From the Hôtel de Ville to the Eiffel tower, past the Louvre, through Concorde square and along the Seine.
Times: Monday to Saturday from 7am to approx. 8.30pm.
Where to get on: Hôtel de Ville, direction Parc de Saint-Cloud (metro : Hôtel de Ville).
Sights: Hôtel de Ville, Tour Saint-Jacques, Châtelet, Louvre, Saint-Germain-L'Auxerrois, arcades of the rue de Rivoli, Palais-Royal, Tuileries, Concorde square, Madeleine, Champs-Elysées, Assemblée Nationale, the Seine quaysides, Grand Palais, Petit Palais, Pont Alexandre III, Invalides, Palais de Tokyo, Trocadéro, Eiffel tower.
The Paris bus and métro systems are one of the best ways to get around the city, and they’re easy to navigate once you get the hang of it. If you decide to hop on and off the local buses in Paris, you might want to purchase the travel pass. You should also purchase the book for bus routes in Paris.
Click on the photo to explore the areas near the bus stops.
Here is a selection of the best sightseeing buses in Paris:
What to see in Montmartre
Montmartre bus
Bus 42
Bus Stops: Madeleine
Things to do and see around Opera, Gallery Lafayette and Madeleine
The best sightseeing buses in Paris
Bus stop: Concorde and Concorde - Cours la Reine
Bus stops: Champs-Elysées - Clemenceau and Rond-Point des Champs-Elysées
Bus stop: Alma - Marceau
Bus stop: Tour Eiffel and Champ de Mars - Suffren
Bus stops: Dupleix (close to my flat), Rue Rouelle, Théâtre and Charles Michels
Forget about climbing numerous staircases - take this bus and explore Montmartre and its narrow streets, the Sacré-Coeur, Place du Tertre ...
Times: every day from 7am to approx. 8.30pm.
Where to get on: Mairie du 18e - Jules Joffrin, direction Pigalle (metro : Jules Joffrin).
Sights: Panoramic views over Paris, Sacré-Coeur, Saint-Pierre de Montmartre, Place du Tertre, rue Cortot and Musée de Montmartre, rue de l'Abreuvoir and Place Dalida, Moulin de la Galette, rue Lepic, rue Gabrielle, Place des Abbesses, Place Pigalle.
Bus 72
Bus 69 - The Grand Tour(ist)
Bus Stops: Champs de Mars, Bosquet - Saint-Dominique – rue Cler, Saint-Pierre du Gros Caillou – rue Cler, Esplanade des Invalides
Bus Stops: Pont Royal - Quai Voltaire, Pont Royal, Quai François Mitterrand, Pont des Arts
Bus Stops: Pont Neuf - Quai du Louvre, Châtelet shopping, Hôtel de Ville
Bus Stops: Saint-Paul Marais, Bastille - Rue Saint-Antoine
Bus Stop: Bastille - FUN TIME
Next Stops: Arc de Triomphe and Champs-Elysées.
This bus is especially popular with Americans, particularly because it’s been promoted by the US travel writer Rick Steves. The No 69 hits almost all of the big tourist spots - from the cemetery Père Lachaise and the Bastille, passing by the Louvre, crossings the river to St-Germain quarter where you can find the famous Musee d’Orsay, catching a glimpse of Les Invalides and reaching it’s ultimate spot at the Champ de Mars and The Eiffel Tower.
Bus 30
This bus follows a very scenic route through Paris and is a great introduction to Paris.
Stops close to Montmartre: Place de Clichy, Boulevard de Clichy with its sex-shops, Moulin Rouge, Place Pigalle, Sacré-Coeur (Anvers-Sacré-Coeur stop), the cosmopolitan district of Barbès.
Where to get on: Trocadéro, direction Gare de l'Est (metro : Trocadéro).
Sights: Palais de Chaillot, Eiffel tower
From Trocadéro to Barbès, past the Arc de Triomphe and the Moulin Rouge.
Times: Monday to Saturday from 7am to 8.30pm.
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