Is it possible to purchase Louvre tickets online, and then gain admittance by showing the e-ticket on a smartphone?
I may be able to get the tickets printed, but it's more flexible if I can just buy the tickets wherever I am, then show my phone.
Travel Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for road warriors and seasoned travelers. It only takes a minute to sign up.
Sign up to join this communityIs it possible to purchase Louvre tickets online, and then gain admittance by showing the e-ticket on a smartphone?
I may be able to get the tickets printed, but it's more flexible if I can just buy the tickets wherever I am, then show my phone.
The ticket must have been printed prior to your visit at least in principle, but it seems they may agree, at their own discretion, to print it for you if you have forgotten it (or claim to...). From the Terms and Conditions (the link is to the French version; the language can be changed using the list at the top-right corner):
The ticket must have been printed by the buyer prior to their visit, with no changes to the print size, in full page view, on white A4 paper, blank on both sides. Partially or incorrectly printed, soiled, damaged or illegible tickets will not be valid. The buyer is required to check the details and condition of the tickets purchased online and printed.
No ticket purchased online may be collected on site.
If a ticket has been forgotten, damaged, incorrectly printed or has an error in the ticket-holder's name, the EPML reserves the right to reprint it in order to assist with the visitor admission process.