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Paris is an expensive city, but there are ways to avoid paying high prices if you are in the know. Below are my tips for the top 5 ways to save money in Paris:
1. 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.
2. Free Sundays at Paris Museums
The following Paris museums are free the first Sunday of every month, all year: the Centre Pompidou, the Musees de l’Assistance publique, the Musees des Arts Asiatiques Guimet, the Musee Delacroix, the Musee Gustave Moreau, the Musee Hebert, the Musee Henner, the Louvre, the Musee du Moyen Age (Thermes de Cluny), the Musee de l’Orangerie, the Musee d’Orsay, the Musee Picasso, the Musee du quai Branly, the Musee de la Chasse et de la Nature, the Musee National Eugene Delacroix, the Cite de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine, the Cite nationale de l’histoire de l’immigration, and the Musee Rodin.
3. Free Paris Museums
The following Paris museums are free every day, all year: the Musee d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, the Maison de Balzac, the Musee Bible et Terre Sainte, the Maison Bourdelle, the Musee Carnavalet, the Musee Cernuschi, the Musee Cognacq-Jay, the Musee du Compagnonnage, the Musee Curie (Institut du radium), the Musee Jean Moulin, the Musee du Parfum-Fragonard, the Theatre musee des Capucines Fragonard, the Petit Palais – Musee des Beaux Arts de la Ville de Paris, the Musee de la Prefecture de Police, the Maison de Victor Hugo, the Musee de la Vie Romantique, the Musee national de la Legion d’honneur et des ordres de chevalerie, the Arenes de Lutece, Le Plateau – Centre d’art contemporain, and the Musee Zadkine.
4. Paris Metro Pass
Paris Metro passes like the Paris Visite Pass and the Navigo can save you time and money during your stay in Paris.
5. 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.