Palais Garnier Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience the Palais Garnier. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Paris Private Flexible Duration Guided Tour on a Vintage Sidecar

• Paris Vintage Private City Tour on a Sidecar Motorcycle

• Sports, Fun, and Educational Discovery of Paris

• Paris by Night

• Paris Bustronome Gourmet Sightseeing Dinner on a Panoramic Bus

Self-guided tours of the Palais Garnier cost €25 for adults, €15 for EEA residents or citizens, €20 for visitors aged 13–25, €10 for EEA residents aged 13–25, and kids under 12 enter for free. Guided tours cost €35 for adults, €25 for EEA residents or citizens, €28 for young people aged 13–25, students, and seniors over 65, €11 for children aged 4–12, and it’s free for kids under 4.

Yes, the Palais Garnier in Paris is definitely worth visiting. The 19th-century theater in the 19th arrondissement is opulent both inside and out. Whether you walk past to admire the architecture on a walking tour, take a guided or self-guided tour of the interior, or get coveted tickets to an opera, ballet, or other performance, the Palais Garnier is a must-see attraction in Paris.

Per one customer who booked the Paris Opera Garnier Private Tour, "My wife and I simply loved our tour with our excellent guide Anais today! She was super informative and friendly, we felt relaxed and at ease from the start. As well as a profound knowledge of the historical facts, Anais has wonderful artistic sensibility (she is a filmmaker!) and constructed a wonderful narrative arch throughout the tour! Highly recommended!"

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.

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.

There are tons of fun things to do when you're done visiting the Palais Garnier. According to travelers, these are some of the top attractions in Paris:

• Eiffel Tower

• Louvre Museum

• Notre-Dame Cathedral

• River Seine

• Musée d'Orsay

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