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Petit Palais
The city’s fine art museum
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Image courtesy of © Petit Palais · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Petit Palais
The Petit Palais is on the avenue Winston-Churchill, facing the Grand Palais; its permanent collections are run by Paris Musées.
Why it's on our list
- Garden courtyard
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Petit Palais before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Petit Palais, as the crow flies.
- La Réserve Paris450 m5 min walk
- Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel450 m6 min walk
- Le Bristol Paris650 m8 min walk
- Hôtel Plaza Athénée850 m10 min walk
- Mandarin Oriental, Paris900 m11 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Petit Palais 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
- Champs-Élysées - ClemenceauM1M13200 m2 min walk
- Champs-Elysées - ClémenceauM13200 m2 min walk
- ConcordeM1M12M8550 m7 min walk
Key sights
- Place Vendôme1.0 kmWalk 13 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Musée d’Orsay1.1 kmWalk 13 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Palais Garnier1.4 kmWalk 18 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Arc de Triomphe1.7 kmWalk 21 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 11 min
- The Louvre1.7 kmWalk 22 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Eiffel Tower1.8 kmWalk 22 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Notre-Dame2.9 kmWalk 37 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Sacré-Cœur3.1 kmWalk 38 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Charles de Gaulle Airport24 kmCar or taxi 86 min
Main railway stations
- Gare Saint-Lazare1.4 kmWalk 18 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Gare Montparnasse2.9 kmWalk 36 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Gare du Nord3.4 kmWalk 43 minCycle 15 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Gare de l’Est3.5 kmWalk 43 minCycle 15 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Gare de Lyon4.9 kmCycle 21 minCar or taxi 21 min