Louvre Tour Tickets: Compare 7 Options
Seven Louvre tours and tickets sit on this page, priced from EUR 49 to EUR 319, split into four groups: guided tours, a self-guided ticket, family tours and a Seine cruise combo. I've ordered them starting with the guided tours, since a live guide is what most first-time visitors actually need to make sense of a museum this size, then the self-guided ticket for anyone who would rather skip the guide, then the two family-focused tiers built around different group sizes and budgets, and finally the Seine cruise combo, the one option that takes you beyond the museum itself.
Which guided Louvre tour should you book?
Mona Lisa & Louvre Masterpieces Guided Tour is the flagship pick at EUR 59 for a flexible one to three and a half hours, pairing reserved entry with an English-speaking guide and an optional wine and cheese tasting add-on. Louvre Museum Skip-the-Line Small Group Tour runs EUR 49 for two to two and a half hours and is the cheapest licensed-guide option, with guides covering English, Spanish, Italian and French. Best of the Louvre Small-Group Guided Tour costs EUR 95.25 for two hours and caps the group at six guests, the smallest cap of the three. I would book the first for a straightforward first visit and save the small-group option for a calmer pace.
★ Top pick Guided tours
Mona Lisa & Louvre Masterpieces Guided Tour
Most popular, reserved entry
✓ Free cancellation available
Guided tours
Louvre Museum Skip-the-Line Small Group Tour
Budget-friendly small group
✓ Free cancellation available
Guided tours
Best of the Louvre Small-Group Guided Tour
Small group, max 6 guests
✓ Free cancellation available
What do you get with the self-guided Louvre ticket?
Louvre Museum Reserved Entry with Audio Guide is the only ticket on this page without a live guide, priced from EUR 55.20 for a two-hour visit at your own pace. It swaps a guide for a multilingual audio guide covering English, Spanish and French, and skips the walk-up queue with the same reserved time-slot system the guided tours use. There is no meeting point: you go straight to the Pyramid entrance with your PDF ticket. One real limit worth knowing: once you exit through the Pyramid, you cannot re-enter on the same ticket. I would pick this over a guided tour if you already know the museum's layout or simply prefer exploring without someone setting your pace.
Self-guided tickets
Louvre Museum Reserved Entry with Audio Guide
Explore at your own pace
✓ Free cancellation available
Which Louvre family tour fits your kids' ages?
Louvre Private Family Tour with Reserved Entry costs EUR 99 for two hours and uses interactive storytelling built for kids up to around 15, run as either a semi-private group capped at six or a standard group of up to 20, both in English. Louvre Museum Private Family Tour costs EUR 319 for two hours and is fully private, exclusive to your family alone, recommended for children over five and better suited to a wide age range since the guide adapts entirely to your pace. I would book the first for most families and save the private option for a group that specifically wants no other families along.
Family tours
Louvre Private Family Tour with Reserved Entry
Families with kids
✓ Free cancellation available
Family tours
Louvre Museum Private Family Tour
Fully private, flexible pace
✓ Free cancellation available
What does the Louvre and Seine cruise combo add?
Louvre Museum Tour with Seine River Cruise costs EUR 84.15 and bundles a one to two hour guided Louvre visit with reserved entry, headsets and an English-speaking guide, plus a separate Seine river cruise ticket that stays valid for six months. The cruise departs from Alma Bridge near the Eiffel Tower roughly every 30 minutes, seven days a week, so you are not locked into using both parts on the same day. The one trade-off: this tour is booked as non-refundable once confirmed, so check your Louvre date carefully before paying. I would take this if a first day in Paris needs to cover the museum and some time on the water without two separate bookings.
Combo tours
Louvre Museum Tour with Seine River Cruise
Louvre plus a Seine cruise
✓ Free cancellation available
How do these 7 Louvre tours compare on price and time?
Prices below are the lowest published per-person rate as of 2026-10-08 and will move with demand, so treat them as a starting point rather than a locked number. Duration is each operator's own figure: the guided tours run as a range because pace and optional add-ons change the total time, while the self-guided ticket and the two family tours list a flat two hours. Only the Seine cruise combo is sold partly as a validity window, since its cruise half stays usable for six months rather than running on a fixed slot like the other six tours.
