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Louvre Tickets & Tours: The 15 Best Ways In

41 tours  ·  from $26

The plain timed ticket costs about the same as lunch; a guide costs three times that and gets you to the Mona Lisa before the room fills. These 15 compare reserved entry, hosted access and the combined river-cruise deals, with the Tuesday closure to plan around.

Paris: Louvre Museum Timed-Entrance Ticket - Arriving at the Pyramid, Carrousel, or Porte des Lions
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Paris: Louvre Museum Timed-Entrance Ticket

1.Louvre Museum Timed-Entrance Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 71,977 reviews · from $26Our pick

Book a one-day Louvre ticket with timed entrance within a 30-minute window. Use the Pyramid, Porte des Lions, or Carrousel entrance, pass security, and explore permanent collections and temporary exhibitions without a guide or audio tour.

“I first came to Paris 20 years ago on a school trip. No time on the itinerary to squeeze in a visit to the Louvre. My visit today was 20 years in the making. It was a thought provoking, euphoric and borderline emotional experience. Loved every second!”

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Paris: Louvre Guided Tour with Reserved Access & Boat Cruise - Meeting your guide at the Carrousel arch
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Paris: Louvre Guided Tour with Reserved Access & Boat Cruise

2.Louvre Guided Tour with Reserved Access & Boat Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 16,353 reviews · 1 day · from $81

Meet your English-speaking guide at the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel for a 1 or 2-hour Louvre visit, with reserved entry and headsets. See the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and Winged Victory, then take a flexible Seine cruise from Alma Bridge within six months.

“Excellent Driver, great narration from the prerecorded data played through the headset. I would prefer an actual person ( not the driver) providing the narration. But I learned a lot. I prefer a real reason with real interaction. Not just a recording which saves the company money. But a good tour!”

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Louvre Museum Masterpieces Guided Tour with Access - Following the two-and-a-half-hour museum route
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Louvre Museum Masterpieces Guided Tour with Access

3.Louvre Museum Masterpieces Guided Tour with Access

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 12,023 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $86

Spend about three hours touring the Louvre with an English-speaking guide, audio headset, and reserved entry. See the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, Winged Victory, Leonardo’s works, Greek and Roman sculpture, and French Romantic art. Small-group and private upgrades are available.

“Excellent guide very informative took us to all the main things to see and was very knowledgeable thank you”

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Paris: Louvre Museum Entry Ticket With Host and River Cruise - Seeing the Mona Lisa without expecting a guided tour
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Paris: Louvre Museum Entry Ticket With Host and River Cruise

4.Louvre Museum Entry Ticket With Host and River Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 9,926 reviews · 1 day · from $100

Meet an English-speaking host at Benlux on Rue de Rivoli, enter the Louvre at your scheduled time, and explore independently with a digital audio guide. Then take a flexible one-hour Seine cruise with multilingual commentary and views of Notre Dame, the Eiffel Tower, Musée d’Orsay, and more.

“The museum has many great collections. It was an amazing experience.”

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Paris: Priority Access Louvre with Host -Direct to Mona Lisa - Finding the host at the Carrousel Arch
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Paris: Priority Access Louvre with Host -Direct to Mona Lisa

5.Priority Access Louvre with Host -Direct to Mona Lisa

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 8,387 reviews · from $74

Meet a multilingual ParisCityVision host at the Carrousel Arch, enter through a dedicated door, and go straight to the Mona Lisa. After the escort, use the audio guide app to explore the Louvre on your own for the rest of the day. Guides may include Monty, Ana, Tatianna, or Florence.

“it was great. easy to find guide before got into the museum. nice guide and good explanation”

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Mona Lisa & Louvre Masterpieces Tour with Reserved Access - The Pyramid and the Louvre from the outside
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Mona Lisa & Louvre Masterpieces Tour with Reserved Access

6.Mona Lisa & Louvre Masterpieces Tour with Reserved Access

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 6,812 reviews · 3 hours - 210 minutes · from $80

Meet your blue-clad guide at the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, then enter the Louvre with reserved access. Over three guided hours, see the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, Winged Victory, Michelangelo, Canova, royal apartments, and more. An optional wine, cheese, and charcuterie tasting follows.

“Our guide Anais was very informative and her stories about the artworks were lovely. She is highly recommended.”

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Louvre Museum - Exclusive Guided Tour (Entry Included) - The First Galleries and the Louvre Building
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Louvre Museum – Exclusive Guided Tour (Entry Included)

7.Louvre Museum – Exclusive Guided Tour (Entry Included)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6,296 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $181Top rated

Meet your English-speaking guide at the Louvre Pyramid for a 2.5-hour tour of major works, including the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo, plus less familiar art. Private and small-group options are available, and your timed entry lets you keep exploring after the guided visit.

“Our guide Lou was really good and shared a lot of interesting stories. She had a good sense of humor and was listening to the whole groups interests”

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Paris: Louvre Reserved Ticket and River Cruise Combo - Getting to the Louvre at your reserved time
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Paris: Louvre Reserved Ticket and River Cruise Combo

8.Louvre Reserved Ticket and River Cruise Combo

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 6,054 reviews · from $37

Visit the Louvre at your own pace with a timed-entry ticket, then take a one-hour Seine cruise whenever you like during your Paris stay. You receive tickets by email the day before, with no guide or audio guide included. Plan extra time for security and confirm the boat departure point.

