Les Invalides Tickets

The cheapest Les Invalides tickets I found are the $19 entry ticket, which is also the most reviewed, at 4.6 stars from 11,162 reviews, and it includes Napoleon’s Tomb. Guided tours with entry start at $53. The museum’s own site, musee-armee.fr, lists €17 full price and €12 discounted, so check it too. For a first visit with no guide I’d book the $19 ticket.

I compared all five Les Invalides tickets and tours on GetYourGuide in November 2026. One is a plain entry ticket, two are guided tours with entry built in, and two are private guided visits. Every price here is in US dollars from the listings, and the buttons open GetYourGuide through affiliate links (see my about page). The ticket is for the Musée de l’Armée, which sits inside the Hôtel des Invalides, and it brings the Dome Church and Napoleon’s tomb into the same visit.

Les Invalides Tickets at a Glance

Here is the whole field of Les Invalides tickets in one table, so you can see where the money goes before the detail.

What	Details
Ticket types	1 self-guided entry ticket, 2 guided tours with entry included, 2 private guided visits
Price range	$19 (entry ticket) to $272 (private tour); guided tours $53 and $56
Areas by type	Entry ticket: permanent collections, Dome Church with Napoleon’s tomb, Museum of Plans-Reliefs, Museum of the Order of the Liberation, temporary exhibitions. Guided tours: museum and tomb, with the guide choosing the route
Official ticket	Sold by the museum at musee-armee.fr: €17 full price, €12 discounted, €5 for ages 18 to 25 with EU residence, €10 on late-opening Fridays
Time to allow	2 hours (guided highlights) to 3 hours (walking tour and private visit); the entry ticket is valid for 24 hours
Address	129 Rue de Grenelle, 75007 Paris, France (per Google Maps)
Official hours	10 am to 6 pm every day; closed 1 January, 1 May and 25 December; late opening first Friday of the month until 10 pm

What separates these Les Invalides tickets is not the area you reach but who leads you. The entry ticket opens the museum wings and the Dome Church on your own. The tours add a guide, a route and, on one of them, a long walk through Napoleonic Paris before you arrive.

Les Invalides Tickets and Prices

Les Invalides tickets and prices vary by a factor of fourteen, so it helps to know what each price buys. The Les Invalides and Napoleon’s Tomb Guided Tour from SMART CITY TOUR costs $56 and is the cheapest way to get a guide in the museum: 4.7 stars from 95 reviews, 105 minutes to 2 hours, in French and English. The listing includes a qualified guide, entry to the Musée de l’Armée with skip-the-line access, access to Napoleon’s tomb and all entrance fees. Hotel pickup and tips are not included, and cancellation is free up to 24 hours before.

The group meets in front of the La Tour-Maubourg metro station, which Google Maps places about 5 minutes on foot from the museum by my estimate, so you walk to the site together.

SMART CITY TOUR

Les Invalides & Napoleon's Tomb Guided Tour

• ★ 4.7 (95 reviews)
• 105 minutes - 2 hours
• Free cancellation

My pick: The cheapest guided option inside the museum and the best rated of the guided tours: 4.7 from 95 reviews at $56, entry and tomb included.

What you get, where you meet, what reviewers say

Included

• ✓ Qualified guide
• ✓ Entry to the Musée de l'Armée with skip-the-line access
• ✓ Access to Napoleon's tomb
• ✓ All entrance fees covered

Not included / not suitable

• ✕ Hotel pickup and drop-off
• ✕ Gratuities

Meeting point: In front of Metro Station La Tour-Maubourg La Tour-Maubourg, 75007 Paris, France

Languages: French, English

Duration: 105 minutes - 2 hours

Cancellation: Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund

“Hugo was an excellent guide. Great insights, friendly - highly recommend! A fantastic tour with a really GREAT guide. Made for a memorable tour and brought the history alive. Bravo!” – GetYourGuide review

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One reviewer wrote that the guide was knowledgeable and that the collection is immense, and also said they ran out of time for the WWI and WWII galleries, suggesting a morning tour so there is time left to explore them alone. That is the trade-off with a 2-hour guided slot: the tour focuses on the Napoleonic era and the tomb, and the rest is yours afterwards.

