Paris 3-Day Itinerary
The perfect long weekend in Paris: 3 days and 2 nights for about $1,890 for two, flights from New York included (estimate).
Three days of must-see attractions, local favorites, and insider tips, with what the weekend costs from where you fly.
What 3 days, 2 nights costs
The fare from where you fly, two nights at the typical hotel night and three days of spend. Change it to fit your trip.
- Fare · New York to Paris × 2Economy round trip, usually about $650 eachPricier than 15 of the 18 days we checked fares on this route, by our own fare checks since Jun 2026. How we know$1,300
- Hotel night (estimate) · $130 × 2 nightsOur city guide's estimate: we don't check Paris hotel prices ourselves yet. 2 travellers share a room.$260
- Daily spend · $55 × 2 travellers × 3 daysRestaurants, transport and paid sights, per person per day. The hotel isn't in it.$330
3 days, 2 nights, 2 travellers, mid-range, flying from New York. The hotel night is our guide's estimate; the rest are usual prices we track. Not a price you can book.
How we know
- Fare: the middle price of the economy round trips we found from New York on our latest check (half were cheaper, half dearer), for departures in the coming weeks.
- Hotel night: our city guide's estimate, because we don't check Paris hotel prices ourselves yet.
- Daily spend: food, local transport and sights per person, from our city guide, by travel style. The hotel isn't in it.
- Total: fare × travellers + hotel night × nights × rooms + daily spend × travellers × days. Prices move, so treat it as a guide, not a quote.
Trip overview
- Duration
- 3days 2nights
- Best time
- April to June, September to October
Day by day
Each day's highlights in order. Want more days or a different pace? The planner at the end reshapes it around you.
Day 1Eiffel Tower
- Seine cruise
- Montmartre sunset
Day 2Louvre Museum
- Tuileries Gardens
- Latin Quarter dinner
Day 3Versailles day trip or Musée d'Orsay
- Le Marais
Add these if you have a spare evening
Verified spots in Paris that the classic route skips.
- Hidden GemsSquare du Vert-Galant
This narrow, tree-lined park at the western tip of Île de la Cité sits at water level, offering one of the most romantic and unhurried riverside spots in the entire city.
- Hidden GemsLe marché couvert Beauvau
One of Paris's cheapest and most chaotic daily markets in the 12th, where North African spice sellers, wine merchants, and brocante dealers crowd the square from early morning until early afternoon.
- Hidden GemsCoulée Verte René-Dumont
A 4.7-kilometre elevated park built along a disused 19th-century railway viaduct through the 12th arrondissement, running above rose gardens and art studios installed in the brick arches below.
- Hidden GemsMusée de la Chasse et de la Nature
Tucked inside a 17th-century Marais hôtel particulier, this eccentric museum interweaves taxidermy, Flemish hunting paintings, and contemporary art installations across gilded rooms.
- Hidden GemsSquare des Batignolles
A calm English-style garden in the 17th arrondissement favoured by local families, with a small stream, ducks, and a distinctly un-touristy café terrace facing the fountain.
- Fine DiningFrenchie
Gregory Marchand's narrow Sentier restaurant introduced Parisians to produce-led, Anglo-French small plates served at closely packed tables where the open kitchen is as much of the experience as the wine list.
Each place was checked on Google Maps: real address, right city, still open.
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