{ "license": "CC BY 4.0 — attribute Paris Catacombs Tickets with a link to https://catacombsparis.com/tours", "page": { "url": "https://catacombsparis.com/tours", "title": "Paris Catacombs Tickets and Tours: Every Option Compared", "indexable": true }, "name": "Catacombs of Paris operators, compared", "url": "https://catacombsparis.com/tours", "publisher": "Paris Catacombs Tickets", "entity": { "name": "Catacombs of Paris", "city": "Paris", "country": "France", "officialUrl": "https://www.catacombes.paris.fr/en" }, "updated": "2026-10-27", "pricesChecked": "2026-10-27", "credentialsChecked": "2026-10-27", "credential": { "name": "Licence (Atout France)", "explainer": "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." }, "method": "Operators that run their own trips to Catacombs of Paris: the official seller, tour companies, and the best-rated Google Maps profiles. \"fromPrice\" is the cheapest published adult fare on the operator's own website, in EUR. Ratings are from the operator's strongest public review profile, named in ratingSource. \"credential\" is the IM number as published on the operator's own site (credentialSource); null means not published, not that the operator is unlicensed. Aggregators and booking portals are not operators and are excluded.", "disclosure": "This site may earn a commission on bookings at no extra cost to you.", "areas": [ { "key": "denfert", "name": "Place Denfert-Rochereau — at the Catacombs entrance", "note": "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." } ], "operators": [ { "name": "LivTours", "legalName": "LivItaly Tours LLC", "role": "operator", "website": "https://livtours.com/tours/paris-catacombs-tour-semi-private", "area": "Place Denfert-Rochereau — at the Catacombs entrance", "departsFrom": "In front of the main Catacombs entrance", "address": null, "geo": null, "format": "Semi-private, restricted chambers", "formats": [ "Semi-private guided tour", "Restricted access" ], "access": "Ossuary route plus restricted chambers", "maxGroupSize": 6, "fromPrice": null, "priceCurrency": "EUR", "priceIsIndicative": false, "priceNote": "Price shown only at booking", "rating": 4.91, "reviewCount": 205, "ratingSource": "GetYourGuide", "ratingSelfReported": false, "credential": null, "credentialSource": null, "founded": null, "googleMaps": null, "summary": "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.", "bookableOnline": { "title": "Paris: Small-Group Catacombs Tour with Skip-the-Line Entry", "price": 234, "currency": "USD", "rating": 4.9, "reviewCount": 205, "bookingUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/paris-l16/paris-small-group-catacombs-tour-with-skip-the-line-entry-t364510/?partner_id=D7H7I6M&utm_medium=online_publisher&cmp=catacombs" } }, { "name": "Memories France", "legalName": "MEMORIES FRANCE SARL", "role": "operator", "website": "https://memories-france.travel/", "area": "Place Denfert-Rochereau — at the Catacombs entrance", "departsFrom": "Outside the main Catacombs entrance", "address": "1 Av. du Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy, 75014 Paris, France", "geo": null, "format": "Small group, restricted access", "formats": [ "Small-group guided tour", "Restricted access" ], "access": "Ossuary route plus areas closed to the public", "maxGroupSize": 7, "fromPrice": 189.9, "priceCurrency": "EUR", "priceIsIndicative": false, "priceNote": null, "rating": 4.9, "reviewCount": 615, "ratingSource": "Google Maps", "ratingSelfReported": false, "credential": "IM075160080", "credentialSource": "https://memories-france.travel/terms/", "founded": null, "googleMaps": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Memories+France+-+Paris+Tours/data=!4m7!3m6!1s0x47e66e23f94fffff:0x4924954378bdfa76!8m2!3d48.8563409!4d2.3504087!16s%2Fg%2F11csc7c_8h!19sChIJ__9P-SNu5kcRdvq9eEOVJEk", "summary": "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.", "bookableOnline": { "title": "Paris: Catacombs Restricted Access Tour", "price": 212, "currency": "USD", "rating": 4.9, "reviewCount": 