The Turbo Pass is a convenient way to experience all the sights of a city and of course has its price. You should think carefully about which things you want to see and whether you want to book them individually. If the list isn't that big, it's not worth it. But there was a lot for us in Paris. Here, too, you often have to book time slots in advance via the Internet - but this has been common since Corona at the latest...
Great idea to structure the visit a bit. Most of it works great, the Parisians know the pass, the holders are given preferential treatment. A couple of negatives: some museums are tricky to book a time slot. My metro ticket had to be replaced 4 times. Otherwise really fabulous.
If you plan everything correctly, the pass is really great and definitely worth the money.
We enjoyed using our Paris Turbopass for the week we were in Paris. We purchased the five-day passes, as we were out of town for day trips on part of our trip. I wish I had used the Museum and City passes more, but there is only so much we could fit in during our time in the city. What I loved most was the metro passes! It was wonderful to take advantage of unlimited use of the metro to get us around. We did have a small problem when my husband's pass topped working, but the ticket agent at the station was able to quickly reissue him another one at no charge.
Be sure you prebook entry times for any museums that allow it, particularly the Louvre!
The museum pass is included as are the bus and metro tickets. There are a few extra things in addition, of which you would only really consider the boat trip for a short stay in Paris. A big advantage is that the pass brings you home comfortably, you don't have to worry about anything in Paris and you can start straight away, you avoid the regular queues at the ticket counters (you still have to queue, just shorter) and you can (almost ) spontaneously change my mind when it comes to visiting the smaller museums (but only thanks to the metro ticket; spontaneous entry to smaller museums is possible without waiting). Thanks to the metro ticket you are also flexible if you want to get out briefly to see the Arc de Triomphe, for example, because it is on the metro route :). We were in Paris at the weekend (1 adult + 11 year old child). For both of us the Turbopass cost around €140 including shipping. All in all, we would have cost less than €90 if we had bought the entrance fees and metro day tickets regularly. You have to keep in mind that Paris is big, even between attractions that are "not far" from each other you have to plan for a long time, especially with a child who stops along the way to take photos and not at speed all day endures. The distance between museums that are further apart is on average half an hour away (pure travel time, not including travel time to the stop). The Turbopass actually only gave us an advantage in queuing at the Musee d'Orsey, the Picasso Museum, for example, had no queue at all, and for the Louvre you had to book the entry time online in advance with the pass, so you would have had the hassle anyway. Most museums are also open from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., so not particularly long. I booked entry to the Louvre about 3 weeks in advance, the entrances were already fully booked early in the morning, 10:30 was the earliest that was left and therefore the start time for the first day in Paris for us. You don't just stop by the Louvre for a quick visit, you have to plan about 4 hours and then you need a break and something to eat. If you don't just want to eat a sandwich while running, but also sit down for lunch at a restaurant, another 1-1.5 hours will pass. You can forget about using buses in Paris if you're in a hurry - you'll be on the road forever. Traffic jams and timetables can also be forgotten (2 buses didn't come, or after 30 minutes of waiting, two came at the same time, we were on the bus for another 40! minutes, even though our destination wasn't particularly far away). So use the metro - but there are sometimes spacious routes that you have to walk underground when changing from one line to another + the running times to the subway station, if you have already had the experience, it is better not to take the next bus as a connection use and certainly not as a connection to the next subway station ;). For the boat trip you have to "exchange" the ticket for a regular one at the ticket office (and accept the regular, eternal queue). A visit to the Eiffel Tower, which is not included in the Turbo Pass, is also a must in Paris and must also be planned for in terms of time and price. So you can't do that much with the pass in two days. We took advantage of the local transport ticket, Louvre, Musée d'Orsay, Musée Picasso and Musée Gustave-Moreau as well as the boat trip from the Turbopass. If I were traveling without a child, I might have managed 1-2 more smaller museums if I had skipped lunch. Maybe Fly View Paris would be possible on day 2 before the train back home because we were nearby. My 11-year-old had already finished it and didn't want any more (even though 3-D would actually be his thing). In contrast to Mona Lisa, Fly-View is hardly a priority for a 2-day visit to Paris - you tend not to take advantage of it on such a short stay, just because it's in your passport and it would offset the price somewhat;). Museum admissions are free for children in Paris (for most, they are free for those under 26). The bus & metro day ticket is available for 8.50 (adult, child half price). Maybe you should consider this and the fact that you can visit less with one child and offer the Turbopass for children free of charge. Otherwise, I would still have bought the pass again: because it took the stress out of planning for me personally, I would only have to think about packing + booking Louvre and Eiffel Tower entry times in good time.
