Palais Garnier - Unaccompanied Visits
The great staircase, the foyers, the museum, the auditorium (for artistic or technical reasons, it may not always be accessible) can be visited unaccompanied every day from 10:00 am to 5:00p m (last admissions 4:30 pm).
Visiting times
Every day from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm* (last admissions 4:30 pm)
Closed January 1st, May 1st, and when a special event is scheduled.
*From 10:00 am to 1:00 pm when a matinee performance is scheduled.
From July 16th until September 2nd included, visits will close at 6:00 pm (last admissions 5:30 pm).
Information
- by telephone on 0 892 89 90 90 (0,34 € per minute)or on +331 71 25 24 23 from abroad
Monday to Friday from 9:00am to 6:00pm and Saturdays from 9:00am to 1:00 pm.
Admission fees
For individual visitors
normal price : 10 €
reduced rates : 6 €
Students, under-25s, individual admissions in partnership with cultural
and other institutions (Musée d'Orsay, Musée Gustave Moreau, CNCS
Moulins, SNCF…) holders of a valid "Carte Opéra" or Opéra subscriber card.
Free: The unemployed, those entitled to minimum benefits, under 10s, Pass'Opéra Jeunes pass-holders,"carte culture" holders, French National Library reader's card (access to the Opera Museum-Library reading room.)
For groups
Price: 6 € / ticket (pupils and teachers following a Paris Opera educational programme, over-10s and the person accompanying them)
Works councils, associations, tour operators and coach operators may
purchase preferential rate tickets in advance for orders of 30 tickets
or more valid for one year.
Booking:
Download the leaflet and the registration![]()
(Adobe Reader)
Booking is obligatory and must be carried out via the "service des visites libres du Palais Garnier"
- mail : 8 rue scribe - 75 009 Paris
- fax : 01 40 01 25 40
- e-mail : visitegarnier_à_operadeparis.fr
Tickets can not be resold, reimbursed or exchanged.
Before planning your visit we recommend you check the Palais Garnier exceptional closures dates in the left column of this page.
Payement :
- Cheque in euros drawn on a French bank and made out to Opéra National de Paris
- Valid payment card (with expiry date and code)
- Electronic transfer: ask us for our IBAN
Palais Garnier - Guided tours
The guided tours* include a general visit of the theatre with a presentation detailing its history, its architecture and the different activities that take place within it.
Schedules
Guided tours in French- Every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday : 11:30 am and 3:30 pm
- School holidays (Autumn holiday, Christmas holiday, Winter holiday, Spring holiday) every day at 11:30 am and 3:30 pm
- Summer hours, every day at 11:30 am, 2:00 pm and 3:30 pm from July 1st to August 31st
Subject to availability
Guided tours in English
- Every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday : 11:30 am and 2:30 pm
- School holidays (Autumn holiday, Christmas holiday, Winter holiday, Spring holiday) every day at 11:30 am and 2:30pm
- Summer hours, every day at 11:30 am and, 2:30 pm from July 1st to August 31st
Subject to availability
For all information & reservation:
On line : Guided tour Opera Garnier
Tel : +33(0)1 42 46 92 04
Purchasing tickets
For individual visitors:Tickets may be purchased without prior booking.
The ticket office is located in the hall of the Palais Garnier.
- The ticket office opens at 10:15 am (on days when visits are scheduled)
- Tour duration: approx. 90 minutes
For group visitors: (20 persons or more)
Bookings are required and can be made:
- on line : Guided tour Opera Garnier
- by telephone: +33(0)1 42 46 92 04
- by e-mail: benedicte_à_cultival.fr
For all additional information :
* Foreign language visits are available on request.
entrance fees
- Regular rate: 14 € - 12.50 € for group
- Reduced rate: 9.50 € (schoolchildren over 10, students)
- Child rate: 6.50 € ( 10 years and under)
- Advance purchase price only: 11 € (travel agents, tour operators, coach operators)
The tour lasts 90 minutes.
Guided thematic visits for group visitors
(minimum 15 people)
The thematic visits offer a chance to discover the Palais Garnier around a chosen theme and outside public opening hours.
Bookings are required and can be made:
- on line : Guided thematic visit Opera Garnier
- by telephone: 08 25 05 44 05
- by e-mail : benedicte@cultival.fr
Entrance fee
- Regular rate 17.50 €
Acces
at the corner of rue Scribe and rue Auber,
Paris 9ème
Métro: Opéra, lines 3, 7, 8
RER: line A, station Auber
Bus : lines 20, 21, 22, 27, 29, 42,
52, 53, 66, 6 8, 81, 95
Car park:: Place Vendôme