533, "bookingUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/paris-l16/catacombs-of-paris-small-group-restricted-access-tour-t160007/?partner_id=D7H7I6M&utm_medium=online_publisher&cmp=catacombs" } }, { "name": "The Tour Guy", "legalName": "The Roman Guy, Inc.", "role": "operator", "website": "https://thetourguy.com/tours/normandy-beaches-from-paris/paris-catacombs-tour-skip-the-line", "area": "Place Denfert-Rochereau — at the Catacombs entrance", "departsFrom": "Near the Catacombs entrance (exact spot on the voucher)", "address": null, "geo": null, "format": "Guided group, two restricted chambers", "formats": [ "Guided tour", "Restricted access" ], "access": "Ossuary route plus two restricted chambers, including the Crypt of Passion", "maxGroupSize": 19, "fromPrice": 134, "priceCurrency": "EUR", "priceIsIndicative": true, "priceNote": null, "rating": 4.84, "reviewCount": 84, "ratingSource": "GetYourGuide", "ratingSelfReported": false, "credential": null, "credentialSource": null, "founded": null, "googleMaps": null, "summary": "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.", "bookableOnline": { "title": "Paris Catacombs Guided Tour With Restricted Rooms", "price": 200, "currency": "USD", "rating": 4.8, "reviewCount": 84, "bookingUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/paris-l16/paris-skip-the-line-catacombs-tour-with-restricted-areas-t540152/?partner_id=D7H7I6M&utm_medium=online_publisher&cmp=catacombs" } }, { "name": "ExperienceFirst", "legalName": null, "role": "operator", "website": "https://www.exp1.com/paris-tours/catacombs-guided-tour/", "area": "Place Denfert-Rochereau — at the Catacombs entrance", "departsFrom": "Street level by the Catacombs entrance, Metro exit 1", "address": "1 Av. du Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy, 75014 Paris, France", "geo": null, "format": "Guided group, special access", "formats": [ "Guided tour", "Special access", "Seine cruise add-on" ], "access": "Ossuary route plus areas closed to the public", "maxGroupSize": null, "fromPrice": 139, "priceCurrency": "EUR", "priceIsIndicative": false, "priceNote": null, "rating": 4.8, "reviewCount": 423, "ratingSource": "GetYourGuide", "ratingSelfReported": false, "credential": null, "credentialSource": null, "founded": null, "googleMaps": null, "summary": "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.", "bookableOnline": { "title": "Paris Catacombs Skip-the-Line Guided Tour and Special Access", "price": 155, "currency": "USD", "rating": 4.8, "reviewCount": 423, "bookingUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/paris-l16/paris-catacombs-guided-tour-special-access-t136979/?partner_id=D7H7I6M&utm_medium=online_publisher&cmp=catacombs" } }, { "name": "Walks (WalksDevour)", "legalName": "Walks LLC", "role": "operator", "website": "https://www.walksdevour.com/paris/tours/paris-catacombs-tour/", "area": "Place Denfert-Rochereau — at the Catacombs entrance", "departsFrom": "Café du Rendez-vous, 2 avenue du Général Leclerc", "address": "2 Av. du Général Leclerc, 75014 Paris, France", "geo": null, "format": "Small group, special access", "formats": [ "Small-group guided tour", "Special access" ], "access": "Ossuary route plus a chapel and quarrymen's carvings behind locked gates", "maxGroupSize": 14, "fromPrice": 147, "priceCurrency": "EUR", "priceIsIndicative": true, "priceNote": null, "rating": 4.67, "reviewCount": 1025, "ratingSource": "GetYourGuide", "ratingSelfReported": false, "credential": null, "credentialSource": null, "founded": null, "googleMaps": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/WalksDevour+Paris/data=!4m7!3m6!1s0x47e66f0109b833bf:0xedf6b0f5b0a802fc!8m2!3d48.8537991!4d2.3699272!16s%2Fg%2F11f9x0l_z7!19sChIJvzO4CQFv5kcR_AKosPWw9u0", "summary": "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.", "bookableOnline": { "title": "Paris: Catacombs Special Access Tour", "price": 155, "currency": "USD", "rating": 4.7, "reviewCount": 1025, "bookingUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/paris-l16/paris-catacombs-special-access-tour-t88340/?partner_id=D7H7I6M&utm_medium=online_publisher&cmp=catacombs" } }, { "name": "Catacombes