Willis Tower Tickets

Willis Tower tickets on GetYourGuide start at $47.10 for the Skydeck and The Ledge, and that is also the most reviewed option, rated 4.64 from 5,158 reviews. The deck sits at 412.7 m according to Wikipedia. I’d go about an hour before sunset, so you see Chicago in daylight and then lit.

I compared all four Willis Tower tickets and experiences that GetYourGuide sells right now: the plain Skydeck ticket, a digital tour with entry, a walking tour with a river cruise and a night drive with a cruise. Prices are in US dollars and were checked in October 2026, and ratings and inclusions come from the listings. Links open GetYourGuide in a new tab, and I earn a commission if you book, at no extra cost to you. Many people search for these as Skydeck Chicago tickets, and it is the same deck on the 103rd floor.

Willis Tower at a Glance

The Willis Tower, still often called the Sears Tower, is a skyscraper in the Loop that opened in 1973 as the world’s tallest building, per Wikipedia. Here are the numbers behind these Willis Tower tickets, each with its source.

“Each year, more than 1.7 million people visit the Skydeck, the highest observation deck in the United States”

The deck that your Willis Tower tickets open is the Skydeck on the 103rd floor, and The Ledge is a set of glass boxes that stick out from it. Wikipedia counts 110 stories for the building while Wikidata lists 108 floors, so the floor count depends on how you count, but the Skydeck level is the same either way.

What	Detail
Deck floor	103rd floor, with The Ledge glass boxes, per the official Skydeck site
Address	233 S Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60606, per Google Maps
Entrance	S. Wacker Blvd between W. Jackson St. and W. Adams St., per the main listing
Opening hours	9 AM to 8 PM, Saturday to 9 PM, from October 1 to February 28, per the official site
Google Maps rating	4.6 from 37,885 reviews for Skydeck Chicago
Time to allow	About 45 minutes for the standard ticket, per the listing

The official site gives winter hours only and says the last entry is 30 minutes before closing. Google Maps lists the Willis Tower place as open 9 AM to 10 PM, which differs, so check the official site for your date before you buy Willis Tower tickets.

Willis Tower Observation Deck Tickets

If you only buy one of these Willis Tower observation deck tickets, I would make it the standard Skydeck and The Ledge ticket at $47.10. It is the cheapest option on the page, the most reviewed at 5,158 reviews and the best rated of the four with enough reviews to trust, at 4.64. This ticket for the Willis Tower gives timed access to the 103rd floor, entry to The Ledge, free WiFi, a downloadable app with a viewfinder, museum-style exhibits and a theater presentation.

You can add a Fast Pass option for express entry to the elevators and priority access to The Ledge, which is worth thinking about on a summer weekend. The listing says to allow 45 minutes and offers free cancellation up to 24 hours before. The entrance is on S. Wacker Blvd, and after the lobby you go through security and a ticket handler scans your voucher. One reviewer wrote that access was quick with no lines, and another that the little museum before the elevator was a must.

Skydeck Chicago

Willis Tower Skydeck and The Ledge Ticket

• ★ 4.6 (5,158 reviews)
• 45 minutes
• Free cancellation

My pick: My default for a first visit: $47.10, 4.64 stars from 5,158 reviews, timed entry to the 103rd floor and The Ledge with free cancellation.

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“The Ledge extends 4.3 feet from the Willis Tower, offering heart-stopping views of the city below.”

Willis Tower Observatory Tickets

Some people look for Willis Tower observatory tickets because they want more than a lift ride, and the one Willis Tower ticket that gives you more is the small group tour at $189. It is a four-hour walk led by a guide for a maximum of 12 people, and it starts at the Skydeck, where the itinerary allots one hour. After that you walk past the Rookery Building, the Marquette Building and the Reliance Building, then reach Millennium Park and Cloud Gate. The tour ends with a 75-minute boat cruise and finishes at Navy Pier.

This is a tour that includes entry, not plain Willis Tower tickets, so you pay for the guide, the cruise and the architecture stops. Its rating is 4.23 but from only 8 reviews, so the evidence is thin, and the reviewers I could read praise the guide, Andrew, and advise a warm coat and comfortable shoes. You meet at the Fifth Third Center, 222 S Riverside Plaza, 10 minutes before the start. I’d choose it only if you want the Skydeck as part of a half day in the Loop.

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Small Group Tour with Skydeck & River Cruise

• ★ 4.2 (8 reviews)
• 4 hours
• Free cancellation

My pick: A four-hour small group walk for $189 with the Skydeck, Millennium Park and a 75 minute river cruise; only 8 reviews, so book it for the format and not the track record.

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Willis Tower Tickets Chicago

Visitors who search for Willis Tower tickets in Chicago are usually deciding between the Skydeck and the other Chicago views, and the honest picture is that Willis Tower tickets are the tallest option in the city. The deck is 412.7 m up on Wikipedia, and the official site says the views reach up to four states and 50 miles: Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin. On Google Maps the Skydeck has 37,885 reviews, more than 360 Chicago’s 21,450.

