What's Open in Paris on a Tuesday?

Louvre — Mon/Thu/Sat/Sun 09:00–18:00, Wed/Fri 09:00–21:00; closed Tuesday. Timed-entry reservation is mandatory in 2026 — walk-ins are routinely turned away even in low season. Last entry 1 hour before closing. Closed 1 Jan, 1 May, 25 Dec. Occasional strike closures have occurred in 2026; check the museum's site the morning of your visit.

Musée de l’Orangerie — Wed–Mon 09:00–18:00; closed Tuesday. Timed-entry reservation required for all visitors, including free-admission categories, during some 2026 construction periods.

Marché aux Puces de Saint-Ouen.

Trocadéro esplanade — open-air, no ticket, no closing day.

Eiffel Tower — Daily 09:30–23:45 (last ascent 22:45). Non-EU visitor pricing may rise in 2026 per new heritage funding rules.

Arc de Triomphe — Daily roughly 10:00–23:00 (seasonal, shorter in winter).

Notre-Dame & Île de la Cité — Daily roughly 07:45–18:45 (varies by source, confirm before visiting). Reopened 7 December 2024 after fire restoration. Access can still be affected by ongoing finishing works and special services.

Montmartre & Sacré-Cœur — Basilica free entry daily 06:30–22:30; the surrounding Montmartre hill and streets are always open. Dome climb is a separate paid ticket with its own shorter hours.

Panthéon — Daily 10:00–18:00 (Oct–Mar) or 10:00–18:30 (Apr–Sep); last access 45 min before closing. Closed 1 Jan, 1 May, 25 Dec. Opens at 12:00 on the first Monday of the month.

Champs-Élysées.

Sainte-Chapelle — Daily roughly 09:00–17:00 (seasonal, extended in summer).

The schedule above is what the MEVAYA planner builds for a Tuesday. It only contains stops that are open that day — the planner reads each stop's closing days and will not route you to a closed venue, even one marked as essential.

The day covers about 0.7 km on foot and 3 public-transport hops (about 8.3 km), used only where walking would cost more time than it saves.

Only one stop needs booking: Eiffel Tower. Everything else is free or sold at the door.

09:00–09:40 — Trocadéro esplanade. The terrace across the river that gives you the Eiffel Tower head-on, whole, with nothing in the way. Free, always open, and the reason every good photograph of the tower is taken from here rather than underneath it. It is a public open-air space with no ticket and no closing day.

09:56–11:57 — Eiffel Tower. Second floor is the one worth having — the view actually frames the city, where the summit mostly shows you haze. Stairs to level two are cheaper, quicker and far less queued than the lifts. Verified opening hours: Daily 09:30–23:45 (last ascent 22:45). Non-EU visitor pricing may rise in 2026 per new heritage funding rules. Book ahead: this stop needs a reservation or a timed ticket.

11:57–12:57 — Lunch. The planner reserves time to eat right after Eiffel Tower, so the afternoon continues from where the morning ended instead of detouring for food.

13:15–14:41 — Musée Rodin. A mansion and a three-hectare sculpture garden with The Thinker and The Gates of Hell out among the roses. There is a garden-only ticket for a few euros, which on a good day is the better purchase. Verified opening hours: Tue–Sun 10:00–18:30; closed Monday.

15:01–16:08 — Palais Garnier. The opera house that inspired the Phantom — a grand staircase built for being seen on, and a ceiling painted by Chagall. Self-guided visits run through the day when there is no rehearsal. Verified opening hours: Daily roughly 10:00–17:00 for self-guided visits (closed during matinee performances).

16:30–17:22 — Arc de Triomphe. Napoleon’s arch over the world’s most intimidating roundabout. The rooftop is a paid, separate ticket and one of the best views in Paris. Use the underpass to reach it — crossing the traffic on foot is not a thing you do. Verified opening hours: Daily roughly 10:00–23:00 (seasonal, shorter in winter).

Built by the MEVAYA planner from MEVAYA's curated Paris data. Opening hours were checked against official and independent sources in September 2026; the route, times and durations are the planner's own output, not estimates written by hand.