The Paris Navigo pass also gives culture discounts
Museums, theatres, gardens, cinemas, monuments…the capital’s transport pass can take you further
The Navigo pass gives you access to public transport…but also more (including the Paris Monnaie and the Musée d’Orsay, seen here)Andrei Antipov / Sylv1rob1 / Pfeffer / Shutterstock
The Paris Navigo pass is best known for offering reduced fares across the capital and Ile-de-France transport network, but did you know it also offers discounts for entry to more than 300 culture hotspots?
Holders of the €88.80 per month pass (the “all zones” pass) can access reduced entry (or even sometimes free) rates for museums, cinemas, dance halls, gardens, circuses, and theatres (as well as travel on the metro, RER, Transilien, trams, and buses in Ile-de-France).
Four million people currently hold this pass.
Reduced entry to popular culture and tourist sites has been possible with the pass since 2022, when the scheme was introduced by Île-de-France Mobilités and the regional tourist committee, the Comité régional du tourisme Paris Île-de-France. The idea is that the pass can be used to access the sites easily via the Paris and Ile-de-France public transport routes.
These preferential rates are available with the:
Navigo Annual (Annuel), Monthly (Mois), Senior, Liberté + and imagine R passes
Day, Week and Discovery (Jour, Semaine, Découverte) passes do not qualify.
What are the sites included?
There are more than 300 sites, tourist attractions, museums, cinemas, and monuments to choose from, and the discounts and conditions vary from place to place.
All the benefits and access points are listed , which also has an interactive map of the exact places included (see screenshot below).
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A screenshot of the interactive map showing all of the culture sites included in the schemeRégion Ile de France / IledeFrance.fr / Screenshot
Examples of the discounts available include:
Admission to the Musée D’Orsay, in the 7th arrondissement, on all Carte Blanche offers (see website for details)
Admission to the Monnaie De Paris (Paris Mint) in the 6th arrondissement, with a reduced entry rate of €10
Admission to the next edition of Festival MaMa in the 18th arrondissement (offer to be confirmed)
Entry to the Panthéon - Centre des Monuments Nationaux (CMN), in the 5th arrondissement, with a special offer available on a single or double ticket
Admission to the Musée Du Chocolat Choco Story in the 10th arrondissement, for €10 instead of €12, and €8.50 instead of €10 for young people and students
Admission to the Château de Rosa Bonheur in the Fontainebleau forest costs €10 (instead of €18 at full price) for the pass holder and a companion
An electric boat cruise on the Seine with Vedettes de Paris costs €18 instead of €21
Free admission to ceramics museum la Manufacture et le Musée national de la céramique de Sèvres (a saving of €7).
Holders of the pass are also advised to double check the conditions of entry to their chosen site (or cinema showing, etc) before travelling or booking.
For example, free entry to the ceramics museum only applies to permanent exhibitions.