de Paris (official)", "legalName": "Paris Musées", "role": "official", "website": "https://www.catacombes.paris.fr/en", "area": "Place Denfert-Rochereau — at the Catacombs entrance", "departsFrom": "1 avenue du Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy", "address": "1 Av. du Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy, 75014 Paris, France", "geo": { "lat": 48.8338325, "lng": 2.3324222 }, "format": "Timed entry, self-guided with audio guide", "formats": [ "Timed entry ticket", "Audio guide" ], "access": "Public ossuary route, no restricted areas", "maxGroupSize": null, "fromPrice": 31, "priceCurrency": "EUR", "priceIsIndicative": false, "priceNote": null, "rating": 4.1, "reviewCount": 11702, "ratingSource": "Google Maps", "ratingSelfReported": false, "credential": null, "credentialSource": null, "founded": null, "googleMaps": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Catacombs+of+Paris/data=!4m7!3m6!1s0x47e671b6c1d0b675:0xc8d7f073e62eb4b3!8m2!3d48.8338325!4d2.3324222!16zL20vMGg1YmQ!19sChIJdbbQwbZx5kcRs7Qu5nPw18g", "summary": "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.", "bookableOnline": { "title": "Paris: Catacombs Entry Ticket and Audio Guide", "price": 42, "currency": "USD", "rating": 4.7, "reviewCount": 12432, "bookingUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/paris-l16/paris-catacombs-entry-ticket-and-audio-guide-t66985/?partner_id=D7H7I6M&utm_medium=online_publisher&cmp=catacombs" } } ], "bookableOnline": { "source": "GetYourGuide", "capturedAt": "2026-10-27", "currency": "USD", "note": "\"From\" prices per person unless pricingType says otherwise; they change with date and availability. Booking links are commission-bearing.", "topPick": "66985", "groups": [ { "category": "Guided tours with special or restricted access", "about": "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.", "tours": [ { "id": "364510", "title": "Paris: Small-Group Catacombs Tour with Skip-the-Line Entry", "operator": "LivTours - We craft tours, you live them", "format": "Guided tour", "note": "Guided, max 6, restricted areas, separate entrance", "rating": 4.9, "reviewCount": 205, "fromPrice": 234, "pricingType": "per person", "duration": "1.5 hours", "freeCancellation": true, "guideLanguages": "English", "bookingUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/paris-l16/paris-small-group-catacombs-tour-with-skip-the-line-entry-t364510/?partner_id=D7H7I6M&utm_medium=online_publisher&cmp=catacombs" }, { "id": "160007", "title": "Paris: Catacombs Restricted Access Tour", "operator": "Memories France", "format": "Guided tour", "note": "Guided, max 7, areas closed to the public", "rating": 4.9, "reviewCount": 533, "fromPrice": 212, "pricingType": "per person", "duration": "2 hours", "freeCancellation": true, "guideLanguages": "English", "bookingUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/paris-l16/catacombs-of-paris-small-group-restricted-access-tour-t160007/?partner_id=D7H7I6M&utm_medium=online_publisher&cmp=catacombs" }, { "id": "540152", "title": "Paris Catacombs Guided Tour With Restricted Rooms", "operator": "the tour guy", "format": "Guided tour", "note": "Guided, two restricted chambers incl. the Crypt of Passion", "rating": 4.8, "reviewCount": 84, "fromPrice": 200, "pricingType": "per person", "duration": "1.5 hours", "freeCancellation": true, "guideLanguages": "English", "bookingUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/paris-l16/paris-skip-the-line-catacombs-tour-with-restricted-areas-t540152/?partner_id=D7H7I6M&utm_medium=online_publisher&cmp=catacombs" }, { "id": "136979", "title": "Paris Catacombs Skip-the-Line Guided Tour and Special Access", "operator": "ExperienceFirst", "format": "Guided tour", "note": "Guided, special access, up to 19, optional Seine cruise", "rating": 4.8, "reviewCount": 423, "fromPrice": 155, "pricingType": "per person", "duration": "1.5 