Looking for feedback on the Paris/Museum Pass - is it worth purchasing for a two day pass on a short (4 day) stay?

It's hard to say whether it's worth it for you, not knowing anything about what you want to do. But I can tell you that my daughter and I purchased them for our 3 day/4 night stay in Paris this past March and felt they were well worth it for us. Not only did we "get our money's worth", but we enjoyed the benefit of skipping lines.

Depends on what time of year and how many museums you want to visit.

For me, it is usually a break even deal as far as the money goes. However, for me, the pass exceeds its value in the time I have saved by not waiting in long lines to enter the museums. I also liked the convenience of popping in and out of a big museum like the Louvre, without having to pay for multiple visits.

IMHO, it is worth the time savings and convenience for me.

If you do a search for Paris Museum Pass here, you'll probably find a lot of varying opinions on this subject.

az1949:

In addition to all that has been said (including skipping the lines, which is a boon in the Louvre and Musée d'Orsay), it is worth noting that the museum pass does not only give free access to most museums but also to a number of historical sites:

The Conciergerie, Sainte-Chapelle, towers of Notre Dame, Arc de Triomphe, Pantheon and Versailles Palace, for example, are included. Their individual entrance fees range from 7.50€ to 13€. The museum pass price of 30€ seems quite reasonable.

Enjoy your trip

Phil.

Getting good value, besides the wonderful skipping the long lines, involves good planning. Look at their web site, make a list of the places you wish to visit and make note of the days they are open and also when they stay open late. Now you can plan what to visit in the 2 days and make the most of it.

It seems that I am the only one person who did not buy a museum pass. We stayed 15-16 days this May in Paris, but we did not want to visit a number of consecutive days museums, as we made also some trips out of Paris and alternated Paris with Paris out.
I could not see really long lines at museums this May. At Orangerie we entered without any line; we visited Louvre 4 times, and the line (not more than 5 minutes) was because of security check - you do this with or without museum pass.
I know two persons that bought the pass, and they run from one museum to another, just because they are included in pass. I personally can not see more than 2 museums in a day, and prefer to see one, where I spend 4 hours and enjoy all the objects here, than to run to “see” 4 museums in a day.
If you have only 4-5 days in Paris, how many museum do you plan to visit, if you want also to have time to walk, to admire the architecture, to enter a church, etc?

I truly depends on your planned itinerary. If you would want to climb the towers at Notre Dame (arrive early, as there is no line-jumping here and lines do form) and visit the Conciergerie and Sainte-Chappelle, and throw in a quick visit to the Crypte Archaeologique, all within a few blocks on the Ile de la Cite, it would be very easy to get your money's worth. It's pretty easy to group sights that are on the Pass--for example the Invalides and Musee Rodin are practically next door, and the Orsay within a reasonable distance of both. Or your stroll down the Blvd St. Germain can include the Orsay (our biggest bypass the line benefit was there) and the Cluny.

Also check and see if you are there on a night when the Orsay or the Louvre have extended hours. That gives you an extra opportunity to use the pass.

simply to add up cost of admissions for musuems you plan to see and compare to pass--we did that and opted not to get pass last week--went to picasso, louvre and orsay in 2 days and pass wasn't worth it--zero line at picasso at 9:30am; zero line at louvre at 4pm (closed at 6 so only had 2 hours); and 20 minute wait in line at orsay at 10am--hope that helps

Also, keep in mind that in some places, you will have to get in line, such as the Notre Dame towers (everyone lines up), and the Ste-Chapelle (you have to go through security as it's enclosed in the Palace du Justice area). In fact, in many places, you will need to go through security first, but once you get past that, usually you can just bypass the ticket purchase line ups.

Check the days you are planning to use it - some places are closed on Mondays and others are closed on Tuesdays. Also check for hours on days you want to use it - Louvre is open late on Wednesdays I think.

Someone is right - if you locate some of the museums and monuments on a map and check the approximity, you'll find you can see quite a few in one day. For example, the Louvre is a big big museum, but if you take the Tulieres garden after your Louvre morning (best to tackle it in the morning), and walk to the end of hte Tulieres garden, there's the Orangerie - small museum, easily done in less than hour if you desire.

Also it's a pleasant stroll from the Orangerie across the Pont Solferino to the Orsay.

I bought a 4-day pass, and went to 3-4 attractions each day, and it was definitely worth it (though a little tiring for the person I was travelling with).

Each day, I usually went to attractions which were geographically close to one another, but also maximized by checking which attractions opened early and which attractions have evenings open (Arc de Triomphe is perfect for evening, for example, and the Louvre and Musee D'Orsay have certain nights opened, but be aware that after 5pm certain galleries may be closed which can be disappointing - I went for a few hours to the Louvre during the day, and also went back on the evening night).

Since I went in July, I was glad to have the pass in D'Orsay, the Louvre and Napoleon's tomb. Of course, be aware that everywhere has a separate bag-security check nowadays, but at least you get to skip the ticket counter.

As mentioned above, Mondays and Tuesdays aren't the best days since many places are closed, and if they aren't closed, they're packed solid.
The only two Museum Pass places with horrible lines were: Ste Chapelle and Notre Dame (climbing the tower). If you go in the summer, definitely go to Ste Chapelle at least 35 minutes before it opens... there's already a lineup then. Likewise, Notre Dame tower is another one to arrive at before it opens.