Planning a smooth visit
Our best tips for visiting the Eiffel Tower
On this page, you’ll find all the tips, practical information and links you need for a well-planned visit that will guarantee an unforgettable, hassle-free experience!
For most of our visitors, the Eiffel Tower is one of the highlights of their stay in Paris. The Eiffel Tower is also one of the most-visited pay-to-enter monuments in the world, with almost 6 million visitors every year. Because it’s so busy, it’s a good idea to plan ahead, especially if you’re travelling from afar, so that your experience with this great icon of Paris and France goes as smoothly as possible, for kids and adults alike!
- 1- Our tips to buy online
- 2- All our advices for D-Day : how to prepare, how to come
- 3- Getting around the esplanade
- 4- Make the most out of your visit thanks to the online visitors' guide
- 5- Smart tips for your visit
- 6- After the Eiffel Tower, visit the other must-see places in Paris!
Buy online
Buy your tickets from our online ticket office and beat the queues, especially if you’re heading to the top of the Tower. Our online ticket office is where you can find the best prices for our e-tickets to the top or the 2nd floor. By buying time-stamped e-tickets, you’ll save time at the Tower! You can book your visit up to two months in advance: and we definitely recommend booking for the summer months (July and August), when the Eiffel Tower is at its busiest. For visits on a whim, our online ticket office sells e-tickets for a visit the same day (while stocks last) within 30 minutes before your visit time.
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I buy my tickets online!
Book 2 months in advance… up to 3 hours before the visit *if available
Please arrrive about 20 minutes in advance
To pass the security checks at the entrance in the gardens
Avoid the queue at the ticket office, take the reserved line (
And save time for the most important (men taking pictures)
Good to know
New! If you lost or found an object:
We invite you to declare it online here
For our visitors with disabilities
Please check this page to find out more about your visiting conditions
If you come by bicycle or with scooters, please be aware that such objects cannot enter in the premises of the Eiffel Tower.
Ticket prices and opening times
Buying tickets online
- Because your e-tickets have your name on them, please make sure you add the names of everyone you’ll be coming with.
- Check your chosen date and time before confirming your purchase! Once you’ve booked them, you cannot change or exchange your e-tickets. All purchases are final.
- Make sure you keep the e-mail confirmation of your purchase, and your username and password to our online ticket office, so that you can come back later if you need to.
Contact the Customer Service if you have any questions or concerns
Your ticket
- Please make sure that your e-ticket can be read. We recommend printing your e-tickets out at home before you visit the Tower or even arrive in France. Each e-ticket must be printed on a sheet of A4 paper, blank on both sides.
- You can also show your e-ticket on your smartphone, as long as we can scan the barcode.
Around the monument
Regarding your safety in the outskirts of the monument (Champ de Mars, Iena Bridge, Trocadero area), we kindly advise you to really pay attention to your belongings and bags.
For your own safety, please do not take part in street card games or tricks and do not answer to petition sollicitations.
The day of your visit
- Each e-ticket bears the name of its owner. Remember to bring ID for all of your group, including children. We may ask to see your ID, as well as any supporting documents for reduced rates (disability registration).
- Make sure you check the time on your e-ticket, this is the time when you need to be on the esplanade, in a queue for “Visitors with tickets” (green access). So that you’re here on time, we recommend arriving 15 minutes in advance so that you have time to make it through the security checks at the entrance. For example, if your ticket is for 10am, plan to arrive at the Eiffel Tower entrance at 9.45am.
Getting to the Eiffel Tower
- Plan your travel to the Eiffel Tower, and use public transport whenever you can! If you need to, you can use our interactive map which will show you how to get to the tower (metro, Vélib, RER, bus, car).
- Bolstered security measures are in place under the Vigipirate plan. You are advised to carefully read the conditions for visiting the tower before coming to the Eiffel Tower, so that you know what you can bring and what is not admitted. There is no left-luggage facility for non-permitted items at the Eiffel Tower (wheeled suitcases, large luggage, non-folding buggies and prams, etc.).
Getting to the esplanade
There are two entrances in the gardens to reach the Eiffel Tower’s esplanade: the entrance 1 (South) and the entrance 2 (East). You will pass through the first security checks at these entrances, and they also give you a chance to explore the recently landscaped gardens. Tip: to save some time, please prefer the entrance 2 (East) in the gardens, which is often less crowded.
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Getting around the esplanade
- To take an elevator, head to the WEST, NORTH or EAST pillars of the Tower (green access). Visitors with e-tickets should join the queues dedicated to their booked time for direct access to the pillar's entrance. Visitors without tickets should join the queues for the ticket office (yellow access).
- Visitors wishing to take the stairs should head for the SOUTH pillar (blue access), where they can buy tickets for the stairs up to the 2nd floor, or stair + lift tickets to the top.
Visiting sequence
You will have to start your visit by the highest level (top floor or second floor). Then on the way down, you will enjoy visiting the lower floors.
Make the most out of your visit thanks to the online visitors' guide
Upon arrival on our site, you can connect to our online visitor's guide on your smartphone, it will help you find your way around and enrich your visit with practical and historical information (available in French, English, Spanish and Chinese). There are also paper guides with basic information, available at multiple locations (ticket offices, lifts) in French, English, Spanish, and German.
Tips for your visit
Log on to the Eiffel Tower’s free WiFi (_WiFi_Tour_Eiffel)! Just enter your email address on the online form that appears when you connect. It’s an easy way to share this special time with your friends and family on social media.
When you come back down from the second floor, you can take either the stairs or the lift to visit the first floor and then get back to terra firma.
After the Eiffel Tower, visit the other must-see places in Paris!
Want to discover the monuments and the thousand faces of the beautiful city of Paris? To best prepare your stay in Paris and put together an unforgettable itinerary, we advise you to consult the Paris Tourist Office website. Practical information, advice, guides, online reservations and more. This site will be your reference on the Internet to find all the information you need to book accommodation, visit tourist attractions at the best price, eat in the most recommended establishments, have fun and enjoy the best of the City of Light!
More information about what to see and visit around the Eiffel Tower.
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