Arts & Culture · Our pick in Paris
Opéra Bastille
The modern opera house
About Opéra Bastille
The Opéra Bastille stands on the Place de la Bastille; programme and tickets on operadeparis.fr.
Why it's on our list
- Opera
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Opéra Bastille before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Opéra Bastille, as the crow flies.
- Le Pavillon de la Reine650 m8 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Opéra Bastille are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 14 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest métro stations
- BastilleM1M5M8200 m3 min walk
- Ledru-RollinM8400 m5 min walk
- Bréguet-SabinM5550 m7 min walk
Key sights
- Notre-Dame1.5 kmWalk 19 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 10 min
- The Louvre2.6 kmWalk 33 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Musée d’Orsay3.4 kmWalk 42 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Place Vendôme3.5 kmWalk 44 minCycle 15 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Palais Garnier3.6 kmWalk 45 minCycle 16 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Sacré-Cœur4.4 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 20 min
- Eiffel Tower5.6 kmCycle 24 minCar or taxi 24 min
- Arc de Triomphe6.1 kmCycle 26 minCar or taxi 25 min
- Charles de Gaulle Airport23 kmCar or taxi 80 min
Main railway stations
- Gare de Lyon800 mWalk 10 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Gare de l’Est3.0 kmWalk 37 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Gare du Nord3.3 kmWalk 41 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Gare Montparnasse4.0 kmCycle 17 minCar or taxi 18 min
- Gare Saint-Lazare4.4 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 20 min