I would definitely get the pass again if visiting Paris. However, I wish that you could pick up the pass at the main train station when you get into the city. Unfortunately this meant we lost a day on our four day pass. Our train arrived after 7PM and there was no way to make it to the one place you have to pick up your pass. Plus we would have had to pay for metro to get there, which is what we ended up doing the following day. Since the pass gives you access to so many attractions, missing a day really means you don't get all your monies worth.
You have to travel a lot and take the highlights, otherwise the pass is not worth it. Sometimes additional payments are required. But no queuing - that's worth something.
I honestly don't think we used the Paris City Pass very much. We used the museum pass for virtually everything we went to. As for what we went to that was covered, here's a list: Army Museum, Louvre, Versailles, Arc De Triumph. I found the Louvre offers the advantage of pre-booking a time and date online to skip the line for museum pass holders at no extra cost. They just don't do it for Versailles, which wasn't bad considering how busy the place was and how much of a difference it would have made. I definitely recommend the metro pass though, it doesn't get you to Versailles, but it does get you everywhere else and you don't have to worry about spending money to get back on a train if you went the wrong way or are doing a hop-on-hop-off version of the metro. I purchased this about a week before we got to Paris and I loved how easy it was to pick up. They didn't have any 3-day passes available, which is what I purchased, but they did give us the 5-day pass to compensate. I just wish the Museum pass was waterproof. Although they have a nifty plastic card holder for it all, it was raining so hard one day that everything in it got wet. So I recommend keeping it somewhere dryer then your pocket or backpack. Probably a zip-lock bag maybe.
I was in Paris on New Year's Eve more than 20 years ago and I was very happy to be able to visit this metropolis at another time of the year. This time I traveled with my 12 year old son, by plane. How exciting! Everything went very well, all the people were very friendly and polite to us. Paris is of course a great city. Of course you can not visit enough in the few days. The Paris Pass was very helpful, albeit very expensive throughout. However, I did not have to worry about admission, metro and the like. Including a Seine tour, thoroughly recommended. If you stay for a long time (1-2 weeks) in Paris, the pass is certainly worth it.
It was very convenient to have. Our passes arrived well before our trip. It was well organized and easy to use. Even after our trip to Paris I am still keeping our passes as a keepsake.
The pass met all of our expectations and provided more expedited access to the sites. When using it at the Louv be sure to get in the correct line--which is located in the very large courtyard at the base of the triangle. Signage is not the greatest. All in all, the pass worked well. Pick up in Paris was a bit of a challenge, so perhaps more locations would be welcomed If you plan to use this pass, order it and get it shipped to your home before you leave--most convenient! Thanks Paris City Pass!
Ordering the Paris Turbo Pass was a very good decision. We were able to travel everywhere by public transport, and visit many sights. However, in the museums pass are many castles and museums of out-of-Paris, which in the six days are not possible to visit. Maybe they can be replaced with other Paris lenses that are easier to reach.
The pass is very helpful for the first time visitors!
Very good idea and very practical - ideally you organize the pass a few weeks before you can take it from home already. (On-site pick-up but also worked great, just need to stop before a Metroticket from the airport to the city / hotel) Where we already downgrade the reason for the star. There are in the Öffi ticket only zone 1-3 included, so not the airport (round trip) and not Versailles and the upgrade of the existing ticket is rather tedious. Unfortunately, the Eiffel Tower is not included in the package, so we had to queue for over an hour. Although you can actually book tickets in any reasonable hotel.
The passport has paid off again. You do not have to endeavor for public transport ticket and entry and long queues you save yourself. You just have to take advantage of it. But all in all, he is highly recommended.
We spent 4 days in Paris and decided in advance for the Turbo Pass. You can easily get the turbo pass and even get a city map and a small "guidebook". We thought that was great, as it was a perfect way to prepare for the city break with the turbo pass and get all the information in advance. We almost never had to queue for attractions with the Citypass, despite holidays. There was usually a FastTrack line with the TurboPass. We can only recommend the metro card too. Paris is very sprawling and you can barely walk if you want to see a lot. We drove every day as we liked to the various attractions and had to worry about no tickets and were not bound to any times. We would recommend the Citypass / Turbopass to anyone who wants to experience an exciting city break with many historical aspects.
Very big problems with the shuttle bus. No one wanted to take us and when we finally found the right bus, knew the first bus driver this card, the second, however, not. Was very annoying. Otherwise no problems.
Great holiday and numerous perks with the Paris City Pass. Unfortunately, we could not fully exploit all the benefits offered because the strict security checks outside the attractions did not give us preferential access. Nevertheless, the pass is definitely recommended.
Paris is definitely worth a visit. We had a very nice stay together. Hotel near the Eiffel Tower, we could go for a walk in the evening. The Paris City Pass has often been beneficial to cut down on tourist attractions and get free or discounted entry. One week is too short to see all the attractions. We have to go back soon ...
During our few days in Paris, we used the city pass to explore all the popular tourist sites as well as get around. It makes for a really convenient way to see everything, as you've basically paid up front and having the travel card was a lifesaver - really really easy.
You'll of course have to work what you plan on seeing and whether it will provide good value to you, but even if you're seeing all the major sites, you will most likely find it well worth it.
The City Pass definitely pays off. Even if you can only use a fraction of the offer. I would like to make it clear that which hop-on-hop-off bus you can use with the pass. We were refused by 5 buses with the passport. The sending of the passport was fast and reliable. A wrong input on my part, was straightforward and promptly fixed.
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Ticket pick up was easy and effortless. Transportation was easy to use. Atttactions and discounts were easy to use. Would buy this package again!
Unfortunately, we had to cancel our trip and had to return the City Pass Paris. Return has worked without problems, but not the entire amount was refunded, but about 10% of the total price deducted. For this reason, a star deduction.
It worked well to go to many museums as well as public transportation to get around, and all possible with the card. 2 things that would be better, 1 if you could use the days as you want and not in a row, and 2 if the 5 day pass actually meant 5 days of museum entrance not 4. Overall worth it if you want to see a lot.