Paris
The Louvre and Orsay museum, Eiffel Tower, Versailles, Notre Dame and the popular Montmartre neighborhood are just a few of the top things to enjoy in the beautiful City of Lights.
TRANSPORTATION
How do I get from Orly or Charles de Gaulle airport to Paris? How do I travel around Paris or get to Disneyland Paris and Versailles?
Use the Paris public transportation system.
TOUR EIFFEL
What was meant to be a temporary fixture to the city of Paris is now an icon of the city standing nearly 320 meters tall and weighing almost 11 tons. It was designed by the engineer Gustave Eiffel and built for the 1889 Worlds Fair.
GETTING THERE:
Trocadéro
Ecole Militaire
Champ de Mars
Bus: lines 42, 69, 72, 82 and 87.
NOTRE DAME
The Cathédrale was built in French Gothic style on top of the ruins of two previous churches. Construction begun in 1160 and was completed around 1260 with several additions over the next 100 years. The Cathédral is under current refurbishment because of the recent fire of 2019 with limited to no access.
GETTING THERE:
Saint-Michel
Cité
Saint-Michel Notre-Dame
Bus: lines 21, 38, 47, 85 and 96.
MUSÉE DU LOUVRE
The Louvre was originally constructed as a fortress in 1190 but was reconstructed in the 16th century as a royal palace. In 1793 it was established as an art museum and is presently considered the world's largest art museum.
GETTING THERE:
Palais-Royal - Musée du Louvre
Bus: lines 21, 24, 27, 39, 48, 68, 69, 72, 81 and 95.
MUSÉE D'ORSAY
The Musée d'Orsay was once a railroad station. The Orsay art museum hosts some of the best Impressionist paintings in the world.
HOW TO GET THERE:
Solferino
Musée d'Orsay
Bus: lines 24, 63, 68, 69, 73, 83, 84 and 94.
CHÂTEAU DE VERSAILLES
The Château De Versailles is the former royal residence of France from 1682 until the start of the French Revolution in 1789.
HOW TO GET THERE:
Versailles Châteauv - Rive Gauche station with a 10 minute walk to the Palace.
Make sure to board Train: Versailles Chantiers or Versailles Rive droit.
Note : You will need a Zone 5 pass to get to Versailles.
BASILIQUE DU SACRÉ-COEUR
The Basilique du Sacré-Coeur, located at the summit in Montmartre is a Roman Catholic church with its construction starting in 1875 and completed in 1914. The basilique was consecrated in 1919 at the end of World War I. Visitors travel here to cherish some of the best views of Paris.
HOW TO GET THERE:
Anvers
Abbesses or Lamarck Caulaincourt
BAKERY IN MONTMARTRE
MOULIN ROUGE
Today, the Moulin Rouge is a popular tourist attraction which hosts dinner and a cabaret show for visitors around the world.
Discover the most famous cabaret in the world - Moulin Rouge.
HOW TO GET THERE:
Pigalle
ARC DE TRIOMPHE
Arc de Triomphe was commissioned by Napoleon in 1806 and inaugurated by King Louis-Philippe. The Arc honours those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
HOW TO GET THERE:
Etoile - Charles de Gaulle
Etoile - Charles de Gaulle
Bus: lines 22, 30, 31, 52, 73 and 92.
CHAMPS-ÉLYSÉES
Champs-Élysées is 1.9 kilometers long and is one of the most recognizable streets in the world lined with high-end shops, cafés, buildings and beautiful trees.
HOW TO GET THERE:
Champs-Élysées-Clemenceau
Franklin D. Roosevelt
George V
Charles de Gaulle – Étoile
PLACE DE LA BASTILLE
Place de la Bastille is a square where the Bastille prison once stood before it was destroyed during the French Revolution.
HOW TO GET THERE:
Bastille
Bus: lines 65, 69, 76 and 87.
PALAIS GARNIER OPERA HOUSE
Palais Garnier is a 1,979 seat Neo-Baroque style opera house which was built from 1861 to 1875 and used as the setting for Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel The Phantom of the Opera.
HOW TO GET THERE:
Opéra
CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE
Formerly known as the Luxor Obelisk, Cleopatra's Needle is located in Place de la Concorde in the center of Paris. The Egyptian obelisk was one of two originally located at the entrance to Luxor Temple in Egypt with the other obelisk still standing in front of the first pylon of the temple. The Place de la Concorde also marks the place where the guillotine stood during the French Revolution.
PETIT PALAIS and GRAND PALAIS
Petit Palais was built for the 1900 Exposition Universelle and now houses the City of Paris Museum of Fine Arts. The Grand Palais is an exhibition hall and museum and was also built for the 1900 Exposition Universelle. The Petit and Grand Palais are located across the street from each other.
HOW TO GET THERE:
Champs-Élysées Clémenceau
Charles de Gaulle-Etoile
Invalides
Bus: lines 28, 42, 72, 73, 83 and 93.
DISNEYLAND PARIS
Disneyland Paris is located 32 km east of Paris and has 2 theme parks, Disneyland and Walt Disney Studios, and 5 on-site themed hotels.
HOW TO GET THERE:
Option A:
from Paris to the Marne la Vallée Chessy station. Make sure to board Train: Marne la Vallée.
Note : You will need a Zone 5 pass to get to Disneyland Paris.
Option B:
Magical Shuttle Bus: From Charles de Gaulle or Orly airport.
Option C:
TGV train: From Charles de Gaulle airport.