Paris Catacombs tours take you 135 feet (20 meters) below ground to explore this subterranean world of skeletal remains. You’ll cover just under one mile (1.5 km), which takes about 45 minutes. The catacombs aren’t usually part of standard city tours, so they’re often experienced on a standalone tour. Book a skip-the-line ticket to bypass the queue, or make your sightseeing even easier by selecting combo admission to both the catacombs and the Eiffel Tower.
Buy Paris Catacombs tickets in advance to avoid waiting in a long line; visitors are limited to 200 at a time.
You may want to bring a layer, as the temperature is 57° F (14° C) in the catacombs.
There is no cloakroom, so bring only what you want to carry with you.
Wear comfortable walking shoes—you’ll go down 130 steps and up 83 steps to return to street level.
The catacombs tour is not for everyone—you will be underground and see human bones, so it's not recommended for those with sensitive disposition or young children.
Tite is not accessible for those with limited mobility, and is not recommended for those with heart or respiratory problems.
The catacombs are open every day except Mondays and some bank holidays. The experience is the same by day and in the evening, as you’re underground and the lighting is artificial. For fewer crowds, book a morning visit.
This section of Paris is not the city’s most visited, as it’s away from the Seine near the southern edge of the city limits. If you’re making the trip to visit the catacombs, take advantage of being in the 14th to check out other attractions such as the 56th-floor observation deck of Montparnasse Tower or Montparnasse Cemetery, where writers and intellectuals such as Charles Baudelaire, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Simone de Beauvoir are buried.
