Duration
Allow about 1 hour, plus 131 steps down and 112 back up
Paris · experience
Catacombs of Paris: entry with audio guide
The remains of around six million Parisians, rearranged into an eerie underground ossuary — one of the city’s strangest and most memorable visits, with a multilingual audio guide included.
Allow about 1 hour, plus 131 steps down and 112 back upFrom €40
The experience
Six million Parisians, rearranged underground — one of the city’s strangest and most memorable visits.
Beneath Paris lie former quarry tunnels holding the bones of around six million people, moved here from the city’s overflowing cemeteries from the late 18th century onward. The result is an eerie, carefully arranged underground ossuary unlike anything else in the city.
This ticket includes a multilingual audio guide that fills in the history — why the bones were moved, how the tunnels were used, and what 18th-century Paris looked like above and below ground — for a visit that is genuinely macabre rather than a polished museum experience.
Group
Group size confirmed with the option
Languages
Confirmed with the option
Format
Self-guided underground walk with an audio guide
Meeting point
1 Avenue du Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy, 75014 Paris
Pickup and drop-off
Not included — direct entry for the booked timeslot.
Who this suits
A good choice when it matches the way you want to use the city.
- Travellers who want something stranger than another museum or monument.
- Guests comfortable with 131 steps down and 112 back up, in a confined underground space.
- A memorable addition alongside a Montparnasse afternoon.
Itinerary
The route at a glance.
The guide and exact sequence are confirmed on the day. Times below are a useful indication of how this visit is normally structured.
- 1131 steps down
Descend
Into the former quarry tunnels beneath Montparnasse.
- 2About 1 hour
The ossuary
Self-guided, with the audio guide covering the history throughout.
- 3112 steps up
Ascend
A separate exit some distance from the entrance.
What the visit includes
The practical detail before you choose a date.
Highlights
- The remains of around six million Parisians, on macabre display
- A multilingual audio guide covering 18th-century Paris, above and below ground
- Genuinely atmospheric tunnels rather than a curated museum setting
- One of the most distinctive things to do in Paris
Included
- ✓ Access to the Catacombs
- ✓ Audio guide (English and 3 other languages)
Not included
- • Headphones — bring your own
Before you go
A few essentials for the day.
- This ticket is nonrefundable.
- There are 131 steps down and 112 steps back up.
- Visitors under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.