Has anyone had experience with TICKETNET?
Are their locations easy to find in Paris?


The D’Orsay is a must for me and I vividly remember going to the head of the line with my prepaid ticket when I was there in 2001. I do think this forum is valuable so that we all have an informed choice on what we do and pay for. Do not blindly pay overcharges or ridiculous fees it only encourages them. had no desiire to but the Apris Museum Pass because I will go to 1 museums a day. I'll be the first one in and last one out the door at closing time.

I just purchased tickets on-line for the Louvre, Rijksmuseum, and VanGough Museums for an upcoming trip. For the Louvre, they will mail my tickets (at a somewhat reasonable price) and for the Amsterdam museums I simply printed the tickets on my computer. No extra charges or hassle. It was trickier with the D’Orsay because they use thieves as ticket vendors.

Instead of paying a ridiculous charge to have tickets mailed to my home I opted to the "withdrawal point. I’m pretty sure I agreed to go to one of their locations to pick up the tickets. I also paid 3 Eur for a “Cancellation Assurance.” Is this my assurance or theirs?

Another way to order tickets online is a combo ticket through the Musee Rodin website. You can print your tickets at home. There is no service fee, and you save a couple of euros.

Or, you can just go to Musee Rodin, where there is nearly never a crowd, and buy your combo ticket there.

It's very convenient to visit both those museums the same day.

A good idea. I've been to the Musee Rodin and spent a very pleasant afternoon there. I don't, however, think it would be worth another visit.

<<The D’Orsay is a must for me and I vividly remember going to the head of the line with my prepaid ticket when I was there in 2001>>

You may be able to do that once you are inside the museum, however, you will still need to wait in the security line that forms outside the museum. That line can be long and slow, but well worth the wait.

Why would you pay 3 euro on the price of a ticket when you don't even know what you are buying? Why insure a simply museum ticket which is only worth 8 euro. It's insurance in case you have an accident and can't go to the museum. There are terms of what you have to show to prove you couldn't make it due to an accident (or if your tickets are stolen), it's not just because you changed your mind. It seems more trouble than it would be worth to get that 6 euro.

Ticketnet isn't a thief, their service charge is only 1.5 euro, you should see what ticket services charge in the US. I don't understand why you call them thieves. If you agreed to pick them up, the website itself tells you what the list of withdrawal points is, you can check it out. They are in Virgin records stores, in Paris central, the most convenient would be the one on the Champs-Elysees, I suppose. There is one at La Defense, also.

Hi C,

Have you considered walking over to the d'Orsay and buying your tickets in advance? No extra charge. Go to head of line.

Ira,

I think it's possible to buy a d'Orsay and Orangerie ticket together ahead of time.
Is there a special line for advance purchase tickets? Where do I find the advance purchase ticket office?

Thanks,
Evelyn

FYI, it is Orsay or Musee d'Orsay

Thank you, jsmith. I've been trying not to notice that, but as a French speaker and English editor, it's hard.

It's like ordering "au jus" with your sandwich. It's saying you want to visit the "of Orsay."

A fine point, to be sure, but still hard for me to read....

For advance tickets, Tuesday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
individual visitors only, kiosk - access through the front square of the museum, near entrance A.

These tickets are valid for one year and can be used the day following purchase or thereafter.

Hi Evelyn,

Google "Orsay advanced ticket sales".
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JS and St C.

Have either of you ever been to Leghorn, Florence, Venice?

ira, why do you ask? I've been to Florence and Venice several times. Leghorn, no.

Thanks, Ira and DJK- it will be good to get tickets ahead of time and now I know where to purchase said tix.

Evelyn

Why pay 3 euro this dubious insurance? Good question. Answer: The other option was to pay the 13.5 euro “sending fee” to this official D’Orsay Musee vendor. I don’t blame TICKETNET for wanting extra euros for providing such little service. (Maybe calling them thieves was a bit much. Maybe Somolian pirates are just zealous entrepreneurs from Somalia).
I do, however, blame the D’Orsay for their greed (they benefit from this because they are getting better contract terms than from a company who actually provides service) and those who blindly overpay without asking why.

Yes, I could go over to the D’Orsay and buy advance (next day) tickets but that would require me to use limited time travel to go to the D’Orsay when I would rather go over to my printer and print out the tickets or have them mailed to me at a reasonable price. Since I have access to the internet and can purchase tickets from countless other museums why would I ask for less?

Orsay or d'Orsay. Even their home page dropped the ” ’ ”.

d'Orsay and Orangerie ticket together sounds great. The Last time I was in Paris the Orangerie was something to hope for in the future. I plan to visit the Orangerie by itself one day.

Crusty:

- Orsay or d'Orsay. Even their home page dropped the ” ’ ”.

Of course they drop the apostrophe if they use Orsay by itself, but they never say "d'Orsay" by itself. To put it in English terms you might understand, it's the "Orsay" or the "Museum of Orsay", but never the "Of Orsay"; it just doesn't make sense grammatically.

Like StCirq, as a former French high school teacher, I try to ignore irritating little grammatical errors, but when they're politely pointed out, there's no need to get snippy in response.

Crusty - it's de l'Orangerie and du Louvre SVP if you follow your d'Orsay format. LOL

Hi St C,

>ira, why do you ask? I've been to Florence and Venice several times. Leghorn, no.<
>It's like ordering "au jus" with your sandwich. It's saying you want to visit the "of Orsay."
A fine point, to be sure, but still hard for me to read....<

Italian/ English
Firenze/ Florence
Venezia/ Venice
Livorno/ Leghorn

French/ English
Musée d'Orsay/ d'Orsay Museum

I did not notice anyone mention Paris Museum Pass. It can be bought in a variety amount of days. It has a skip the line feature If you are going to be there a few days and desire to see a few museums it is worth looking into. I bought mine upon arrival at Gare du Nord. I did make use of mine. I loved the Musee d'Orsay, enjoy it

The OP indicated that he/she does NOT want the Museum Pass because he/she is planning on visting one museum per day.

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<i>had no desiire to but the Apris Museum Pass because I will go to 1 museums a day. I'll be the first one in and last one out the door at closing time.</i>

Ira, that doesn't make sense in English either-- when in English would you say you're going to the "Of ___ Museum" instead of the "Museum of ___"?