Budget Paris Masterclass: Art, Bakeries and Free Sights
The plan combines museum visits with neighbourhood walks and time by the Seine. Check each museum’s booking and free-entry rules, then build a budget around your room quote and travel dates.
France · Published planning example
- Duration
- 5 days
- Travel style
- Budget
Day-by-day itinerary
Open a day to read the plan and its spending notes.
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Day 1The Seine and a first Paris walk
ParisLeave bags, then choose a walk around Île de la Cité and the Seine. Buy only the transport product your arrival and planned journeys need; a Navigo Easy card is one option, not a compulsory first purchase.
€55 for one bed, €32 for meals, €7 for local travel and €5 for extras. Add paid visits, excursions and intercity or airport tickets. These are chosen allowances; use your actual bookings.
Estimated day spending: €99.00
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Day 2The Louvre and Tuileries
ParisReserve a Louvre time slot and choose a few galleries. Adult admission is €22 for EEA citizens or residents and €32 for other visitors, with free-entry rules for eligible groups. Swap days if this is a Tuesday. Have lunch before an easy Tuileries or riverside afternoon.
€55 for one bed, €32 for meals, €7 for local travel and €5 for extras. Add paid visits, excursions and intercity or airport tickets. These are chosen allowances; use your actual bookings.
Estimated day spending: €99.00
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Day 3Montmartre with time for the steps
ParisChoose a walking approach that suits you, with breaks around the smaller streets. The funicular is an option if the climb is difficult. The basilica terrace gives an outside view; the dome is a separate paid climb.
€55 for one bed, €32 for meals, €7 for local travel and €5 for extras. Add paid visits, excursions and intercity or airport tickets. These are chosen allowances; use your actual bookings.
Estimated day spending: €99.00
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Day 4The Latin Quarter and a quieter afternoon
ParisWalk around the Latin Quarter and Luxembourg Gardens, choosing an indoor stop if it rains. Canal Saint-Martin is a separate outing across the city, so use local transport or save it for another visit. Read park signs before planning food or drinks on the lawns.
€55 for one bed, €32 for meals, €7 for local travel and €5 for extras. Add paid visits, excursions and intercity or airport tickets. These are chosen allowances; use your actual bookings.
Estimated day spending: €99.00
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Day 5Eiffel Tower views before leaving
ParisUse an outside view from Bir-Hakeim or a nearby public walking route if the departure allows it. A tower visit needs its own ticket and time. CDG uses RER B, while Orly has metro line 14 among its options; choose the correct airport journey rather than assuming both use the RER.
No overnight stay; €32 for meals, €7 for local travel and €5 for extras. Add paid visits, excursions and intercity or airport tickets. These are chosen allowances; use your actual bookings.
Estimated day spending: €44.00
Arrange the overnight stops first
The plan combines museum visits with neighbourhood walks and time by the Seine. Check each museum’s booking and free-entry rules, then build a budget around your room quote and travel dates. Match the main journeys to the room locations, then book the visits you most want. Keep arrival afternoons flexible.
Destination details
Paris. These guides explain local arrivals, admission choices and practical places to start.
Build the budget from nights and days
The day figures add up to €440.00 for one traveller, before the extra costs listed below. The day notes show the stay, meals, local travel and small extras separately. The simple stay allowance is for one bed. A final day in these destinations has no overnight allowance. These are chosen spending plans, not measured averages or available room offers.
Add paid visits, day-trip transport, intercity tickets and airport journeys. Replace the stay line with your full booking cost, including taxes and cleaning. Do not add the city budget cards on top of these day amounts; they are an alternative way to plan the same spending.
Journeys between stops
How to get from one stop to the next. Journey times are approximate; use the ticket and timetable links to choose a departure for your travel date.
Stay in the same city and use the day-by-day plan below for local outings.
If you have fewer days
Compress into 3 days by combining the Louvre and Latin Quarter into Day 1, and Montmartre and Eiffel Tower into Day 2.
Make this trip cheaper
Compare your room and daily spending choices in the cost calculator. Check each journey fare, including local transfers, and count tickets covered by a pass only once.
Make the itinerary fit your trip
Change the days in each city, leave out stops, and update the estimate without changing the published itinerary.