Paris in 3 days: a day-by-day itinerary
A 3-day Paris itinerary for 2 travellers: one district per day, opening hours respected, and the budget broken down instead of guessed.
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Morning 9:00–12:00Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain$30
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Afternoon 12:00–17:00Louvre Museum$30
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Evening 17:00–21:00Museum of Orsay$30
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Morning 9:00–12:00Catacombs of Paris$30
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Afternoon 12:00–17:00Musée de la Libération de Paris$30
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Evening 17:00–21:00Musée Zadkine$30
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Morning 9:00–12:00Argonaute$30
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Afternoon 12:00–17:00Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie$30
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Evening 17:00–21:00Halle Saint-Pierre$30
This is a 3-day Paris itinerary for 2 travellers, planned around a ground budget of $2,700. Day 1 opens at Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, and the day closes at Halle Saint-Pierre — the two are chosen to be in the same part of town, not on opposite sides of it. The stop list for the whole trip: Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Louvre Museum, Museum of Orsay, Catacombs of Paris, Musée de la Libération de Paris, Musée Zadkine, Argonaute, Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, Halle Saint-Pierre. Budget split: stay $1,485, food $756, admission $270, local transport and other $189. There is no flight line because no departure city was given. Opening hours are read from OpenStreetMap and enforced: a museum closing at 17:00 never ends up in an evening slot, and a place shut for the entire week is not in the pool at all.
Frequently asked questions
Is this Paris itinerary walkable?
Each day stays inside one district, so the walking is concentrated rather than spread across the city. Transfers inside a day are short — the plan is sequenced by distance, not by how famous each stop is.
Can I use this with a different budget?
This itinerary is built against $2,700 for 2 people. The places stay the same regardless of budget; what changes is how much of it goes to hotels versus food, and the planner splits it deterministically rather than inventing a total.