There are 6 ways to get from Cité to The Louvre by bus, ferry, taxi, foot, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Cité - Palais de Justice to Pont des Arts - Quai de Contibus N13
9 min€3Ferry
- Take the ferry from Hôtel de Ville to Louvreferry Hop On-Off
33 minTaxi
- Take the taxi from Cité to The Louvretaxi 2.2 km
4 min€7–9Walk
- Take the foot from Cité to The Louvrewalk 1.3 km
15 minLine 7 subway
- Take the subway from Châtelet to Palais Royal - Musée du Louvresubway 7
11 min€3Bus via Saint-Michel
- Take the bus from Saint-Michel to Pont des Arts - Quai de Contibus 27
12 min€3
Cité to The Louvre by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cité to The Louvre is to bus which costs €3 and takes 9 min.
The fastest way to get from Cité to The Louvre is to taxi which takes 4 min and costs €7 - €9.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Cité - Palais de Justice and arriving at Pont des Arts - Quai de Conti. Services depart every 30 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4 min.
Yes, there is a direct ferry departing from Hôtel de Ville and arriving at Louvre. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 18 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Châtelet and arriving at Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3 min.
The distance between Cité and The Louvre is 1 km.
The best way to get from Cité to The Louvre without a car is to bus which takes 9 min and costs €3.
The bus from Cité - Palais de Justice to Pont des Arts - Quai de Conti takes 4 min including transfers and departs every 30 minutes.
Cité to The Louvre bus services, operated by Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP), depart from Cité - Palais de Justice station.
Cité to The Louvre train services, operated by RATP Metro, depart from Châtelet station.
What companies run services between Cité, Île-de-France, France and The Louvre, France?
Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP) operates a bus from Cité - Palais de Justice to Pont des Arts - Quai de Conti hourly. Tickets cost €3 and the journey takes 4 min. Île-de-France Mobilités - Croix du Sud also services this route hourly. Alternatively, Batobus operates a ferry from Hôtel de Ville to Louvre on demand, and the journey takes 18 min.
Subway from Châtelet to Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- https://www.ratp.fr/en
Bus from Cité - Palais de Justice to Pont des Arts - Quai de Conti
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- https://www.ratp.fr/en
Bus from Saint-Michel to Pont des Arts - Quai de Conti
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- https://www.ratp.fr/en
- Phone
- 3424
- Website
- iledefrance-mobilites.fr
Bus from Cité - Palais de Justice to Pont des Arts - Quai de Conti
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- iledefrance-mobilites.fr
Bus from Saint-Michel to Pont des Arts - Quai de Conti
- Ave. Duration
- 2 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- iledefrance-mobilites.fr
- Website
- iledefrance-mobilites.fr
Bus from Saint-Michel to Pont des Arts - Quai de Conti
- Ave. Duration
- 2 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- iledefrance-mobilites.fr
- Phone
- +33 (0)1 76 64 79 12
- [email protected]
- Website
- batobus.com
Ferry from Hôtel de Ville to Louvre
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://www.batobus.com/en
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Estimated price
- €7–9
Alpha Taxis
- Phone
- +33 1 45 85 85 85
- Website
- alphataxis.fr
Taxis G7
- Phone
- +33 1 41 27 66 99
- Website
- g7.fr
Taxis Parisiens
- Phone
- +33 1 45 30 30 30
- Website
- taxis-parisiens.fr
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More Questions & Answers
Cité to The Louvre bus services, operated by Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP), arrive at Pont des Arts - Quai de Conti station.
Cité to The Louvre train services, operated by RATP Metro, arrive at Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre station.
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