Which one to choose in Paris
Notre-Dame de Paris vs Sainte-Chapelle
Two churches in Paris. Notre-Dame de Paris has 34 tickets and tours to book; Sainte-Chapelle has 13 tickets and tours to book. The table and the two notes below put them side by side; the full pages have what to see, the ticket and the timing for each.
Paris, France
Entry to the cathedral is free and always has been, and since the reopening in December 2024 it is also timed: you reserve a free slot through the official site or app, released a couple of days ahead, and join a much shorter line than the walk-up queue. Without a booking you can still get in, usually after thirty to ninety minutes on the parvis. What is sold commercially is a guided tour, which buys you an explanation rather than faster entry, though some operators hold group slots.
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Paris, France
The chapel has a timed ticket and a security screening shared with the law courts, which means two lines: one to be screened and one to enter. Booking a slot online halves the wait and is essential in summer. The joint ticket with the Conciergerie next door, the medieval palace and revolutionary prison, costs only a little more than the chapel alone and is the standard buy. Guided tours cost several times the entry and buy explanation of the 1,113 glass panels, which repay it;
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