Paris Louvre Ticket Prices

The Louvre Museum houses some of the most important art collections in the world. It is therefore one of the essential places to visit during your stay in Paris.

There you will find such famous works as The Mona Lisa, The Winged Victory of Samothrace and The Venus de Milo. To see them, you will first need to purchase tickets to the Louvre Museum. If you want to know how much you will need to budget for tickets, keep reading!

From €22, you can get a ticket to the Louvre Museum at Hellotickets, which will allow you to explore all the precious collections of the most important museum in France and one of the most popular in Europe.

This is the most basic option for visiting the Louvre, as there are other options with different prices and more comprehensive features, but if you want to explore the museum at your own pace, this is the type of ticket I recommend.

What does this ticket usually include?

• Entrance to the Louvre Museum.
• Priority access service.
• Access to permanent and temporary exhibitions (subject to availability).
• Access to the Eugène Delacroix Museum (on the date booked).

Why buy this ticket?

A basic ticket of this type to the Louvre Museum is ideal if you like to do cultural visits on your own, staying in each room for as long as you want, depending on how long you plan to spend touring the Louvre Museum and moving from one room to another at your own pace, without rushing.

I also recommend it if you have a clear idea of what you want to see and know the history of each piece of art in advance, or if you have already been to the Louvre on previous occasions.

From €79, you can book your guided tour of the Louvre Museum. As it is one of the largest cultural institutions in the world, if this is your first visit to the Louvre, being accompanied by a tour guide is the best way to get to know it because they will help you get an overview of its collections, learn the secrets of the Louvre's most important works and, ultimately, soak up the culture.

In addition, with tickets for a guided tour of the museum, you will generally avoid the queues at the entrance and be able to enter the building quickly to start your tour without delay. In a museum of this kind, where the queues can be miles long, this is a positive point to bear in mind.

What does this ticket usually include?

• Entrance to the Louvre Museum.
• Licensed tour guide.
• Preferential access without queuing.
• Small groups.

Why buy this ticket?

If this is your first visit to the Louvre Museum, I recommend taking a guided tour to get the most out of the experience. This will give you more context about the site you are visiting, its history and the works of art it houses.

Another reason to buy a ticket for a guided tour of the Louvre Museum is that even if you are not particularly fond of art, the guide knows how to liven up the experience and make it entertaining.

Thanks to the guide's efforts, you will learn a lot of interesting facts, hear fascinating stories and notice details that you might otherwise miss if you were to tour the museum on your own. Little things that ultimately make all the difference!

You also have the option of combining your visit with another activity. For example, you can book your ticket to the Louvre Museum with a Seine river cruise included.

A 2-for-1 deal: on the one hand, you'll see the great masterpieces of this art gallery, such as The Coronation of Napoleon, The Mona Lisa and The Lacemaker, and on the other, you'll enjoy the experience of sailing along the Seine, where you'll have panoramic views of the main monuments of the "city of love", such as the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame Cathedral.

What does this ticket usually include?

• Cruise on the River Seine.
• Entrance to the Louvre Museum.

Why buy this ticket?

The great advantage is that you can enjoy two of the most popular activities at an affordable price and you'll be sure not to miss out on either of them.

Yes! Starting at €228, you can book the Paris Pass for 4 days at Hellotickets. This is the minimum number of days you need to purchase to get free access to the Louvre Museum. What's more, with this card you won't have to queue at the ticket office to get your ticket, and you can enjoy your stay in Paris to the fullest without worrying about your budget.

In short, it's a very comprehensive pass because it also includes access to the tourist bus, a cruise on the Seine and even the city's public transport. If you want to know more about the advantages of the Paris Pass, don't miss the post Paris Pass: how it works and what it includes, where you'll find a comprehensive analysis of this pass.

General admission at the Louvre Museum ticket office costs around €15 and covers both the permanent and temporary collections. Therefore, there are no reduced rates for entering the building.

If you decide to buy your tickets for the Louvre at the ticket office, you can save a couple of euros, but in exchange you will have to queue for a long time, which can take between 40 minutes and 2 hours, and you run the risk that when it is your turn at the ticket office, tickets will already be sold out for the date and time you want to visit.

Therefore, this is not the option I would recommend. My advice is to buy your tickets to the Louvre Museum online and in advance, as this will guarantee your place on the day you want, save you all that waiting time at the ticket office and prevent you from getting tired before you even start the tour inside.

Yes, it is possible! On 14 July, Bastille Day (France's national holiday), admission is free all day.

The rest of the time, certain groups can enter the Louvre Museum for free to enjoy its collections. Here are some examples:

• Children under 18 and residents of the European Economic Area under 26 can enter for free by presenting a valid age document and, in the case of EU citizens, proof of residence.
• Unemployed persons who present a photo ID and proof of unemployment specifying the period of validity or dated less than one year ago.
• People with disabilities accompanied by a companion.
• Members of the press who show a French or international press card.
• Teachers of art history, fine arts and applied arts who present proof of the subject they teach.
• Visual artists affiliated with the International Association of Visual Arts who show their membership card.

How to get to the Louvre Museum for free?

The Louvre Museum is one of the essential tourist attractions you must visit during your stay in Paris. Walking through the streets of Paris is the cheapest and most entertaining way to get to the Louvre Museum. If you like walking, don't hesitate to choose this option because along the way you will see lots of cool tourist attractions such as the Tuileries Gardens, the Royal Palace of Paris, the River Seine and the Musée d'Orsay.

Another option for getting to the Louvre Museum for free is to purchase the Paris Pass. With this tourist card, you can use the public transport network (metro, bus, Montmartre tram and RER) without spending a single euro within zones 1-3. The Louvre Museum is located in zone 1.

How to get to the Eiffel Tower by public transport?

If you prefer to get to the Louvre Museum by public transport but don't have the Paris Pass, you can take the metro or bus from €1.90 and the Vélib bike from €3.

• By metro: Lines 1 and 7 (Palais-Royal / Musée du Louvre station) and line 14 (Pyramides station).
• By bus: Lines 21, 24, 27, 39, 48, 68, 69, 72, 81 and 95.
• By Vélib bike: The nearest stations are no. 1015 (2 place André-Malraux), no. 1023 (165 rue Saint-Honoré), no. 1014 (5 rue de l'Echelle) and no. 1013 (186 rue Saint-Honoré).