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💡 The Short Version: Book on the tower’s own site, toureiffel.paris: the summit by lift is €36.70 and the second floor by lift €23.50 for an adult. Lift tickets go on sale 60 days ahead and sell out in busy periods, so book when your date opens. Since 29 September 2026, stairs tickets must be booked in advance too (€14.80 to the second floor). The official ticket is the cheapest way up; the tower warns about copycat sites promoted on search engines and AI platforms. Or book a tour: when the official date is sold out, reserved access with a hostad (from £36.03, 4.7 stars from 7,573 reviews) gives you a pre-booked lift ticket.
The official tickets
From the tower’s rates page, 29 September 2026. Tickets are sold online for a time slot.
| Ticket | Adult | 12–24 | 4–11 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit, lift all the way | €36.70 | €18.40 | €9.20 |
| Second floor, lift | €23.50 | €11.80 | €6.00 |
| Summit, stairs to the second floor then lift | €28.00 | €14.00 | €7.00 |
| Second floor, stairs | €14.80 | €7.40 | €3.80 |
- Under-4s go free but need a ticket of their own.
- The summit is reached by two lifts, and access to it can be restricted in bad weather or at peak times.
- The stairs go only as far as the second floor, and the tower says the stairs access can close at 18:00 in some periods. It puts the climb at 15 to 20 minutes per level.
- Groups of more than nine, guide included, must book on the professional site, ticketpro.toureiffel.paris, since 29 September 2026; the ticket office no longer sells to groups.
The tower also sells its own extras online: the summit by lift with a glass of champagne at the top (€60.70), the second floor by lift with a glass of champagne (€44.50), and official guided tours from €53.50 (second floor) to €71.70 (all floors to the summit).
The Seine and the Trocadéro from the summit. Photo: Guilhem Vellut, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
Tours and reserved access
The official ticket without a guide is cheaper than any of these. They are worth it when the official date is sold out, since GetYourGuide sells on its own calendar, or when you want a guide.
Reserved access with a host
From £36.03 · 4.7 stars from 7,573 reviews · 1 to 1½ hours · lift
Paris: Eiffel Tower Summit or 2nd Floor Reserved Accessad: check in at the operator’s shop, where an English-speaking host gives you a pre-booked lift ticket to the first and second floors; the summit is an upgrade. You still queue for security and the lifts, and summit ticket holders queue again on the second floor. Late arrivals are not taken.
A lift and the stairs in one of the tower’s legs. Photo: Eutouring, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Reserved access with a host, from another operator
From £33.43 · 4.3 stars from 1,483 reviews · 1½ hours · lift
Eiffel Tower Reserved Access Summit or 2nd Floorad is a second host ticket from a different operator: an English-speaking host meets you at 7 rue de la Manutention and walks you to a separate entrance, and you go up by lift to the second floor, with the summit as an option. The listing’s cancellation policy is a 50% refund up to a day and an hour before.
Guided visit to the second floor or summit
From £42.04 · 4.6 stars from 1,433 reviews · 1 to 2½ hours · lift
Eiffel Tower Summit or 2nd Floor Guided Tourad: an English-speaking guide takes you up to the second floor, for 25 to 30 minutes of commentary, then leaves you to explore; the summit is unaccompanied. An option adds a one-hour Seine cruise from beside the tower, on a ticket valid for a year. It is cheaper than the tower’s own guided tour to the second floor, €53.50.
Second floor or summit with a guide’s introduction
From £44.28 · 4.4 stars from 17,544 reviews · 1½ to 2 hours · lift
Paris: Eiffel Tower Summit or Second Floor Accessad: meet the guide next to the tower for an introduction, go up by lift to the second floor, then carry on alone. Options add the summit or a Seine cruise. The operator puts the high-season wait for the second floor at up to 25 minutes, and up to 20 more for the summit lift.
The stairs with a guide
From £27.80 · 4.2 stars from 9,943 reviews · 1½ hours · stairs
Paris: Eiffel Tower Stairs Climb to Level 2 & Summit Optionad: a guided climb to the first and second floors in a group of 20 or fewer, with the stair tickets included and the summit lift as an option. The official stairs ticket to the second floor is €14.80, so the guide costs about £15.
The stairs to the first floor. Photo: Guilhem Vellut, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
Dinner at Madame Brasserie
From £111.36 · 4.5 stars from 1,724 reviews · 2 hours · 18:30
Paris: Eiffel Tower Early Evening Dinner at Madame Brasseriead: an 18:30 dinner at the restaurant on the tower’s first floor, a three-course or tasting menu with a drink package, the lift to the first floor and time to look round it afterwards.
