Tours, tickets and day trips in Paris
The sights with published visitor numbers, the heritage listings, and the towns close enough for a day out.
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Sacré-Cœur | 10,000,000 | 2017 |
| Eiffel Tower | 6,207,303 | 2017 |
| Père Lachaise Cemetery | 3,500,000 | — |
| Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal | 2,000,000 | 2017 |
| Buzenval | 1,914,564 | 2013 |
| Muséum national d'histoire naturelle | 1,900,000 | http |
| Jardin d'Acclimatation | 1,850,000 | 2018 |
| Arc de Triomphe | 1,754,750 | 2022 |
| Public Information Library | 1,430,000 | — |
| Musée de l'Armée | 1,252,095 | 2019 |
The busiest is Sacré-Cœur at 10,000,000 visitors in 2017. At that volume, anything with a gate is worth a timed ticket or an early start.
UNESCO World Heritage in the city: banks of the Seine.
Day trips from Paris
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paris to Marne La Vallée | France | 22 km (13 mi) | about 21 min |
| Paris to Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines | France | 26 km (16 mi) | about 25 min |
| Paris to Orléans | France | 111 km (69 mi) | about 1 h 48 min |
| Paris to Rouen | France | 112 km (70 mi) | about 1 h 49 min |
| Paris to Amiens | France | 116 km (72 mi) | about 1 h 54 min |
| Paris to Reims | France | 131 km (81 mi) | about 2 h 8 min |
| Paris to Le Havre | France | 178 km (110 mi) | about 2 h 54 min |
| Paris to Le Mans | France | 184 km (115 mi) | about 3 h |
| Paris to Brussels | Belgium | 264 km (164 mi) | about 4 h 18 min |
| Paris to Brighton | United Kingdom | 283 km (176 mi) | about 4 h 36 min |
| Paris to Gent | Belgium | 263 km (163 mi) | about 4 h 17 min |
| Paris to Lille | France | 204 km (127 mi) | about 3 h 19 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
Where to book tours and tickets
We take no bookings for these providers and hold no reservation with them. The provider you choose handles payment, confirmation, changes and refunds. How that works.
Common questions
What is the most visited attraction in Paris?
Sacré-Cœur, with 10,000,000 visitors in 2017 (Wikidata).
Does Paris have a UNESCO World Heritage site?
Yes: banks of the Seine.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.