Paris Panthéonwhich ticket is worth buying

The short answer

Official price

€13 for a standard ticket, shown on the monument's own homepage when checked on 17 October 2026. The ticket covers the nave and the crypt.

Free entry

Under-16s accompanied by an adult, and EU nationals or regular non-EU residents in France aged 16 to 25, enter free; the first Sunday of January, February, March, November and December is free for everyone without a reservation.

Dome platform

Closed. The official site carries a standing notice that the viewing platform is closed for renovation work, so no ticket currently buys you the panorama.

Reseller bundle

WeGoTrip sells entry plus an in-app audio tour for €16.35 (checked 17 October 2026) — about €3 more than the official ticket, for the commentary and a pre-purchased voucher.

What the official ticket costs#

The Panthéon's own homepage displayed "Price: 13€" when checked on 17 October 2026, and the official ticketing sits on the Centre des monuments nationaux site. That single ticket gives access to the nave and the crypt of the monument, where Voltaire, Rousseau, Marie Curie, Victor Hugo and the other figures of the Panthéon's crypt are buried.

Two figures sit next to that price on the official practical-information page. A combined ticket for the Basilique Saint-Denis + Panthéon costs €26, and an on-site audio guide in ten languages costs €5. The same page still lists last year's seasonal table — €16 between June and September 2025, €13 from October 2025 to March 2026 — which is a reminder that this price moves by season: treat the tariff page as the authority and re-check it for your dates.

Free admission is not a separate lesser ticket, but it does have conditions: under-16s go free accompanied by an adult with an e-ticket, and visitors aged 16 to 25 who are EU nationals or regular non-EU residents in France collect a free ticket with a compulsory checkout. Bring the ID that proves the condition.

The panorama is closed — plan accordingly#

Which option fits your visit#

Choose by what you actually need

1. You qualify for free entry (under 16, or 16–25 EU / resident in France)

   Collect the free official ticket and skip every reseller

   Paying a bundle for admission you are entitled to receive free is pure loss; the free ticket still covers the nave and crypt.

2. It is your first Panthéon visit and you want the story explained

   Choose the entry-plus-audio bundle, or the official €5 on-site audio guide

   The building is a mausoleum and an engineering story rather than an art collection, and the audio is where the names in the crypt stop being a list. The bundle bundles both instead of two purchases.

3. You also plan to see the Basilique Saint-Denis

   Take the combined route: €26 officially, €29.19 for the reseller's priority-entrance version

   Saint-Denis holds the royal necropolis of France; the combined ticket is cheaper than two separate admissions, and the reseller version adds priority entrance to both.

4. You are watching the budget and do not care about audio

   Buy the €13 official ticket

   The bundle costs more than the standard admission, and everything it adds is commentary — you are not buying access to anything extra.

What the reseller bundle actually contains#

WeGoTrip's "Paris: Pantheon Ticket & National Pride Audio Tour" was €16.35 on 17 October 2026. The merchant states that it contains an entrance ticket to the Panthéon, a self-guided audio tour on its smartphone app, a step-by-step route inside the building, and fast-track admission — you show a phone ticket at the ticket-holders line rather than buying at the window.

It does not contain earphones (bring your own), food or drink, an in-person guide, or access to the panoramic platform — the merchant lists that last one at €3.50 and notes it is closed at the moment, which matches the monument's own notice. Plan for the app download before you travel: the merchant requires its app, iOS 12 or Android 7.1 and roughly 100 MB of space.

The honest comparison is €16.35 against €13. The bundle is the dearer option in cash; what it adds is the audio commentary and a voucher bought ahead. If neither matters to you, the official ticket is the better buy, and the page says so.

Compare your options#

Official figures from the monument's own site; reseller figures from the merchant's live product page. Prices change — re-check before you buy.

Entrance rules worth knowing before you go#

• Opening hours. 10:00–18:30 from 1 April to 30 September and 10:00–18:00 from 1 October to 31 March, with last access 45 minutes before closing. The monument opens daily but lists special closures: the first working Monday of each month from 12:00, reduced hours on 24 and 31 December, and annual closure on 1 January, 1 May and 25 December.
• Bags. There is no luggage locker or cloakroom. Only standard backpacks are accepted; helmets, scooters, rollerblades and skateboards are not permitted, and food and drink are prohibited inside.
• Free Sundays need no queue strategy. On the first Sunday of January, February, March, November and December entry is free without reservation — arrive early, because everyone else receives the same offer.
• Buy from the named channels. The Centre des monuments nationaux runs the official ticketing; on busy days the monument may close earlier, so re-check the day's timetable before you set out.
• Photography. Personal, non-commercial photography is allowed; tripods and drones are prohibited, and professional or class/wedding photography needs authorisation.

Common questions#