Cost of Travel in Paris

A realistic daily ground budget for Paris, France - what food, local transport and attractions actually cost, with totals for a weekend, a week and two weeks. Stays and flights are excluded (compare those separately below).

Full Paris travel guide: hotels, flights, food and a 3-day plan

Your ground budget

€1,190–€2,100

for 2 travelers · 7 nights (€85–€150 per person per day)

Covers food + local transport + attractions for Paris. Not included: accommodation, flights between cities, travel insurance and shopping.

Typical ground budgets by trip length

Trip length	Solo traveler	Couple / two friends
3 days	€255–€450	€510–€900
7 days	€595–€1,050	€1,190–€2,100
14 days	€1,190–€2,100	€2,380–€4,200

When to go to Paris

Most pleasant months: Jun–Sep (averaging 16–19°C). Coldest month January (3°C), warmest July (19°C). The daily budget above is a single editorial range, not a seasonal one; hotels and flights are priced separately, so check your dates on the Paris guide. Monthly mean air temperature for Paris, France, NASA POWER climatology (T2M), fetched 2026-09-22.

Money tips for Paris

Restaurants: Optional, round up. Service is included by law ("service compris") - extra tips are a bonus, not expected.

What our own data says about Paris

Getting there: the cheapest fare we last saw from London to Paris was €55 for 1 Dec 2026 on U2 - a cached price, not a live quote. See the Paris route page or all flight routes.

By bus: Paris Amsterdam from €19 · Paris London from €25 · Paris Brussels from €9 - editorial starting fares from the bus fare index.

Cost of Paris - FAQ

How much do you need per day in Paris?

Plan on €85–€150 per adult per day for food, local transport and attractions. Accommodation and intercity flights are extra.

What does a week in Paris cost without hotels?

A 7-day trip comes to about €595–€1,050 per person for food, transport and sightseeing, or roughly €1,190–€2,100 for two travellers sharing costs like taxis and museum passes differently.

Are hotels and flights included in these figures?

No - deliberately. Stays vary hugely by season and booking window, so they are compared separately on the hotel search, and flights on the flight search. Everything else you will swipe or tap for is counted here.

What is the tipping etiquette in France?

Restaurants: Optional, round up. Service is included by law ("service compris") - extra tips are a bonus, not expected.

Plan the rest of the Paris trip

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