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Paris Catacombs tickets and tours, compared

Five tour companies and the official ticket office sell visits to the Paris Catacombs, and all of them meet on Place Denfert-Rochereau. They are not interchangeable: the official timed ticket is the cheapest way in but sells out within its seven-day window, while the guided tours add a live guide and gates opened into restricted areas, in groups from six to nineteen. Here they are side by side, with each company's French Atout France registration checked on its own site.

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Walls of stacked bones and skulls along a lit gallery of the Paris Catacombs ossuary
A gallery of the Paris Catacombs ossuary, on the public route every ticket and tour includes.
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The tickets and tours you can book online

The partner's Paris Catacombs inventory, filtered to listings that actually go into the Catacombs and ordered with the best-rated first, keeping the most-booked and the cheapest in each list. Every card opens the live booking page; prices are per person. Our top pick, the entry ticket with audio guide, has its own calendar further down.

Guided tours with special or restricted access

Guided Catacombs tours add a live English-speaking guide, skip-the-line entry and gates opened into restricted areas that standard ticket holders never see. They differ mainly in group size, from six people to nineteen, and in price.

  1. Paris: Small-Group Catacombs Tour with Skip-the-Line Entry

    Guided, max 6, restricted areas, separate entrance · by LivTours - We craft tours, you live them · 1.5 hours

    4.9(205) from $234
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  2. Paris: Catacombs Restricted Access Tour

    Guided, max 7, areas closed to the public · by Memories France · 2 hours

    4.9(533) from $212
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  3. Paris Catacombs Guided Tour With Restricted Rooms

    Guided, two restricted chambers incl. the Crypt of Passion · by the tour guy · 1.5 hours

    4.8(84) from $200
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  4. Paris Catacombs Skip-the-Line Guided Tour and Special Access

    Guided, special access, up to 19, optional Seine cruise · by ExperienceFirst · 1.5 hours

    4.8(423) from $155
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  5. Paris Catacombs Guided Tour:Skip-the-Line & Restricted Areas

    Guided, restricted areas, max 15 or semi-private 7 · by City Wonders Ltd. · 2 hours

    4.7(408) from $278
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  6. Paris: Catacombs Special Access Tour

    Guided, special access, max 14 (6 on some times) · by Walks France-Spain · 2 hours

    4.7(1,025) from $155
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Entry tickets and Seine cruise combos

Catacombs entry tickets are a timed slot plus the audio guide, for the self-guided route at your own pace. The combos add a one-hour Seine river cruise; some can be cancelled free, which the plain ticket cannot.

  1. Paris: Catacombs Entry Ticket and Audio Guide

    Timed entry + audio guide, non-refundable · 1 hour

    4.7(12,432) from $42
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  2. Paris: Catacombs, Audio Guide, and River Cruise Option

    Timed entry + audio guide, cruise optional · by Global Tours And Tickets · 1.5 - 3 hours

    4.6(1,120) from $89
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  3. Paris: Catacombs Entry & Seine River Cruise with Audio Guide

    Entry + audio guide + 1-hour cruise, free cancellation · by Mon Petit Paris · 3 hours

    4.5(1,645) from $129
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  4. Paris: Catacombs Ticket and Seine River Cruise

    Entry + audio guides + Seine cruise · by HISTORY GROUP 1 · 2 hours

    4.2(956) from $111
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  5. Paris Combo: Catacombs Expert Guided Tour with Seine Cruise

    Live small-group guide + self-guided Seine cruise · by Uncle Sam Tours · 2 hours

    4.8(4) from $119
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Prices are the live partner prices on 27 October 2026. The Catacombs can close at short notice during strikes; tour operators contact booked guests when they can. Prices are "from" prices per person unless the card says it is priced per group; ratings and review counts as captured October 27, 2026. They move with season and availability — the booking page is the reference. Booking through these links may earn us a commission at no extra cost to you; it never changes the order or the verdicts.

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The most-booked way into the Catacombs: a timed entry with the audio guide, 4.65 from 12,432 reviews.

Paris: Catacombs Entry Ticket and Audio Guide

4.7★ from 12,432 reviews, from $42.

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Slots are timed and only 200 people may be underground at once, so dates sell out; this ticket is non-refundable, so book once your date is fixed.

