How far is the Louvre from the Eiffel Tower?
I’m planning a trip to London and we have a chance to go to Paris for one day via train . How far is the Louvre museum from the Eiffel Tower, and if both aren’t possible in one day, which do you suggest we go to?
They are about 3.4 km apart. You could walk this distance in less than an hour if you are fit and it would be rather a pleasant walk. If you planned the route correctly you could see a great many famous tourist sights along the way.
Its true that there can be long lines to ascend the Eiffel Tower. The solution is very simple. Don’t bother going up in the Eiffel Tower. Its a nice view but if you have only one day in Paris it is a ludicrous waste of time to spend a lot of it waiting in line.
Instead, begin your day at the Louvre and see a few high points. Plan on about two hours to do so. Whne you leave the Louvre, walk thru the Arc du Carousel, thru the Tuileries Gardens, past the Jea de Paume and the Orangerie, around the Place de La Concorde, past the Elysee Palace, and then up the Champs Elysee to the Arc De Triomphe. From the Arc walk to the Trocadero and the Palais de Chaillot. There you will get the best view of the Eiffel Tower which will be across the river. Walk down to the Seine, cross the bridge there, walk under the tower and then down the Champs de Mars past St. Cyr then on to Invalides . From there take the RER to the Place St. Michel and then cross over to the Ile de la Cite to see Notre Dame. Finish off your day with a boat ride on the Seine at sunset from the Vedettes du Pont-Neuf tour boat company at the west end of the Ile de la Cite ( http://www.vedettesdupontneuf.com/ ).
Although I cannot remember how far they are nothing seems far by Metro. If you really wanted to do both this is what I’d suggest. Go to the Eiffel Tower before it opens to avoid standing in a long touristy line. It’s not necessary you go to the very top floor. The view is the same in my opinion. After you’ve taken photos of the beautiful city then I’d head over to the Louvre with a plan in hand. Obviously the Louvre is too colossal to see in one visit so what we do is decide beforehand what it is we want to see. The Mona Lisa or Giaconda (not sure if that’s spelled correctly) is one of the most popular paintings there. Do your research and decide what you really want to see. If you like the Impressionists I’d suggest going to the Orsay Museum instead. I can’t ever get enough of this museum. But this is me. One more thing since you will be in London make sure to go to the British Museum. I absolutely love the Egyptian exhibit. The mummies are my favorite. Have a wonderful trip! London and Paris are two of my favorite cities in the world.
Tough question, you really need to ask yourself which you’d be more interested in. If you’re taking the metro there are quite a few different routes that you could take but you’d have at least three correspondance either way. I guess that the quickest would be about 15mins if you take Metro line 6 to line 1
I think that I too would start off at the Tower simply because there is no "right time" to avoid the potentially insane lines, Which could be anywhere from 30mins to a few hours :/
at least if you get that out the way first you can easily gage how much more time you can spend sight seeing before heading back to London.
The Louvre can also be pretty in&out if you know what you’re going for. I say enter through La Porte des Lions for shorter lines and the rest should be pretty easy from there!
Bonne Chance!