Official ticket or tour: the prices side by side
Official prices converted at the ECB rate on 29 September 2026 (€1 = £0.857). A GetYourGuide “from” price is the cheapest option in the product; for these, that is the second floor.
| What you want | Official | On GetYourGuide |
|---|---|---|
| Second floor by lift, no guide | €23.50 (about £20) | From £36.03 with a host |
| Summit by lift, no guide | €36.70 (about £31) | Summit is an upgrade on the £36.03 product |
| Second floor by the stairs | €14.80 (about £13) | From £27.80 with a guide |
| A guide to the second floor | €53.50 (about £46) | From £42.04 |
When it sells out
The tower’s own advice for a sold-out date (toureiffel.paris FAQ, 29 September 2026):
- Book early. Online tickets go on sale 60 days ahead, and it is mostly the lift tickets, to the summit and the second floor, that sell out.
- Try another date in the online calendar, if your plans can move.
- Book the stairs. Stairs tickets to the second floor are sold online up to the last minute, and must now be booked in advance.
- Ask at the ticket office on the day. The tower sells tickets for immediate use at the standard price when attendance allows.
- Book a tour with reserved access, above. GetYourGuide’s calendar is separate from the tower’s.
What to see
From the tower’s own pages (toureiffel.paris, 30 September 2026):
- The esplanade: the view between the Trocadéro and the École Militaire. The lifts in the west and east pillars are hydraulic and over a century old; the north pillar’s was put back into service in 2024. The information desk is at the west pillar.
- The first floor: a glass floor, an outer passageway with a tour of the tower’s history, a 4.30 m section of the spiral staircase that once linked the second floor to the top, Madame Brasserie and a large terrace. Renovation works may close some areas.
- The second floor: views of the Louvre, the Grand Palais, the bends of the Seine, Montmartre, Les Invalides and Notre-Dame; a Pierre Hermé macaron bar of about ten flavours; and Le Jules Verne restaurant, 125 m up, by a private lift. The second floor is where the routes to and from the top meet.
- The summit: 276 m up, on two levels, one open-air and one indoor, with a champagne bar open 11:00 to 22:30 (to midnight in July and August). Inside are Gustave Eiffel’s office, restored with wax figures of Eiffel, his daughter Claire and Thomas Edison, panoramic maps showing the direction and distance of other cities, and a 1:50 model of the 1889 summit.
Top first: with a summit ticket, go to the summit first, because the summit can close in bad weather or at busy times, and come down through the second floor.
On the day
- Hours: on 29 September 2026 the tower was open 9:30 to 23:00. Hours change with the date; the tower’s calendar shows each day’s opening and last admission.
- Bags: large luggage and pets (other than guide dogs) are not allowed, and there is no left luggage. Bags are checked at security.
- Mobility: the tower says the summit and the stairways are not suitable for people with limited mobility.
The Eiffel Tower from the Champ de Mars. Photo: Florencia Lewis, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
The Eiffel Tower is one of the sights to book before you fly; see what to book before you go for the rest, Louvre tickets for the other one that sells out, and CDG airport to central Paris for getting in from the airport. To stay within a walk of the tower, see hotels near the Eiffel Tower, or hotels with an Eiffel Tower view for the room categories that see it; for a boat from the piers below it, Seine river cruises compared.
Common questions
How much are Eiffel Tower tickets?
For an adult, €36.70 to the summit by lift, €23.50 to the second floor by lift, €14.80 to the second floor by the stairs, and €28 for the stairs to the second floor and the lift to the summit (toureiffel.paris, 29 September 2026). Ages 12 to 24 pay about half; under-4s go free but need a ticket.
How far in advance can you book the Eiffel Tower?
Up to 60 days ahead on the tower's official ticket site. Lift tickets sell out in busy periods, so for summer, school holidays and weekends book when your date opens.
Do you need to book Eiffel Tower stairs tickets?
Yes. Since 29 September 2026 stairs tickets must be booked in advance, online. The stairs go to the second floor; the summit is by lift only.
What if Eiffel Tower tickets are sold out?
The tower's advice is to try another date, book stairs tickets instead, or ask at its ticket office on the day, which sells tickets for immediate use at the standard price when attendance allows. Tours with reserved access are sold on GetYourGuide's own calendar.
