€16 online, €14 at the desk, €12 on Thursday evenings, €0 if you're under 26 and live in the EU. Behind those four numbers hide a few subtleties that can save you money — or get you turned away at the door. Here's the full picture.
Compare entry tickets, guided tours and combo deals offered by Tiqets, an authorized reseller — free cancellation on most options.
Prices as listed on the museum's official ticket office (billetterie.musee-orsay.fr). The museum revises them periodically: double-check before a big purchase.
| Ticket | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Full price — online | €16 | Permanent collections + temporary exhibitions, timed entry slot |
| Full price — at the desks | €14 | Identical, but subject to same-day quotas: a real risk of leaving empty-handed now that booking is mandatory |
| Thursday evening | €12 | Entry from 6 PM, museum open until 9:45 PM |
| Orsay + Orangerie combo | combo rate | The Water Lilies thrown in; valid 3 months for the Orangerie — exact price on the official ticket office |
| Orsay + Rodin combo | combo rate | Musée Rodin is a 15-minute walk away — exact price on the official ticket office |
| Timed entry via Tiqets | from €13 | Same full access, free cancellation on most slots |
| Guided tour (2 h) + entry | from €99 | Expert guide, limited group sizes, entry with the group |
Details on the Thursday evening opening and the quiet days are on our opening hours page.
| Criterion | Official ticket office | Tiqets (authorized reseller) |
|---|---|---|
| Full price | €16 online | from €13 depending on the slot |
| Cancellation | Tickets generally non-exchangeable, non-refundable | Free cancellation on most options, often until the day before |
| Mobile ticket | Yes (PDF/QR) | Yes, in the app, with reminders |
| Guided tours | The museum's own program, mostly in French | Multilingual guides, small groups, cruise or Louvre combos |
| Checkout languages | French, English | Around twenty languages |
| Payment | Bank card | Card, PayPal, Apple/Google Pay depending on country |
Our simple rule: if your itinerary is set in stone, the official ticket office does the job. If your dates might shift — weather, kids, connections — a reseller's free cancellation is easily worth any small price difference.
The Paris Museum Pass includes Orsay, the Louvre, the Orangerie, the Centre Pompidou and some fifty other sites. It starts paying off from three major museums in two days. Two details that change everything:
If you're only aiming for two museums, two simple tickets booked early usually cost less and leave you freer. Do the math: Orsay €16 + Orangerie €12.50 ≈ €28.50, versus a noticeably more expensive 2-day pass — check the figures on the official websites when you buy.
Since March 2026, booking a timed entry slot is mandatory. Reserve your entry in advance and simply show up with your mobile ticket.
The €2 covers the guaranteed time-slot reservation. In practice, since March 2026 booking is mandatory and the desks only sell whatever slots remain for that day — the €14 ticket has become largely theoretical in high season.
Yes. The Musée d'Orsay entry ticket includes the permanent collections and the current temporary exhibitions, subject to capacity (source: official ticket office).
The museum has no senior rate. EU students under 26 enter free (proof of residence required). The real "reduced rate" open to everyone is the Thursday evening ticket at €12.
Yes, if you want to see the Water Lilies: the combo costs less than two separate tickets and gives you 3 months to use the Orangerie portion. Check the current price on the museum's official ticket office.
Yes: same galleries, same exhibitions, same entrance A for timed tickets. The difference is commercial: a more flexible cancellation policy and a multilingual checkout, at a price that can vary slightly by slot.
The museum revises its prices periodically, usually at the start of the year. The figures on this page reflect the official prices published when the guide was last updated; the price shown at the time of your booking is the one that counts.