There are 6 ways to get from Cité to The Louvre by bus, subway, 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.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Cité - Palais de Justice to Louvre - Rivolibus 21
10 min€3Line 7 subway
- Take the subway from Châtelet to Palais Royal - Musée du Louvresubway 7
11 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€7–9Line 21 bus
- Take the bus from Cité - Palais de Justice to Palais Royal - Musée du Louvrebus 21
10 min€3Walk
- Take the walk from Cité to The Louvrewalk 1.3 km
15 min
Cité to The Louvre by bus and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cité to The Louvre is to bus which costs €3 and takes 10 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 Louvre - Rivoli. Services depart every 10 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6 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 10 min and costs €3.
The bus from Cité - Palais de Justice to Louvre - Rivoli takes 6 min including transfers and departs every 10 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 Louvre - Rivoli every 10 minutes. Tickets cost €3 and the journey takes 6 min. Seine Orly also services this route hourly. Alternatively, 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.
- 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
Bus from Cité - Palais de Justice to Louvre - Rivoli
- Ave. Duration
- 6 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP)
Bus from Cité - Palais de Justice to Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP)
- 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
- 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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Booking & Getting There
Cité to The Louvre bus services, operated by Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP), 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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