Skip-the-Line Les Invalides Tickets

Skip-the-line Les Invalides tickets are worth understanding before you pay a premium for the words. The SMART CITY TOUR listing above states skip-the-line access to the museum in its inclusions. The $19 entry ticket says you can avoid the long queue at the cash desk, but adds that you may have to show it again to enter each part of the site, because Les Invalides gathers several museums and the Dome. So the queue you skip with a pre-bought ticket is the cash desk, and you still pass an entry check at each building.

The Napoleon Walking Tour with Les Invalides and Tomb Entry from One Journey Tours costs $53 and is a different product. It is a 3-hour walk in English that starts at Place Vendôme, passes the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Tuileries Garden, the Louvre and Place de la Concorde, and ends at Les Invalides with a visit to the Army Museum and the tomb. The listing does not use skip-the-line wording, and it does not include transport to the start or entry to the Louvre. It scores 4.7 from 24 reviews, which is a small base, and cancels free up to 24 hours before.

One Journey Tours

Napoleon Walking Tour with Les Invalides & Tomb Entry

• ★ 4.7 (24 reviews)
• 3 hours
• Free cancellation

My pick: Not a plain ticket: a 3-hour Napoleon walk from Place Vendome that ends inside Les Invalides, 4.7 from 24 reviews at $53.

What you get, where you meet, what reviewers say

Included

• ✓ Exclusive visit to the Army Museum and Napoleon's Tomb
• ✓ Insights into Napoleon's rise and fall, blending history with cinematic storytelling
• ✓ Exploration of iconic Napoleonic sites: Place Vendome, Rue de Rivoli
• ✓ Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Arc de Triomphe, Place de la Concorde, Tuileries Garden, Palais des Tuileries, Louvre, and Pont Royal
• ✓ Engaging narratives on Napoleon's ambition, military exploits, and personal life
• ✓ Admission to view treasured artifacts of war within the Army Museum

Not included / not suitable

• ✕ Transportation to the meeting point at Place Vendôme and from the ending point at Les Invalides
• ✕ Entrance fees to sites and attractions not covered by the tour, such as the Louvre Museum
• ✕ Meals, drinks, and snacks throughout the tour
• ✕ Tips for the guide, optional but highly appreciated

Meeting point: Meet on the corner of Place Vendome and Place Vendome on the corner outside of the shop called “Boucheron”. Your guide will be holding a flag that reads "One Journey" in red and white. 26 Pl. Vendôme, 75001 Paris, France

Languages: English

Duration: 3 hours

Cancellation: Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund

“Dana was very knowledgeable and a great guide for the entire group. Would highly recommend her and her expertise in history and culture. Thank you Dana” – GetYourGuide review

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Pick this one if you want the story of the man before you stand at his tomb. If you only want to get in quickly, the cheapest of the Les Invalides tickets does that for less.

Les Invalides Tickets Official Website

People who search for Les Invalides tickets official website are usually asking whether the museum sells tickets directly. It has its own site at musee-armee.fr, and the complex also has a general site at invalides.fr. On the museum’s own price page the Museum and exhibitions ticket is €17 full price and €12 discounted, and a €5 ticket exists for visitors aged 18 to 25 who are EU nationals or residents. Free entry categories are set in a separate conditions document, and those visitors still collect a ticket at the tills.

