Visiting France - Suggestions for holidays, trains, itineraries, day-trips, and sightseeing from someone who has lived and traveled extensively in France
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5. Student / Senior / Child Discounts
Most Paris museums and attractions offer substantial discounts for students (with ID), seniors, and children. Some shops and restaurants also offer discounts, so be sure to ask.
4. Free Sundays at Paris Museums
The following Paris museums are free the first Sunday of every month, all year:
- Musée des Arts et Traditions populaires
- Musées de l’Assistance publique – Hôpitaux de Paris
- Musées des Arts Asiatiques – Guimet
- Musée Delacroix
- Musée Gustave Moreau
- Musée Hébert
- Musée Henner
- Musée de la Légion d’Honneur et des Ordres de Chevalerie
- Musée du Louvre
- Musée du Moyen Âge (Thermes de Cluny)
- Musée de l’Orangerie
- Musée d’Orsay
- Musée Picasso
- Musée des Plans reliefs
- Musée Rodin
3. Free Paris Museums
The following Paris museums are free every day, all year:
- Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
- Maison de Balzac
- Musée Bible et Terre Sainte
- Maison Bourdelle
- Musée Carnavalet – Histoire de Paris
- Musée Cernuschi
- Musée Cognacq-Jay
- Musée du Compagnonnage
- Musée Curie (Institut du radium)
- Musée Jean Moulin
- Musée du Parfum-Fragonard/Théâtre musée des Capucines-Fragonard
- Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux Arts de la Ville de Paris
- Musée de la Préfecture de Police
- Maison de Victor Hugo
- Musée de la Vie Romantique
- Musée Zadkine
Paris Metro passes like the Paris Visite and the Carte Orange can save you time and money during your stay in Paris.
1. Paris Museum Pass
The Paris Museum Pass grants access to over 60 museums and monuments in Paris and surrounding area, and saves you from waiting in long ticket lines. You can purchase the Paris Museum Pass at any metro station.
Fares for Paris Museum Passes:
2 days: €30
4 days: €45
6 days: €60
