Notre-Dame de Paris
The best Notre-Dame Cathedral tours
Guided tours of the restored cathedral, tours with a timed-entry option, a VR show and a full day with the Louvre and Sainte-Chapelle: here is what is worth paying for, with honest advice on what is free, lines at the door, and the tower climb.
See our 6 picks
Entry to Notre-Dame Cathedral is free, and you can reserve a time slot on the cathedral's own site. A guided tour adds the story from €5 to €19.
The towers are a separate €16 ticket, sold online only. GetYourGuide shows prices in your own currency.
Our 6 picks for Notre-Dame
You pay for the guide, not for entry. All six have free cancellation.
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from €5 per person Our top pick 45–75 minutes 4.5 (5,321) reviews on GetYourGuide
Notre-Dame: the restored masterpiece guided tour
A qualified guide tells the story of the cathedral and its Gothic symbols. Choose the outside only, or the outside and inside with a headset.
Best for Most first-time visitors
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from €16 per person 45–75 minutes 4.5 (2,363) reviews on GetYourGuide
Notre-Dame guided tour with a timed-entry option
Pick an outside tour, an inside tour or a host-led entry. Reserved entry and an audio guide come with some options. Bring your own headphones.
Best for Visitors who want a set entry time
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from €19 per person 45 minutes 4.1 (1,145) reviews on GetYourGuide
Notre-Dame guided tour with entry options
A 45-minute tour with a professional guide inside the nave. You hear about the builders and Victor Hugo. Headsets come with some options.
Best for A short visit with a guide
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from €21 per person 45 minutes 4.4 (1,222) reviews on GetYourGuide
Eternal Notre-Dame VR show
A 45-minute virtual reality show about the cathedral's history. It is not inside the cathedral. The listing gives its address as 1 Parvis de la Défense in Puteaux.
Best for A rainy day
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from €119 per person 9 hours 4.2 (8,065) reviews on GetYourGuide
Full day: Louvre, Sainte-Chapelle and Notre-Dame
A 9-hour day with a reserved Notre-Dame slot and an online audio guide for it. Tickets for the Louvre, Sainte-Chapelle, the Conciergerie and the Orangerie are included. No guide comes along all day.
Best for Seeing a lot in one day
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from €16 per person 1 hour 3.9 (295) reviews on GetYourGuide
Notre-Dame timed entry with a guide option
A timed entry with an optional guide. The cathedral itself is free, so you pay for the guide. Options add a group entrance or a guided tour with a phone audio guide inside.
Best for A backup slot
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Notre-Dame tours compared
| Tour | From | Duration | Who it suits | Why we picked it |
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| Notre-Dame: the restored masterpiece guided tour | €5 per person | 45–75 minutes | Most first-time visitors | The most reviewed tour here, 4.5 from 5,321, in small or standard groups. |
| Notre-Dame guided tour with a timed-entry option | €16 per person | 45–75 minutes | Visitors who want a set entry time | Flexible options, with 4.5 from 2,363 reviews. |
| Notre-Dame guided tour with entry options | €19 per person | 45 minutes | A short visit with a guide | A quick guided visit inside, rated 4.1 from 1,145 reviews. |
| Eternal Notre-Dame VR show | €21 per person | 45 minutes | A rainy day | A different way to see the building, with 4.4 from 1,222 reviews. |
| Full day: Louvre, Sainte-Chapelle and Notre-Dame | €119 per person | 9 hours | Seeing a lot in one day | Four sights and a Notre-Dame slot in one booking, with 4.2 from 8,065 reviews. |
| Notre-Dame timed entry with a guide option | €16 per person | 1 hour | A backup slot | An honest last pick: rated 3.9 from 295 reviews. |
Notre-Dame: the restored masterpiece guided tour
€5 per person45–75 minutes 4.5 (5,321)
Details
- Who it suits
- Most first-time visitors
- Why we picked it
- The most reviewed tour here, 4.5 from 5,321, in small or standard groups.
Notre-Dame guided tour with a timed-entry option
€16 per person45–75 minutes 4.5 (2,363)
Details
- Who it suits
- Visitors who want a set entry time
- Why we picked it
- Flexible options, with 4.5 from 2,363 reviews.
Notre-Dame guided tour with entry options
€19 per person45 minutes 4.1 (1,145)
Details
- Who it suits
- A short visit with a guide
- Why we picked it
- A quick guided visit inside, rated 4.1 from 1,145 reviews.
€21 per person45 minutes 4.4 (1,222)
Details
- Who it suits
- A rainy day
- Why we picked it
- A different way to see the building, with 4.4 from 1,222 reviews.
Full day: Louvre, Sainte-Chapelle and Notre-Dame
€119 per person9 hours 4.2 (8,065)
Details
- Who it suits
- Seeing a lot in one day
- Why we picked it
- Four sights and a Notre-Dame slot in one booking, with 4.2 from 8,065 reviews.
Notre-Dame timed entry with a guide option
€16 per person1 hour 3.9 (295)
Details
- Who it suits
- A backup slot
- Why we picked it
- An honest last pick: rated 3.9 from 295 reviews.
- Group sizes are not stated on most of these listings. The restored masterpiece tour offers small groups of up to 10.
- None of the 6 includes hotel pickup: you meet on site.
- All 6 offer free cancellation.
- Prices and ratings as shown on GetYourGuide on 24 October 2026. Prices are "from" prices in euros and can change; the booking page shows the live price.
Notre-Dame Cathedral tour or a free visit
You can visit for free, or pay for a guided tour. Entry to the cathedral is free; you can reserve a free time slot on the cathedral's own site, which says no other platform may sell its slots.
A guided tour adds the history, the Gothic symbols and the restoration story. The tours here take 45 to 75 minutes and start from €5.
Pick a tour if you want the stories. Go on your own if you just want to see the restored nave.
Visiting Notre-Dame de Paris: hours and rules
- Free
- entry to the cathedral
- Line 4
- metro stop Cité
- 30 min
- last entry before closing
- 10 pm
- Thursday closing
The cathedral's pages list these hours: Monday to Friday 7:50 am to 7 pm, Thursday until 10 pm. On Saturday and Sunday it opens 8:15 am to 7:30 pm.
Last entry is 30 minutes before closing. Hours may change for celebrations. No reservation is needed for Mass.
The treasury is paid separately. The towers are booked on their own official site.
The nearest stops are metro line 4 at Cité and the RER B and C at Saint-Michel. From here, an Eiffel Tower tour is the next big landmark with a guide.
Notre-Dame reservation: the free official slot
A reservation is optional but recommended. The cathedral's pages say slots open shortly before, usually the day before or the same day.
Without a slot, you may wait in line at the door. Some tours here include a reserved entry option.
Notre-Dame tower tour: 424 steps
- €16
- tower ticket
- 424
- steps, no elevator
- 50 min
- about, for the visit
- 69 m
- high at the top
The tower climb is 424 steps to the top of the South Tower, 69 m up. There is no elevator, and no restrooms or water on the way. The visit lasts about 50 minutes.
Tickets cost €16 and are sold online only. A time slot is compulsory for everyone, free visitors too. Tickets cannot be changed or refunded, and late arrivals may not get in.
Under-18s go free with an adult, and so do EU citizens aged 18 to 25. The climb is not advised for young children. The tours on this page do not include the towers.
Tower hours and the entrance
From 1 April to 30 September the towers open 9 am to 11 pm. From 1 October to 31 March they open 9 am to 5:30 pm. Last entry is one hour before closing.
They are closed on 1 January, 1 May and 25 December, and may close in bad weather. The entrance is on Place Jean-Paul II, on the right as you face the cathedral.
Entry is free on the first Sunday of January, February, March, November and December. The towers are also in the Paris Museum Pass.
A full day or a VR show
The 9-hour full-day tour pairs Notre-Dame with the Louvre and Sainte-Chapelle. It includes a reserved Notre-Dame slot and a walking tour of the Île de la Cité.
The Eternal Notre-Dame VR show tells the history in 45 minutes. It is not inside the cathedral, and it does not suit children under 8.
Booking tips for Notre-Dame
Never pay for entry
Entry is free. The cathedral says no other platform may sell its slots. On this page you pay for a guide.
Know what you can cancel
All six tours here offer free cancellation, as the listings show it. Tower tickets on the official site cannot be refunded.
Find your meeting point
Most tours meet near the cathedral, at Place Louis Lépine or Pont au Double. Two say the spot depends on your option, so check your booking.
Travel light for the towers
Rucksacks up to 40 × 40 × 20 cm are allowed. There is no luggage storage and no lockers.
Check the day before
Big sights can close at short notice for strikes or ceremonies. Check the official site the day before.
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