What is the cost of 2 night in Paris? How much is it to visit one of Europe’s most beautiful cities?
My list visit to Paris was under slightly unfortunate circumstances. While Paris is an incredible city to explore on foot, what happens when you’re not so able to manoeuvre about on foot? What happens when putting any weight (and I am not light) on your left foot leaves you recoiling in agony? Quite a few plans go out the window is what happens, but that’s not to say you cannot still enjoy a couple of nights in Paris simply sitting around in its beautiful parks and street side cafes.
You most definitely can!
So in case you hadn’t already guessed, the above is exactly what happened to me at the end of June. An innocuous foot injury whilst out running one Sunday morning scuppered mine and the girlfriends plans for walking the Champs-Élysées, taking a tour of the cities Catacombs and shopping till we drop at Forum des Halles when visiting Paris for a second time … actually I’m pretty glad we didn’t get to do that last bit. A fan of shopping I am not!
What we did manage though was to scale the Effiel Tower at dusk (using the lift rather than stairs obviously), visit the Jardin d’Acclimatation and it’s mini theme park, plus indulge in all the good and tasty things that Paris has to offer in it’s many boulangeries. Warm, doughy bread straight from the oven anyone? Yes Please! Nom nom nom.
It might not have been a typical weekend in Paris, but it was our weekend in Paris, and we loved it, despite my limited mobility.
The cost of 2 nights in Paris
Now typically, Paris isn’t what you’d call an overly cheap or budget destination. It can be quite pricey in places, but I’m sure you’ll agree that for the most part it’s totally worth it. However you may wonder if I was left disappointed at having booked trains and hotels in order to explore the city, only t0 then injure myself and be prevented from doing what I had originally planned.
My previous visit to Paris had seen my running all over the place with girlfriend in tow, enjoying cocktails in secret prohibition bars, riding segways along La Seine via La Louvre, and exploring the quaint and cobbled streets of Montmartre. Obviously this time round it was a little frustrating, but at the same time I cannot say I feel short changed by my second Parisian experience in any way. In fact I had a great time exploring the city at a slower pace, and the gf said she did too .. probably because she got a bit more of a lie-in in the mornings.
Anyway, you’re most likely here to find out, as per the title of this, what 2 nights in Paris cost, so here are those costs using the rates below.
£ | 1 |
US$ | 1.57 |
€ | 1.41 |
*Rates of US$ and€ against the £ correct as of 16 July 2015
The cost of 2 night in Paris
£ | $US | € | Notes | |
Upfront costs | ||||
Eurostar | 144.00 | 226.08 | 203.04 | 2x adults Return Economy from London St Pancras |
Hotel | 203.00 | 318.71 | 286.23 | Double room for 2 nights inc breakfast |
Upfront TOTAL | 347.00 | 544.79 | 489.27 | |
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Saturday | ||||
Book of 10 metro tickets | 10.18 | 15.98 | 14.35 | |
Bus tickets to Effiel Tower | 2.89 | 4.54 | 4.07 | |
Eiffiel Tower tickets | 22.66 | 35.58 | 31.95 | |
Bus tickets back to hotel | 2.89 | 4.54 | 4.07 | |
Saturday TOTAL | 38.62 | 60.63 | 54.45 | |
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Sunday | ||||
Entry to Jardin Aclimation | 4.24 | 6.66 | 5.98 | |
Ride tickets in Jardin Aclimation | 4.38 | 6.88 | 6.18 | |
Café stop | 12.79 | 20.08 | 18.03 | 2 large beers |
Dinner | 56.67 | 88.97 | 79.90 | 3 courses per person and 2 drinks each. |
Sunday TOTAL | 78.08 | 122.59 | 110.09 | |
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Monday | ||||
Lunch | 26.38 | 41.42 | 37.20 | Main meal and a drink each |
Slush puppy in the park | 8.47 | 13.30 | 11.94 | Cola slush puppy and a bottle of water |
Monday TOTAL | 34.85 | 54.71 | 49.14 | |
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Misc cash spend | 25.00 | 39.25 | 35.25 | Miscelanious – bottles of water etc |
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TOTAL based on 2 Adults | 523.55 | 821.97 | 738.21 | |
Per Person | 261.78 | 410.99 | 369.10 |
Now as with my ‘The cost of 2 nights in Copenhagen‘ post, this is the bit where I ‘confess’ that the above is not strictly speaking what the girlfriend and I paid, but a table of figures so to give the best representation of the cost of my weekend possible.
All the spending money listed is as per our trip, but the Eurostar we actually part paid with Avois points, and the hotel stay I earned via a piece of freelance work.
I doubt you could get the Eurostar any cheaper than £72 per person, but you could of course book a cheaper hotel if you were looking to bring costs down. Equally if you think the above is quite cheap, you could of course splash out a bit more on a bed for the night. That is obviously your prerogative, but the above figures hopefully give you a rough idea of how much a fairly chilled out couple of nights in Paris will set you back.
There’s a study that stated an average stay in Paris for a weekend costs you $890 – so you’re almost there ;)
@Alex – That’s interesting to know, especially as we didn’t do a lot of the typical tourist stuff on this occasion. Thanks for commenting!
I’ve forgotten how horribly expensive Paris is :-P I guess I’ll be reminded when we visit next month!
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This is a very detailed and enlightening post, Neil!I will need this info when I visit Paris!
nice post. thanks for sharing information with us.
Europe can be a bit expensive if you don’t plan ahead. Especially cities like Paris and London. Great cost break down!
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Such a detailed post, will be using this for my own trips to Paris – thanks for sharing :) now following for future inspriation, I also have a travel blog at http://www.meggymac.com – keep in touch! x
Paris a dream city indeed. I have been there once. Dreaming about going once more. This article will be useful when I get there for the next time. Especially about my budget.
I’m leaving next week Canada by Air Europa as Paris is my dream place. I saved money for only visiting there and now the time is come, Soon I will be in Paris. Thanks for sharing and telling me more about it.
Thanks for sharing this post! Very informative. These tips will be helpful for travelers on a budget to plan ahead of time like which hotel to stay and to eat without giving up the joy that Paris can bring.
Who don’t want to visit Paris. It’s everyone’s dream destination. Often we take a step back because of its expense. We often have no idea about how much will we need to spent on an average taking account everything. This article is so helpful. Thanks a lot for sharing. It’s time to go to Paris.
You really keep good notes from your trips :) Just another tip, if you want to save on drinks try hitting the happy hours. Most bars have them and the beers are quite expensive at regular prices….
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yep this is the price, you have to pay for visiting one of the most beautiful place on the planet!
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