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Things change. Fares, free-entry rules, strike days and museum hours in Paris move often. Every stamped fact below was checked on 2026-10-10 and names its page. Anything we could not open is labeled, and the page to check is named. Our own base guides, /guides/paris/ and /guides/paris-spring/, cover the general itinerary and seasonal notes; this guide does not repeat them.

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Promise: a seven-day Paris plan that shows you where money leaks, which days to do which museum, and which arrondissement to sleep in, with a daily budget you fill in yourself.
Trip length: 7 days.
Best months: any, but shoulder months help with beds. See /guides/paris-spring/ for spring.
Budget band: a €150/day planning frame for bed, transit, food, sights and buffer combined. A frame, not a guarantee.
Best for: travelers who want a week in Paris without a luxury budget, are comfortable with metro stairs and hostel or small-room life, and would rather spend on one or two headline sights than on everything.
State Department: France is Level 2, "Exercise increased caution" [read 2026-10-10 — page dated May 28, 2025, https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/france-travel-advisory.html]. No regional Do Not Travel or Reconsider areas are listed on that page. The risk indicators named are Unrest and Terrorism.

At a glance

Louvre: €22 EEA, €32 non-EEA; closed Tuesdays (checked Oct 10, 2026).
Navigo Semaine: €32.40 per week listed (checked Oct 10, 2026).
Single metro/train/RER ticket listed at €2.55 .
Airport ticket (CDG and Orly): €14 .
Carnavalet permanent collection: free (checked Oct 10, 2026).
Paris Museum Pass: 2 days €85, 4 days €105, 6 days €125 (checked Oct 10, 2026).
Versailles passport: €35 (checked Oct 10, 2026).
Points: Flying Blue only, 1:1 from Chase, Amex, Capital One, Citi and Bilt.