We are travelling to paris for a few days because my daughter wants to see everything that her French teacher has talked about..good stuff.. is it worth me buying a %26#39;2 day Paris Pass%26#39; at a cost of £111.29, for both of us? I am wondering if the cost is justified as well as the time saver of not having to queue at the sights + having to buy public transport tickets separately.
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You%26#39;d have to do the math yourself, but for a few days I doubt the Paris Pass would be worth your while. As for public transport tickets, one or more carnets (packets of ten tickets you can share) would probably be your best bet. I read somewhere these can be purchased at the Eurostar station in London. But, they%26#39;re easy enough to acquire once in Paris.
Not having to queue at sights is not necessarily accurate, and not worth paying extra. For example, everyone must queue to climb the Notre Dame towers.
You need to calculate the admissions for those places you realistically want to and will be able to visit, and know which ones will be free of charge for your daughter.
I don%26#39;t find those passes appealing because it%26#39;s too tempting to run to too many places to get your money%26#39;s worth and then some or restrict your visits to only included places.
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Sorry, exactly which 2 day Paris Passes were you thinking of getting? That price seems quite large.
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Thankyou for your response to my query. According to the description it is a pass that allows unlimited travel on metro and buses within zone 1-3 and access to most of the major tourist sights i.e Arc de Triomphe, Louvre, Notre Damme. We are staying a stones throw from The Eiffel Tower and I don%26#39;t plan on using the metro too much, preferring to remain up top and walk or if totally exhausted jump on a bus. the adult cost is 79.23 and child tkt 42.06 which is actually £121.29 (BP) Do you think this is too much?
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Thankyou for that info. The travel tickets sound a better option for efficiency using the buses and as you say planning ahead each days proposed itinery will prove the point of entry costs, for example I have found out that entry to the Louvre on a Friday evening is only 9 euros and I think Saph would be free. Do 12 year olds get many free entrys?
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I am still not sure what pass you are talking about. I don%26#39;t know of any pass that combines museums and public transport.
There is the Paris Museum Pass - www.parismuseumpass.com/en/pass_tarif.php - which gives entry to museums and costs €32 (28.37 GBP) for two days. Then there is the Paris Visite pass - www.ratp.fr - which covers public transport. A two-day Paris Visite for zones 1-3 costs €14.40 (12.80 GBP) for an adult or €7.20 for a child.
Where have you found the pass you are talking about?
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It was included in additional extras on the eurostarplanet website when i booked my travel arrangements. The picture has not pasted here but it is blue in colour and described as below.
The Paris Pass
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Discover all that Paris has to offer with a pass that gives you free entry to over 60 of the city%26#39;s best attractions. Save time as you skip the queues with fast-track entry at museums like the Louvre and Musée d%26#39;Orsay, and take advantage of special offers at various Paris restaurants and shops. Plus, you%26#39;ll enjoy unlimited transportation as you travel around the city.
More details below
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Offering great value and convenience, the Paris Pass enables you to beat the lines at selected attractions, with free admission to over 60 of them, including historical monuments such as the Arc de Triomphe and the Panthéon, and famous museums such as the Louvre and the Museum of Modern Art (Centre Pompidou).
Paris Pass includes admission to:
Arc de Triomphe
Centre Pompidou - Museum of Modern Art
Château de Vincennes
Cité des Sciences et de l%26#39;Industrie - La Villette
Grevin Wax Museum
Montparnasse Tower
Musée d%26#39;Orsay
Musée du Louvre
Musée du Quai Branly
Notre Dame
Ô Château Wine Tasting
Panthéon
Picasso Museum
Sainte Chapelle
and many more!
Inclusions :
Either a 2-day, 4-day, or 6-day Paris Sightseeing Pass
Free entry to over 60 sights and attractions
Map of Paris
Fast-track entry to selected attractions (including the Louvre, Panthéon, Arc de Triomphe, Musée d%26#39;Orsay, and Centre Pompidou)
Unlimited transportation (metro and bus) within Paris Zones 1-3
Special discounts at selected restaurants and shops
Note:
The Paris Sightseeing Pass is valid for use on consecutive calendar days only. The Paris Sightseeing Pass gives you unlimited travel on public transportation in Paris Zones 1-3. The guidebook of attractions is available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Japanese.
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That web site seems to be making a very considerable profit!
It seems that they are bundling a Paris Museum Pass and a Paris Visite transport ticket. They are charging 79 GBP for tickets that you could buy for less than 43 GBP when you get to Paris.
Paris Museum Passes are available from just about all the museums that are in the scheme. Paris Visite tickets are available from metro stations.
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I think OP want to buy this:
http://www.parispass.com/index.asp?aid=39
To me it not good in term of saving money. Doing the match here we%26#39;ll see:
Paris Pass 2 days = 85 Euros
if you buy the pass yourself in Paris, it will be:
Museum pass 2 days = 32 Euros
2carnets ( I don%26#39;t think you will used 2 carnets in 2 days)= 11.40 Euros x 2 = 22.80 Euros
A total of about 55 Euros for 2 days compare to 85 Euros. Double it and you%26#39;ll see how much you will save buying Museum pass and tickets by yourself!
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Thankyou again, your reply has prompted me on a cost effective mission before we go. so that should keep me busy.
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It would be nice if you could tell us what your daughter%26#39;s teacher has suggested. There are so many historical sights in Paris that it would take weeks at the minimum. As for walking...from the Eiffel tower to Notre Dame for example may take most of one day if you are trying to see whatever is in between the 2, like the Invalides, Arc de Triomphe, Musee d%26#39; Orsay, place de la Concorde, Madeleine church, Tuileries gardens, Louvre and more and you will be zig-zaging from one side of the river to the other. Then there is St Germain des Pres, the Latin Quarter, the Opera house, the Halles, Beaubourg, le Marais, the Roman arena, the jardin des Plantes and variou small parcs etc. etc. I agree with other posters that you should wait until you are in Paris to buy the metro tickets. As for the museum pass this is only a great deal if you see many of them which may not be possible, or even desirable, in 2 days. Has the teacher actually been in Paris??
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