Zoo du Jardin des Plantes Paris
The Ménagerie - Zoo of the Jardin des Plantes is located in a haven of peace and nature within the heart of Paris.
The Ménagerie harbors 200 species, and 1,800 animals: 240 mammals, 390 birds, 210 turtles, crocodiles, lizards and snakes, 140 amphibians and 900 insects, shellfish and spiders.
Open: everyday,
mid-March: 9am-6pm
end of March: 9am-6.30pm (on Sundays and holidays)
end of Oct.-Feb.: 9am-5.30pm
Admission rates: Full fare: 13€
Reduction fare: 9€ (children from 4 to 16 years-old, students from 16 to 25, Pass éducation for teachers)
Free: children under 4, handicapped people and accompanying person, unemployed person.
How to get there: 57 Rue Cuvier 75005 Paris;
Métro lines 7 and 10 Station "Jussieu" or
Métro lines 5 and 10 Station "Gare d'Austerlitz";
RER C Station "Gare d'Austerlitz" ;
Bus lines: 24, 57, 61, 63, 67, 89 et 91;
Balabus station "Jardin des Plantes".