| Tour or ticket | Duration | Best for | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mona Lisa & Louvre Masterpieces Guided Tour Guided tours 1 - 3.5 hours | 1 - 3.5 hours | Most popular, reserved entry | 59EUR per person | Check availabilityDetails → |
| Louvre Private Family Tour with Reserved Entry Family tours 2 hours | 2 hours | Families with kids | 99EUR per person | Check availabilityDetails → |
| Louvre Museum Reserved Entry with Audio Guide Self-guided tickets 2 hours | 2 hours | Explore at your own pace | 55.2EUR per person | Check availabilityDetails → |
| Louvre Museum Private Family Tour Family tours 2 hours | 2 hours | Fully private, flexible pace | 319EUR per person | Check availabilityDetails → |
| Louvre Museum Tour with Seine River Cruise Combo tours 1 day | 1 day | Louvre plus a Seine cruise | 84.15EUR per person | Check availabilityDetails → |
| Louvre Museum Skip-the-Line Small Group Tour Guided tours 2 - 2.5 hours | 2 - 2.5 hours | Budget-friendly small group | 49EUR per person | Check availabilityDetails → |
| Best of the Louvre Small-Group Guided Tour Guided tours 2 hours | 2 hours | Small group, max 6 guests | 95.25EUR per person | Check availabilityDetails → |
Prices checked: 2026-10-08 · prices may vary
What does the price actually include?
Every tour on this page bundles the Louvre entrance ticket itself, which costs EUR 28 on its own at the door, into its base price, so you are never paying for entry twice. Beyond that, the guided tours add a live guide and, on three of them, a personal headset; the self-guided ticket swaps the guide for a multilingual audio guide instead. None of the seven include food, transport to the meeting point or gratuities. A few extras are selected separately at checkout rather than bundled: the wine and cheese tasting on the flagship guided tour and the private upgrade on the budget skip-the-line tour both cost more than the listed base price.
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How do you choose between these 7 tours?
Start from who is actually going. First-time visitors do best with a live guide, since getting lost in a museum this size costs real time you will not get back. Returning visitors who already know the layout can save money with the self-guided ticket instead. Traveling with kids under 15 points toward one of the two family tours, and a group that wants six people or fewer gets a noticeably calmer visit from the small-group option than the standard guided tour's larger size. If your day in Paris also needs to cover the Seine, the combo folds that in without a second booking.
How does booking work?
Every tour on this page completes on GetYourGuide, which resells these operators' tickets, and this site earns a commission when you book through it. You choose a date and time slot, pay on GetYourGuide's checkout, and receive a mobile ticket that scans straight from your phone at the entrance, no printing required. Most of these tours offer free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start time, shown on each listing before you pay, though the Seine cruise combo is booked as non-refundable once confirmed. Checkout always shows the live, current price, which is why every figure here carries the 2026-10-08 check date.
FAQs
Can the small-group budget tour be booked as a private tour?
Yes. The Louvre Museum Skip-the-Line Small Group Tour can be upgraded to a private booking for an additional cost over the EUR 49 base rate, so you don't have to share the small group with other travelers. This is useful if your own group already has four or five people and you would rather not add strangers to reach the usual small-group size.
How many languages does the EUR 95.25 small-group tour offer?
Best of the Louvre Small-Group Guided Tour runs guides in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Arabic and Chinese, the widest language spread of any tour on this page. That range makes it a strong pick for mixed-nationality families or groups, where a single guide can cover more than one native language instead of defaulting to English only.
What is the Louvre's own cap on private groups per guide?
The Louvre's own rules cap small private groups at six participants per guide. If your family booking the semi-private family tour has more than six people, you'll need the standard group option or a second booking. The same cap applies to the fully private family tour and the small-group guided tours, so a larger traveling party should plan for an extra guide rather than assume one booking covers everyone.
Can I re-enter the Louvre if I leave partway through my visit?
Only on the self-guided reserved entry ticket does this matter, since the other six tours are guided. Once you exit through the Pyramid on the self-guided ticket, you cannot re-enter on the same booking. Plan your route before you start walking the galleries, since there's no way to step out for a break and come back in on the same reserved slot.
Does the Seine cruise in the combo ticket expire the same day as the museum visit?
No. The Seine river cruise half of the Louvre and Seine cruise combo stays valid for six months, so you can save it for a different day of your trip instead of rushing both into one outing. Only the museum half is tied to a fixed timed slot, which is why this combo is a flexible way to pair the Louvre with a boat ride on your own schedule.
What age does the private family tour recommend?
Louvre Museum Private Family Tour is recommended for children over five. The lower-cost family tour with reserved entry is built for children up to around 15 and works as either a semi-private or standard group. If your family spans a wide age range, from toddlers to teens, the fully private tour's flexible pace tends to work better than a shared group with a fixed route.
Is the wine and cheese tasting included in the flagship guided tour's price?
No. The EUR 59 base price of the Mona Lisa & Louvre Masterpieces Guided Tour covers the reserved entrance ticket, English-speaking guide and headset only; the wine and cheese tasting afterward is a separate paid upgrade. It's a nice way to close out the visit if you want it, but skipping it is the better call if your budget is tight, since the core tour covers the museum's three headline works either way.