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Mon Petit Paris
Eiffel Tower Summit or Second Floor Access
4.4 (17,753) · from $57.02
Eiffel Tower tickets on GetYourGuide start at $31.36 for a guided stairs climb, and the cheapest elevator visit is $33.72. The most reviewed option is the Mon Petit Paris access at $57.02, rated 4.42 from 17,753 reviews. The tower is 330 m tall according to Wikidata, and its top deck sits at 276.1 m. I’d go about an hour before sunset, so you see Paris in daylight and then lit.
| Tour | From | Rating | Length | Free cancellation | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eiffel Tower Summit or Second Floor Access | $57.02 | ★ 4.4 (17,753) | 1.5 - 2 hours | – | Check availability |
| Eiffel Tower Summit or 2nd Floor Reserved Access | $56.61 | ★ 4.7 (7,742) | 1 - 1.5 hours | Yes | Check availability |
| Eiffel Tower Reserved Access by Elevator and Seine Cruise | $88.79 | ★ 4.6 (7,755) | 3 hours | – | Check availability |
| Eiffel Tower Stairs Climb to Level 2 & Summit Option | $31.36 | ★ 4.2 (9,970) | 1.5 - 2.5 hours | Yes | Check availability |
| Eiffel Tower's Madame Brasserie 3-course lunch 12:00 | $80 | ★ 4.4 (2,512) | 1.5 hours | Yes | Check availability |
| Eiffel Tower 2nd Floor Access or Summit Access | $66.31 | ★ 4.6 (1,696) | 1.5 hours | – | Check availability |
| Eiffel Tower Summit or 2nd Floor Guided Tour | $33.72 | ★ 4.6 (1,466) | 1 - 2.5 hours | Yes | Check availability |
| Eiffel Tower Elevator 2nd Floor and Summit Access | $88.79 | ★ 4.6 (1,255) | 1.5 hours | – | Check availability |
I compared all eight Eiffel Tower tickets and experiences that GetYourGuide sells right now: two guided elevator accesses from the second floor, three Paris’Trip packages, a guided stairs climb, a lunch on the first floor and a Crown Tours guided visit. Every price, rating and inclusion comes from the listings, checked in October 2026, in US dollars and as starting prices, because the summit and the Seine cruise are options that raise the total. Links open GetYourGuide in a new tab, and I earn a commission if you book, at no extra cost to you.
The Eiffel Tower is the lattice tower that anchors the Champ de Mars, and Wikipedia credits Gustave Eiffel’s company with building it from 1887 to 1889. Here are the numbers behind these Eiffel Tower tickets, each with its source.
The Eiffel Tower is a lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France.
Wikipedia lists three public levels: the first and second are reachable by stairs or lift, and the third, the top floor, only by lift. That is why most Eiffel Tower tickets are sold as a second floor ticket with a summit option.
| What | Detail |
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| Public levels | 3 floors; stairs or lift to the first and second, lift to the top, per Wikipedia |
| Address | Av. Gustave Eiffel, 75007 Paris, France, per Google Maps |
| Opening hours | 9 AM to 12 AM every day, per Google Maps |
| Google Maps rating | 4.7 from 498,112 reviews |
| Time to allow | 1 to 1.5 hours for elevator access, 1.5 to 2.5 hours for the stairs climb, per the listings |
Hours change with the season and the summit can close for weather or maintenance, so before you buy Eiffel Tower tickets check the official site for the date you plan to go.
Of all the Eiffel Tower entry tickets I compared, this is the one I would start from. The GetYourGuide France access costs $56.61, is rated 4.65 from 7,742 reviews and covers the first and second floors by elevator, with a summit ticket if you select it and it is available. With these Eiffel Tower tickets, a host meets you at the GetYourGuide shop at 62 Avenue Suffren, hands you the pre-booked ticket and walks you to the tower, and the listing promises unlimited time once you are inside.
My reasoning is the rating and the volume together. Among these Eiffel Tower tickets, nothing else combines a rating above 4.6 with several thousand reviews at a price this low. One reviewer notes the walk from the shop takes about 10 minutes, so allow for it. Free cancellation applies up to 24 hours before.
GetYourGuide France
My pick: My default for a first visit: $56.61, 4.65 stars from 7,742 reviews, a host walks you to the tower and the summit is an option.
