There are 7 ways to get from Cité to The Louvre by subway, bus, ferry, taxi, or foot
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Line 7 subway
best- Take the subway from Châtelet to Palais Royal - Musée du Louvresubway 7
11 min€3Bus
- Take the bus from Cité - Palais de Justice to Louvre - Rivolibus 21
12 minFerry
- Take the ferry from Hôtel de Ville to Louvreferry Hop On-Off
33 minTaxi
- Take the taxi from Cité to The Louvretaxi 3 km
6 min€8–10Bus via Pont des Arts - Quai de Conti
- Take the bus from Saint-Michel to Pont des Arts - Quai de Contibus 27
13 minLine 21 bus
- Take the bus from Cité - Palais de Justice to Palais Royal - Musée du Louvrebus 21
13 minWalk
- Take the walk from Cité to The Louvrewalk 1.3 km
15 min
Cité to The Louvre by foot and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cité to The Louvre is to line 7 subway which costs €3 and takes 11 min.
The fastest way to get from Cité to The Louvre is to taxi which takes 6 min and costs €8 - €10.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Cité - Palais de Justice and arriving at Louvre - Rivoli. Services depart every 10 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8 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 2 km.
The best way to get from Cité to The Louvre without a car is to line 7 subway which takes 11 min and costs €3.
The line 7 subway from Châtelet to Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre takes 3 min including transfers and departs every five minutes.
Cité to The Louvre bus services, operated by Rive Gauche, 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?
RATP Metro operates a subway from Châtelet to Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre every 5 minutes. Tickets cost €3 and the journey takes 3 min. Alternatively, Rive Gauche operates a bus from Cité - Palais de Justice to Louvre - Rivoli every 10 minutes, and the journey takes 8 min. Keolis Grand Paris Seine Orly also services this route hourly.
- Phone
- 3424
- Website
- RATP Paris
Subway from Châtelet to Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- RATP Paris
- Website
- Rive Gauche
Bus from Cité - Palais de Justice to Louvre - Rivoli
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- Rive Gauche
Bus from Cité - Palais de Justice to Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- Rive Gauche
- Phone
- 0800 10 20 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- Keolis Grand Paris Seine Orly
Bus from Cité - Palais de Justice to Louvre - Rivoli
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Keolis Grand Paris Seine Orly
Bus from Saint-Michel to Pont des Arts - Quai de Conti
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- Keolis Grand Paris Seine Orly
- Website
- Rive Droite
Bus from Saint-Michel to Pont des Arts - Quai de Conti
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- Rive Droite
- Phone
- 3424
- Website
- Île-de-France Mobilités - Croix du Sud
Bus from Saint-Michel to Pont des Arts - Quai de Conti
- Ave. Duration
- 2 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Île-de-France Mobilités - Croix du Sud
- Phone
- +33 (0)1 76 64 79 12
- [email protected]
- Website
- Batobus
Ferry from Hôtel de Ville to Louvre
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Batobus
- Ave. Duration
- 6 min
- Estimated price
- €8–10
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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Booking & Getting There
Cité to The Louvre bus services, operated by Rive Gauche, arrive at Louvre - Rivoli station.
Cité to The Louvre train services, operated by RATP Metro, arrive at Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre station.
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