All quai Branly tickets & combos
I spent six years walking school groups up the ramp of this museum, and the question I still get most from friends visiting Paris is not what to see but which ticket to buy. The honest answer is that the quai Branly does not have a queue problem. It sits about 300 m from the Eiffel Tower and takes a fraction of the tower’s traffic. What the ticket buys you is a confirmed entry through the “access with ticket” door, the temporary shows included, and the freedom to cancel up to 24 hours before if your plans move. Below is every listing, what each is for, and a comparison of the three that people actually weigh against each other.
Every quai Branly listing on GetYourGuide
Five products. The first is the museum on its own; the next three add something to it; the last is a cruise you can pair with any of them.
Skip the lineMusée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac: Admission Ticket
Museum + SeineParis: Quai Branly Museum Ticket & Seine Cruise
Self-guidedParis: Musée du quai Branly Ticket & Digital Tour
60+ museumsParis Museum Pass: 2, 4, or 6 Days
Pair itParis: Fast-Access Seine River Cruise from Eiffel Tower
Which one is for you
You want the museum and nothing else. Take the admission ticket. It covers the plateau des collections (roughly 3,500 works from Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas) and the temporary exhibitions on the mezzanines. It is the listing with the most reviews and the highest rating, 4.6 from 292, and reviewers like Jean Paul and Patricia talk about the collection rather than the ticket itself, which is what you want. My ticket decision page walks through the free-entry cases first.
You want the museum and a boat on the same trip. The museum and Seine cruise combo bundles a museum entry with a one-hour cruise ticket that stays valid for a month, with no fixed departure time. The 4.1 rating is the boat queue, not the museum; Lauren called the museum “beautiful” and “well curated”, and a US traveller wrote that the boat was “a long wait and many people”. I compare it with the alternatives on the combo tickets page.
You want a narrated walk around the Eiffel Tower district. The ticket and digital tour listing gives you museum entry through the operator’s app plus a GPS-mapped audio walk past Trocadéro, the Palais de Tokyo, Pont Alexandre III, the Rodin garden and Invalides. There is no audio inside the museum itself, and it is a new listing with no reviews at the time of writing. Read the digital tour review for what that means in practice.
You are doing three or more paid museums in a few days. The Paris Museum Pass covers the quai Branly permanent collections along with the Louvre, Orsay, the Arc de Triomphe and sixty-plus other sites for two, four or six consecutive days. Pickup is near the Louvre, seven days a week. Audrey’s advice in her review is worth repeating: reserve the places that need timeslots well ahead.
You already have a museum ticket and want the river. The fast-access Seine cruise departs from Port de Suffren, about five minutes on foot from the museum, roughly every 45 minutes on an electric boat with live commentary. Manon found the boat “charming and friendlier than others”. It is the one I would pair with a Thursday evening visit.
Admission ticket, cruise combo and Museum Pass compared
These are the three that people hesitate between. The digital tour and the stand-alone cruise are different enough that they rarely compete with these.
| Paris: Quai Branly Museum Ticket & Seine Cruise | Most bookedMusée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac: Admission Ticket | Paris Museum Pass: 2, 4, or 6 Days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What’s included | Museum entry + 1-hour Seine cruise with audioguide | Permanent collection + temporary exhibitions | 60+ museums and monuments incl. quai Branly permanent collections |
| Skip the line | Yes, at the museum; the boat has its own queue | Yes, via the “access with ticket” entrance | Museum entry yes; Louvre needs a separate free timeslot |
| Validity | Museum entry on the day; cruise ticket valid one month | 1 day | 2, 4 or 6 consecutive days |
| Cancellation | See the listing | Free up to 24 hours before | See the listing |
| Rating | 4.1 from 12 reviews | 4.6 from 292 reviews | 4.1 from 4,570 reviews |
| Best for | One trip, museum plus river, no fixed cruise time | Most visitors; a timed, confirmed entry | People doing 3+ paid museums in a few days |
| View → | Book this → | View → |
Go on a Thursday. The museum stays open until 22:00 and the plateau after 19:00 is the quietest I ever see it. Check the day-by-day table on the opening hours page; the museum is closed on Mondays, 1 May and 25 December.
How long the ticket needs to cover
The museum quotes 45 minutes to an hour for a group visit, but that is a guided-slot length. Jean Paul’s review says “allow about 3 hours minimum”, Jean-Louis reckoned two days for an art lover, and my own experience with independent visitors is two to three hours for the plateau, more if an exhibition is on. The admission ticket is valid for the day, so the only clock that matters is last admission, 45 minutes before closing. See how long to visit for sample plans.
Read the reviews before you decide
I have written up each listing separately, using the GetYourGuide reviews and my own visits. Start with the admission ticket review, or go to the reviews hub for all five.
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Frequently asked questions
Do I need to book the quai Branly in advance?
Not the way you need to for the Eiffel Tower. Walk-up entry usually works outside weekend afternoons and first Sundays. Booking gets you a confirmed slot through the “access with ticket” entrance and the option to cancel up to 24 hours before. I set out who benefits on the which ticket page.
Which quai Branly ticket has the best reviews?
The plain admission ticket, at 4.6 from 292 reviews. The cruise combo sits at 4.1 from 12, and the reviews make clear it is the boat queue pulling it down rather than the museum. The cruise combo review goes through them.
Is the quai Branly included in the Paris Museum Pass?
Yes, the permanent collections are. The pass runs for 2, 4 or 6 consecutive days and is collected near the Louvre. It only makes sense if you are visiting three or more paid museums; the Museum Pass review explains why.
Does the admission ticket include the temporary exhibitions?
Yes. The 2026 shows, including Kwame Akoto and “Plumes du paradis”, are covered, though some need a free timed reservation on top. Dates are on the exhibitions page and should be confirmed on quaibranly.fr.
Can I get in free instead of buying a ticket?
If you are under 18, an EU resident aged 18 to 25 with ID, a disabled visitor with a companion, or visiting on the first Sunday of the month, yes. Details and what to bring as proof are on the free admission page.
Is there a guided tour on GetYourGuide?
Not a live one. The nearest thing is the ticket and digital tour, which narrates a walk around the Eiffel Tower district on your phone but has no commentary inside the museum. Take the free map at the desk; the plateau is dim and the thematic flow can be disorienting.