What the official channel will not usually give you is a guide in your language and a fixed meeting point. The Les Invalides and Napoleon’s Tomb Private Guided Tour from TOUR FRANCE EXPERIENCE costs $272 and is the most flexible option I found. It is a 2-hour private visit with a licensed guide, offered in English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese and Russian. The listing includes the entrance ticket, with the Army Museum as a self-guided visit, and the guide leads the Dome Church and Napoleon’s tomb. You meet at the Rond-Point du Bleuet de France in front of the monument, and cancellation is free up to 24 hours before. It has no rating or reviews yet.

TOUR FRANCE EXPERIENCE

Les Invalides & Napoleon’s Tomb Private Guided Tour

• 2 hours
• Free cancellation

My pick: Private and multilingual, nine languages and free cancellation, but $272 with no reviews yet.

What you get, where you meet

Included

• ✓ 2-hour private guided tour of Les Invalides
• ✓ Professional licensed tour guide
• ✓ Guided visit focusing on the history of Les Invalides and Napoleon Bonaparte
• ✓ Guided visit to Napoleon's Tomb and the Dome Church
• ✓ Entrance ticket to Les Invalides, including access to the Army Museum for a self-guided visit

Not included / not suitable

• ✕ Transportation to and from Les Invalides
• ✕ Food and drinks

Meeting point: Meet your guide at the Rond-Point du Bleuet de France, in front of Les Invalides. Your guide will be waiting for you at the roundabout, close to the main access to the monument. 129 Rond-Point du Bleuet de France, 75007 Paris, France

Languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Russian

Duration: 2 hours

Cancellation: Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund

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At that price these Les Invalides tickets are a decision about group size, not about access. For a family of four it is $68 each, and the group calculator further down shows the totals.

Les Invalides Tickets Online

Les Invalides tickets online all work the same way, and tickets for Les Invalides are always dated bookings: you pick a date on GetYourGuide, pay, and show the voucher on your phone. The four tours cancel free up to 24 hours before the start. The $19 entry ticket is the exception and is listed as non-refundable, so book it only for a day you are sure of. The listing is valid for 24 hours rather than for a fixed slot, which gives more room than a timed ticket.

When you arrive, go to the entrance with the ticket on your phone. The $19 listing warns that the site holds several museums and the Dome, so you may need to show it at each one, and to keep it until the end of the visit. It also lists a multimedia guide at about 5 euros and family activities at 7 euros per child on site, both bought on the day and not included.

Les Invalides Cost

Les Invalides cost depends on whether you want a guide, and the leftover on my list shows the top end. The Les Invalides: Museum Ticket Entry and 3h Private Guided Tour from TourUpinEurope costs $201 and is a private 3-hour tour that can be customised to the periods and battles you care about. It is offered in Russian, English, French and Spanish, meets in front of Les Invalides on the Esplanade side at 129 Rue de Grenelle, and cancels free up to 24 hours before.

I have a caution about this listing. Its title says museum ticket entry, but the not-included list says tickets, and the description calls it a four-hour tour in one place and three hours in another. It has one review, a five-star one, so I would message the operator to confirm that entry is covered before booking.

TourUpinEurope

Les Invalides: Museum Ticket Entry & 3h Private Guided Tour

• ★ 5.0 (1 reviews)
• 3 hours
• Free cancellation

My pick: A leftover, not a best match: a customisable private tour at $201 with one review, and the listing is unclear on whether entry is included.

What you get, where you meet, what reviewers say

Included

• ✓ Excursion: This tour can be customised to focus on the sections of your greatest interest. Whether you wish to delve deeper into specific periods, battles, or aspects of military history, your guide will tailor the experience to your preferences

Not included / not suitable

• ✕ Tickets

Meeting point: 75007 Paris, France

Languages: Russian, English, French, Spanish

Duration: 3 hours

Cancellation: Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund

“Everything was perfect! Special grand mercy to the guide Gabriela - she is extra professional! Thank you so much for the fantastic day!” – GetYourGuide review

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The honest answer to what Les Invalides costs is this: $19 on GetYourGuide for self-guided entry, $53 to $56 per person with a group guide, and $201 to $272 per private group. Check the museum’s own price page for the box-office rate.

