Where to Listen: the 15 Best Museum Audio Tours in Paris

1.Louvre Museum Hosted Entry and Mona Lisa Audioguide

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 5,235 reviews · 1 day · from $81Our pick

Meet an English-speaking host near the Benlux Duty Free Shop, enter the Louvre at your reserved time, and follow a digital audio guide on your phone. The Mona Lisa commentary is in English, and you can explore the museum at your own pace. Bring headphones, ID, and allow time for security.

“Even though the Louvre opened at 11 instead of 9 we still got in at the start. Finding the Mona Lisa was easy and there was not a big crowd so saw her easily. The Louvre is so big and has amazing collections. I enjoyed seeing the famous artists and sculptures. Napoleon’s Apartments were amazing to see the wealth - even though it is a long way from other exhibits. You could spend a long time there but it is definitely worth going.”

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2.Orsay Museum Entry Ticket and Digital Audio Guide App

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 3,170 reviews · 1 day · from $31

Enter the Musée d’Orsay on your chosen day with a flexible ticket, then explore at your own pace using a separate audio guide app. The museum covers French art from 1848 to 1915, with famous works by Monet, Renoir, Degas, Manet, Cézanne, and Van Gogh. Bring headphones and download the app before arrival.

“Loved it but too crowded. Really enjoyed the variety of pieces and how displays were organised.”

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3.Louvre Museum Timed Entrance Ticket with Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 453 reviews · from $66

Meet the Louvre directly, receive your ticket through WhatsApp, and enter within 30 minutes of your reserved time after security screening. Explore eight departments at your own pace with an audio guide in English, Spanish, French, or German. The ticket includes permanent collections and temporary exhibitions, but no live guide.

“We managed to get last minute tickets which was great. I didn’t use the audio guide. We didn’t meet anyone to get the tickets - it was all through WhatsApp. Not necessarily a bad thing but if you have questions they don’t answer. We got into the museum without any problems though.”

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4.Louvre Museum Ticket & Exclusive Immersive AudioGuide

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 369 reviews · 1 day · from $57

You enter the Louvre through the Pyramid with a one-day ticket covering every wing, then choose from seven self-guided audio routes. Hear stories about the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, Liberty Leading the People, Egypt, French art, and more. Download the app before arriving, and bring headphones, since none are supplied.

“Nous n avons jamais réussi a télécharger les tickets et la visite nous a été refusée. Nous avons perdu les 108€. Nous avions déjà été floué à Rome, plus jamais je n achèterais de tickets via ce site.”

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5.Louvre Museum Hosted Entry & Masterpieces Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 281 reviews · 1 day · from $81

Meet an English-speaking host at 174 Rue de Rivoli, receive help entering the Louvre, and head toward the Mona Lisa. Inside, use the included phone app to learn about masterpieces such as the Venus de Milo, Winged Victory, and Liberty Leading the People. Bring your own headphones and arrive 10 minutes early.

“De gids is niet komen opdagen. ik heb ter plekke moeten bellen naar een noodnummer (dus internationaal gesprek) en dan kreeg ik de tickets door via whatsapp. We mochten dan zelf zoeken waar aan te schuiven, op goed geluk. Het betere TUP: trekt uwen plan.”

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6.Museum of Decorative Arts Ticket and City Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.3 · 146 reviews · 2 hours · from $23Best value

Visit the Musée des Arts Décoratifs at 107 Rue de Rivoli with entry to current exhibitions and an audio guide. See furniture, royal rooms, fashion, jewelry, toys, and ornamental details from the Middle Ages to today. A separate multilingual app adds audio commentary for Paris landmarks, including Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower. Bring your own phone and headphones.

“Regrette absolument. Billet acheté plus cher. Inondation d'e-mail. soit disant audioguide que nenni. NUL jamais plus.”

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7.Rodin Museum Skip-the-line Entry Ticket with Audio

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 102 reviews · 7 days · from $24

Visit the Rodin Museum in Paris at your own pace with entry to Hôtel Biron and its gardens. See The Thinker, The Gates of Hell, and works by Camille Claudel. Your $24 ticket includes an English digital audio guide, though you must download the correct ticket and audio link before arriving.

“Rodin museum is gorgeous. Byung the tickets ahead of time is convenient but skip the audio guide. It's an audio guide that you have to download to tour phone through an app. We couldn't even download it. Might as well get the audio guide form the museum.”