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Skip-the-line Eiffel Tower tickets are mostly about timed entry rather than a magic lane, and the Paris’Trip package is the version that adds a second activity. At $88.79 you get reserved entry to the first and second floors, standard summit access if you book that option, a guide for the tower and a one-hour Seine cruise with an audio guide in 13 languages. It rates 4.56 from 7,755 reviews, and reviewers praise the guides.
It is among the dearest Eiffel Tower tickets on my list, so I would choose it only if you want the river as well in a single three-hour block. One reviewer who arrived late after a car accident wrote that the team still got them to the tower and the cruise, and another did the visit with two children who loved it. The listing says the voucher is exchanged at the Paris’Trip office at 41 Avenue de la Bourdonnais, about 5 minutes on foot from the tower.
Paris' TRIP
My pick: Reserved elevator entry plus a one-hour Seine cruise for $88.79: a three-hour half day with 7,755 reviews at 4.56.
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If you want to earn the view, the City Wonders stairs climb is the cheapest of all these Eiffel Tower observation deck tickets at $31.36. It is a guided climb of the stairs to the first and second floors for groups of 20 guests or fewer, with free time afterwards and summit access by elevator if you select that option. The listing’s own itinerary gives about an hour on the first floor and 45 minutes on the second.
Be honest with yourself about the climb. It has 9,970 reviews but the lowest rating on my list, 4.24, and the listing excludes wheelchair users and people with heart problems, mobility impairments or vertigo. I’d choose it for the saving and the exercise, and skip these Eiffel Tower tickets in summer heat.
Such an incredible view from the second floor and really not as physically demanding as we expected.
City Wonders Ltd.
My pick: The cheapest way up at $31.36: a guided stairs climb to level 2 with an elevator summit option, but the lowest rating here at 4.24.
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Eating at the tower is the one thing plain Eiffel Tower tickets cannot do. Wikipedia notes restaurants on the first and second levels, and the product I’d book is the Madame Brasserie three-course lunch on the first floor at $80. It includes a lift ticket to the first floor, a starter, main course and dessert, and an elevator ticket to the second or third floor. The listing says the menu is by chef Thierry Marx and changes every three months.
It rates 4.4 from 2,512 reviews. A reviewer warns that the booking gives you an hour and a half, so you cannot linger, and another says their table was away from the window and had no view of the Seine. The Madame Menu adds drinks. Choose your seating at the time of booking if the view matters to you.
UMANIS Madame Brasserie
My pick: A first-floor three-course lunch for $80 that also includes a lift to a higher floor; 4.4 stars from 2,512 reviews and a firm 1.5 hour slot.
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People who search for the height are usually deciding which Eiffel Tower tickets to buy, meaning how far up to go. Wikidata gives the tower a total height of 330 m, and the public top deck is listed at 276.1 m on Wikipedia. The summit therefore sits close to the very top of the structure, while the second floor is far lower, which is why the two feel so different.
For the height to matter you need Eiffel Tower tickets that can reach the summit, and the Paris’Trip second floor listing does it at $66.31, rated 4.56 from 1,696 reviews. It gives reserved lift access to the second floor, the summit if you select it, and the first floor on the way down. The listing says to go to the Paris’Trip office at 41 Avenue de la Bourdonnais, not to the tower itself, and that even a minute of lateness loses the ticket.
Paris' TRIP
My pick: Reserved lift access to the second floor with a summit option, $66.31, 4.56 stars; meet at the Paris'Trip office, not the tower.
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The tower is open until midnight according to Google Maps, so a night visit is possible with ordinary Eiffel Tower tickets. None of the eight listings here is sold as a night tour, so you pick the evening time when you book. In the monthly data the sun sets as early as 16:54 in December and as late as 21:56 in June, so a winter visit gives you dark skies by late afternoon, while in June you wait until after 22:00 for the full effect.
I’d take an evening slot in the cold months, when the lit skyline arrives early, and a sunset slot in summer. Bring a layer even in July with your Eiffel Tower tickets, because the upper levels are exposed to the wind.
Anyone searching for official tickets for the Eiffel Tower is trying to avoid a reseller that overcharges, and the plain ticket is cheaper than anything on my list. The official site quotes 14.80 to 36.70 euros for adults, depending on the floor and the way up, and says tickets must be booked online. The Eiffel Tower tickets on this page cost more because a host or a guide is part of the package.
