Paris in 3 days: itinerary with walking times
Spending 3 days in Paris? This plan fits 15 sights into 3 relaxed days, ordered so you walk as little as possible. Highlights include Notre-Dame de Paris, Sainte-Chapelle and Musée du Louvre. Every stop lists opening hours, prices, the walk to the next one and good places to eat nearby.
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Day 1 Islands & Latin Quarter · Louvre & Opéra
- 09:30
Notre-Dame de Paris
The restored Gothic cathedral, reopened in 2024; free entry, book a time slot online.
Opening hours: Mon–Fri 07:50–19:00, Sat–Sun 08:15–19:30; towers by online booking only
Price: Free (towers €16)Eat nearby: Le Grenier de Notre-Dame (Vegetarian · €€ · Islands & Latin Quarter) · 3 min walk
Les Deux Palais (Brasserie · €€ · Islands & Latin Quarter) · 7 min walk - 🚶 0.6 km · 8 min walk → Sainte-Chapelle
- 10:30
Sainte-Chapelle
A 13th-century royal chapel whose walls are almost entirely stained glass.
Opening hours: Daily 09:00–17:00 (Oct–Mar); timed tickets, book online
Price: €16 (EEA) / €22 (non-EEA)Eat nearby: Les Deux Palais (Brasserie · €€ · Islands & Latin Quarter) · 2 min walk
Le Grenier de Notre-Dame (Vegetarian · €€ · Islands & Latin Quarter) · 8 min walk - 🚶 1.0 km · 13 min walk → Musée du Louvre
- Lunch suggestion Les Deux Palais (Brasserie · €€ · Islands & Latin Quarter)
near Sainte-Chapelle · 🚶 0.2 km · 2 min walk - 14:00
Musée du Louvre
The world's most visited museum: Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo and 33,000 more works.
Opening hours: Mon, Thu, Sat, Sun 09:00–18:00; Wed and Fri 09:00–21:00; closed Tuesday; book a time slot
Price: €22 (EEA) / €32 (non-EEA)Eat nearby: Café Marly (Brasserie · €€€ · Louvre & Opéra) · 3 min walk
Le Fumoir (Brasserie · €€€ · Louvre & Opéra) · 4 min walk - 🚶 1.1 km · 14 min walk → Jardin des Tuileries
- 16:40
Jardin des Tuileries
Formal garden between the Louvre and Place de la Concorde, with ponds, statues and chairs.
Opening hours: Daily 07:30–19:30 in winter time (07:00–21:00 until late October); hours change with the season
Price: FreeEat nearby: Le Soufflé (Bistro · €€€ · Louvre & Opéra) · 6 min walk
Chez Monsieur (Bistro · €€€ · Louvre & Opéra) · 10 min walk - 🚶 0.6 km · 8 min walk → Place de la Concorde
- 17:20
Place de la Concorde
Paris’s largest square, with the Luxor obelisk, two fountains and a view up the Champs-Élysées.
Opening hours: Always open
Price: FreeEat nearby: Le Soufflé (Bistro · €€€ · Louvre & Opéra) · 7 min walk
Chez Monsieur (Bistro · €€€ · Louvre & Opéra) · 8 min walk - Dinner suggestion Le Soufflé (Bistro · €€€ · Louvre & Opéra)
near Place de la Concorde · 🚶 0.6 km · 7 min walk
Day 2 Eiffel Tower · Saint-Germain
- 09:30
Trocadéro
Terrace and gardens facing the Eiffel Tower, the classic photo spot, with the Palais de Chaillot.
Opening hours: Always open
Price: FreeEat nearby: Les Ombres (Bistro · €€€ · Eiffel Tower) · 14 min walk
20 Eiffel (Bistro · €€ · Eiffel Tower) · 15 min walk - 🚶 1.0 km · 12 min walk → Eiffel Tower
- 10:00
Eiffel Tower
The iron icon of Paris, 330 m tall, with viewing floors at 115 m, 276 m and the summit.
Opening hours: Daily 09:30–23:00 (last entry 22:30, Oct–Jun); timed tickets, book online
Price: €29.40 2nd floor by lift, €36.70 summit by lift (adult)Eat nearby: 20 Eiffel (Bistro · €€ · Eiffel Tower) · 6 min walk
Au Bon Accueil (Bistro · €€€ · Eiffel Tower) · 7 min walk - 🚶 2.0 km · 25 min walk → Musée Rodin
- 11:00
Musée Rodin
The Thinker and the Gates of Hell in a mansion and sculpture garden.
