gaelle

If I have a Paris Pass does this allow free entrance to Versailles including an audio guide or are the audio guides extra?

merci

Sarastro

From what I can tell the audio guides are extra but please, before you spend a lot of money on a Paris Pass, explore the options you have by simply purchasing tickets individually for those locations you want to visit.

The Paris Pass is very overpriced for what it provides. Example: the PP advertises that it includes a <i>free métro travel card</i> and the price does include a Paris Visite Pass but the PV Pass they include is only good for central Paris travel, it will not take you to Versailles (or CDG). For the day you go to Versailles, you can purchase a Mobilis pass for 14€, good for unlimited travel anywhere within Paris or to/from Versailles.

StCirq

Everything Sarastro said. The PP is almost always a big waste of money.

apersuader65

Paris Pass for 6 days - 176 Euro.

Includes - Paris Museum Pass (6 days - 65 Euro)
- Paris Visite (5 days zone 1-3 30.70 Euro)
- Paris l'open tour (2-day hop-on hop off 32 Euro)

Buying Separately totals 127.70 Euro AND as said above doesn't include Visite Pass that takes you out to either Versailles or CDG. You could upgrade the Visite above to CDG/Versailles capable for an additional 22 Euro. That is still cheaper than the Paris Pass. Obviously the PP gives you the additional access to a river cruise, wine tasting opera house tour, grand arch entry, grevin was museum, Dali Museum and Montparnasse entry.

Check what you want to do and the costs vs. each pass option. It'll take you about an hour to do all of the research on the internet.

christycruz

Although the Paris MUSEUM Pass may be a good idea depending on when you go. Skipping that Versailles ticket line in August was worth gold.

gaelle

I meant to say Paris Museum pass and not the Paris pass. Didn't realize there were 2 out there.

I read that you still have to stand in line at Versailles even though you have a paris musuem pass. Is this true?

Fodorite018

You do still stand in the security line with the museum pass, but if you get there when they open, that line will be very short. We did this and arrived a few minutes before they opened, and were maybe 10th in line. The line to buy tickets was enormous. I was very happy we didn't have to do both!

Michel_Paris

For Versailles, if you go on your own, you can take the RER train and get there before the tour buses and lines.

ronaldkwok

The Paris Museum Pass will let you skip the ticket queues but not the security queue if there is one. Audio guide is always extra and the pass will not include those special temporary exhibitions where they are on. The pass is worth it if you plan to visit more than a couple of museums that are covered.

Ronald
http://paris-france-holiday.blogspot.com/

OzJohnno

We spent 5 days in Paris in September and even though we considered the Paris Pass we opted to book Versailles online before we left. The online cost included a free audio guide and you skipped the lines and just walked in. We used the Metro and RER lines every day and still wouldn't have spent the cost included in the Paris Pass. If you happen to be in Paris on the first Sunday of the Month as we were then you'll find all the museums are free.

ssander

We tend to use the MUSEUM Pass, if our plans warrant it (you have to do the math). Some folks visit a lot of museums; others, not so many.

If the math is close, buy the pass for the convenience and the ability to "taste" museums you might otherwise not visit for a fee.

For transport, it all depends on which DAYS you are going to be there. The weekly pass (zones 1-2) is a great buy and convenience loaded onto a Navigo card, but, unfortunately, it only runs Mon-Sun, not any seven consecutive days (as in London).

We've used it on three out of our four recent trips, but on our most recent visit in May (5 days Sat-Wed) it was not worth it, so we used carnets of 10-tickets -- and saved the leftovers for our next trip -- hopefully this spring.

As stated before, zones are important to note. Both Versailles and CDG will require separate RER tickets (not very expensive) if you have the Zone 1-2 pass (which covers pretty much all of the city itself).

SS

Rhea58

Paris Pass is a rip-off; just returned & used the 6-day
Paris Museum Pass; audio guides are free. Go very early
& try to beat out the tour buses w/loud guides who interfere
w/one's listening to the audio--not to mention jostling in the
small rooms.

PPR

Whether or not the Paris Pass offers good value entirely depends upon what you want to do while in Paris. If you add up everything you get and you use a "reasonable" chunk of it (say 7 locations), you can make a sizeable saving - here's an example... http://www.mytripsaver.com/paris-pas...x.html#savings

apersuader65

I agree with Rhea58, the Museum Pass includes the audioguide price at Versailles. Water shows and musical shows in the Gardens are not included. Everything else is.

cristeen

bookmarking. thanks