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weleung Jul 22nd, 2017 12:39 AM

SKIP THE LINE TICKETS TO VERSAILLES AND LOUVRE
 
Does anyone know if skip the line tickets to Palace de Versailles and Louvre worth paying the extra fees.
On the Versailles website i dont see they offer skip the line. Any suggestions.

Wendy

PalenQ Jul 22nd, 2017 05:17 AM

Get a Paris Museum Pass and I believe you can then skip the ticket window lines-definitely at Louvre at no extra price I believe.

http://en.parismuseumpass.com/

Sarastro Jul 22nd, 2017 05:32 AM

Buy the tickets on-line at the normal prices from the museum´s own website. No need to pay a scalper or to buy a pass you don´t really need.

PalenQ Jul 22nd, 2017 05:57 AM

Hard to tell that they may or may not need pass depending on what else they will be doing -Notre-Dame Towers; Orsay Museum (more fun IMO than Louvre); Pantheon; Arc de Triomphe, etc.

But if for just those two no.

but yes did not think about buying tickets online -same as having pass as regareds priority entrance.

Good tip!

travelhorizons Jul 22nd, 2017 08:48 AM

In principle, it's always worth skipping lines, and you can easily avoid the ticket window lines by purchasing tickets in advance or a Museum Pass.

Think of it this way: how much money are you investing in your trip to Paris. If, for a few extra euros, you could save an hour or two, that gives you time to explore something extra ... or spend an hour in a café sipping espresso and watching the world walk by.

denisea Jul 22nd, 2017 10:42 AM

Be aware that skip the line tickets will not allow you to skip security, so you will have lines for that!

Paris Museum Pass is great if you will visit several museums/sites. Also, at the Louvre, the mall entrance on rue de Rivoli is usually less crowded than the pyramid entrance.

weleung Jul 22nd, 2017 11:18 AM

Thanks, i will just order tickets online to avoid ticket line but i read there are still long lines just to get in at main entrance. I also heard once the tour guide get you pass the first set of lines, you are on your own whether there are still more lines not sure off.

rs899 Jul 22nd, 2017 11:23 AM

For Versailles, if you reserve a tour of the Kings Apartment for 7 euro you can get ahead of a lot of the traffic and not get the cattle feeling for about 90 minutes. I thought it was worth the money.


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