“great activity but dont spend more than 30 euros on this”

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Paris: Louvre Museum Hosted Entry and Mona Lisa Audioguide - Meeting the host at 174 Rue de Rivoli
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Paris: Louvre Museum Hosted Entry and Mona Lisa Audioguide

9.Louvre Museum Hosted Entry and Mona Lisa Audioguide

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 5,235 reviews · 1 day · from $81

Meet an English-speaking host near the Louvre, enter with a timed ticket, and head to Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. Use the separate English audio guide app on your phone to learn about the painting and selected masterpieces while exploring independently. Bring earphones, ID, and arrive 10 minutes early.

“You need to see it to really understand and feel its magnificence.”

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Paris: Louvre Museum Tour Mona Lisa & Iconic Masterpieces - Meeting the guide at the Kiosque des Noctambules
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Paris: Louvre Museum Tour Mona Lisa & Iconic Masterpieces

10.Louvre Museum Tour Mona Lisa & Iconic Masterpieces

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 4,536 reviews · 2 hours · from $79

Follow an English or Portuguese guide through the Louvre’s essential works, from the Venus de Milo to the Mona Lisa and medieval foundations. Guides such as Sophie, Gabriela, Megan, and Lucia have led engaging tours, but the museum is crowded and full of stairs. Plan to stay after the two-hour route.

“Our guide was amazing she was very knowledgeable, with great sense of humor and a fantastic story telling ability, never a dull moment in our tour. At first I was disappointed I couldn't find a ticket from the official Louvre website, but after this tour I can honestly say no audio recording could top this tour.”

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Louvre Priority Access with Mona Lisa Escort or Guided Option - A graceful start through the Tuileries Garden
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Louvre Priority Access with Mona Lisa Escort or Guided Option

11.Louvre Priority Access with Mona Lisa Escort or Guided Option

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 4,420 reviews · from $74

Start at the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, cross the Tuileries Garden, and enter the Louvre with timed admission. Choose a live guided visit covering the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and Winged Victory, or an escort straight to the Mona Lisa before exploring alone.

“Tour guide not available. Waited for 20 minutes and no one showed up. Tried calling the number / helpdesk with no answers. No refunds”

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Louvre Museum: Skip-the-Line Small Group Guided Tour - Meeting up near the Louvre Pyramid
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Louvre Museum: Skip-the-Line Small Group Guided Tour

12.Louvre Museum: Skip-the-Line Small Group Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 3,960 reviews · from $114

Spend two focused hours at the Louvre with a licensed guide, priority entry, and a headset. The route includes the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, Egyptian sphinxes and mummies, Napoleon’s apartments, Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss, and the foundations of the old Louvre palace. Guides lead tours in French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese.

“Tour was amazing and the guide was great, knowledgeable and spoke wonderful English.”

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Paris: Louvre Museum Guided Tour - Walking from the Tuileries Gardens to the Louvre
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Paris: Louvre Museum Guided Tour

13.Louvre Museum Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 3,084 reviews · from $101

Start with a walk through the Tuileries Gardens, then follow an English- or Spanish-speaking guide through the Louvre’s major galleries. Expect the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, Winged Victory, medieval foundations, and the Pyramid, with about two hours inside and priority entry depending on your booking option.

“Sylvia was so amazing that she described about 5 Galleries with more than 10 pieces of Artefacts which were important with so much detail that one could not ask for more . She was courteous and humble too . Overall she was great but the tour operator should increase the time from 1:45 min inside with the guide to 2 hrs at least for the price they are charging.”

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Paris: Louvre Museum Entry with History of Mona Lisa - Meeting at 162 Rue de Rivoli
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Paris: Louvre Museum Entry with History of Mona Lisa

14.Louvre Museum Entry with History of Mona Lisa

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 2,823 reviews · 1 day · from $74

Meet a host at 162 Rue de Rivoli, enter the Louvre through a priority access point, and hear a short introduction to the museum and Mona Lisa. Guides such as Jade, Emma, Sophia, and Rebecca have helped visitors find the painting and plan their own route inside.

“I would suggest to the museum straight lines for Mona Lisa… that line was crazy. The guy was great but couldn’t hear her very well.”

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Paris in a Day: Louvre or Orsay, Eiffel Tower, City Walk & Cruise - The Louvre visit focuses your attention
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Paris in a Day: Louvre or Orsay, Eiffel Tower, City Walk & Cruise

15.Paris in a Day: Louvre or Orsay, Eiffel Tower, City Walk & Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,956 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $157

Spend about nine hours with an English-speaking guide and a maximum of 16 people. Ride the metro, explore Montmartre and Île de la Cité, tour the Louvre or Orsay, see the Eiffel Tower, and finish with a flexible Seine cruise. Guides such as Adam, Antoine, Simon, and Claire are known for lively storytelling.

“Sara was an excellent tour guide. She had a lot of knowledge on all the places we went and made it fun and interesting. She made sure none of the group fell behind or got lost during the tour. I would definitely recommend taking this tour!”

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