How to See Paris’ Six Big Attractions in Under Three Hours

I don’t know if this was ever a goal of yours, but if it isn’t, I’m going to help make it one. And if it was, well I hope this helps.

It’s not really a goal, to be honest, but it’s more for those times when you’re stuck in the airport with a massive layover and no confidence that you can leave and see anything in the time you have. Believe me when I say that you can do it, you just need three hours and seven metro tickets (which, you might as well buy a packet of 10 just in case because it’s about the same cost). Note that this is three hours in Paris. You want to factor travel time to and from the airport if you’re there (which from CDG can be as little as 20 minutes and as much as an hour depending on the train you catch and how long you have to walk in the airport to get to the RER station).

Below the video is a map of the loop I took, so if you don’t start at Gare du Nord you can pick up wherever is closest to you and take whichever direction pleases you most.

Note that on the map there’s a gap between Trocadero and Bir-Hakim/Champ de Mars Tour Eiffel. That’s where I walked. You can continue on line six between Trocadero and Bir-Hakim (the line six stop) or just walk to Champ de Mars Tour Eiffel which is the connected RER C stop.

Obviously it’s best if you take the time to stop and appreciate everything, and I hope you have the time to, but in case you don’t I hope that this helps you to get around and see as much as possible! If you missed my guide to the metro system in Paris, be sure to check that out as well (it’s only three minutes long, none of this 15 minute nonsense). What else would you like help seeing around Paris?