I think the premium is worth paying in two cases: you want someone to hand you the ticket and explain the tower, or the official dates have sold out. The Paris’Trip access at $88.79 is the dearest elevator-only listing and includes the first and second floors, the summit, the first floor on the way down and a guide who leaves after the second floor. Its rating is 4.62 from 1,255 reviews, and the meeting point is an office on Avenue de la Bourdonnais where you should arrive 15 minutes before your slot.
Paris' TRIP
My pick: Elevator access to the second floor and the summit both included for $88.79, 4.62 stars from 1,255 reviews, and a guide who leaves after level 2.
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Eiffel Tower tickets on this page range from $31.36 to $88.79, and the spread comes from the way up, the summit and what is bundled, not from the tower itself. The stairs climb is the base. A guided elevator visit starts at $33.72, a second floor access from $56.61 to $57.02, and the packages with the summit or the Seine cruise reach $88.79. In other words, every dollar above the climb pays for an elevator, a higher floor or a river.
If you are comparing options for a group, this calculator works out the total for the product you pick and links straight to the booking page.
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Prices are the lowest per-person prices on GetYourGuide when I last checked; the final price depends on the date, time slot and age.
The card in this section is the Crown Tours guided visit. It is a leftover in my ranking rather than the best match for a price search, but the numbers are worth knowing: $33.72 for a live English guide, elevator access to the second floor or the summit, and a flexible one-hour Seine cruise ticket on the options that include it. It rates 4.56 from 1,466 reviews, and the meeting point is next to the ticket line for Entrance 1.
Crown Tours
My pick: A leftover in my ranking but a fair price: $33.72 for a live guide and elevator access, 4.56 stars from 1,466 reviews, with a cruise option.
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Eiffel Tower tickets for the top floor are sold as an add-on to the second floor, and the product I’d look at is the Mon Petit Paris access. It is the most reviewed Eiffel Tower listing I found, at 4.42 from 17,753 reviews, and it starts at $57.02 for the second floor with the summit and a Seine cruise as options. The guide gives an introduction before you go up and tells stories about the tower’s history.
The summit is the thrill add-on here, and I’d treat it as optional. A reviewer who expected only a way to get a last-minute ticket says they got a real guided visit, while another says the audio headset was hard to hear. The meeting point is outside the souvenir shop at 19 Avenue de la Bourdonnais, and the listing says not to go to the tower to collect your ticket. Arrive 15 minutes early.
Mon Petit Paris
My pick: The most reviewed listing, 17,753 reviews at 4.42 from $57.02, with the summit and a Seine cruise as options.
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The negative reviews of the Eiffel Tower are mostly about queues, crowds and cost, and in the listings the lowest score is 4.24 on the stairs climb. The tower has a Google Maps rating of 4.7 from 498,112 reviews, so complaints are the exception. The patterns in the GetYourGuide snippets are the ones to plan around: the walk to the meeting point, the headset audio and the fixed length of the lunch.
Two choices reduce the risk. Pick Eiffel Tower tickets with a clear meeting point and arrive early, since one listing says a minute of lateness can cost you the ticket. And go on a clear day, because the summit disappoints most in cloud: see the month table below. Wikidata records about 6.2 million visitors in 2017, which is why the quiet hours matter.
Google Maps lists the Eiffel Tower as open from 9 AM to 12 AM, seven days a week, so your Eiffel Tower tickets can be for almost any time of day. Hours change with the season, holidays and weather, and the official site is where I’d confirm the time for your date. If you are choosing between morning and evening, evening gets the better light: see the planner below.
Cloud cover decides how good the view is, so it matters when you book Eiffel Tower tickets. In the 2025 weather data from Open-Meteo, the clearest months are April at 44% average cloud cover and August at 45%. The cloudiest is January at 77%, followed by November and December at 74%. Sunset runs from 16:54 in December to 21:56 in June.
| Month | Sunset (Paris time) | Cloud cover | Sunshine a day | Rainy days |
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| Jan | 17:22 | 77% | 2.7 h | 16 |
| Feb | 18:11 | 71% | 5 h | 9 |
| Mar | 18:56 | 50% | 8.4 h | 7 |
| Aprclearest | 20:42 | 44% | 11 h | 7 |
| May | 21:26 | 57% | 10.8 h | 9 |
| Junclearest | 21:56 | 49% | 12.9 h | 10 |
| Jul | 21:49 | 50% | 12.1 h | 14 |
| Augclearest | 21:06 | 45% | 11.5 h | 7 |
| Sep | 20:03 | 60% | 8.2 h | 12 |
| Oct | 19:00 | 67% | 6.5 h | 10 |
| Nov | 17:10 | 74% | 4.3 h | 13 |
| Dec | 16:54 | 74% | 3.7 h | 7 |
Pick a date, and the planner below shows the sunset and the entry time I would book.
