Individual visits of Notre-Dame-de-Paris are open, with or without a reservation, and always free. To avoid queues, a time slot can be booked online for up to 4 persons on the official website www.notredamedeparis.fr.
Tourism professionals can book group visits to Notre-Dame-de-Paris Cathedral with or without a licensed guide. The dedicated booking platform allows bookings to be made 3 months in advance, with 8 slots per hour for groups of 6 to 24 persons + licensed guide, and 30 slots per day for groups of 1 to 5 persons + guide : official booking platform for groups with a licensed guide.
A booking platform also allows reservations for self-guided groups from 10 to 50 people without guide or tour leader: booking platform for independant groups.
Limited groups: groups may not exceed 25 people, licensed guide included.
Special times: group visits are not possible on Fridays afternoon, Saturdays afternoon, Sundays and during mass.
Compulsory audiophones rental for groups: all groups are required to rent audiophones at the cathedral, at the rate of €25 to €45 depending on the size of the group, for a maximum duration of 90 minutes, including 60 minutes inside the cathedral.
The visit of the towers of Notre-Dame is managed by the Centre des Monuments Nationaux (CMN).
Group visits are not be possible, as it is impossible to stop during the visit.
All visitors, including those allowed free entry, need to make a reservation for a timed visit on the booking platform of the Monuments Nationaux website.
The area around Notre-Dame Cathedral is set to undergo an ambitious metamorphosis from 2027, with the aim of creating a setting worthy of this iconic monument and offering a new welcome to the millions of visitors who come here every year. With its emphasis on green spaces, including an internal promenade and a new layout for the old car park, the project will strengthen the link between the cathedral and the Seine.
A first tangible step in this transformation is already evident in the redevelopment of Rue du Cloître-Notre-Dame, which is now pedestrianised, wider and lined with greenery, offering a calmer flow of traffic and a more pleasant experience for visitors.
The railings surrounding the cathedral, which had been hidden from view since the 2019 fire, are once again visible to visitors, marking a symbolic step forward in the rediscovery of the monument.
The overall project, estimated at around €50 million, will span several years and includes, in particular, the transformation of the tip of the Île de la Cité, with more green spaces and a seamless landscape between neighbouring squares.
Ultimately, up to 160 trees will be planted and the former underground car park will be converted into a visitor centre to enhance the visitor experience.
This vast project, coordinated with the restoration work on the building, should be largely completed by 2030.
Further information on the project paris.fr.