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8.Louvre Museum Ticket with Audio guide

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 99 reviews · from $56

Enter the Louvre on your own, using a priority-access ticket and digital audio guide on your phone. Choose from seven themed tours and hear commentary in eight languages as you visit works such as the Mona Lisa and The Raft of the Medusa. Download the app and audio content before arrival, since the museum network may be weak.

“Bad, I couldn't get in, they didn't validate my ticket.”

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9.Paris Orsay Museum Entry Ticket with Digital Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 93 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $36

Enter Paris’s Musée d’Orsay with a flexible admission ticket and a phone-based audio guide covering more than 300 works in 14 languages. You set your own pace across Impressionist and Post-Impressionist galleries, but bring earphones and download the app before arriving. The audio service is separate from the museum’s paid headset guide.

“We went in the afternoon. We liked not having a timed ticket. We could go anytime we wanted! Very busy inside in September, but we were able to get inside with no problems.”

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10.Rodin Museum Ticket & Optional Digital AudioGuide App

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 56 reviews · 1 day · from $23

Enter the Rodin Museum at 77 Rue de Varenne and spend the day exploring Hôtel Biron, Rodin’s former home and studio, plus its sculpture-filled gardens. See The Thinker, The Gates of Hell, early plasters, later works, and pieces linked to Camille Claudel. The optional app offers commentary in 12 languages, but you need your own headphones and phone.

“L'audioguide pas toujours pertinent... l'audiovisuel guide ne couvre pas les jardins”

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11.Louvre Museum Entry Ticket with Audio Guide and Mona Lisa Access

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 50 reviews · 1 to 2 hours (approx.) · from $176

Enter the Louvre on a reserved date with access to the Mona Lisa and permanent collections. You explore alone, using a suggested audio route and commentary available in English. The visit takes about 90 minutes, but you may stay until closing. Bring your own earphones, arrive before 16:00 for the audio guide, and expect a mandatory security check.

“i clienti non sono potuto entrare in quanto non in grado di scaricare l app e nonostante i ns solleciti qualche giorno prima di partire per aver il voucher cartaceo siamo stati completamente ignorati per cui si richiede il rimborso . valeria azalea viaggi”

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12.Orsay Museum Priority Entrance Ticket with Optional Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 35 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $31

Enter Paris’s Musée d’Orsay at a reserved time and explore its former railway-station halls at your own pace. See Monet, Van Gogh, Renoir, Degas, and more, with an optional digital audio guide in 10 languages, plus a children’s version in English and French. Your entry time may shift by up to one hour.

“Amazing works of art, but I think it would be appropriate to mandate whispering. There were hordes of people kids running, masses talking louder and louder- particularly in the impressionist area.”

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13.Orangerie Museum Reserved Entry Ticket with Optional Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 22 reviews · from $26

Enter Paris’s Musée de l’Orangerie with a reserved time and explore Monet’s Water Lilies, plus works by Renoir, Picasso, Matisse, and Cézanne. You can visit at your own pace for about two to three hours, with an optional audio guide in nine languages, a children’s version, and hearing-aid support.

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14.Rodin Museum Paris Entry Ticket with Skip the line and Audio

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 20 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $25

Visit Paris’s Rodin Museum at your own pace with entry to Hôtel Biron, the sculpture gardens, and an English digital audio guide. Plan for 90 minutes to 2.5 hours. Check your email and WhatsApp for the actual PDF ticket, since the booking voucher alone is not accepted at the museum.

“I am rating my experience booking with Viator not the museum. My tickets arrived by email the day before the tour as promised and were extremely easy to redeem. I would book again with Viator! We also loved the museum and the gardens. It was a beautiful break in very well organized tour!”

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15.Louvre Museum and Arc de Triumph Tickets with Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 17 reviews · from $26

You visit the Louvre for about three hours, then see Paris from the Arc de Triomphe. The $26 package includes both admission tickets and a downloadable app with audio, written, and video content. Your Louvre date and time are fixed, but you can visit the Arc on the day and time you choose. Bring headphones and download the app before arriving.

“Long line to get in and the staff were rude when we asked a question about which line to get in. The audio NEVER WORKED- the link came too late and it wouldn’t open. Would have been better to buy the audio from the Louvre”

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