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Practical tips on tours, tickets and prices for Eiffel Tower visitors in 2024
The Eiffel Tower is perhaps number one on many people's lists of 'must see' attractions in Paris. Around 7 million people a year visit, so the queues are legendary.
You can choose to use lifts to the various levels of the Eiffel Tower, or for the hardy you can climb the Eiffel Tower by the stairs.
This page details what you need to know about opening times, ticket types and the different floors, and finding your way to the Eiffel Tower.
Eiffel Tower opening times 2024
The Eiffel Tower is open every day of the year. The entrances to the Eiffel Tower are at ground level on each of the Eiffel Tower's four legs. The leg at the south corner is the entrance for those wanting to climb the stairs.
2024 Eiffel Tower opening times
Opens daily at 09.00 until 00:45.
Last admission at 23:45.
It can be worth checking the official website (below) as opening hours are subject to seasonal changes, and may be extended at certain times like Easter. Special circumstances and events may also result in closures.
Eiffel Tower tickets
Ticket prices and types are complex. There are different ticket price for many types of visitors (adults, disabled people, children under 4, 12 to 24 year olds). But please note there is no concession for seniors.
There is another level of ticket pricing depending on how you want to go up the tower (lift or stairs) and how far up the tower you want to go.
There are three kinds of tickets you can purchase in terms of degree of access. In order of cost these are:
- Stairs, valid to the 2nd floor
- Lift, valid to the 2nd floor
- Lift, valid right to the top, the 3rd floor
Buying tickets
The Eiffel Tower is going to be the destination of choice of a good proportion of visitors to Paris each day. It is now recommended that all tickets are purchased online in advance. This is to help with social distancing and safety and will mean the queuing has been reduced somewhat. There is also still the possibility of getting some tickets on the door, but these are only for the Stairs Tickets and are sold on the spot at the Tower's ticket offices. For most people, buying a ticket online in advance is the best way to guarantee entry.
Advance online tickets
You can buy tickets in advance direct from the Eiffel Tower official website or using our links below. You cannot buy advance tickets for the stairs option unless it is for a weekend or National holiday.
When you order on-line you have to select a precise time for when you will arrive on a specific date. If you do not arrive for that specific time slot you may lose your ticket and not gain access. It is recommended that you arrive at the entry at least 15-minutes prior to your entry time so you have time to make it through security checks.
If you seek to purchase within a week or so of your visit there may be limited slots available.
Tickets are e-mailed to you immediately to print out at home or there is an app where the ticket can be delivered to your mobile phone and can then be scanned for entry. Tickets are named by individual and you will need to bring I.D. with you along with any concessionary proof required.
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Eiffel Tower and what to expect
There are three lifts (North, East, and West pillars ) will take you up to the 1st and 2nd floors (115m). You should expect to have to queue to use the lifts, although this will be reduced somewhat with the current restrictions. The south pillar is for those using the stairs.
For those with tickets to the top (3rd floor at 276m), you need to change lifts at the 2nd floor.
1st floor
There are a couple of restaurants, gift shops and a wide circular gallery from which you can take in all the Paris sites and monuments. A glass floor enhances viewing.
There are quite a lot of explanatory signs and images and film covering the history of the Eiffel Tower.
2nd floor
More restaurants, souvenirs and a higher platform for those shots of Paris. An exhibition covers the history of the Eiffel Tower.
This is the 'interchange' floor where those going to the top (3rd floor) have to change lifts.
3rd floor
At the end of the 180-metre trip in a glass lift to the top of the Tower you’ll be rewarded with a stunning view of Paris and its monuments.
At the top, apart from the views you will find Gustave Eiffel’s office which has been restored to its original condition. There is also a champagne bar.
Getting to the Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower is on the south bank of the River Seine to the west of the city centre where the Louvre, Notre Dame etc are located. It is too far to walk.
By Metro, the nearest station is Bir Hakelm on Line 6 of the Paris Metro. It's about a 10-minute walk to the Eiffel Tower along the south bank of the River Seine past an endless stream of street traders hoping to sell you a small model of the Eiffel Tower.
However, we would recommend you go to Trocadero (Line 6 or 9). You will be rewarded by first a stunning view of the Eiffel Tower down below you from the steps of the Palais de Chaillot. You can then walk down through the gardens to the Eiffel Tower itself.
All of the popular Paris hop on, hop off sightseeing buses stop here and the Batobus river bus service has its western terminus at the Eiffel Tower.
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