We're looking forward to enjoying Paris for 4 1/2 days in early September, and would appreciate info regarding our planned visit to the Musee Marmottan.. We've visited it in our "pre-Fodorite" days, taking the metro to the museum, returning by bus. For this visit, we'd like to use the bus for both directions.

We're staying in the 6th, on Rue Dauphine near Rue Buci. In attempting to check out rapt maps, it seems that Bus 63 might travel from our area to the Museum. However, it's difficult to tell where the stops near our area might be. Can anyone offer any suggestions in regard?

Also, on our visit a few years back, we had no advance tickets. We'd prefer to "play it by ear", according to the weather and our inclination for the day. Does anyone know if advance tickets are necessary/advisable? We'd be disappointed to get all the way there and have excessively long lines.

We'd appreciate any information which others might provide.

There were no lines when we visited in 2014. Should you choose the metro, it's a lovely stroll through a park to get there.

http://travelswithmaitaitom.com/chap...du-patrimoine/

There were lines in the fall when we went but not that bad. A special exhibit was being shown so might have been why. It was a beautiful sunny Sunday also and we went by metro and did the lovely stroll as Tom.

If you Google "bus 63", you'll get a better picture of where the stops are. They are listed in order, and you can see some of the streets listed. Reference this to your ratp.fr map - blow it up to the maximum and you can verify where the stops are.

There was no line when I went in 2014 - july.

I seem to recall there is a restaurant there, I didn't go, but if there is it can be quite nice to eat there.

Since you seem to be a fan of the Marmottan/Monet, have you been back to Paris since the Orangerie has reopened?
I would think any line/crowd there would be because of a special exhibit, as noted above.

I highly recommend the official RATP app for your smart phone or tablet. There are bus (and metro) maps and you can search by lines and by stops.

I am staying not far from where you are in September and also planning to take Bus 63 to the Marmottan. Stops heading west are about a block south of Boulevard Saint Germain. The Eglise Saint-Sulpice stop might be your best bet, maybe a minutes walk from the covered market.

Ditto the suggestion for the RATP app. We took the bus from near the Odeon station and found a huge line at the Marmottan due to a special exhibit. If there isn't something like that you should be fine.

Sounds like you are staying at the Hotel Dauphine Saint Germain, where we stayed last May. We had great, reasonable meals (all within walking distance) at Le Petit Chatelet (view of Notre Dame), Les Pappilles and La Jacobine. Little boulangerie just east of hotel had delicious croissants. Café de Buci had VERY good lunch including a great hamburger (in case you are homesick).

Bonne chance.

Thanks to all for your helpful responses!

Re: Musee Marmottan We've been to Paris a few times since our visit to this museum. It's funny that we remember so many details, like the baguette/cheese lunch we had in the park, the museum itself, but outside of pix and a few notes, we didn't include details like the Metro or Bus routes.

Maitaitom, we did re-read your report and enjoyed it! We may use the metro to and fro. Or just one way. We'll have our carnet and see what happens. Sometimes we like to travel "above ground" to see the neighborhoods. We really enjoyed taking the train to places like Fontainebleau, Versailles, etc. The Kahn Museum and Gardens look beautiful; however, we seem to already have a number of things on our list. Maybe next trip. We can always look back to your report for inspiration in planning future trips!

Macross and Whathello, thanks for your comments regarding the lines at the Museum. We think we'll just try our luck.

Fuzzbucket, Didan, and AGM-Cape-Cod, your responses were very helpful in obtaining info on the Bus 63 and bus lines in general. Odeon is only a short walk if we decide to do the bus thing.

Zorrost, thanks for the restaurant recs. We like to find places "in our 'hood", so to speak. Also, love Cafe' de Buci, esp. for AM croissants & cappuccinos.

Gretchen, we've been to Paris a number of times, and have been to L'Orangerie. There's just so much to imbibe in one trip. Such a great city!

We appreciate the helpful info we received from all of you! When we return, we hope to post a report on what will, no doubt, be another wonderful trip.

No line when we went in December 2014. There was a bus stop right across the street from the museum....this was hilarious to us as we got lost trying to make our way there from the Metro. Fortunately, a nice local could see we were lost and guided us (again, the French are fabulous not rude).

We coulda kicked ourselves for not taking the bus when we got to the museum and saw the bus stop. It felt like it was mocking us!

No line at the Marmatton when I went a couple of months ago.

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denisea on Jul 9, 16 at 7:40am
No line when we went in December 2014. There was a bus stop right across the street from the museum...
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I believe that's Bus 32, which (I think, based on research) can be picked up near the end of the Bus 63 line. It looks like a nice walk from 63 to Marmottan, but it's good to know there's a step-saving option.

http://www.ratp.fr/informer/pdf/orie...loc=bus_paris/

Denisea, always nice to hear from you! We appreciate the further confirmation from you and f1racegirl of no worries about the lines at Marmotton.

And the info about the bus from you, denisea, and from didan is appreciated.

Even though we've visited Paris a number of times, planning our time there is challenging as there's so much we'd like to do! Denisea, are you guys still planning to spend Christmas week visit in our fave city?

Yes! We are spending this Christmas in Paris. We arrive Dec 21 and are so ready. Maybe our paths will cross one of these days. I look forward to hearing about your trip!

Denise, Christmas in Paris will be wonderful! We'll eagerly await hearing about your experiences. And, yes, it would be fun to cross paths one of these days!

Exact same experience as Denisea. That is one reason I prefer the bus over the Metro, but of course take the Metro when it seems more practical.
At one visit when there was a special exhibit, there was quite a line but at the next visit, no line at all, even though there were many groups of school children who had arrived earlier than I did.

I forgot to mention, at one visit I took a taxi, and the driver had no idea of where it was. I wrote down the name and the address and he entered it in the GPS and we seemed to take a rather circular route there. Another reason I prefer Metro and/or bus when in Paris.

You can take the 63 bus from St Germaine (Raspail or St Sulpice) to Trocadero, get out for the real view of the Eiffel Tower, then catch the 32 to the Musee Marmottan. It's easier in this direction, I think, than going the other way.

Cynthia_booker and Achislander, thanks for the additional info. We normally use the metro to get around Paris, but, as we mentioned above, sometimes the bus affords the opportunity to observe the streets and neighborhoods.

Cynthia, we had a similar experience with a taxi in Rome; namely, the driver was depending on a GPS and was totally unfamiliar with the area, even though it was in central Rome. Realizing it, we ended up getting close enough to the destination, and just paid up and walked the remainder of the way.

Bastille Day today. Viva La France!