Opening hours: Tue–Sun 10:00–18:30 (last entry 17:45); closed Monday
Price: €14Eat nearby: Le Florimond (Bistro · €€€ · Eiffel Tower) · 10 min walk
Café du Marché (Bistro · €€ · Eiffel Tower) · 12 min walk - 🚶 1.3 km · 16 min walk → Musée d’Orsay
- Lunch suggestion Le Florimond (Bistro · €€€ · Eiffel Tower)
near Musée Rodin · 🚶 0.8 km · 10 min walk - 14:30
Musée d’Orsay
Impressionist masterpieces by Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh and Degas in a former Belle Époque railway station.
Opening hours: Tue–Sun 09:30–18:00 (Thu until 21:45); closed Monday
Price: €16Eat nearby: Le Petit Saint-Benoît (Bistro · € · Saint-Germain) · 12 min walk
Café Marly (Brasserie · €€€ · Louvre & Opéra) · 12 min walk - Dinner suggestion Le Petit Saint-Benoît (Bistro · € · Saint-Germain)
near Musée d’Orsay · 🚶 0.9 km · 12 min walk
Day 3 Montmartre · Louvre & Opéra
- 09:30
Sacré-Cœur
The white basilica on the hill of Montmartre, with the best free view over Paris from its steps.
Opening hours: Basilica daily 06:30–22:30; dome daily 09:30–17:00 (Oct–Apr)
Price: Free (dome €8)Eat nearby: Le Refuge des Fondus (Bistro · €€ · Montmartre) · 5 min walk
Le Relais Gascon (Bistro · € · Montmartre) · 7 min walk - 🚶 0.3 km · 3 min walk → Place du Tertre
- 10:15
Place du Tertre
Montmartre’s small village square, full of portrait painters and café terraces.
Opening hours: Always open (artists work about 10:00–19:00)
Price: FreeEat nearby: Le Refuge des Fondus (Bistro · €€ · Montmartre) · 4 min walk
Le Moulin de la Galette (Bistro · €€ · Montmartre) · 5 min walk - 🚇 17 min by metro (line M14 + M12: Pyramides → Abbesses) · 2.2 km · 28 min walk → Palais Garnier
- 11:15
Palais Garnier
The ornate 19th-century opera house with its grand staircase, foyer and Chagall ceiling.
Opening hours: Self-guided visit daily 10:00–17:00; online booking required, no tickets on site
Price: €15Eat nearby: Café de la Paix (Brasserie · €€€ · Louvre & Opéra) · 3 min walk
Chez Monsieur (Bistro · €€€ · Louvre & Opéra) · 10 min walk - 🚶 0.3 km · 4 min walk → Galeries Lafayette Haussmann
- Lunch suggestion Café de la Paix (Brasserie · €€€ · Louvre & Opéra)
near Palais Garnier · 🚶 0.2 km · 3 min walk - 14:00
Galeries Lafayette Haussmann
Belle Époque department store with a stained-glass dome and a free rooftop terrace.
Opening hours: Mon–Sat 10:00–19:30, Sun 11:00–19:30 (free rooftop terrace)
Price: FreeEat nearby: Café de la Paix (Brasserie · €€€ · Louvre & Opéra) · 5 min walk
Chez Monsieur (Bistro · €€€ · Louvre & Opéra) · 12 min walk - 🚶 1.0 km · 12 min walk → Covered passages (Panoramas, Vivienne)
- 15:00
Covered passages (Panoramas, Vivienne)
Glass-roofed 19th-century arcades with antique shops, old bookshops, tea rooms and mosaic floors.
Opening hours: Passage des Panoramas daily 06:00–24:00; Galerie Vivienne daily 08:30–20:00
Price: FreeEat nearby: Bouillon Chartier Grands Boulevards (Bouillon · € · Louvre & Opéra) · 3 min walk
Willi's Wine Bar (Wine bar · €€ · Louvre & Opéra) · 10 min walk - 🚶 1.0 km · 12 min walk → Palais-Royal Gardens
- 16:15
Palais-Royal Gardens
Calm arcaded garden behind the Louvre with Buren's striped columns, boutiques and old cafés.
Opening hours: Daily, about 07:30–20:30 (seasonal)
Price: FreeEat nearby: Kunitoraya (Japanese · €€ · Louvre & Opéra) · 3 min walk
Juvéniles (Bistro · €€ · Louvre & Opéra) · 3 min walk - Dinner suggestion Kunitoraya (Japanese · €€ · Louvre & Opéra)
near Palais-Royal Gardens · 🚶 0.2 km · 3 min walk
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Last updated: 5 October 2026