With the Turbopass you can save yourself a lot of waiting time at museums, sights etc., since - after appropriate planning and preparation - you can get to the z. T. very long queues. However, careful preparation, selection and scheduling is still highly advisable, especially to avoid peak times at the sights. You should also think carefully about what you want to watch and when and check whether it is also included in the turbo pass. In any case, the turbo pass simplifies a lot...
Everything went well as planned, but we had a small problem that one of the tickets for the bus and subway no longer worked on the second day, but we went to the information office afterwards and got a new one.
Two days were perfectly sufficient for our needs, even if the time is actually not enough for everything that is included in the package ;). Especially the public transport is a plus or the "skip the line" for some activities. Our highlights were Versailles (attention, gardens not included) and the L'arc De Triomphe, the Louvre was also an experience (you should really book very early) and the boat trip, which we caught right at sunset. From time to time it's a little confusing in the description of what needs to be pre-booked and what doesn't. When we picked us up, the lady was super helpful, extremely friendly and took the time to explain everything to us. You could tell how much she likes her job and does it right :).
We used the Paris CityPass before and decided to use it again on this trip. It is great for skipping the lines, although in the Covid era, one is advised to book a time slot online and then present the Museum Pass or City Pass at the time of entry. I actually like the timed entry as it makes it easier to organize one's day. The only thing that I found confusing is that some museums offer the timed reservation (Louvre, L'Orangerie) while others do not (Orsay).
We opted to pick up our CityPass instead of having it mailed to us, which was a great decision. Having it mailed is quite expensive, and given the unreliability of the postal service in the US, risky. It was easy to pick it up from the Tourist Information Center.
The pass was good to use sometimes with extra use for the kids. Unfortunately the time card for the Louvre did not work. To order The card can be used several times a day. Bus and metro are easy to use and a relief for everyone.
With the city pass you can actually use and visit everything for free except for the FlyView and the Eiffel Tower. Reservations are recommended for some attractions, but this is all explained in the CityPass overview sheet.
The city pass is good, but we haven't beaten it in terms of price. Next time I would only take the 2 day museum pass.
from the roof terrace of the Institut du monde arabe it is freely accessible to visitors, you have a very nice view,
All was perfect except for the fact the we didn't find any information on the website that when you buy a 3 day pass you getonly a two days in museums.
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This card is very nice to have for adults. For children or adolescents no card necessary for museums.
We went to Paris in the middle of winter, yet there were still queues for practically everywhere we wanted to visit! Using this to skip the worst of them meant more time visiting the places we wanted to see rather than standing outside them! Its expensive, but cuts your costs while there down to pretty much nothing but food, drink & souvenirs!
I got the 3 day pass. One problem is that the museum pass only applies to two days so you have to choose when to start the counter.
I found the metro and public transportation pass very useful. Entrance to Versailles and the Louvre are especially convenient.
We squeezed in so much in 3 days! One of the best views was from outside the Sacre Coeur, following our wonderful walking tour of Montmartre with the lovely and very knowledgeable Nadine. We got a 25% discount on our trip up the Montparnasse tower which had spectacular views over the city. We walked through the Luxembourg gardens which were delightful. We saw the Mona Lisa, and the Venus de Milo in the Louvre, lots of beautiful paintings by Monet at the Musee D'Orsy, and the fantastic Picasso Museum, and we didn't have to queue at all. We had the most spectacular meals throughout our stay which is where most of our spending money went!