Sight 7th arr., Paris
Musée d'Orsay
A sight in 7th arr., Paris, pricey ($$$) and worth about 2.5 hours. Best time to go: Thursday evening.
Why go
Impressionist and post-Impressionist masterpieces in a former Beaux-Arts train station.
It is one of 16 curated places we feature in Paris, alongside 6 sights, 3 places to eat and 2 bars & cafés. 3 more of our picks sit within 1 km in a straight line, so it pairs easily with Angelina and Café de Flore.
- Type
- Sight · Culture
- Neighborhood
- 7th arr.
- Price
- $$$
- Time needed
- 2.5 hr
- Best time
- Thursday evening
Nearby
The 6 closest curated picks in Paris, measured as straight-line distance.
- 1Angelina
Tearoom on Rue de Rivoli since 1903, known for thick hot chocolate and Mont-Blanc pastries.
Food · 0.6 km straight-line - 2Café de Flore
Saint-Germain café open since the 1880s, linked to Sartre and de Beauvoir.
Drinks · 0.8 km straight-line - 3Musée du Louvre
The world's largest art museum, from the Mona Lisa to Egyptian antiquities.
Sight · 0.8 km straight-line - 4Sainte-Chapelle
13th-century royal chapel with 15 soaring stained-glass windows.
Sight · 1.4 km straight-line - 5Printemps Haussmann
Belle Époque department store next door, known for its animated Christmas windows and lit domes on Boulevard Haussmann.
Shopping · 1.6 km straight-line - 6Galeries Lafayette Haussmann
Department store whose 1912 glass and steel dome holds a giant Christmas tree each year, with animated windows outside.
Shopping · 1.6 km straight-line
On these curated routes
Musée d'Orsay is a stop on our Paris to the Riviera route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.
More sights to see in Paris
4 more curated sights in Paris. See the full Paris guide.
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Notre-Dame de Paris
Gothic cathedral reopened in December 2024 after the 2019 fire restoration.
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Basilique du Sacré-Cœur
White-domed basilica at the top of Montmartre with a panorama over Paris.
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Eiffel Tower
Iron landmark with views from the second floor and summit.
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Champs-Élysées
The avenue's plane trees are wrapped in lights from late November into January, running up to the Arc de Triomphe.
When to go
Average daily highs in Paris run from 6°C in January to 25°C in July; December is usually the wettest month. For Musée d'Orsay itself, we suggest: Thursday evening.
Modelled monthly averages for Paris from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Paris weather by month.
Getting there
Map links open a live search for Musée d'Orsay, so hours and directions come straight from the map app.
- Address
- Esplanade Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, 75007 Paris, France
- Coordinates
- 48.85996, 2.32656
- Destination
- Paris, France
- Website
- musee-orsay.fr
Musée d'Orsay: quick answers
How much time do you need at Musée d'Orsay?
Plan on about 2.5 hours at Musée d'Orsay. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.
When is the best time to visit Musée d'Orsay?
Our pick: Thursday evening. Insider tip: Head straight to the 5th floor; closed Mondays.
Where is Musée d'Orsay?
Musée d'Orsay is at Esplanade Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, 75007 Paris, France, in 7th arr. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.
Which TripsCircle routes include Musée d'Orsay?
Musée d'Orsay appears on Paris to the Riviera, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.
Add Musée d'Orsay to your crew's plan
Save it to a shared TripsCircle itinerary, settle the timing with a quick poll, and split the costs with everyone going to Paris.
Plan Paris
- Paris travel guide 16 places
- Best time to visit Paris weather by month
- Paris to Reims 131 km straight-line
- Paris to Avignon 577 km straight-line
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Curated recommendation, not live listing data. Confirm hours, prices, bookings and access before you go.