The three offers, in brief
The Paris Museum Pass (parismuseumpass.fr) gives access only to the entrance of some sixty museums and monuments in Paris and the Île-de-France region (the Louvre, Orsay, the Sainte-Chapelle, the Conciergerie, the Arc de Triomphe and the Château de Versailles among the best known). It includes neither transport, nor the Eiffel Tower, nor temporary exhibitions. Its validity is counted in consecutive hours (48h, 96h or 144h) from the first validated entry, not in calendar days from purchase.
The Paris Pass (parispass.com) is today operated by the company Go City (formerly Leisure Pass Group), which launched the brand in 2005 and continues to run it under this historic name. In practice, the offer sold on parispass.com ("Paris Pass Plus") corresponds to the same product as the "All-Inclusive Plus" pass sold on gocity.com/paris: access to more than 80 attractions, a hop-on hop-off sightseeing bus and a Paris Museum Pass included in the package. At the time of checking, the two websites therefore sell an equivalent offer under two different commercial guises — something to bear in mind so as not to pay twice for the same service when comparing the websites rather than the actual content of the pass.
Go City Paris offers two distinct formats on gocity.com: the Explorer Pass, where you choose your own number of attractions (3 to 5 from a selection of around thirty), valid for 30 days from first use; and the All-Inclusive Pass Plus, which gives unlimited access to more than 80 attractions over 2 to 6 consecutive days, with the Paris Museum Pass and sightseeing bus included (this is the same product that is also sold under the Paris Pass brand).
Tourist pass comparison table
| Criterion | Paris Museum Pass | Paris Pass (Go City) | Go City Paris — Explorer Pass |
|---|---|---|---|
| What is included | Entry to ~50-60 museums and monuments only | 80+ attractions + hop-on hop-off sightseeing bus + Paris Museum Pass included | 3 to 5 attractions of your choice from ~35 |
| Public transport included | No | No (the private sightseeing bus is included, not the RATP/SNCF network) | No |
| Eiffel Tower included | No, never | Depending on availability/separate ticketing, to be checked at the time of purchase | Depending on the attraction chosen, to be checked |
| Validity period | 48h / 96h / 144h in consecutive hours from the 1st entry | 2, 4 or 6 consecutive days | 30 rolling days from 1st use |
| Booking still required with the pass | Compulsory time slot at some very busy sites, even with the pass | Same, depends on the site visited | Same, depends on the site visited |
| Indicative price (adult, price observed on 27/09/2026) | €85 (2 days) · €105 (4 days) · €125 (6 days) | From €189 (2 days), varies with duration — to be confirmed at the time of purchase, price not captured directly on parispass.com | From €84 for 3 attractions |
| Target audience | Visitors who go from museum to museum at a brisk pace | Visitors who combine museums, monuments and non-museum attractions (parks, experiences) over a stay of several days | Visitors who want 3 to 5 specific experiences without an unlimited package |
What really sets these passes apart
The Paris Museum Pass is a pure "museum pass": no transport, no park-type attractions or experiences, but a considerably lower price if your stay is centred on classic cultural heritage. The Go City passes (Paris Pass and Explorer Pass) widen the scope to non-museum attractions — cruises, experiences, theme parks depending on the period — at the price of a more expensive package, whose value depends heavily on the number of attractions actually visited.
A point to watch that applies to all three offers: the pass does not always exempt you from booking a time slot. At high-traffic sites (the Sainte-Chapelle, Orsay at peak times for timed ticketing), booking a slot remains compulsory for all visitors, pass or no pass — check this constraint site by site before setting off.
Three worked examples of value
The entry prices below are those observed on the official websites on 27/09/2026, full adult rate without discounts.
Example 1 — A 2-day stay, 4 sites (Louvre, Orsay, Arc de Triomphe, Sainte-Chapelle)
Combined entry prices (visitor resident outside the European Economic Area, full rate, high season): Louvre €32 + Orsay €16 + Arc de Triomphe €22 (high-season rate) + Sainte-Chapelle €22 = €92, against a 2-day Paris Museum Pass at €85. The pass saves €7, a marginal gain.
For a resident of the European Economic Area, the Louvre drops to €22 and the Sainte-Chapelle to €16: the total falls to €76, less than the price of the pass (€85). In this specific case, the pass does not pay off for just these four sites — individual tickets work out cheaper.
Practical conclusion: with only 4 sites in 2 days, whether the Museum Pass pays off depends heavily on your residence status (differentiated EU/non-EU rates in force since 2026 at several sites) and easily tips one way or the other. Adding a fifth site (the Conciergerie, €15) tips the balance in favour of the pass in both scenarios.
Example 2 — A 4-day stay, 6 sites including Versailles
Louvre €32 + Orsay €16 + Sainte-Chapelle €22 + Conciergerie €15 + Arc de Triomphe €22 + Château de Versailles (Passport ticket, full estate access) €35 = €142, against a 4-day Paris Museum Pass at €105. The pass saves €37, which makes it a sound choice for an intensive, heritage-focused stay.
Example 3 — A Paris Pass (Go City) over 2 days, with varied attractions
For a Paris Pass from €189 over 2 days (sightseeing bus + Museum Pass + attractions included), breaking even means visiting a large number of high-value attractions (cruise, monuments, paid experiences) on top of the classic museums — a very intensive pace, hardly compatible with a relaxed voyage of discovery. This type of pass only becomes worthwhile for visitors who genuinely plan to string together numerous paid activities every day; in the absence of a fixed, public price list on parispass.com at the time of writing, this calculation remains indicative and should be checked against your own list of attractions before buying.
An important clarification: the Centre Pompidou
The Centre Pompidou, usually included in the Paris Museum Pass, is closed for renovation from late 2025 until 2030. It is therefore not among the sites that can currently be visited with any of these passes, which slightly reduces the value of the package for modern art lovers for the duration of the works.
Our selection method
This comparison covers the three tourist pass offers whose existence and content could be verified on their respective official websites at the time of writing. It does not claim to name an "objectively better" pass: value depends entirely on the number and type of sites you intend to visit, as the worked examples above show. Always add up the individual tickets for your own itinerary before deciding.
