for our needs, even if the time is actually not enough for everything that is included in the package ;). Especially the public transport is a plus or the "skip the line" for some activities. Our highlights were Versailles (attention, gardens not included) and the L'arc De Triomphe, the Louvre was also an experience (you should really book very early) and the boat trip, which we caught right at sunset. From time to time it's a little confusing in the description of what needs to be pre-booked and what doesn't. When we picked us up, the lady was super helpful, extremely friendly and took the time to explain everything to us. You could tell how much she likes her job and does it right :).
We used the Paris CityPass before and decided to use it again on this trip. It is great for skipping the lines, although in the Covid era, one is advised to book a time slot online and then present the Museum Pass or City Pass at the time of entry. I actually like the timed entry as it makes it easier to organize one's day. The only thing that I found confusing is that some museums offer the timed reservation (Louvre, L'Orangerie) while others do not (Orsay).
We opted to pick up our CityPass instead of having it mailed to us, which was a great decision. Having it mailed is quite expensive, and given the unreliability of the postal service in the US, risky. It was easy to pick it up from the Tourist Information Center.
The pass was good to use sometimes with extra use for the kids. Unfortunately the time card for the Louvre did not work. To order The card can be used several times a day. Bus and metro are easy to use and a relief for everyone.
With the city pass you can actually use and visit everything for free except for the FlyView and the Eiffel Tower. Reservations are recommended for some attractions, but this is all explained in the CityPass overview sheet.
The city pass is good, but we haven't beaten it in terms of price. Next time I would only take the 2 day museum pass.
from the roof terrace of the Institut du monde arabe it is freely accessible to visitors, you have a very nice view,
All was perfect except for the fact the we didn't find any information on the website that when you buy a 3 day pass you getonly a two days in museums.
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This card is very nice to have for adults. For children or adolescents no card necessary for museums.
We went to Paris in the middle of winter, yet there were still queues for practically everywhere we wanted to visit! Using this to skip the worst of them meant more time visiting the places we wanted to see rather than standing outside them! Its expensive, but cuts your costs while there down to pretty much nothing but food, drink & souvenirs!
I got the 3 day pass. One problem is that the museum pass only applies to two days so you have to choose when to start the counter.
I found the metro and public transportation pass very useful. Entrance to Versailles and the Louvre are especially convenient.
We squeezed in so much in 3 days! One of the best views was from outside the Sacre Coeur, following our wonderful walking tour of Montmartre with the lovely and very knowledgeable Nadine. We got a 25% discount on our trip up the Montparnasse tower which had spectacular views over the city. We walked through the Luxembourg gardens which were delightful. We saw the Mona Lisa, and the Venus de Milo in the Louvre, lots of beautiful paintings by Monet at the Musee D'Orsy, and the fantastic Picasso Museum, and we didn't have to queue at all. We had the most spectacular meals throughout our stay which is where most of our spending money went!
I would definitely get the pass again if visiting Paris. However, I wish that you could pick up the pass at the main train station when you get into the city. Unfortunately this meant we lost a day on our four day pass. Our train arrived after 7PM and there was no way to make it to the one place you have to pick up your pass. Plus we would have had to pay for metro to get there, which is what we ended up doing the following day. Since the pass gives you access to so many attractions, missing a day really means you don't get all your monies worth.
You have to travel a lot and take the highlights, otherwise the pass is not worth it. Sometimes additional payments are required. But no queuing - that's worth something.
I honestly don't think we used the Paris City Pass very much. We used the museum pass for virtually everything we went to. As for what we went to that was covered, here's a list: Army Museum, Louvre, Versailles, Arc De Triumph. I found the Louvre offers the advantage of pre-booking a time and date online to skip the line for museum pass holders at no extra cost. They just don't do it for Versailles, which wasn't bad considering how busy the place was and how much of a difference it would have made. I definitely recommend the metro pass though, it doesn't get you to Versailles, but it does get you everywhere else and you don't have to worry about spending money to get back on a train if you went the wrong way or are doing a hop-on-hop-off version of the metro. I purchased this about a week before we got to Paris and I loved how easy it was to pick up. They didn't have any 3-day passes available, which is what I purchased, but they did give us the 5-day pass to compensate. I just wish the Museum pass was waterproof. Although they have a nifty plastic card holder for it all, it was raining so hard one day that everything in it got wet. So I recommend keeping it somewhere dryer then your pocket or backpack. Probably a zip-lock bag maybe.
I was in Paris on New Year's Eve more than 20 years ago and I was very happy to be able to visit this metropolis at another time of the year. This time I traveled with my 12 year old son, by plane. How exciting! Everything went very well, all the people were very friendly and polite to us. Paris is of course a great city. Of course you can not visit enough in the few days. The Paris Pass was very helpful, albeit very expensive throughout. However, I did not have to worry about admission, metro and the like. Including a Seine tour, thoroughly recommended. If you stay for a long time (1-2 weeks) in Paris, the pass is certainly worth it.
It was very convenient to have. Our passes arrived well before our trip. It was well organized and easy to use. Even after our trip to Paris I am still keeping our passes as a keepsake.
The pass met all of our expectations and provided more expedited access to the sites. When using it at the Louv be sure to get in the correct line--which is located in the very large courtyard at the base of the triangle. Signage is not the greatest. All in all, the pass worked well. Pick up in Paris was a bit of a challenge, so perhaps more locations would be welcomed If you plan to use this pass, order it and get it shipped to your home before you leave--most convenient! Thanks Paris City Pass!