Does the Paris Museum Pass include the Louvre?
Updated October 28, 2026
Quick answer
Yes: the Paris Museum Pass includes entry to the Louvre's permanent collections, but you have to book a time slot at the Louvre with your pass number. It costs 85 € (2 days), 105 € (4 days) or 125 € (6 days) and gets you into more than 50 museums and monuments in and around Paris.
The pass only pays off if you visit a lot of sites in a few days. According to its own publisher, the 2-day pass starts saving you money, on average, from the 4th visit; the 4-day pass from the 5th, and the 6-day pass from the 6th. One key point for EEA residents: the Louvre costs them 22 €, and under-18s and EU under-26s get into most of the pass museums free, so for them it makes no sense.
Does it include the Louvre
The Louvre is on the pass's list of sites, with access to the permanent collections. The pass does not include temporary exhibitions and allows one entry per site, so if you leave the Louvre you can't go back in with it. The list also includes the Musée Eugène Delacroix. Don't confuse it with Go City's Paris Pass, a different product that costs from $222 and covers more than 55 attractions.
You must book a slot with the pass
Yes. The official pass leaflet marks the Louvre among the sites where booking a time slot is mandatory, along with the Musée de l'Orangerie, Sainte-Chapelle, the Notre-Dame towers, the Conciergerie, the Hôtel de la Marine, the Cité de l'architecture and Versailles. First you buy the pass, then you book your slot as a pass holder on the Louvre's online ticket office, using the pass serial number. On the day, at the Pyramid, you use the priority line for visitors who already have a ticket or a Paris Museum Pass.
Pass prices
The official 2026 leaflet prices are 85 € for the 2-day pass (48 hours), 105 € for the 4-day pass (96 hours) and 125 € for the 6-day pass (144 hours). The hours are consecutive and start counting from the time of your first visit, not from purchase. You can buy it online as an e-ticket, to print or show on your phone, or as a paper pass at the ticket desks of the museums and monuments it covers. It cannot be refunded or exchanged.
When it pays off
Do the math with your real prices. An EEA adult pays 22 € for the Louvre and 16 € for the Musée d'Orsay buying online: two museums add up to 38 €, less than half the 2-day pass. For a visitor from outside the EEA, the Louvre costs 32 €. The pass pays off if you string together four or more visits in 48 hours, for example the Louvre, Orsay, Sainte-Chapelle and the Arc de Triomphe, and you don't qualify for free entry. If you are only seeing the Louvre, a single ticket is cheaper.
Which other museums it covers
The pass covers more than 50 sites. In Paris, among others:
- Art museums — Musée d'Orsay, Orangerie, Rodin, Picasso, Cluny (Museum of the Middle Ages), quai Branly, Guimet and Decorative Arts.
- Monuments — Arc de Triomphe, Sainte-Chapelle, Conciergerie, Panthéon, Notre-Dame towers and Hôtel de la Marine.
- Outside Paris — Palace of Versailles and the Trianon, Fontainebleau, Chantilly and the Basilica of Saint-Denis.
- Closed for works — The Centre Pompidou is closed until 2030 and the Musée Nissim de Camondo until 2027.
Frequently asked questions
How much is the Paris Museum Pass?
85 € for 2 days, 105 € for 4 days and 125 € for 6 days, according to the official 2026 leaflet.
Do you need to book the Louvre with the Paris Museum Pass?
Yes, booking a time slot is mandatory to enter the Louvre with the pass. You do it on the museum's online ticket office with your pass number.
Are the pass days calendar days or 24-hour blocks?
They are blocks of consecutive hours: 48, 96 or 144 hours from the time of your first visit.
Does the Paris Museum Pass include the Louvre's temporary exhibitions?
No. The pass covers the permanent collections; temporary exhibitions are not included.
Is the Paris Museum Pass worth it for under-26s?
For EU residents, usually not: most of the pass museums and monuments are already free for under-18s and for Europeans under 26.
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