Les Invalides Napoleon’s Tomb Tickets

Les Invalides Napoleon’s Tomb tickets are not a separate product on GetYourGuide: the tomb is in the Dome Church, and the entry ticket covers it. The Les Invalides: Napoleon’s Tomb and Army Museum Entry at $19 is the one I’d book for most people. It scores 4.6 from 11,162 reviews, which makes it by far the most reviewed ticket here, and it is valid for 24 hours. The listing includes the permanent collections, the Dome Church with Napoleon’s tomb, the Museum of Plans-Reliefs, the Museum of the Order of the Liberation and temporary exhibitions. A guide is not included.

Les Invalides: Napoleon's Tomb & Army Museum Entry

• ★ 4.6 (11,162 reviews)
• 24-hour ticket

My pick: My pick for most visitors: $19, 4.6 from 11,162 reviews, the tomb and the army museum on your own, valid 24 hours.

What you get, where you meet, what reviewers say

Included

• ✓ Permanent collections
• ✓ Dome Church (Napoleon's tomb)
• ✓ Museum of Plans-Reliefs
• ✓ Museum of l'Ordre de la Libération
• ✓ Temporary exhibitions
• ✓ Access to family activities on Saturday and Sunday at 11 AM and 2:30 PM in French, subject to availability (tickets at €7 per child on site)

Not included / not suitable

• ✕ Guided tour
• ✕ Free tickets are necessary to enter but only available on-site
• ✕ Multimedia guide (available to purchase on-site for €5)
• ✕ Tickets for family activities (available for €7 per child on-site and subject to availability)

Meeting point: Avoid the long queue at the cash desk. You can enter Les Invalides and show your tickets to enter the museums. As the Invalides gathers multiple museums and the Dome, you might have to show your ticket to enter each part of the site. Keep the ticket with you until the end of the visit. Rue de Grenelle, Paris, France

Duration: 1 day

Cancellation: This activity is non-refundable

“This place was amazing. Napoleon's tomb was so worth seeing. If you like military history, its worth seeing.” – GetYourGuide review

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“We did this activity without a guide. Definitely worth it. Unfortunately we did not have enough time to see it all but it is definitely worth it. Especially the WWI and WWII area. Make sure you have enough time for this activity.”

That reviewer’s warning is the one I would repeat for every Les Invalides ticket: the ticket is cheap, but the site is large, and the tomb is only one part of it.

What Is Les Invalides Famous For

Les Invalides is famous for Napoleon’s tomb, for its gilded Dome and for being one of the largest military history museums in Paris, as the SMART CITY TOUR listing puts it. Wikipedia describes the Hôtel des Invalides as a complex in the 7th arrondissement containing museums and monuments on French military history, as well as a hospital and an old soldiers’ retirement home, the building’s original purpose. The Dome des Invalides, per the same Wikipedia page, is the tallest church building in Paris at 107 metres and houses the tomb of Napoleon. Wikidata records the opening year as 1687 and the architect as Libéral Bruant.

The same listing adds that the Dome carries 12 kilograms of gold leaf and is visible from across the Paris skyline. I am quoting that from the listing, not from a source I checked.

Les Invalides Translation

The French name matters little to Les Invalides tickets, but it explains what you are visiting. The name means roughly “the disabled”, and in French invalide describes a person left unfit for service by wounds or age. That is the reason for the name: Louis XIV had the complex built to house wounded soldiers, as the tour listings and Wikipedia describe. In French the site is the Hôtel national des Invalides, the museum inside it is the Musée de l’Armée, and the Dome is the Église du Dôme. You will see all three names on signs, tickets and maps.

For booking, nothing changes. English-language searches for tickets for Les Invalides end up at the same Musée de l’Armée ticket, and French signs read Hôtel des Invalides at the gate. The meeting points on the listings use Rue de Grenelle, Rond-Point du Bleuet de France or the La Tour-Maubourg station, so a map pin is more reliable than a name.

