Tours and Tickets to Experience Palais Garnier

A self-guided tour of Palais Garnier costs €15 for most adults, €10 for reduced tickets, and is free for under-12s and the unemployed. Themed guided tours cost €23 for adults, €16.50 for reduced tickets, and €10 for under-10s. Tickets to operas, ballets, and concerts range from €35–€300.

Yes, you need Palais Garnier tickets whether you’re visiting independently, on a guided tour, or to see a show. It’s open for tours daily from 10am–5pm, except when there are afternoon performances or other occasional closures. The performance hall is often not open except for ticketed events.

Yes, there are two ways to take a tour of the Palais Garnier. You can take a self-guided tour of the public areas, when you’ll also have access to any temporary exhibits. You can also take guided tours that focus on different areas of the building and tell different stories.

Yes, a tour of the Palais Garnier is worth it, especially for travelers who are interested in the arts, architecture, history, and design. The opulent theater and concert hall is considered one of Paris’ most beautiful buildings, inside and outside, and a tour is well worth the time and cost.

Guided group tours of Palais Garnier take between 75 and 90 minutes. Allow up to two hours to see the public areas on a self-guided tour. While you can’t visit as many parts of the building on an independent tour, you can take time to pause and appreciate your surroundings.

Not exactly. There is no dress code to tour the Paris opera house, and you can wear normal clothes to take an independent or guided tour. There is no strict dress code for performances, but “proper attire” is required. For gala events, dark suits or dresses are the standard.