There are 7 ways to get from Paris Rive Gauche to The Louvre by subway, bus, taxi, ferry, 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.
Line 14 subway
best- Take the subway from Bibliothèque François Mitterrand to Pyramidessubway 14
22 min€3Line 14 subway via Châtelet
- Take the subway from Bibliothèque François Mitterrand to Châteletsubway 14
23 min€3Line 27 bus
- Take the bus from Jeanne d'Arc - Église de la Gare to Musée du Louvrebus 27
46 minTaxi
- Take the taxi from Paris Rive Gauche to The Louvretaxi 5.2 km
11 min€11–14Line 14 subway #2
- Take the subway from Bibliothèque François Mitterrand to Pyramidessubway 14
23 min€3Ferry
- Take the ferry from Jardin des plantes to Louvreferry Hop On-Off
1hWalk
- Take the walk from Paris Rive Gauche to The Louvrewalk 4.7 km
55 min
Paris Rive Gauche to The Louvre by foot and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Paris Rive Gauche to The Louvre is to line 14 subway which costs €3 and takes 22 min.
The fastest way to get from Paris Rive Gauche to The Louvre is to taxi which takes 11 min and costs €11 - €14.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Jeanne d'Arc - Église de la Gare and arriving at Musée du Louvre. Services depart every 15 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 35 min.
Yes, there is a direct ferry departing from Jardin des plantes and arriving at Louvre. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 29 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Bibliothèque François Mitterrand and arriving at Châtelet. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8 min.
The distance between Paris Rive Gauche and The Louvre is 7 km.
The best way to get from Paris Rive Gauche to The Louvre without a car is to line 14 subway which takes 22 min and costs €3.
It takes approximately 22 min to get from Paris Rive Gauche to The Louvre, including transfers.
Paris Rive Gauche to The Louvre bus services, operated by Keolis Grand Paris Seine Orly, depart from Jeanne d'Arc - Église de la Gare station.
Paris Rive Gauche to The Louvre train services, operated by RATP Metro, depart from Bibliothèque François Mitterrand station.
What companies run services between Paris Rive Gauche, France and The Louvre, France?
RATP Metro operates a subway from Bibliothèque François Mitterrand to Pyramides every 5 minutes. Tickets cost €3 and the journey takes 10 min. Alternatively, Keolis Grand Paris Seine Orly operates a bus from Jeanne d'Arc - Église de la Gare to Musée du Louvre every 15 minutes, and the journey takes 35 min.
- Phone
- 3424
- Website
- RATP Paris
Subway from Bibliothèque François Mitterrand to Pyramides
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- RATP Paris
Subway from Bibliothèque François Mitterrand to Châtelet
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- RATP Paris
Subway from Bibliothèque François Mitterrand to Pyramides
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- RATP Paris
- Phone
- 0800 10 20 20
- contact-kvedv@keolis.com
- Website
- Keolis Grand Paris Seine Orly
Bus from Jeanne d'Arc - Église de la Gare to Musée du Louvre
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- Keolis Grand Paris Seine Orly
- Phone
- +33 (0)1 76 64 79 12
- service.information.fr@batobus.com
- Website
- Batobus
Ferry from Jardin des plantes to Louvre
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Batobus
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Estimated price
- €11–14
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
Paris Rive Gauche to The Louvre bus services, operated by Keolis Grand Paris Seine Orly, arrive at Musée du Louvre station.
Paris Rive Gauche to The Louvre train services, operated by RATP Metro, arrive at Pyramides station.
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