Is Les Invalides Worth Visiting

Before you spend money on Les Invalides tickets, it is fair to ask what you get for them. Les Invalides is worth visiting if you want Napoleon’s tomb and a serious military museum on one ticket. The entry ticket costs $19 against the $53 to $272 of the tours, and reviewers of it mention the tomb and the WWI and WWII galleries most. One reviewer says their grandson, a Napoleon enthusiast, found the visit very interesting.

If you have no interest in armour, uniforms or military history, I would skip the wings and visit the tomb only. A guide is useful when you want the story behind the exhibits, and the Les Invalides tickets with a guide that I compared spend most of their time on Napoleon and the Dome.

Opening Hours and Getting There

Before you book Les Invalides tickets, note that The museum’s site confirms 10 am to 6 pm every day, closed on 1 January, 1 May and 25 December, with ticket sales stopping 30 minutes before closing. The nearest metro stations by Google Maps are Varenne and La Tour-Maubourg, about 4 and 5 minutes on foot by my estimate. My Les Invalides opening hours and visitor guide has the full week, the routes and what to know at the door.

Which Ticket Fits You

Choosing between Les Invalides tickets comes down to guide, language and group size. This table is built from the listings, and the sections above hold the detail for each row.

Ticket	Kind	Price from	Duration	Areas included	Best for
Entry ticket	ticket	$19	valid 24 hours	Collections, Dome Church with tomb, Plans-Reliefs, Order of the Liberation museum	Self-guided visit, most reviews
SMART CITY TOUR	tour with entry	$56	105 minutes to 2 hours	Museum and tomb with skip-the-line access	Cheapest guide in the museum
One Journey Tours	tour with entry	$53	3 hours	Napoleonic Paris walk, then Army Museum and tomb	The story of Napoleon
TOUR FRANCE EXPERIENCE	private tour with entry	$272	2 hours	Dome Church and tomb guided, museum self-guided	Nine languages, private
TourUpinEurope	private tour	$201	3 hours	Army Museum and tomb, customisable	Custom route, check entry first

This site has no separate guided-tour page for Les Invalides, so every guided option sits in this comparison.

Near Les Invalides

Les Invalides stands in the 7th arrondissement, and the walking times below are my estimates from straight-line distance, multiplied by 1.3 at 4.8 km/h. The Esplanade des Invalides is the closest sight, about 9 minutes on foot, followed by the Pont des Invalides at about 14 minutes. Place de la Concorde is about 21 minutes and the Eiffel Tower around 22. Trocadéro is about 31 minutes, Sainte-Chapelle about 38 and the Arc de Triomphe about 39. If you want to go up the tower after the tomb, my Eiffel Tower tickets comparison covers it, and my Arc de Triomphe tickets page covers the climb at the end of the Champs-Élysées. The Musée d’Orsay is across the river and has its own comparison too.

The banks of the Seine in Paris are a UNESCO World Heritage site, so the walk from the Dome to the river is worth more than a taxi.

How I’d Choose

My short list of Les Invalides tickets, by type of visitor, with the Les Invalides ticket price for each:

• Cheapest and most reviewed: the $19 entry ticket, 4.6 from 11,162 reviews, with the tomb and the army museum on your own and non-refundable cancellation.
• With a guide: the $56 SMART CITY TOUR, 4.7 from 95 reviews, French and English, entry and skip-the-line access included.
• Napoleon’s story first: the $53 One Journey Tours walk, 3 hours, English, ending at the tomb.
• Private and multilingual: the $272 TOUR FRANCE EXPERIENCE visit, nine languages, entry and the Dome Church guided.
• Custom route: the $201 TourUpinEurope private tour, but confirm with the operator that entry is included.
• Short on time: the guided $56 tour, since it takes under 2 hours and gets you through the entrances.