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Sunset and cloud cover for the same dates in 2025 at the deck (Open-Meteo historical weather (ERA5), 2025); sunset moves by about a minute between years.
My rule for tickets to the Eiffel Tower is to arrive 45 to 60 minutes before sunset. That way you spend the queue in daylight, reach the top for the golden hour and stay for the lights. On this data, April and August are my favourite windows for Eiffel Tower tickets, and June has the longest sunshine at 12.9 hours a day.
On a clear day the horizon is a long way off. The calculator below uses the deck height to show how far you can see.
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276 m · 906 ft
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Geometric horizon d ≈ 3.57 × √h (km, h in metres); refraction adds about 8%. Haze and clouds usually limit the real view first. Formula: Distance to the horizon.
Distances below are straight-line from the tower, computed from the Google Maps coordinates.
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The Champ de Mars is right below at 0.40 km (0.25 miles), and the Place du Trocadéro is 0.58 km (0.36 miles) away, with the Palais de Chaillot at 0.64 km (0.40 miles). The Arc de Triomphe is 1.72 km (1.07 miles) away, and the Place de la Concorde 2.12 km (1.32 miles). The Montparnasse Tower is 2.70 km (1.68 miles) off, and the Louvre Pyramid 3.04 km (1.89 miles). Notre-Dame is 4.10 km (2.55 miles) away, and Sacré-Cœur on its hill is the farthest at 4.75 km (2.95 miles).
The Eiffel Tower is the icon, but you cannot see it from itself, so these Eiffel Tower tickets are best paired with a second viewpoint. Ratings and review counts are from Google Maps, and distances are straight-line from the tower.
| Deck | Google rating | Reviews | Distance | Cost |
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| Eiffel Tower | 4.7 | 498,112 | the deck itself | Paid |
| Paris Montparnasse, Top of the city | 4.5 | 24,892 | 2.70 km (1.68 mi) | Paid |
| Galeries Lafayette rooftop | 4.7 | 3,184 | 3.23 km (2.01 mi) | Check locally |
| Vue de Paris | 4.7 | 790 | 4.68 km (2.91 mi) | Check locally |
The Montparnasse deck is the one I’d add if you want the Eiffel Tower in the frame, because from there the tower is part of the view. If you are also climbing church towers, the Notre-Dame towers are 4.10 km (2.55 miles) away, so I would split them over another day. The Galeries Lafayette rooftop lists hours of 10 AM to 7:30 PM on Google Maps, so check its entry rules before you go.
The tower sells its own tickets online, and the official site says visitors must book online. If you want a person to meet you and hand over a reserved ticket, the GetYourGuide listings on this page do that. My pick for a first visit is the GetYourGuide France access at $56.61, rated 4.65 from 7,742 reviews, with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
The official site quotes 14.80 to 36.70 euros for adults, depending on the floor and how you go up. The listings I compared on GetYourGuide run from $31.36 for a guided stairs climb to $88.79 for guided elevator access with the summit or a Seine cruise. Those prices include a guide or a host, so they are not like for like with the official ticket.
Yes. The official site advises booking in advance and says elevator e-tickets can be booked up to 90 days ahead. Several listings here warn that arriving even a minute late can forfeit the ticket, so pick a slot you can reach comfortably. Free cancellation is offered up to 24 hours before on most of them.
For a first visit I think the second floor is the better value, because the view is wider and the price lower. The summit sits at 276.1 m according to Wikipedia, so it suits clear days when you want the highest vantage. Check the cloud cover for your month before paying extra for it.
On a clear day the summit gives the highest view, but the second floor shows the streets, the Seine and the monuments in sharper detail. Most listings here are priced from the second floor, with the summit as an upgrade. I would add the summit only when the forecast is clear and you are not short of time.
Wikipedia counts over 300 steps from the ground to the first level and over 300 more to the second, about 600 in all. I have no measured walking time. The City Wonders stairs climb on this page allows 1.5 to 2.5 hours in total, including guided stops on the first and second floors.
It is a long stair climb but a manageable one. One GetYourGuide reviewer wrote that it was not as physically demanding as expected and that a nine year old managed it. The listing excludes wheelchair users and people with heart problems, mobility impairments or vertigo. If any of those apply, book an elevator ticket.