All these tickets for Willis Tower start from the same building on S. Wacker Drive, a short walk from the Loop. I have put the comparison with the other Chicago decks further down this page, and the walking distances to the landmarks below it.

Willis Tower Height

The height is why people queue for Willis Tower tickets in the first place. Wikidata gives the roof height as 442.1 m, and Wikipedia gives 442.3 m, which it converts to 1,451 feet. The public deck is at 412.7 m, so you are within about 30 m of the top of the structure. The official site quotes The Ledge at 1,353 feet, which matches that deck height.

No listing separates height from price in Willis Tower tickets, because every Willis Tower ticket goes to the same 103rd floor. What changes is what you get around the visit, so the height should not decide which one you buy. For the formula behind how far you can see from up there, see the horizon calculator further down.

Willis Tower Restaurant

There is no restaurant ticket among these listings, and none of the four products includes a meal: the night drive lists food and drinks as not included. The official Skydeck site mentions a Golden Hour Drink Package and a Sunset package, which include priority access to The Ledge, but I could not confirm prices or availability, so check the official site. Google Maps also lists the Willis Tower place with a corporate office category, which is a reminder that most of the building is offices.

For a meal with a view I’d look at 360 Chicago, which Google Maps lists as an observation deck and a bar, 2.5 km north at 875 N Michigan Ave. It has no page on this site yet. If you want to eat after the Skydeck, Millennium Park and the Riverwalk are both within a mile and a half.

Willis Tower Address

The address is 233 S Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60606, per Google Maps, and the Skydeck entrance is on S. Wacker Blvd between W. Jackson St. and W. Adams St., according to the main listing. That is the side you want when you hold your Willis Tower tickets, because the building has other entrances for offices. After the lobby you go to security screening, then to the ticket handler.

The tower is in the Loop, so a Willis Tower ticket is easy to combine with other stops, and it is walkable from Millennium Park at 1.2 km (0.7 miles) and from the Marshall Field building at 0.9 km (0.5 miles), both straight-line from Google Maps coordinates. The walking tour on this page meets at 222 S Riverside Plaza instead, so read the meeting point of whichever ticket you pick, because only the standard ticket starts at the building itself.

Willis Tower Observation Deck Hours

The official Skydeck site lists 9 AM to 8 PM from October 1 to February 28, with Saturday running to 9 PM, and says the last entry is 30 minutes before close. It calls the attraction open 365 days a year, but gives no summer hours. Google Maps shows the Skydeck place with the same 9 AM to 8 PM pattern and 9 PM on Saturday, while the Willis Tower place shows 9 AM to 10 PM.

For Willis Tower tickets I would trust the official figure first and the Maps listing second. Today’s date falls inside the winter window, so a visit now should plan on the 8 PM close. Pick a time so that your Willis Tower tickets allow for a 30-minute margin before the final entry, and check the official site for holidays.

Willis Tower Observation Deck Price

Price is where the four Willis Tower tickets differ most, so here are the Willis Tower tickets side by side: $47.10 for the plain entry, $82.90 for the digital tour, $189 for the walking tour and $204 for the night drive. The digital tour is the leftover in my ranking, not the best match for a price search, but it is worth knowing. It costs $82.90 and gives you the entrance ticket plus a multimedia guide in the WeGoTrip app, with a live GPS map between stops and headphones, and it explicitly has no physical guide.

It rates 5.0, but from a single review, so there is nothing yet to confirm that rating, and the listing says it takes 2.5 hours. The extra $35.80 over the standard ticket buys that app guide and audio. I’d pay for this Willis Tower ticket only if you like a self-paced commentary on the architecture. Everyone else gets more value from the $47.10 ticket.

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Willis Tower Skydeck Ticket & Digital Tour

• ★ 5.0 (1 reviews)
• 2.5 hours
• Free cancellation

My pick: A leftover in my ranking: $82.90 for entry plus an app-based audio tour with no live guide; 5.0 stars but from a single review.

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If you are comparing the cost for a group, the calculator below works out the total for the product you pick and links straight to the booking page.

Willis Tower Tickets Discount

The cheapest way to get Willis Tower tickets, on the evidence I have, is the $47.10 standard entry, and I have not found a verified coupon. The official site says Chicago CityPASS includes expedited entry at the Skydeck, which suits you if you plan several attractions, though I could not confirm the pass price, so check the CityPASS site. I would not count on a walk-up discount.

The listings give two other ways to save on a Willis Tower ticket. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before on the main ticket lets you rebook if the forecast turns, and the tours bundle a river cruise that costs extra if bought alone. At $189 and $204 they only make sense if you wanted the cruise anyway. Treat any unofficial Willis Tower discount code with caution, because I cannot verify one.