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The operators side by side

Sorted by departure point (All operators meet at Place Denfert-Rochereau; the table is ordered by rating within it.). Click any column heading to re-sort. "From" is the cheapest published adult price on the operator's own site; where an operator doesn't publish prices we say so rather than guess. "What you get" is the access each company's own site describes; prices are in euros per person, and figures marked indicative were converted from the operator's US-dollar price.
LivTours In front of the main Catacombs entrance Semi-private, restricted chambers Price shown only at booking Ossuary route plus restricted chambers 4.9 not listed
Memories France Outside the main Catacombs entrance Small group, restricted access €189.90 Ossuary route plus areas closed to the public 4.9 IM075160080 ✓
The Tour Guy Near the Catacombs entrance (exact spot on the voucher) Guided group, two restricted chambers ~€134 * Ossuary route plus two restricted chambers, including the Crypt of Passion 4.8 not listed
ExperienceFirst Street level by the Catacombs entrance, Metro exit 1 Guided group, special access €139 Ossuary route plus areas closed to the public 4.8 not listed
Walks (WalksDevour) Café du Rendez-vous, 2 avenue du Général Leclerc Small group, special access ~€147 * Ossuary route plus a chapel and quarrymen's carvings behind locked gates 4.7 not listed
Catacombes de Paris (official) Official 1 avenue du Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy Timed entry, self-guided with audio guide €31 Public ossuary route, no restricted areas 4.1 not listed

★ ratings are from the operator's strongest public review profile (Google Maps / GetYourGuide). * = self-reported or indicative figure, not independently confirmed. "Not listed" = a genuine operator that does not publish a IM number on its own site — not a red flag, but unverified. Direct prices are starting adult fares (checked October 27, 2026, licences checked October 27, 2026) and change seasonally; confirm at booking. Machine-readable version (JSON)

Which tour?

Choose the right Catacombs ticket or tour

The right Catacombs visit comes down to three things: your budget, whether you want a live guide and the restricted areas, and how small a group you want. These are the trade-offs, with the companies that do each one best.

Four ways to visit the Catacombs
FormatGroupTypical priceRestricted areasBest for
Official timed ticketIndividual€31 (€25 reduced)NoLowest price, booking within 7 days
Reseller entry ticketIndividualAbout $43NoWhen the official calendar is full
Guided special access tourUp to 14–19About €134–€147YesA guide on a budget
Small-group restricted access tour6–7€189.90 and upYesThe best guided experience
Prices are the operators' own published fares, checked 27 October 2026; live online prices are on the cards above.

Cheapest way in

The official ticket from Catacombes de Paris is €31 with the audio guide, sold online seven days ahead. If your date is outside that window or sold out, the reseller entry ticket gives the same visit for about $43.

A guide without paying the most

ExperienceFirst sells its guided special access tour from €139 on its own site, The Tour Guy from about $150, and Walks runs the most-reviewed one, with an underground chapel and quarrymen's carvings, for up to 14 people.

The smallest group

Memories France caps its restricted access tour at seven from €189.90 and rates 4.9 on Google Maps; LivTours runs a semi-private tour for about six with the highest listing rating, 4.91.

Named restricted rooms

The Tour Guy is the one company that names its rooms: two restricted chambers, including the Crypt of Passion. Groups go up to 19, so it is not a small-group tour.

Every visit, official or guided, means 130 steps down and 112 up with no lift, about 14 °C underground, and no large bags: there are no lockers. No company can take you into the closed quarry network; that is illegal.

Operators

The companies, and how to book them directly

These are the Paris Catacombs tour operators you can also book directly, all meeting at Place Denfert-Rochereau. Each profile gives the company's own-site price and, where it is published, its Atout France registration.

Place Denfert-Rochereau — at the Catacombs entrance

Every Catacombs tour meets on or beside Place Denfert-Rochereau, at the entrance at 1 avenue du Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy or a café facing it, across from Denfert-Rochereau Metro and RER.

LivTours

In front of the main Catacombs entrance

Semi-private, restricted chambers Licence not listed 4.9 ★ · 205 reviews (GetYourGuide)

An American-Italian tour company (LivItaly Tours LLC) running a semi-private, 90-minute Catacombs tour with VIP access to restricted chambers. Its own page states both six and seven guests as the cap; its GetYourGuide listing says six and prices it at $234. It has the highest rating of any Catacombs tour with real volume, 4.91 from 205 reviews. Its site shows a Rome agency authorisation and a California seller-of-travel number rather than a French registration. Also bookable on GetYourGuide ($234, 4.9★, 205 reviews) →

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Memories France

Outside the main Catacombs entrance · 1 Av. du Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy, 75014 Paris, France

Small group, restricted access IM IM075160080 ✓ 4.9 ★ · 615 reviews (Google Maps)

A French tour company whose Catacombs restricted access tour takes seven people or fewer, entrance and fast-track included, from €189.90 per person on its own site. Guides meet outside the main entrance wearing an orange lanyard. It holds 4.9 on Google Maps from 615 reviews and 4.9 from 533 reviews on its GetYourGuide listing, and it is the only Catacombs operator we found printing an Atout France number. Its own site gives the duration as 1 hour and 1 hour 30 in different places, and the listing says 2 hours, so allow for the longer. Also bookable on GetYourGuide ($212, 4.9★, 533 reviews) →

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The Tour Guy

Near the Catacombs entrance (exact spot on the voucher)

