First trip to Paris in 2 days: pass or gate tickets
Our five first visit picks for Paris cost EUR 267.40 at the gate for 2 adults. Over 2 days, none of the 5 passes reaches Worth it for this plan; the closest, Paris Museum Pass, saves EUR 24 (8% of the gate total).
The Eiffel Tower summit is in none of the 5 Paris passes we compare. That leaves EUR 73.40 of the EUR 267.40 at the gate on every route, and four museums and monuments for the passes to compete over.
Our five first visit picks for Paris, our choice for a first visit and not a visitor ranking, split over 2 days. The plan: 2 adults, 2 days, a packed pace of up to 4 visits a day.
Gate prices for 2 adults in EUR, checked October 2026. "Covered by" names the pass that comes first for this plan, Paris Museum Pass.
Day 1: Musée du Louvre, Arc de Triomphe and Eiffel Tower summit
Day 1 is the Musée du Louvre and the two views. The Louvre is closed on Tuesdays, so this day cannot be one. Our Louvre price is the rate for visitors from outside the EU; EU residents pay less.
Day 2: Palace of Versailles and Musée d'Orsay
Day 2 is Versailles and the Musée d'Orsay, and both close on Mondays (Versailles, Orsay). Over a Monday and a Tuesday, the order above works as it stands; over a Sunday and a Monday, swap the two days.
What the five cost at the gate
Prices for one visitor from each attraction's own ticket page, in EUR, checked October 2026, and the total for the 2 adults of this plan: EUR 267.40. A price the page does not publish stays out of every total.
Paris: the five picks, gate prices in EUR and the passes that include each, checked October 2026
Turbopass City Pass, Turbopass Flex Pass, Paris Pass All-Inclusive and Museum Pass
Every Paris pass for this plan
The engine picks the option of each pass that fits 2 days at a packed pace, adds what the pass leaves at the gate, and sets the total against the EUR 267.40 gate price of the plan. Rows run from the verdict down, then by saving.
Paris: every pass for the five picks over 2 days, 2 adults at a packed pace, in EUR, checked October 2026
The Paris Museum Pass is the only pass that comes close. Its 2 days option covers the Louvre, Versailles, the Orsay and the Arc de Triomphe and saves EUR 24 (8% of the gate total), under the 10% line, so a Close call. The other four passes cost more than the tickets they cover, and each one comes out Skip it.
Paris Museum Pass for this plan, in full
Close callRanked 1 of 5 for this plan
Paris Museum Pass
2 adults, 2 days at a packed pace, gate total EUR 267.40 for the 5 attractions listed below.
Next on this plan: The Paris Pass Explorer, Skip it; it costs EUR 34 more than the gate (12% of the gate total).
2 days. The only option for your trip.
EUR 24less than the gate, 8% of the gate totalfor this plan
Gate tickets for the planEUR 267.40
With Paris Museum PassEUR 243.40
Pass EUR 170 still at the gate EUR 73.40
It pays off already for this plan.
4 visits in 2 days fits a packed pace of 4 a day.
Covered by the pass
Palace of VersaillesEUR 70
Musée du LouvreEUR 64
Arc de TriompheEUR 32
Musée d'OrsayEUR 28
Paid at the gate
Eiffel Tower, summit by liftEUR 73.40
Pass price per person
Adult x 2EUR 85
Prices checked October 2026. Worth The Pass compares published prices on the date shown. Passes change what they include; check the seller's page before you buy.
What changes the answer
The Paris Museum Pass uses 4 of the 8 visits its 2 days option holds at a packed pace, so each further sight on its list within the same days adds its gate price to the saving.
At a relaxed pace
5 things in 2 days at a relaxed pace is a full trip. At a relaxed pace of 2 visits a day, Paris Museum Pass keeps its 2 days option and saves EUR 24 (8% of the gate total): Close call. It still comes first.
With two children aged 8 and 14, the plan costs EUR 295 at the gate. Paris Museum Pass still comes first and saves EUR 24 (8% of the gate total): Close call. Paris Museum Pass publishes no price for at least one of the two children, so the calculator leaves that child out of that pass.
The calculator opens with these five ticked, 2 adults and 2 days at a packed pace. Change the ticks, the days, the adults and each child's age, and every pass gets its own verdict for the things you ticked.
Is a sightseeing pass worth it for 2 days in Paris?
Not for our five first visit picks over 2 days, 2 adults at a packed pace: none of the 5 passes reaches Worth it. The closest, Paris Museum Pass, saves EUR 24 (8% of the gate total). The answer holds for this plan only; a different list can change it.
What do Paris's five first visit picks cost at the gate?
Musée du Louvre EUR 32 (non-EU rate), Eiffel Tower summit EUR 36.70, Palace of Versailles EUR 35, Musée d'Orsay EUR 14 and Arc de Triomphe EUR 16 for one adult, EUR 267.40 for 2 adults, read on each attraction's own page in October 2026.
Which of these Paris sights does no pass include?
Eiffel Tower summit is in none of the 5 Paris passes we compare, so EUR 73.40 of the plan's gate total for 2 adults is paid at the gate whichever pass you buy.
What changes for a family with two children in Paris?
With two children aged 8 and 14, the plan costs EUR 295 at the gate. Paris Museum Pass still comes first and saves EUR 24 (8% of the gate total): Close call. Paris Museum Pass publishes no price for at least one of the two children, so the calculator leaves that child out of that pass.
Does a slower pace change the Paris answer?
5 things in 2 days at a relaxed pace is a full trip. At a relaxed pace of 2 visits a day, Paris Museum Pass keeps its 2 days option and saves EUR 24 (8% of the gate total): Close call. It still comes first.
Which of these Paris sights need a booked time?
Musée du Louvre, Eiffel Tower summit, Palace of Versailles and Musée d'Orsay sell tickets for a set entry time on their own pages, so build the day around those slots. Where a pass also needs a booking, its pass page says so in the terms of each attraction.
Sources
Prices come from the attraction and seller pages we read in October 2026; the data page lists them. The facts above that are not prices come from these official pages:
