These two passes do different jobs, so the right one comes down to what you want from Paris.
The Paris Museum Pass covers museums and monuments, nothing else. It is the cheaper, simpler choice when your days are built around the Louvre, Versailles, the Orsay and Sainte-Chapelle.
The pass most people mean by “the Paris Pass” is Go City, which piles on tours, river cruises, food experiences and a hop-on-hop-off bus. That suits a more experience-led trip, and only its top tier, the All-Inclusive Pass Plus, actually bundles a Museum Pass inside.
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Last updated June 2026.
How they compare at a glance
| Paris Museum Pass | Go City Explorer | Go City All-Inclusive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covers | 50+ museums and monuments | a set number of 60+ attractions, tours and experiences | as many of the 60+ as you can fit |
| Priced by | length (2, 4, 6 days) | how many attractions you choose | length (by days) |
| From | €85 | €89 | €99 (Plus from €189) |
| Validity | consecutive hours, 48 to 144 | 30 days to use your choices | the days you pick |
| Tours, cruises, bus | no | yes | yes |
| Museum Pass | it is the Museum Pass | no | only in the Plus tier |
| Free cancellation | via a resale seller | yes, unused, within 90 days | yes, unused, within 90 days |
Go City prices move with your dates and party size, so treat the from-prices as a starting point.
What each pass actually is
The Paris Museum Pass is the focused one. It gives you free entry to more than 50 museums and monuments, one visit each, and the clock runs in hours from your first scan. No tours, cruises or transport bundled in. If museums and monuments are the trip, this is usually all you need.
Go City’s Explorer Pass lets you pick a number of attractions, then choose freely from the 60-plus list, which mixes big sights with tours, tastings and a Seine cruise. You then have a month to work through them, which suits a relaxed trip with a handful of highlights.
Go City’s All-Inclusive Pass is bought by duration instead, and you cram in as much as you can during the days you hold it. Its Plus version is the only pass here that folds in a Paris Museum Pass, so it is the one to look at if you want the museums and the experiences together.
Which one saves you money
Numbers settle this faster than opinions, so here are two real shapes of trip.
Picture a museum-heavy four days: the Louvre, the Orsay, Versailles, Sainte-Chapelle and a couple more. The 4-day Museum Pass is €105 and covers them all. To get those same museums through Go City you would need the All-Inclusive Pass Plus, from €189, because that is the only tier with a Museum Pass inside. The Museum Pass comes in around €85 cheaper here, unless you would also use Go City’s cruises and tours.
Now flip it to a mixed long weekend: a Seine cruise, the hop-on-hop-off bus, a food tasting, plus the Louvre and the Arc de Triomphe. Bought one by one that runs roughly €150. Go City’s All-Inclusive Pass bundles that kind of mix from €99, so this is where Go City comes out ahead.
Here’s the catch: with Go City, the from-price is rarely what you actually pay, because it swings with the season and your group size. Run your own dates through their site before you trust either number.
The rule of thumb is simple. If your days are mostly museums and monuments, take the Museum Pass and book a cruise or a dinner on the side. If you want a string of experiences with a museum or two folded in, Go City is the one that covers all of it.
Pro Tip: both refund an unused pass, so if you are torn, book the one you lean toward, finish planning your days, and cancel if the math flips. You can price your own museum list first on our worth-it calculator.
FAQs
Paris Pass vs Paris Museum Pass: what is the difference?
The Paris Museum Pass is museums and monuments only. The Go City Paris Pass is a wider bundle of attractions, tours, cruises and experiences, and only its Plus tier includes a Museum Pass.
Does the Go City Paris Pass include the Paris Museum Pass?
Only the All-Inclusive Pass Plus does. The Explorer Pass and the standard All-Inclusive Pass do not, so check the tier before you buy if the museums are what you are after.
Is the Go City Paris Pass worth it?
It is, if you genuinely want the tours, cruises and experiences it bundles and you use enough of them. For a trip that is mostly museums, you will usually spend less with the Museum Pass on its own.
Which Paris pass is best?
For a museum-and-monument trip, the Paris Museum Pass. For a mix of sights and experiences, a Go City pass. You can see the Museum Pass option on our Paris Museum Pass guide, or browse the Go City Paris passes to weigh the extras.