Guided group, two restricted chambers Licence not listed 4.8 ★ · 84 reviews (GetYourGuide)

An American tour company (The Roman Guy, Inc.) whose 90-minute Catacombs tour opens two restricted chambers, including the Barrel of Passion in the Crypt of Passion. Its own site shows it from about $150 (about €134) for groups of up to 19, the largest cap here. Its GetYourGuide listing has 4.84 from 84 reviews. Pick it if you want named rooms rather than unspecified closed areas, and do not mind a bigger group. Also bookable on GetYourGuide ($200, 4.8★, 84 reviews) →

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ExperienceFirst

Street level by the Catacombs entrance, Metro exit 1 · 1 Av. du Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy, 75014 Paris, France

Guided group, special access Licence not listed 4.8 ★ · 423 reviews (GetYourGuide)

A tour company selling a 90-minute guided Catacombs tour with special access to closed areas from €139 on its own site, with start times of 12:30 and 17:00 and an optional Seine cruise upgrade. The guide waits at street level by the entrance with an orange sign. Its GetYourGuide listing scores 4.8 from 423 reviews; that listing is non-refundable and takes groups of up to 19, so check the terms before you book. Also bookable on GetYourGuide ($155, 4.8★, 423 reviews) →

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Walks (WalksDevour)

Café du Rendez-vous, 2 avenue du Général Leclerc · 2 Av. du Général Leclerc, 75014 Paris, France

Small group, special access Licence not listed 4.7 ★ · 1,025 reviews (GetYourGuide)

The American company behind the most reviewed guided Catacombs tour (Walks LLC, part of Hornblower Group). Its two-hour special access tour opens an underground chapel and the quarrymen's carvings for up to 14 people, six on some departures, and meets at Café du Rendez-vous. Its own site showed $164 (about €147) with a fluctuating discount; its GetYourGuide listing is €139 with free cancellation and 4.67 from 1,025 reviews. Its Paris Google Maps profile is weaker, 4.2 from 78 reviews. Also bookable on GetYourGuide ($155, 4.7★, 1,025 reviews) →

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Catacombes de Paris (official)

1 avenue du Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy · 1 Av. du Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy, 75014 Paris, France

Official Timed entry, self-guided with audio guide Licence not listed 4.1 ★ · 11,702 reviews (Google Maps)

The City of Paris museum itself, run by Paris Musées, and the cheapest way in: a timed ticket with the audio guide for €31 at full price and €25 reduced, sold online only and released seven days ahead. You walk the 1.5 km public route on your own in about an hour. It does not open the restricted areas, and slots within its seven-day window often sell out. Its website was in maintenance on 27 October 2026. Also bookable on GetYourGuide ($42, 4.7★, 12,432 reviews) →

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How we checked licences. In France, a company that sells travel packages or organised tours must be registered with Atout France, the national tourism agency, and print its IM registration number. We looked for it on each operator's own website; several Catacombs operators are American or Italian companies selling into Paris and publish their home-country registrations instead. 1 of 6 publish one — shown above. Catacombes de Paris (official), LivTours, ExperienceFirst, The Tour Guy, Walks (WalksDevour): real, reviewed operators that don't list a number publicly; we mark them unverified rather than omit them. We excluded aggregators and booking portals, which are not operators.

Left out. Walking-tour companies that rank well on Google Maps for Paris but run no Catacombs tour were left out, as were resellers and combo sellers that do not run their own guided visits. Two tour companies with Catacombs pages were not listed because their own sites could not be read to confirm prices.

Disclosure. Direct prices and ratings are from operators' own sites and public review platforms (checked October 27, 2026). Online prices, ratings and review counts are GetYourGuide's, captured October 27, 2026; booking through those links may earn us a commission at no extra cost to you, and it never changes the order. Always confirm current price, schedule and what's included with the operator before booking. Machine-readable version (JSON)

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Frequently asked questions

Short answers to what people ask before booking Paris Catacombs tickets or a guided tour.

How much are Paris Catacombs tickets?

The official timed ticket with audio guide is €31, about $35. Reseller entry tickets cost from $43, guided tours with special access from $156, and a Catacombs and Seine cruise combo $129.

Do Paris Catacombs tickets sell out?

Yes. Entry is timed and capped at 200 people underground at once. On 27 October 2026 the next free reseller entry slot was two weeks away.

Do I need to book Catacombs tickets in advance?

Yes. Visits are by timed ticket booked online; the official office opens its slots seven days ahead, and resellers and tours sell further out.

Which Catacombs tour includes restricted areas?

All three guided tours on this site include areas closed to standard visitors: the special access tour ($156), the restricted access tour ($212) and the small-group tour ($234).

Can I cancel a Catacombs ticket?

The $43 entry ticket is non-refundable. The three guided tours and the Seine cruise combo can be cancelled free up to 24 hours before.

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