Cheapest way to have a great time in Paris!

I know what you are thinking...You want to go to Paris, you want to see everything and you want to do it at a minimal cost. Well, those were exactly my thoughts when I was planning our trip to Paris and it was a success...

CHEAPEST TRANSPORT FROM PARIS ORLY AIRPORT TO GARE AUSTERLITZ:

Buy individual tickets from the counter or booths. 

(Total Cost from Orly to Austerlitz): 2- 3 euros per person

1. Tramway T 7- Orly to Pont de Rungis . Get down at the station La Fraternelle
2. M7- Rungis la Fraternelle to Gare Austerlitz. 

TRANSPORT: Confused with how to go about and at the same time worried about the transport expenses, yes I understand. I have compared all the passes and all the transport means and the cheapest is the Paris Visite Pass. Paris Visite Pass is confined only to the transportation in Paris where you can travel by Metro, Tram or Buses unlimited number of times. Passes are available at the Airports. 

SIGHTSEEING: Go ahead and take the Paris Museum Pass. It saves time, money and the headache of standing in a long queue. I made a comparison of the Museums I wanted to visit and their individual ticket cost on one hand and on the other hand the list of Museums covered under the Paris Museum Pass and the cost of the Pass. It falls way cheaper to buy a Museum Pass then to go for buying individual museum tickets at their respective counters. 

Do not take the Paris Pass since its really not worth it. It falls much cheaper to take a separate Paris Visite Pass and a separate Paris Museum Pass. 

PARIS TRIP 4 DAYS ITINERARY: 

* The metro trains is keeping into account the accommodation which is based in the area - Etienne Marcel, Paris. 

* M - Metro

* If interested in enjoying the beauty of Paris, just hop into any of the buses with your Paris Visite Pass which allows you unlimited travel. 

DAY 1

9AM: M4 Etienne Marcel- Gare de Est

            M7 Gare de Est- Porte de la Villette 

9.30 AM: City of Science and Industry- 5 hours

Walk down to Musee de la Musique

3.00PM: Musee de la Musique- 2 hours

5.00PM: M5 Porte de Pantin- Republique

                 M8 Republique - Ecole Militaire

5.45PM: Eiffel Tower ( You are just in time to see the Eiffel Tower in daylight and also when its lit up beautifully at dusk)

6.00PM: Seine River Cruise

DAY 2 (Should be a Wednesday- since Louvre is open till 9PM)

8.30 AM: Etienne Marcel- Reaumur Sebastopol

                   M3 Reaumur Sebastopol - Opera

9.00AM: Museum of Perfume- 1 hour

Walk down to Opera Garnier

10.00AM: Opera Garnier- 1 hour

10 minutes walk to Grevins Museum or M8 Opera - Grands Boulevard

11.30AM: Grevins Museum- 2hours

1.30PM: Museum of Chocolate- 2 hours

Bus 39 Poissonniere-Bonne Nouvelle- Louvre (18 mins)

3.30PM: Louvre (Just in time to click snaps at Louvre, go ahead and visit the museum. Once you are done seeing the Museum, step out and see the Louvre lit up at night)

   

Walk down to Pompidou

DAY 3 (Should be a Thursday- since Musee Orsay is open till 9PM) 

9.00AM: M1 Chatelet- Franklin Roosevelt 

9.30AM: Palace of Discovery- 2 hours

                 M13 Champs Elysees- Varenne

12.00PM: Museum of Liberation - 2 hours

                     Army Museum

M13 Varenne- Invalides

C- Musee Orsay

3.30PM: Orsay Museum - 3 hours

RER -C Orsay - St Michael Notre Dame

RER-B St Michael- Chatelet

7.00PM: Museum of Arts and Meters - 2.30 hours

DAY 4

8.00AM: M4 Etienne Marcel- Notre Dame St Michael

Notre Dame Cathedral

9.00AM: RER-C St Michael Notre Dame - Austerlitz

Jardin des Plantes

Museum of Natural History 

Geology Museum

Zoo

4.00PM: Bus to Pantheon 

Pantheon

TOTAL COST PARIS TRIP 4 DAYS PER PERSON:

Museum Pass: 56 Euros approx

Paris Visite Pass: 28.30 Euros approx

Grevin's Museum: 23.50 Euros

River Cruise: 13 Euros

Hotel: 280 Euros

Food: As per your budget. 

* Price mentioned above were as in September 2015.