Paris hop-on hop-off bus stops and map
The Big Bus in Paris runs one loop with 10 stops, always in the same direction. Here is each stop in route order, with what is within about five minutes' walk and the metro or bus that gets you there for the price of a normal ticket.
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Stop map
- Classic Route (Red)
Stop positions are approximate. Check the operator's map before you travel.
Stop by stop
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Louvre-Pyramide / Big Bus Information Centre
- Nearby
- The Big Bus information centre at 11 avenue de l'Opéra, with the Palais Royal gardens and the Louvre's Rivoli entrance about 5 minutes away.
- By public transport
- Pyramides metro (lines 7 and 14) or Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre (lines 1 and 7).
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Louvre - Pont des Arts
- Nearby
- The stop faces the Pont des Arts on Quai François Mitterrand. The Louvre pyramid is about 5 minutes through the Cour Carrée and the Institut de France is across the footbridge.
- By public transport
- Louvre-Rivoli metro (line 1) or Pont Neuf (line 7). Bus 72 runs along the quay.
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Notre Dame
- Nearby
- The stop is at 3 rue Lagrange on the Left Bank. Notre-Dame is 4 minutes away over the Pont au Double and the Shakespeare and Company bookshop is around the corner.
- By public transport
- Saint-Michel Notre-Dame (RER B and C, metro line 4) or Maubert-Mutualité (line 10).
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Musée d'Orsay
- Nearby
- The bus stops on Place Henry de Montherlant, facing the Musée d'Orsay entrance. The Léopold-Sédar-Senghor footbridge to the Tuileries garden is 3 minutes away.
- By public transport
- Musée d'Orsay station (RER C) or Solférino metro (line 12). Bus 69 stops nearby.
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Champs-Elysées
- Nearby
- The stop is at 156 avenue des Champs-Elysées, facing the Arc de Triomphe. The pedestrian underpass to the arch is about 3 minutes' walk.
- By public transport
- Charles de Gaulle-Étoile (metro lines 1, 2 and 6, RER A).
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Grand Palais
- Nearby
- The stop is on Avenue Winston Churchill between the Grand Palais and the Petit Palais. Pont Alexandre III is 3 minutes south and Place de la Concorde is a longer walk east.
- By public transport
- Champs-Élysées-Clemenceau metro (lines 1 and 13).
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Trocadéro
- Nearby
- Listed at 48 avenue du Président Wilson, a few minutes from the Trocadéro terrace that looks across to the Eiffel Tower. On 4 October 2026 the stop was temporarily moved to Avenue d'Iéna, facing the Shangri-La hotel.
- By public transport
- Iéna metro (line 9) or Trocadéro (lines 6 and 9).
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Tour Eiffel
- Nearby
- The stop is on Quai Branly at the north pillar, by Entrance 2 of the Eiffel Tower. The Seine cruise pontoon at Port de la Bourdonnais is down the steps by the river.
- By public transport
- Bir-Hakeim metro (line 6) or Champ de Mars-Tour Eiffel (RER C).
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Champ de Mars
- Nearby
- The stop is on Avenue Joseph Bouvard, which crosses the middle of the Champ de Mars lawns. The École Militaire end of the park is about 5 minutes' walk.
- By public transport
- École Militaire metro (line 8). Bus 69 starts from the Champ de Mars.
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Opéra Garnier
- Nearby
- The stop faces 15 rue Scribe, on the west side of the Palais Garnier. Galeries Lafayette on Boulevard Haussmann is about 4 minutes' walk.
- By public transport
- Opéra metro (lines 3, 7 and 8) or Auber (RER A).
How close the bus gets to the main sights
| Sight | Nearest stop | Walk |
|---|---|---|
| Eiffel Tower | Tour Eiffel | 3 min |
| Louvre Museum | Louvre - Pont des Arts | 5 min |
| Notre-Dame Cathedral | Notre Dame | 4 min |
| Arc de Triomphe | Champs-Elysées | 3 min |
| Musée d'Orsay | Musée d'Orsay | 1 min |
| Palais Garnier (Opéra) | Opéra Garnier | 2 min |
| Sainte-Chapelle | Notre Dame | 8 min |
| Panthéon | Notre Dame | 10 min |
| Les Invalides | Champ de Mars | 13 min |
| Sacré-Cœur and Montmartre | No stop within 20 minutes | – |
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