Eiffel Tower, Paris 7e Arrondissement, Paris

A photograph of Eiffel Tower — Photograph · Heidi Meudt · CC BY 4.0

Open today, 09:30 – 23:45

Today: Open today, 09:30 – 23:45
Visit duration: 2 hours Editorial visit time estimate
Accessibility: Partly step-free
Price: €36.70 per person · Summit by elevator · Adult
Standing: Must see · Heritage site
Rank: Rank 1 of 7,609

Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

Plan your visit.

Opening hours

Monday	09:30 – 23:45
Tuesday	09:30 – 23:45
Wednesday	09:30 – 23:45
Thursday	09:30 – 23:45
Friday	09:30 – 23:45
Saturday	09:30 – 23:45
Sunday	09:30 – 23:45

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Admission

Per person	€36.70 Summit by elevator Adult

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Access and facilities

Accessible toilets · Limited
Pushchair access · Limited
Step-free access · Limited
Toilets · Available

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About Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower was built to stand for twenty years and be taken down. Gustave Eiffel's company started the foundations on 28 January 1887 and finished on 31 March 1889, in time for the World's Fair marking the centenary of the Revolution. It opened to the public on 15 May 1889 and took 1,896,987 visitors before the exhibition closed. The demolition permit fell due in 1909 and the tower survived because it turned out to be useful for radio telegraphy — the antenna added in 1957 brought it to its present 330 m. Open daily on a seasonal schedule, generally 09:30-23:45 in summer with shorter winter hours; last ascent is before closing. An accessible route serves principal lower or public areas, but stairs, historic fabric or summit routes limit the complete circuit. Adult lift admission to the summit is around EUR 36.70; second-floor, stairs and concession tickets cost less.

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What's inside

Three levels, eight lifts, and more than six hundred steps if you would rather not queue. The first floor is at 57 m and is reachable by stairs — over 300 steps — or by lift, and holds restaurants and facilities. The second is at 115 m, another 300-odd steps up, and holds the Michelin-starred Le Jules Verne. The third, at 276 m, is lift-only. The stairs are the underrated ticket. They are cheaper, the queue is shorter, and the structure is far more interesting from inside the ironwork than from a lift car. Adult lift admission to the summit is around EUR 36.70; second-floor, stairs and concession tickets cost less.

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How long to spend

Two to three hours including the queue, and the queue is most of it. The tower takes about seven million visitors a year — 5,889,000 in 2022 — and every one of them goes up the same lifts. Booking a timed ticket in advance is the difference between two hours and four. The Champ de Mars in front and the Trocadéro across the river each take twenty minutes and give the views of the tower that going up it cannot.

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Season and crowds

Open daily on a seasonal schedule, generally 09:30-23:45 in summer with shorter winter hours; last ascent is before closing. Worship, weather, restoration and events can replace ordinary access. Metro line 6 to Bir-Hakeim or RER C to Champ de Mars-Tour Eiffel.

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Tickets

Adult lift admission to the summit is around EUR 36.70; second-floor, stairs and concession tickets cost less. The base amount and currency follow the operator tariff; premium products and separate institutions remain excluded unless named. Worship, events, maintenance, weather and security can change ordinary access.

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Getting there

Metro line 6 to Bir-Hakeim or RER C to Champ de Mars-Tour Eiffel. An accessible route serves principal lower or public areas, but stairs, historic fabric or summit routes limit the complete circuit. Open daily on a seasonal schedule, generally 09:30-23:45 in summer with shorter winter hours; last ascent is before closing.

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What to watch out for

An accessible route serves principal lower or public areas, but stairs, historic fabric or summit routes limit the complete circuit. Open daily on a seasonal schedule, generally 09:30-23:45 in summer with shorter winter hours; last ascent is before closing. Adult lift admission to the summit is around EUR 36.70; second-floor, stairs and concession tickets cost less. Historic surfaces, crowds and security remain relevant.

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Photography

The tower is a better subject than a viewpoint. From the Trocadéro terrace across the river it stands whole, and early morning puts the sun behind you. From the Champ de Mars the base and the four legs read as engineering rather than as a silhouette, which is the more interesting photograph and the one fewer people take. From the tower itself, the second floor at 115 m frames the city better than the top does — high enough to see the plan, low enough that buildings still have shape.

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Place details and sources

Address: Avenue Anatole France, 5, 75007, Paris OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Building: Tower OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Heritage grade: Grade 3 OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Type of place: Attraction OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Established: 1887 Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Heritage designation: monument historique inscrit Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Material: wrought iron Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Height: 324 m Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Opened: 1889 Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Architect: Stéphen Sauvestre Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Operator: Société d'exploitation de la tour Eiffel Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Operator: Société d’Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Wikipedia article: Eiffel Tower Wikipedia · Checked 2026-09-09

Website Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
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Common questions

What are the regular hours?

Open daily on a seasonal schedule, generally 09:30-23:45 in summer with shorter winter hours; last ascent is before closing.

What is base admission?

Adult lift admission to the summit is around EUR 36.70; second-floor, stairs and concession tickets cost less.

Is the complete route step-free?

An accessible route serves principal lower or public areas, but stairs, historic fabric or summit routes limit the complete circuit.

Which public transport is named?

Metro line 6 to Bir-Hakeim or RER C to Champ de Mars-Tour Eiffel.

Can operations alter access?

Yes. Worship, events, maintenance, weather and security can change ordinary access.

Are premium products included?

No. Special tours, exhibitions and upgrades use separate tickets.

Where it is

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