Willis Tower Observation Deck at Night

A night visit with Willis Tower tickets is possible, and in winter it is easy, because the sun sets at 16:20 in December and 16:29 in November, well inside the official 9 AM to 8 PM hours. In June the sun sets at 20:27, which is after the winter closing time, so check the summer hours before you plan one. The listing built around the dark is the night drive, and I would book it only for the fixed route.

It costs $204 and runs 3.5 hours, rated 4.42 from 44 reviews. A minivan collects you from a hotel downtown, takes you to the Willis Tower for the 103rd floor and The Ledge, passes Cloud Gate and then boards a skyline cruise. Admission to both is included, and the narrated tour and pickup are part of the price. Tips, food and drinks are not.

Night tour

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Chicago Night Driving Tour with Skydeck and River Cruise

• ★ 4.4 (44 reviews)
• 3.5 hours
• Free cancellation

My pick: The night option: $204 for 3.5 hours with hotel pickup, the 103rd floor, The Ledge and a skyline cruise; 4.42 stars from 44 reviews.

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Best Time to Visit Willis Tower

Cloud cover decides how good the view is, so it matters when you book Willis Tower tickets. In the 2025 weather data from Open-Meteo, September is the clearest month at 34% average cloud cover, followed by August at 45% and October at 47%. December is the cloudiest at 81%, and February comes next at 70%. Sunset runs from 16:20 in December to 20:27 in June.

Month	Sunset (Chicago time)	Cloud cover	Sunshine a day	Rainy days
Jan	16:45	57%	6.8 h	7
Feb	17:24	70%	6.3 h	7
Mar	18:57	61%	8.6 h	11
Apr	19:31	66%	8.8 h	12
May	20:04	62%	10 h	10
Jun	20:27	50%	12 h	10
Jul	20:23	56%	11.4 h	13
Augclearest	19:50	45%	12.4 h	5
Sepclearest	18:59	34%	10.8 h	6
Octclearest	18:08	47%	8.5 h	6
Nov	16:29	64%	5.8 h	9
Dec	16:20	81%	4 h	12

Pick a date, and the planner below shows the sunset and the entry time I would book.

My rule is to arrive 45 to 60 minutes before sunset, so you spend the queue in daylight and reach The Ledge for the golden hour. On this data, September and August are my favourite windows for Willis Tower tickets, with August the sunniest at 12.4 hours a day. Autumn is the best compromise for Willis Tower tickets, since the sunset is early enough to fit inside the official hours.

What You Can See From Willis Tower

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.

Distances below are straight-line from the tower, computed from the Google Maps coordinates.

The Marshall Field and Company Building is the nearest at 0.9 km (0.5 miles), and Cloud Gate is 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away, with Millennium Park at 1.2 km (0.7 miles). The Chicago Riverwalk and The Wrigley Building are both 1.5 km (0.9 miles) off. Further out, 875 North Michigan Avenue, the address of 360 Chicago, is 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north, the Adler Planetarium Skyline Walk is 2.7 km (1.7 miles) away and Navy Pier is 2.9 km (1.8 miles) off along the lake.

Willis Tower vs Other Observation Decks in Chicago

Skydeck is the highest, but Chicago has other places to see the skyline, and some of them show Willis Tower itself. Ratings and review counts are from Google Maps, and distances are straight-line from the tower.

Deck	Google rating	Reviews	Distance	Cost
Skydeck Chicago, Willis Tower	4.6	37,885	the deck itself	Paid
360 Chicago	4.5	21,450	2.5 km (1.5 mi)	Check its site
Adler Planetarium Skyline Walk	4.8	1,193	2.7 km (1.7 mi)	Check locally
Navy Pier Observation Deck	4.8	93	3.3 km (2.1 mi)	Check locally
Ping Tom Park viewpoint	4.9	16	2.2 km (1.4 mi)	Check locally

The deck I’d pair with your Willis Tower tickets is 360 Chicago, because from its 94th floor you see the Willis Tower in the skyline, which you cannot do from the tower itself. It has no page on this site yet. The Adler Planetarium Skyline Walk and Ping Tom Park are outdoor viewpoints, so use them for photos of the Skydeck’s skyline after dark.

How I’d Choose

• First visit: the standard Skydeck and The Ledge ticket at $47.10, because it combines the lowest price with 4.64 stars from 5,158 reviews.
• Cheapest of the Willis Tower tickets: that same $47.10 ticket, since no other listing undercuts it.
• Sunset: the standard ticket again, booked for a slot 45 to 60 minutes before sunset, or the night drive at $204 if you want hotel pickup.
• Self-paced learning: the WeGoTrip digital tour at $82.90, though its single review means I can’t vouch for it yet.
• A half day in the Loop: the small group walk at $189, which adds the architecture stops, Cloud Gate and a 75-minute cruise.
• A dark skyline with no walking: the night drive at $204, rated 4.42 from 44 reviews.