hours", "freeCancellation": false, "guideLanguages": "English", "bookingUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/paris-l16/paris-catacombs-guided-tour-special-access-t136979/?partner_id=D7H7I6M&utm_medium=online_publisher&cmp=catacombs" }, { "id": "54091", "title": "Paris Catacombs Guided Tour:Skip-the-Line & Restricted Areas", "operator": "City Wonders Ltd.", "format": "Guided tour", "note": "Guided, restricted areas, max 15 or semi-private 7", "rating": 4.7, "reviewCount": 408, "fromPrice": 278, "pricingType": "per person", "duration": "2 hours", "freeCancellation": true, "guideLanguages": "English", "bookingUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/paris-l16/paris-catacombs-2-hour-small-group-tour-t54091/?partner_id=D7H7I6M&utm_medium=online_publisher&cmp=catacombs" }, { "id": "88340", "title": "Paris: Catacombs Special Access Tour", "operator": "Walks France-Spain", "format": "Guided tour", "note": "Guided, special access, max 14 (6 on some times)", "rating": 4.7, "reviewCount": 1025, "fromPrice": 155, "pricingType": "per person", "duration": "2 hours", "freeCancellation": true, "guideLanguages": "English", "bookingUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/paris-l16/paris-catacombs-special-access-tour-t88340/?partner_id=D7H7I6M&utm_medium=online_publisher&cmp=catacombs" } ] }, { "category": "Entry tickets and Seine cruise combos", "about": "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.", "tours": [ { "id": "66985", "title": "Paris: Catacombs Entry Ticket and Audio Guide", "operator": null, "format": "Ticket", "note": "Timed entry + audio guide, non-refundable", "rating": 4.7, "reviewCount": 12432, "fromPrice": 42, "pricingType": "per person", "duration": "1 hour", "freeCancellation": false, "guideLanguages": null, "bookingUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/paris-l16/paris-catacombs-entry-ticket-and-audio-guide-t66985/?partner_id=D7H7I6M&utm_medium=online_publisher&cmp=catacombs" }, { "id": "477227", "title": "Paris: Catacombs, Audio Guide, and River Cruise Option", "operator": "Global Tours And Tickets", "format": "Ticket", "note": "Timed entry + audio guide, cruise optional", "rating": 4.6, "reviewCount": 1120, "fromPrice": 89, "pricingType": "per person", "duration": "1.5 - 3 hours", "freeCancellation": false, "guideLanguages": null, "bookingUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/paris-l16/paris-catacombs-audio-guide-and-river-cruise-option-t477227/?partner_id=D7H7I6M&utm_medium=online_publisher&cmp=catacombs" }, { "id": "529663", "title": "Paris: Catacombs Entry & Seine River Cruise with Audio Guide", "operator": "Mon Petit Paris", "format": "Ticket", "note": "Entry + audio guide + 1-hour cruise, free cancellation", "rating": 4.5, "reviewCount": 1645, "fromPrice": 129, "pricingType": "per person", "duration": "3 hours", "freeCancellation": true, "guideLanguages": null, "bookingUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/paris-l16/paris-catacombs-entry-seine-river-cruise-with-audio-guide-t529663/?partner_id=D7H7I6M&utm_medium=online_publisher&cmp=catacombs" }, { "id": "553407", "title": "Paris: Catacombs Ticket and Seine River Cruise", "operator": "HISTORY GROUP 1", "format": "Ticket", "note": "Entry + audio guides + Seine cruise", "rating": 4.2, "reviewCount": 956, "fromPrice": 111, "pricingType": "per person", "duration": "2 hours", "freeCancellation": false, "guideLanguages": null, "bookingUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/paris-l16/catacombs-and-seine-river-cruise-t553407/?partner_id=D7H7I6M&utm_medium=online_publisher&cmp=catacombs" }, { "id": "1437279", "title": "Paris Combo: Catacombs Expert Guided Tour with Seine Cruise", "operator": "Uncle Sam Tours", "format": "Ticket", "note": "Live small-group guide + self-guided Seine cruise", "rating": 4.8, "reviewCount": 4, "fromPrice": 119, "pricingType": "per person", "duration": "2 hours", "freeCancellation": true, "guideLanguages": "English", "bookingUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/paris-l16/paris-combo-catacombs-expert-guided-tour-with-seine-cruise-t1437279/?partner_id=D7H7I6M&utm_medium=online_publisher&cmp=catacombs" } ] } ] } }